Easter Celebrations are Worship of the Sun

[Mockingbird]

Nimrod, if he existed at all, lived in the bronze age (Gen 10.8-11). Queen Semiramis lived in the 800s BC. She could not possibly have been Nimrod's wife.

 

[Mockingbird]

The date upon which Easter is held varies from year to year, and corresponds with the first Sunday following the full moon after the spring equinox.

That is because the first-century Jewish writer Josephus wrote:

In the month of Xanthicus, which with us is called Nisan and begins the year, on the fourteenth day by lunar reckoning, the sun being then in Aries, our lawgiver, seeing that in this month we were delivered from bondage to the Egyptians, ordained that we should year by year offer the same sacrifices which, as I have already said, we offered then on departure from Egypt--the sacrifice called Pascha.--Antiquities 3.248/3.10.5.

"The sun being...in Aries" means on or after the spring equinox. "On the fourteenth day by lunar reckoning" means at the time of the full moon. Philo, another first-century Jewish writer wrote:

Moses dates the first month of the year's revolution at the beginning of the spring equinox…In this month, about the fourteenth day, when the disc of the moon is becoming full, is held the commemoration of the crossing, a public festival called in Hebrew Pascha.--Life of Moses 2.41.

The 3rd-century Egyptian Christian computists took Josephus at his word and devised an Easter calculation which set Easter to the third Sunday of the lunar month whose 14th day fell on or after the spring equinox.

 

[Mosheli]

Easter is a blend of Christian and pagan. The pagan parts are the name easter, eggs and bunnies (symbols of fertility).

Easter has nothing to do with Ishtar. Easter comes from Germanic Eostre/Ostara the goddess of spring. She is probably cognate with the Indo-European dawn goddess Ushas/Eos/Aurora.

Jesus didn't die on Friday, buried Saturday and rose Sunday. He was in the earth/tomb for 3 days. It was a high sabbath meaning two sabbath days.

 

[RedPill]

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Easter is thoroughly Pagan in both name and deed.

Pfft, have a nice day and enjoy your "relevance", sir. God bless. Changing Feast of First Fruit into Easter is nothing but your newspeak, you're entitled to your own lingo, but not your own biblical truth. For the record, it was I who pointed out the true origin regarding the resurrection, all you did was posting two random videos. Next time try wasting your own time, not mine or anybody else's.

I certainly identify with your frustration, but let's remember that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. The true culprit is a much higher authority.

And we know "scholars" are not the authority. What man of God would ever submit to the "wisdom" of any "scholars," who have corrupted the covenant and led many astray?

But ye [priests] are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. (Mal. 2:8).

"...The great annual festival in commemoration of the death and resurrection of Tammuz, which was celebrated by alternate weeping and rejoicing and which, in many countries, was considerably later than the Christian festival, being observed in Palestine and Assyria in June" (The Two Babylons, Alexander Hislop, page 105).

This is the same festival that Rome amalgamated with the observance of Christ's resurrection.

The whole point is that you're arguing for pagan origins when it seems there are none.

Easter is indeed of pagan origin.

"It bears its Chaldean origin on its very forehead. Easter is nothing else than Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven...." (The Two Babylons, Alexander Hislop, page 103).

Easter is Ishtar, the queen of heaven and goddess of spring.

Easter is a blend of Christian and pagan. The pagan parts are the name easter, eggs and bunnies (symbols of fertility).

Easter has nothing to do with Ishtar. Easter comes from Germanic Eostre/Ostara the goddess of spring. She is probably cognate with the Indo-European dawn goddess Ushas/Eos/Aurora.

Further, Ostara marks the Spring Equinox, which happens between March 19 -23. Ostara is a pagan celebration of the German goddess of dawn (Eostre) and the origins of the Christian celebration of Easter.

Hares and eggs and all the rest of it can be checked here--> Ēostre - Wikipedia

The connection between the word Easter and Tammuz is this. The wife of Tammuz was Ishtar (Astarte), who is called Mother nature, who being refreshed by spring rains brings life. When Tammuz died she followed him into the underworld or realm of Eresh-Kigal, queen of the dead.

In her deep grief Astarte persuaded Eresh-Kigal to allow her messenger to sprinkle Astarte and Tammuz with the water of life. By this sprinkling they had power to return into the light of the sun for six months. After which the same cycle must be repeated.

Thus the goddess of spring or the dawn goddess is responsible for the resurrection of Tammuz. Easter is a joint worship of the two. Professing Christianity looks forward to this event each year, which has nothing to do with the worship of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This Satanic myth is interwoven with the sun's cycle of vernal equinox (dawn) and the autumn equinox (sunset).

And so, bringing this back to the gist of the OP...

Easter Celebrations are Worship of the Sun

...do we have a scriptural witness to that claim? The answer is YES.

Ezekiel 8 lays it all out. God shows the prophet Ezekiel an escalating series of abominations being committed by the priesthood, culminating in the elders turning their backs to the holy temple and their faces to the east to worship the rising sun:

Then said [God] unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

In conclusion, lest there be any remaining doubt, we have the final authority in the matter - the Holy Bible.
The religious leaders of today are committing the same abomination as the religious leaders of yesteryear in celebrating their Pagan holy-day Easter and its "Easter Sunrise Service."

Caveat emptor.
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[RedPill]

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P.S. The link above in reference to Ostara redirects to Ēostre (Ēastre - Old English) here. The Etymology and Related names sections, in particular, are quite revealing.

 

[Mockingbird]

The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer is available on-line here. There is a link to the rite of Morning Prayer. What part of Morning Prayer constitutes worship of the sun?

Praying in the morning is a custom inherited from Judaism. The first-century Jewish author Josephus wrote:

"[The Law says that] twice each day, at the dawn thereof and when the hour comes for turning to repose, let all acknowlege before God the bounties which he has bestowed on them through their deliverance from the land of Egypt." --Antiquities 4.212/4.8.13.

Psalm 5 says: "In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you." (Psalm 5.3). Also Jesus prayed in the morning (Mark 1.35).

There is also a link at the bcponline site to the rite for the Great Vigil of Easter. What part of that rite constitutes worship of Tammuz?

The eighth-century English writer Bede is our only source of information about Eostre. He does not mention eggs or hares in connection with her.

 

[RedPill]

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What part of Morning Prayer constitutes worship of the sun?

The issue is not about morning prayer. The issue is about the worship of the sun, which heralds the dawn - the return of the sun god. It's about creation worship, rather than Creator worship. In this case, it's mother and child worship (Queen Semiramis and her god-child Tammuz) - no matter how one dresses her up.

...the Great Vigil of Easter.

The pagan "great vigil" known as Easter is nothing more than the annual longing, accompanied by wailing and weeping, for the return of the sun god. It's ancient star goddess worship.

What part of that rite constitutes worship of Tammuz?

In the progression of abominations listed a few verses back (re: Eph. chap. 8), we learned of the women who are crying for the return of the sun god Tammuz:

[God] said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. (v. 14)

The sun begins to demonstrably rise in the sky (~Dec. 25, aka Christ-mass), which is about 3 days after the shortest day of the year (Dec. 22, aka winter solstice). And the spring/autumn pagan worship cycle continues to this day.

The wife of Tammuz was Ishtar (Astarte), who is called Mother Nature, who is refreshed by spring rains and brings life. Again, cyclical nature worship.

Dake's Annotated Reference Bible adds:

Easter...is derived from Ishtar, one of the Babylonian titles of an idol goddess, the Queen of Heaven. The Saxon goddess Eastre is the same as the Astarte, the Syrian Venus, called Ashtoreth in the O. T. It was the worship of this woman by Israel that was such an abomination to God.

And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Sam. 7:3)

Worship of the ancient start goddess ala Easter runs deep.

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. (Jer. 7:18). Again, the ancient star goddess religion.

Do you ever wonder why traditional birth-day cakes (and wedding cakes) are round? Did you ever wonder why the pope wanders about with a large round wafer held high?

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. (Job 14:4)
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[hawkman]

There is also a link at the bcponline site to the rite for the Great Vigil of Easter. What part of that rite constitutes worship of Tammuz?

Thank you for your post Mockingbird . Here is the link you mentioned .

The Great Vigil of Easter

bcponline.org

The Great Vigil of Easter , Paschal Vigil is another name . It is held as a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus .

How anyone could suggest this is Pegan worship escapes me , RedPill .

 

[RedPill]

The Great Vigil of Easter , Paschal Vigil is another name

It is a liturgy. Liturgy literally means work of the people.

The - one and only
Great - used before a noun to emphasize a particular description of someone or something
Vigil - a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep
of - used to show possession, belonging, or origin
Easter - (well, we've already been thoroughly over the origin of that; ignorance is no excuse)

While the liturgy's title and manifold ceremonial aspects distract, pagan Easter remains its nexus.

It is held as a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus .

celebrate - From mid-15c., "to perform publicly with appropriate rites," originally of the Mass, from Latin celebratus "much-frequented; kept solemn; famous," [source]

Do we see how subtle it is, to shift from the Reason to the multitudinous rituals? Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. (1 The. 5)

We still hold the Holy Bible as our final authority concerning the pagan-ness and abomination of observing Easter; proffering the foul word Easter is such a poor witness, to say the least.

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (Exo. 29)

 

[Mockingbird]

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The issue is not about morning prayer. The issue is about the worship of the sun, which heralds the dawn - the return of the sun god. It's about creation worship, rather than Creator worship. In this case, it's mother and child worship (Queen Semiramis and her god-child Tammuz) - no matter how one dresses her up.

You did not answer my question. Can you cite passages from the text of the Book of Common Prayer that prove that those who perform the rite of Morning Prayer are worshiping the sun?

The pagan "great vigil" known as Easter is nothing more than the annual longing, accompanied by wailing and weeping, for the return of the sun god. It's ancient star goddess worship.

Once again, can you cite passages from the Book of Common Prayer that prove that those who perform the Paschal Vigil are worshiping Tammuz?

In the progression of abominations listed a few verses back (re: Eph. chap. 8), we learned of the women who are crying for the return of the sun god Tammuz:

The weeping for Tammuz was at midsummer, not in the spring.

[God] said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. (v. 14)

The sun begins to demonstrably rise in the sky (~Dec. 25, aka Christ-mass), which is about 3 days after the shortest day of the year (Dec. 22, aka winter solstice). And the spring/autumn pagan worship cycle continues to this day.

Can you cite passages from Christmas liturgies that prove that those who celebrate Christmas are worshiping the sun?

Easter...is derived from Ishtar,

No it isn't. Ishtar is an Akkadian name, Eostre is an English name. The two have nothing to do with each other.

 

[RedPill]

You did not answer my question. Can you cite passages from the text of the Book of Common Prayer that prove that those who perform the rite of Morning Prayer are worshiping the sun?

You've mischaracterized the issue aka deflection. The liturgical "rite" you mention is a man made ritual, a once-removed declension from the Real Reason for the season.

Once again, can you cite passages from the Book of Common Prayer that prove that those who perform the Paschal Vigil are worshiping Tammuz?

A "Vigil"? for what??? What is it, that one is waiting for? (hint: it's a part of creation that provides light and warmth). Again, the devil is staring us in the face. The only vigilance I want to be a part of is to "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Pet. 5).
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The weeping for Tammuz was at midsummer, not in the spring.

...the two solstices, same fertility rituals, and both based in the ancient star goddess religion aka sun worship.

Can you cite passages from Christmas liturgies that prove that those who celebrate Christmas are worshiping the sun?

Again, it's not my responsibility to "prove" to you, who are, and who are not, sun worshippers.

"Christ-mass" literally means the death of Christ. They leave him there on the cross, and in so doing, deny his resurrection.

At the end of the day, the very appearance of the word Christ-mass (and Easter) tells the discerning believer all he needs to know.

No it isn't. Ishtar is an Akkadian name, Eostre is an English name. The two have nothing to do with each other.

The transliterated names may change, but the face remains the same.
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[Mockingbird]

You've mischaracterized the issue aka deflection.

No, I haven't.

The liturgical "rite" you mention is a man made ritual, a once-removed declension from the Real Reason for the season.

All worship is man-made. Morning Prayer includes Psalms, Scripture readings, canticles, the Lord's Prayer, and other prayers. Which of these elements is sun-worship?

A "Vigil"? for what??? What is it, that one is waiting for? (hint: it's a part of creation that provides light and warmth). Again, the devil is staring us in the face. The only vigilance I want to be a part of is to "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Pet. 5).

But you have not proven from the text of the Easter Vigil that it is the worship of Tammuz.

Again, it's not my responsibility to "prove" to you, who are, and who are not, sun worshippers.

Yes it is. You are the accuser, accusing fellow human-beings of sun-worship. You should back up your accusations with evidence.

"Christ-mass" literally means the death of Christ.

No, it doesn't.

They leave him there on the cross, and in so doing, deny his resurrection.

No, they don't.

At the end of the day, the very appearance of the word Christ-mass (and Easter) tells the discerning believer all he needs to know.

Christmas, as the name implies, is the worship of Christ. "Easter" has meant "Passover" in English since the 7th century.

 

[RedPill]

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You seem intent on believing views that are supported by non-Christians for the sole purpose of discrediting the gospel over a Christian scholar, even to the point of being unwilling to even look up who Wesley Huff is and see that he is very much a legitimate scholar.

A 2-min video snippet is not the criteria for truth. Rather, one Wesley Huff is a Calvinist, an "interfaith" guy, who's done podcasts with same-sex-marriage advocate Joe Rogan and crypto illuminist Russell Brand, whose trial for sexual assault is scheduled for next year. Huff's admitted click bait, scandalously titled, "How ancient toilet paper helps us understand Paul", can be found on his blog. Any "scholar" label would be to his further discredit.

For an image of the gansterguy, you can check this out, where "He's been chasing down contexts for Biblical truths and fighting disinformation on the largest platforms."

But you have not proven from the text of the Easter Vigil that it is the worship of Tammuz.

Again, that's a deflect. This thread has never been about Vigil vs. Tammuz. The OP is not about splitting up the idolatrous holy-days fertility rituals into seasons so one can more easily argue for middle ground.

You are the accuser, accusing fellow human-beings of sun-worship. You should back up your accusations with evidence.

If you feel accused, then that's your issue, not mine. The fact remains that the event described, as per the OP, is pagan.

Christmas, as the name implies, is the worship of Christ. "Easter" has meant "Passover" in English since the 7th century.

For those with discernment, the connection had already been made a few posts back. We only need to read the Holy Bible again. Again (from post #24 above) is the following passage; I have highlighted in red the connection:

Then said [God] unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

The branch? Yet another custom used by idolaters in honour of the idols they served. We're all aware of the "hug a tree" crowd. And we're warned not to partake of the phallic "Christ-mass" tree ritual:

Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Further, we read of garlands used in their idolatrous worships - in this instance, they intended to worship Barnabas and Paul!:

And when the people saw what Paul had done [healed a lame man], they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. (Acts 14:11-13)

Paul goes on to tell the idolaters to turn from their worship of the creation to the worship of the Creator, barely succeeding in preventing the ppl from sacrificing to their idols:

Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities [worshipping the sun and the host of heaven] unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he [not creation idols] did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

When God made us, he also created our desire to worship, which worship Satan is always attempting to co-opt. One way or another, each of us is going to partake of worship; the question, as it's always been, is: Who/what will be the object of our reverence/worship??? The idolatrous rituals of fallible men, or the pure majesty of the King of kings? Which do you defend?

Touch not the unclean thing.
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[RedPill]

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Christmas, as the name implies, is the worship of Christ. "Easter" has meant "Passover" in English since the 7th century.

The word "Christmas" itself reveals who married paganism to Christianity. The word "Christmas" is a combination of the words "Christ" and "Mass. The word "Mass" means death and was coined originally by the Roman Catholic Church, and belongs exclusively to the church of Rome. The ritual of the Mass involves the death of Christ, and the distribution of the "Host", a word taken from the Latin word "hostiall" meaning victim!

In short, Christmas is strictly a Roman Catholic word.

A simple study of the tactics of the Romish Church reveals that in every case, the church absorbed the customs, traditions and general paganism of every tribe, culture and nation in their efforts to increase the number of people under their control.

In short, the Romish church told all of these pagan cultures, "Bring your gods, goddesses, rituals and rites, and we will assign Christian sounding titles and names to them."

"Easter" has meant "Passover" in English since the 7th century.

...not among the body of believers! The Holy Bible is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice.

To illustrate, there is but one instance of the word "Easter" -- Acts 12:4.

It is precisely in this one passage that "Easter" must be used, and the translation "passover" would have conflicted with the immediate context. In a rush to conflate "Easter" with "passover", many have not taken the time to consider what the passage actually says:

....(Then were the days of unleavened bread.)...intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. (Acts 12:3-4)

To begin with, the Passover occurred before the feast of unleavened bread, not after!

And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. (Number 28:16-17). See also Mark 14:12, I Cor. 5:7-8, etc.

Herod put Peter in prison during the days of unleavened bread, and therefore after the Passover. Any argument that the translation "passover" should have been used as it is intended to refer to the entire period, is ruled out by the inclusion of "these were the days of unleavened bread." Scripture does not use the word "passover" to refer to the entire period.

In both witchcraft circles and contemporary Christian churches, the same things are going on, and Satan is capitalizing on the confusion. The entire passage is given as per the POV of Herod, an unbeliever. Thus, "Easter" is rightly used.
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[Hidden In Him]

Moderator's Note: Thread closed for further review. Another thread was recently started by the OP implying that those who do not observe the sabbath prove they do not worship the true God. These sorts of divisive threads are not conducive to growth in Christ but rather vindictiveness, for which reason the creator of this thread was recently banned, and that ban will now be increased.

Thank you to everyone who was able to express their opinions respectfully of others, and without using slander.

Blessings in Christ,
Hidden In Him