Friday, March 21, 2008
These Lying Times....A Christian Easter of Pagan Origin
These Lying Times....A Christian Easter of Pagan Origin
By Carl G Loy
3/21/2008
Over Two Thousand Years before the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, there was a recognition of Easter named after a goddess and celebrated with the use of the egg, which represented fertility. This was in the days of the Babylonian Empire where worship of Nimrod who became the sun-god was rampant. The merging of church and state to create the Holy Roman Empire persuaded the church to adapt to the pagan popularity and incorporate the paganism of Babylon into its' rituals and observances.
Early Christians celebrated the Resurrection on the same day as the Jewish Passover, but Gentiles later required that the Observance always be on a Sunday. Babylon practiced paganism and Christianity incorporated these practices within its' concept of its' own observances, thus Easter as a recognition and celebration of the Resurrection became aligned with the same pagan observance of the sun god and its' symbols, such as the egg, which had existed over two thousand years before the Resurrection. Due to some disagreement between the two practices of early Catholicism and its' east and west orientations, one faction observed the same pagan holiday with the Christian observance of the Resurrection several days later than the other, mostly due to the use of two different calendars, but both are pagan to the core. So, for over two thousand years before the Resurrection, Easter and all its' symbols, particularly the egg, was a pagan observance, not a Christian one. The Observance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ was made a part of a pagan observance, but the true believer of the day had nothing to do with it. Much of Paul's writings to the churches of the day warn of such things and Paul strongly reiterates the Hatred that Jesus Christ had for anything pagan. Such things as Lent were adopted practices of ancient Egypt and Babylonian pagans.
The Reformation began the change in the way Christians practiced the observance of holidays of pagan origin including both Easter and Christmas. When the Puritans came to America, they did not observe any of these pagan holidays and their influence dominated such non-practices in the early colonies, with the exception that upon the admittance of Catholics these monks and such did practice these pagan observances, but they were small in number. After the Civil War, people seemed to like the feel good rituals of Easter and Christmas and considered them Holy Days in spite of their pagan origins.
While various cultures have claimed to be the origin of the egg use as a symbol for Easter and much folklore has abounded, the rabbit has endured since its' Egyptian recognition and inclusion in this pagan celebration.
According to history, however, it is not the rabbit, but the hare that was ritualized, because it is born with its' eyes open and is considered symbolic of the moon. Inclusion of these pagan symbols, the egg and the hare, are blasphemous to the observance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Even the beautiful Easter Lily is an ancient pagan symbol of the reproductive organs, a phallic. The sunrise service originated not in Christianity, but is a pagan ritual to welcome spring. When we practice the rites of Easter, we are unknowingly worshiping the pagan Queen of Heaven, Ishtar for whom Easter is named. While the cute little Easter bunny and the colorful eggs, and beautiful flowers adorning churches on this day seem harmless enough to most Christians, it is still practicing the use of pagan symbols, which God Hates. Just because we are sincere in our recognition and celebration of "He Is Risen" does not lessen the
great Displeasure that He must Feel about our sad state of ignorance and apathy. Today, both Catholics and Protestants alike, including Baptists, practice the observance of pagan holidays and use pagan symbols. Pastors will tell you that it's okay since it is an observance for Christian reasons, not for pagan reasons. This ignores the fact that Easter was a pagan observance over 2000 years before Christ and became a merging of a Christian Observance, after the Resurrection, with that of Pagans in what became the Catholic church, and only became an habitual observance in America by other churches, since the Civil War.
Why would we want to do something that displeases God and pleases Satan?
By Carl G Loy
3/21/2008
Over Two Thousand Years before the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, there was a recognition of Easter named after a goddess and celebrated with the use of the egg, which represented fertility. This was in the days of the Babylonian Empire where worship of Nimrod who became the sun-god was rampant. The merging of church and state to create the Holy Roman Empire persuaded the church to adapt to the pagan popularity and incorporate the paganism of Babylon into its' rituals and observances.
Early Christians celebrated the Resurrection on the same day as the Jewish Passover, but Gentiles later required that the Observance always be on a Sunday. Babylon practiced paganism and Christianity incorporated these practices within its' concept of its' own observances, thus Easter as a recognition and celebration of the Resurrection became aligned with the same pagan observance of the sun god and its' symbols, such as the egg, which had existed over two thousand years before the Resurrection. Due to some disagreement between the two practices of early Catholicism and its' east and west orientations, one faction observed the same pagan holiday with the Christian observance of the Resurrection several days later than the other, mostly due to the use of two different calendars, but both are pagan to the core. So, for over two thousand years before the Resurrection, Easter and all its' symbols, particularly the egg, was a pagan observance, not a Christian one. The Observance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ was made a part of a pagan observance, but the true believer of the day had nothing to do with it. Much of Paul's writings to the churches of the day warn of such things and Paul strongly reiterates the Hatred that Jesus Christ had for anything pagan. Such things as Lent were adopted practices of ancient Egypt and Babylonian pagans.
The Reformation began the change in the way Christians practiced the observance of holidays of pagan origin including both Easter and Christmas. When the Puritans came to America, they did not observe any of these pagan holidays and their influence dominated such non-practices in the early colonies, with the exception that upon the admittance of Catholics these monks and such did practice these pagan observances, but they were small in number. After the Civil War, people seemed to like the feel good rituals of Easter and Christmas and considered them Holy Days in spite of their pagan origins.
While various cultures have claimed to be the origin of the egg use as a symbol for Easter and much folklore has abounded, the rabbit has endured since its' Egyptian recognition and inclusion in this pagan celebration.
According to history, however, it is not the rabbit, but the hare that was ritualized, because it is born with its' eyes open and is considered symbolic of the moon. Inclusion of these pagan symbols, the egg and the hare, are blasphemous to the observance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Even the beautiful Easter Lily is an ancient pagan symbol of the reproductive organs, a phallic. The sunrise service originated not in Christianity, but is a pagan ritual to welcome spring. When we practice the rites of Easter, we are unknowingly worshiping the pagan Queen of Heaven, Ishtar for whom Easter is named. While the cute little Easter bunny and the colorful eggs, and beautiful flowers adorning churches on this day seem harmless enough to most Christians, it is still practicing the use of pagan symbols, which God Hates. Just because we are sincere in our recognition and celebration of "He Is Risen" does not lessen the
great Displeasure that He must Feel about our sad state of ignorance and apathy. Today, both Catholics and Protestants alike, including Baptists, practice the observance of pagan holidays and use pagan symbols. Pastors will tell you that it's okay since it is an observance for Christian reasons, not for pagan reasons. This ignores the fact that Easter was a pagan observance over 2000 years before Christ and became a merging of a Christian Observance, after the Resurrection, with that of Pagans in what became the Catholic church, and only became an habitual observance in America by other churches, since the Civil War.
Why would we want to do something that displeases God and pleases Satan?
