The Creator Exists!
There is One Jehovah!
If the true God tells you from his Holy Bible, that certain practises are "unclean", and yet you keep doing them - why do you think that God does not care, or will not act against anyone who continually disobeys him? - Don't fool yourselves, Jehovah will act to remove wilful disobedient people forever!
Galatians chapter 6 verse 9:- "9 So let us not give up in doing what is fine, for in due time we will reap if we do not tire out".
Pagan: Not Just a Word
The Encyclopedia Britannica says: “The English name Easter is of uncertain origin; the Anglo-Saxon priest Venerable Bede in the 8th century derived it from the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre.” Others link it to Astarte, the Phoenician fertility goddess who had the Babylonian counterpart Ishtar.
Path to Destruction
Hares, and rabbits: These are symbols of fertility “handed down from the ancient ceremonial and symbolism of European and Middle Eastern pagan spring festivals.”—Encyclopedia Britannica.
Eggs: According to Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend, the hunt for Easter eggs, supposedly brought by the Easter rabbit, “is not mere child’s play, but the vestige of a fertility rite.” Some cultures believed that the decorated Easter egg “could magically bring happiness, prosperity, health, and protection.”—Traditional Festivals, Easter Eggs are also fertility symbols.
New Easter outfit: (the Easter Bonnet) “It was considered discourteous and therefore bad luck to greet the Scandinavian goddess of Spring, or Eastre, in anything but fresh garb.”— The Giant Book of Superstitions.
John chapter 7 verse 24:- 24 God is a Spirit, and those worshipping him must worship with spirit and truth.
Worship of God Must be Pure!
The American Book of Days well describes the origin of Easter: “There is no doubt that the Church in its early days adopted the old pagan customs and gave a Christian meaning to them. The Bible warns against worshipping God by following traditions or customs that displease him. Easter is a pagan holiday that those who want to please God will avoid.
2 Corinthians chapter 6 verse 17:- “‘Separate yourselves,’ says Jehovah, ‘and quit touching the unclean thing.’”
Jehovah Not to be Mocked!
To conclude:- Following Pagan practises makes the so called Christian religions that sticks to them PAGAN in God's eyes. The ancient Jewish people continually failed to worship and respect their God Jehovah by practising Pagan worship even supporting Pagan God's - In time Jehovah lost patience with his people and destroyed them! The same will happen today to mankind, especially Pagan Christendom because of their false religious practises which include among others, the Easter celebration:
The Pagan Easter celebration is one of many pagan God dishonouring idol worshipping and demonised practises followed by most of the so called Christian religions of this world. But true Christians will have nothing to do with any of them, because they exclusively serve the true God Jehovah!
To Be Avoided!
Easter
Christmas
New Year celebrations
Valentines Day
Birthday celebrations
Halloween
Flag Worship
May Day
Whitsun - has Pagan roots
Epiphany or Three Kings Day
St John's Day
Thanksgiving - Has it's Roots in the Racist Massacre of Indigenous Indians, so Christians should avoid it.
1 Samuel chapter 15 verses 22 and 23:- 22 Samuel then said: “Does Jehovah take as much pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Look! To obey is better than a sacrifice, and to pay attention than the fat of rams; 23 for rebelliousness is the same as the sin of divination, and pushing ahead presumptuously the same as using magical power and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Jehovah,
The Principles in the above scripture applies to all true Christians, when you know something is wrong in Jehovah's eyes you avoid it!
Pagan Practises kill!
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