4th of July is NOT a spiritual holiday.. Its a holiday dealing with war and freedom. Easter or Passover is a spiritual holiday.. Angels killin babies and a deity dying and wakin up. Big difference The date of someone's death and birth never changes. Why does the date of Easter Sunday always change?
*@Ash* _Why wait a thousand years... you don't need to wait nearly that long. See Mark Dice (UA-cam) video;_ *"Americans Don't Know WHY We Celebrate the 4th of July or WHAT COUNTRY We Declared Independence From!"*
Ahhh yaaa nope.... most believers either own Hebrew or Greek word translation books or have apps. Bur let's be honest here.... how much Aramaic do you understand?
@@amandaloughry4550 ah yes because their whole issue about it being named after a supposed Germanic/northern Celtic goddess clearly means the name is Hebrew or Greek
@@amandaloughry4550 Celebrating and remembering the death, burial, and resurrection during the festival of Pascha, or Easter as it's known in English (Pascha is only called Easter in English, it's called Pascha in all other languages) is the furthest thing from the things of the world. The heresy of Sola Scriptura has helped spread these bs conspiracy theories as is evident here.
They don't even know Hebrew they don't even understand their own background actually is what they lot of what they say and they don't have pieocracy they don't know what the f*** you're talking about and a half the time I see Pagan it's usually anti Pagan and not even accurate when it comes to any of us phagans at all in the least least even more worse than their stupid Bible could do and even more crap
I think one of the big issues is that, yeah, there were also pagan holidays that happened during the spring. There are only so many days in a year, and holidays have to be on ONE of those days. Seasonal celebrations and holidays are extremely common in all cultures, throughout time, for obvious reasons. But just because a Christian holiday (or a holiday of any religion) happens in the same season as another religion, it doesn't mean they're the same holiday or originate from the same holiday.
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday. 1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith." Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him. 😊😊
Ishtar was the Babylonian fertility false goddess, and this is why Easter is celebrated with fertility objects, eggs, and rabbits. The Passover can be found in this, as the Catholic church wasneagernto marry paganism with Christian types of worship. Rome had many pagan false gods. Im not saying that you have to stop celebrating Easter, but it is disingenuous to say that Ishtar has nothing to do with why we call it Easter. The fertility worship can still be clearly seen in the eggs and rabbits that reproduce rapidly.
@Waffleman00 I guess if you can't convince a Christian that eggs and bunnies have more to do with fertility and not Jesus, you might as well give up. There is no mor3 logic or reason anywhere at that point.
Okay Ester bunnies and eggs didn't come from pagan cultures. But it's still mind boggling that you have to try hard to defend and validate such practice when they have nothing to do with anything in Scriptures..
It makes more sense for eggs to mean fertility than Shrek's empty cave. The easter bunny is just a satanic, anthropomorphic, archon like Baphomet that's getting worshiped by people so they waste money and time for American corporations.
So keep celebrating your holi-days and worshiping the creation over the creator and see where it leads..don't fall to your own understanding..and to the ones that are seeking truth allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into all truth use you discernment so you don't fall to deceit.
What about the Paschal celebration involves "worshiping the creation over the creator"? Also, funny how easy it is to convince yourself that you're the only one who isn't "falling to your own understanding." Do you not also have to interpret the meaning of words? Perhaps you have God on speed-dial?
Paganism is a broad term that encompasses any non-Judeo-Christian religious practices, superstitions, and traditions antithetical to the Bible. For example, this includes atheism (evolutionism), polytheism (saint and angel worship), ancestor and ethnic worship (worshiping race), worshiping nature (climate change), sex worship (BDSMism, LGBTism, serial dating), and of course the idolization of power (any "might-makes-right" ideology.)
Easter was originally the celebration of Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex. Her symbols (like the egg and bunny) were and still are fertility and sex symbols (or did you actually think eggs and bunnies had anything to do with the resurrection?) After Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to represent Jesus. But at its roots, Easter (which is how you pronounce Ishtar) is all about celebrating fertility and sex.- scientific American Christmas is deeply rooted in paganism too. Jeremiah 10:3-4speaks of such pagan traditions “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.” This was a ritual for child sacrifice and an abomination to the lord. This is also where the modern terminology idol idolatry idol tree doll baby doll come from. Yeshua’s birth day is not believed to be in December. It is a perversion of truth. We claim to celebrate his birth while making it all about us giving ourselves gifts, and others gifts out of wickedness...don’t believe me??? Don’t give any gifts any more..or do this.. every gift you give on Christmas must be anonymous and the receiving party can not know it was from you so you will not receive thanks... problem is we are tainted with a view that giving makes you feel good, it’s the good thing to do ect... but if you give someone a gift they give you praise what did you really do? Promote our own ego. This is why Yeshua said “when you give let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing” because if you give in private God see’s not man. Same thing with praying, he said do it in your closet yet we are lead to believe we should go to church and pray out loud with others. Just research and think about these things.
Once again you don't know anything about Ishtar you don't even know anything about Babylon either biblically speaking which gets Babylon wrong with on air but real Babylon to that's above it after & before it. Also Easter has no relation to Ishtar doll in the only goes back to and only traces to the world of Europe alien weigh alien to Babylon or in the Middle East. But actually Jesus yeshua and is false god Yahweh and all that s*** does come from Babylon all its big colts it's it's big tails Isaiah's s*** is the Babel Tower its flood of Noah it's Daniel stuff as well as Genesis 1 and an even garden of eatin all have Babylonian origins and you don't even realize that. Babel a whorid corruption of the beauty pure babila בבאל God Gate which your unholy idol yhwh cant match and spawns from with True Most High MRDK AND His love and Glory and Holiness of Powers.
@@lancethefilmguy9392 You are aware Jeremiah was talking about child sacrifice, an abomination to the lord right? Christmas as it is celebrated has nothing to do with Christianity, we were not told to celebrate his birthday, not only that it’s a lie it isn’t even his birthday, it’s nimrods birthday. He doesn’t get gifts on that day we do! And for those who say, oh well I just love giving, I ask you if you are giving how the lord instructed anonymously or do you let others see and the person getting the gift know you gave it so you receive the glory and not God? I am not convicting you for celebrating Christmas… but think about those things.. is it really about him? Do you even care what edifies our lord, or do you care more about keeping your traditions?
Just curious, if we read about Jesus and all of the apostles in the Gospels, the book of Acts, and in the epistles celebrating the Feasts of YHWH, why don't Christians today celebrate them? Why do Christians celebrate Feast days that are not in the Bible and are not true?
I keep asking the same question! It's either ignored or I'm told, I have to think about this. Considering we can "now" calculate when Passover is, we can safely presume that it is complacency or people are addicted to tradition and that is why the church will not at the very least include a Passover celebration. Baptist love a good potluck, have a Passover Potluck! Regardless Jesus said, Do this in rememberence of Me.
Those holidays were for the Israelites to celebrate in order for them to be set apart from other nations. This is no longer needed for Christians. I think we should still celebrate the Exodus, but not put a lambs blood on our doors. We celebrate the day that the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead because that is when He defeated death, defeated Satan, and redeemed us all. Is this not worthy of even just a day put aside to celebrate?
@MSKMapping Yes 🙂 God already did that. Jesus died on Passover and was resurrected on the existing Jewish Holy Day of First Fruits. They are relevant to us Christ followers as well , they are prophetic.
I never understood this argument because the actual content of the Easter celebration is entirely from Christian tradition, in particular the whole, you know, it being a celebration of Christ's resurrection and thus completion of God's plan to pay the debt of our sins. The etymology for the name "Easter" one way or the other is completely irrelevant to its content and context for reasons you described. God bless and keep up the great work!
No it isn’t Easter actually dates back in the Babylonian times. This is one of the tools Satan uses for the unsaved and hard hearted. Regardless Godbless each and everyone of you in the name of Yeshua❤️🙏🏻
Eggs and Rabbits aren’t Christian Tradition. When I was pagan I did view those as symbols of fertility rites. However.. as a Christian I’ve never seen anyone using them for that 🤷♂️
@@souljah4yeshua414 I don't care for UA-cam comment debates so this is the last word I'll say on this in general. Two things: 1. I am aware of how Catholicism is a mix of Christianity and paganism when you get down to it. I am not Catholic, I am just referring to the Evangelical version of Easter and Easter as celebrated in general, which has the point of honoring Christ's resurrection. 2. My faith in no way rides on the actual holiday of Easter itself being purely Christian in its naming/traditions. As I place my faith in The Bible, and in its text we have the death and resurrection of Jesus and I use the holiday as a celebration of that. So it really does not matter to me if the date, name of, and egg motif of Easter is pagan in origin or not, since those in no way impact The Bible nor the Christian faith. It is a moot point. That is all and God bless.
And again diante Pagan groups don't know anything about pagans before they make your accusations they have no concept they just represent s*** on the internet just like their stupid Bible does and they're even worse than their stupid Bible way far worse. I wish their own Bible condemns them as liars.
I appreciate the information here but I don't think it speaks to the point that people are trying to make when they say Easter is pagan. I think a longer form video(which you may have) to better explain the origin of the celebration and comparing that to the origin of the many other symbols and celebrations related to the holiday would be helpful.
I agree! The churches today have "dumbed down" their congregations. As the prophet Hosea stated that God said, "My people are destroyed through lack of knowledge. Since ye reject knowledge I will reject you, and you will be no king or priest to me!"
I call it the passover, and also Resurrection Day. We don't do Easter baskets. I might eat some marshmallow bunnies because I like candy, but it's not a religious observance.
The crucifixion, burial, and resurrection happened during Passover (feast of unleavened bread). Passover is explicitly on the 14th of Nissan. You have to be Bible illiterate to deny this. "Good Friday" doesn't even allow enough time for Jesus to be in the tomb. THIS kind of stuff is why Skeptics have trouble taking Christianity seriously.
@@virolo1960Even Jewish believers in Messiah may find themselves unbound from kosher laws if they accept the new testament. But that's a separate discussion.
To non English speakers, the name used is Passover, like in Mexico it's called "Pascua", not "easter". To us Spanish speakers, "easter" is about as alien as "latinx" (which to us sounds like an X rated website for Hispanics)...
You need to study for yourself. Its not ridiculous. This presenter also believes in replacement theology. Read about Empire Hadrian and how Easter or Ishtar began. If it was not practiced by the tree, why are the delivered pagan branches doing it?
@@2smiles19 too entrenched in tradition to practice properly. Mark 7 6-8 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites, Isaiah described you beautifully when he wrote-‘This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men’. You are so busy holding on to the traditions of men that you let go the commandment of God!” 9-13 Then he went on, “It is wonderful to see how you can set aside the commandment of God to preserve your own tradition!
@@2smiles19 Lol… your the one who needs to study history better. The date of Easter was decided at the Council of Nivea in 325 AD by Christian’s and has absolutely nothing to do with Hadrian.
I had a pastor tell me Easter and Christmas were both repackaged pagan holidays. Luckily, I was able to link him to your video… he hasn’t brought it up since.
@@tiredoftheworld4834 and Jesus sounds like "Hey Zeus" according to some people. You going to stop saying Jesus? You know, I just realized you go for Gene Kim... I'm not engaging further because you're not even willing to hear any opposing evidence.
@@tiredoftheworld4834 No, Easter has nothing to do with Babylon… total nonsense. The date of Easter and what it is about was settled at the council of Nicea in 325 AD.
@@tiredoftheworld4834 Isthar has nothing to do with Easter. Like it was said, around the world it's called Pascoa or a derivative. This is pretty simple to grasp. The name PASCOA does not come from Isthar. I know a person born of the 25th... Is he an reincarnation of a babylonian idol? Or maybe a scam of his parents to get me to practise paganism without me knowing (which would defeat the propose by the way) Also, babylon was nothing in the time of Jesus. You know they had dinner in babylon? Guess the Church is also pulling a scam when the priest have dinner? And also, Jesus was born on the 25th, you don't know other wise. All you have for otherwise is hate for Christ, hollywood and m@sonic propagnda and the ludicrous "sheep where outside" passage.
@@electricboogie709 I think it's more playing it up for the platform and making his responses more interesting to viewers who may not be familiar with his content
Christianity ✝️ came outta Catholicism The Church of the MASHIACH was never Called Christians, there were followers And believers. The scriptures will also Tell You who gave the Disciple’s the title Christians. You don’t have to look that far To see how the Roman Catholic Church and Constantine tie’s into this guy’s theology. Easter is a joke and has absolutely nothing to Do with Passover Easter 🐣 eggs 🥚 or silly Rabbits 🐇. Does anyone see the inconsistencies in this guy’s ridiculousness?
He seems to have read many books, however, it seems to me that he is either highly naive, or deceptive. He doesn’t seem to understand that he is immersed in a world of deception. I think that makes him misleading and dangerous.
Hey I think you should take a break from apologetics for a month or so. I’m also an apologist, so I totally get how frustrating it can be to correct the same misconceptions over and over and over again. But it can still turn people away from God if we aren’t careful. So when the frustration starts getting into our tone and mannerisms, that’s a clear indicator that we need to take a break and abide in God for a while before we continue trying to help people. Because that’s what it is, right? Helping people. We can forget that when we get frustrated.
@@josehumdinger6872 I just hope he takes it. He’s been getting angrier and angrier with every video recently. He’s no longer loving and gentle. I really worry for him.
Never thought these holiday videos you do would be such a blessing to reference in our time. Amazing how often today people go after only certain holidays by shoe-horning in some random unrelated historical thing in order to undermine or downplay their authenticity and then spread misinformation (for lack of a better term). Anyway thank you for blessing a brother recently.
@@carlosquinones2242 Easter eggs were painted red to represent fertility. What I don't understand that he completely glossed over WHY Easter's dates change. It is Wiccan to move things in honor of the first full moon.
@Johnny Man ugh...what makes something pagan is the diety being believed in and not its history. A pagan is someone who holds a different than the main or recognized religion. Because Easter and Christmas celebrate JESUS who is GOD in Christianity they cannot be pagan. Now if they were about ancestral deities, you can call them pagan. Otherwise, you sound ridiculous. No one says a Volkswagen Beetle is a Nazi car, even though Hitler had Ferdinand Porsche design it for Germany.
funny but not getting over it sorry. Easter and Christmas have pagan roots mixed with Christianity ands the dates of what christians claim is the birth and crucifixion of jesus are way off too .. look at what the symbols all mean and tell me what that crap has to do with jesus..
@@AlexIncarnate911 probably that was the name of the month. And that name was dedicated to who or what ever. Just because the month is called like that doesn't mean we took over pagan festivals.
@@christislord4608 Knowing the tendency of naming months and days in English and various other languages, I'm still inclined to think that it's a name of a deity. This, of course, is still not conclusive.
@@AlexIncarnate911 Even if the name was indeed the name of some pagan deity, I am not really concerned about it. Anti-Christians just wanna make a big thing about it. Ive even heard supposedly we worship the sun because we go to church on "sunday".....eyeroll. The problem is to find the actual pagan connection, not just a name.
@@christislord4608 It's not just a name. There is NO name connection. Just like easter, the sunday anti Christian narrative, can only be dreamed in English. This is the intelectual level of this stuff and it remains and people repeat it... Insane. Viva Cristo Rei!
I hope ppl can be less smug and understand it's EASY to be yoked of the world and to be in it together. It's HARD to stand out and for our lord. I miss watching the grandkids opening gifts. But I can admit it. Celebrate whatever you wish, but plz don't be smug and tell those of us who did or are doing the hard thing and not going along to get along how wrong we are. It was a hard process for many of us. Plz keep that in mind. Being aligned with the majority is EASY but going against the grain for the most precious gift we have or could ever recieve is a lot harder. When 10 gang up on one, that's cowardice.
Thank you for this. I was getting irritated from people that responded back “Happy Resurrection Day” whenever I said “Happy Easter”. On Easter Sunday’s at my church the priest explained exactly what you said, how Easter is derived from Pasha from the Passover, because Jesus was crucified during Passover and he was the Pascal lamb. Easter baskets with eggs and other things Christians couldn’t eat were taken to the church to be blessed.
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday. 1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith." Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him.
So why not just call it passover then? The guy in this video said they “probably” named it Easter after the month. It is well documented that Constantine infused Pagan traditions into the Catholic church back in the early 300s. This is one of em. Especially bc Jesus didn’t rise on a Sunday. It was most likely on the Sabbath. When MM came at dawn on Sunday morning he was already gone. Matthew 12:40 says he would be in the earth for 3 days and 3 nights. Friday to Sunday is only 2 days.
@@macormicbenjamin9315 “Easter” actually comes from a pagan goddess named “Eostre”, and is the only Germanic language where it wasn’t replaced by something akin to pacha.
Easter has so many man made traditions. It’s “probably” not pagan in origin, I don’t like those odds. Passover is Yahweh made, and commanded to be remembered forever throughout the generations. Yeshua honored Passover, He was the Passover lamb. I find much more fulfillment and closeness with Yah when I, like Yeshua, honor Passover. It’s pretty simple logic, really.
And it’s most definitely pagan… please read up on the goddess Ostara , Semiramis, Ishtar, Asherah, and Tammuz. Read judges 2:11-15, judges 10:6-7, 2 kings 23:13, 1 kings 11:33, Matthew 12:40, Ezekiel 8:13-16. Let’s learn from the people of Israel and not repeat the past. There is hope, 1 Samuel 12:10, 1 John 1:9, 1 Samuel 7:3. I share all of this from a place of love for my fellow brothers and sisters, please understand this!
@@stephanietracey6721 Per the official Vatican website paganism has been mixed with the Catholic Liturgy from a very early period. The following is excerpts and quotes from their site: *Extracts from the address of His Holiness Pope John Paul II* *to the Plenary Meeting of* *The Congregation for Divine Worship* *and the Discipline of the Sacraments* *(21 September 2001)* *PART ONE* EMERGING TRENDS HISTORY, MAGISTRRIUM AND THEOLOGY *Chapter One* *LITUGY AND POPULAR PIETY* *IN A HISTORICAL PERPECTIVE* *Liturgy and Popular Piety Throughout the Centuries* 22. The relationship between Liturgy and popular piety is ancient... 23. The Apostolic and post-apostolic peroids are marked by a profound fusion of the cultic realities which are now called Liturgy and popular piety, ... Until the second century, expressions of popular piety, whether deriving from Jewish, Greco-Roman or other cultures, spontaneously came together in the Liturgy... ...the Church has never hesitated in incorporating into the liturgical rites forms drawn from individual, domestic and community piety. 24. [...] The local Churches, guided by clear pastoral and evangelizing principles, did not hesitate to absorb into the Liturgy certain purified solem and festive cultic elements deriving from the pagan world. 27. ...Indeed, the Liturgy itself could be enriched by new legitimate cultic expressions … ...a sense of unity in Christian worship by anchoring it firmly in the celebration of Easter, even if other elements of the one mystery of Salvation (Christmas, Epiphany, and Ascension) were also celebrated and the memorials of the Saints expanded.
Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the Festival of Spring, the Festival of Colours or the Festival of Love. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna. It also signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it celebrates the victory of Lord Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over Hiranyakashipu. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the South Asian diaspora.
But that's Hindu not pagan. This is a claim against pagans which apparently don't get properly right because that's only the beliefs of Europe and North Africa.
Youre praising the false God of fertility🤦🏻♂️And Yeshua is not happy about it. Repent! For the one who cares is our Lord almighty & it is written, you shall not worship any other Gods for I am a jealous God!
@Comment Warrior the Jesus Christ follower. ☦️ ✝️ Yes. I know it is not pagan, but it would not matter anyway. I don't understand the concern. I'm sure every single calendar day can be attributed to some evil event.
@@TheDenisedrake legalism? It’s the word of God😂🤦🏻♂️. The celebration of easter is not biblical nor is it in the sacred scriptures. So you celebrate a holiday that claims to supposedly pay homage to our lord but it is far from that! You believe doctrines of man not Yeshua. So again repent brother in Christ.
He's not lying on General points Louis quassy relationship to Easter with the Germanic and Anglo religionary ostara. It's not a strong one but it is loosish. And that is that.
There’s so much on either end that it’s hard to know what’s true. But I will say, I can’t really take a whole lot of stock in something somebody is saying when they use the word, “Probably” a lot... Either do a full research or done make a video claiming you are correct when you haven’t taken the time to do enough research to have absolutes.
History doesn't really deals with absolutes or proofs. It can only infer the most probable explaination based on the evidence. We would have to abandon a lot of science if we want to rely on proofs.
What to say because traditional Easter customs are regional and vary greatly across cultures. At least here in Finland, Easter mixes both the old pagan tradition and the Christian tradition. Traditional Finnish Easter includes the belief that the success of Easter guarantees the success of spring, and its roots date back to the time when the ancient Finns awakened the spring brought by the phallos god Peko. Today, Peko is a thing of the past, but many old rituals have been adopted into Easter such as letting the cattle out on a Wednesday between Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The cattle carry the bell under their necks and the animals can pass through an alley built of birch branches, making Easter increase their fertility. And some still believe in this tradition and maintain it. Finnish Easter also includes some sub-traditions that have emerged as a result of the contribution of these two traditions. Such as the tradition of children dressing up as witches on Palm Sunday and passing from house to house wishing them the good health, happiness and longevity. The children "virpoa" with the blooming willow branches, and then they exchange it for wages, that is, they get fruit, candy and money for it. Those willow branches symbolize the palm branches that greet the Passover triumph of Jesus and this masquerade play mimic and fool the evil spirits. So the claim that Easter has nothing to do with paganism is not 100% true everywhere. In different places, old traditions have been mixed with Easter and new ones have been born at the same time. But it's only one part of Easter. That Christian part of Easter still comes from Jewish Passover. And it cannot be denied because Christianity was originally a Jewish revival movement that set out to expand. But when Christianity came to new territories it gained new local features and the development of traditions.
Christians saying that calling Resurrection Sunday Easter is no problem shows how deeply rooted religious syncretism is in American Christianity. We need to stop calling things that are pagan in origin and stop celebrating things that do not glorify God.
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday. 1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith." Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him.
Sunday cross worship, easter and xmas are obviously not of God. All of these came from paganism, it is truly sad that people are so ignorant on this topic.
@@lancethefilmguy9392 These are not myths. Do not be a fool about this topic. Do your research, test all things and hold fast to that which is good. Easter, Sunday cross worship and xmas are obviously not of God so how can they be good? They are not! They are of the devil to get people away from God. Take the sabbath alone, the one commandment that God told us to remember, these fools will teach people that either the sabbath was changed to Sunday, taken away and nailed to the cross or that it was for the jews! I tell you they are all fools! Remember even Paul and Jesus Christ himself called others fools when they went the way of the devil. 😉 It is not a difficult thing to give up, you just got to give up this world as we are to come out of this world. Hope this helps.
@@TrentonTrent So how do you explain this guy above? He has done some research to disprove this my friend. If you don't want to celebrate this then that's alright. But do not act cocky with a 😉 emoji. Be careful and God Bless
@@lancethefilmguy9392 There is no research in the world that would lead one to believe that God thinks it is ok to worship other gods. Show me in the Scriptures where it teaches you to honor such foolishness? I would like Bible verses, not an opinion from an obvious pagan. Pagans are the only ones that hold these pagan festivals dearly, not children of God. Children of God do not partake in such trash. Peace
I hope you're joking because that was just a pun use to deflect these frauds you don't know nothing about pagans or anything about regular stuff that's outside of that stuff or anything's up with their own stuff which is actually hebraic. There is a celebration to Julia's during July be at the tacos real actual phagans about the honorance of our emperor blessed. It's far from 4th. It's much later.
Rather, where's a shred of evidence that it is pagan? We know it's Christian - we have plenty of evidence for it being celebrated, as early as the mid-2nd-century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis, which characterises it as a well-established Christian holiday.
@@topologyrobEaster was instituted by Constantine the Emperor & made it into a Christian holiday (in which Easter came before he had). Even the Bishop of my mother's & aunt's church had confessed that Easter was Pagan.
@@juan_martinez524 The Jews in the first centuary did not worship other Gods . They almost revolted against Pontius Pilate because his soldiers had idols on their shields as recorded in Josephus .
Interesting then that we have the evidence of it being established 120 years before Constantine was born (in the Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis). What's your evidence from your extensive study?
@@topologyrob Ishtar is indeed a fertility goddess of the Babylonian and Assyrian pantheon. Note that Babylon is in the East in the lands of Iraq and Iran today. The Christian community that resides in the East is the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox community has been there since the first century, descendants of the first believers in Jesus. In the Orthodox Church the word used for Easter is not Easter, it’s Pascha. Pascha is the Aramaic of the Hebrew word Pesach (Passover). So the Christians who live in the land where the pagan goddess Ishtar comes from don’t actually call the festival after her at all, they refer to the festival by its Jewish roots, the Pascha or the Passover. In the Second Century, Melito of Sardis, a Jewish believer and Bishop of the community in Sardis, wrote a defence of Pascha in which he argued for the date of Pascha/Easter to be the 14th of Nisan. That is, he was arguing that Pascha should be celebrated at Passover and not the Sunday following Passover. Nisan, by the way, is the Jewish month in which Passover falls and it really is named after a Babylonian god. Interestingly, the majority of the current Jewish calendar is named after Babylonian gods and the Rabbis don’t seem to mind at all. Perhaps we should learn something from the Rabbis on this one. Most of the earliest Christians were Jewish converts accustomed to the Jewish calendar. Consequently, they observed Passover at the same time as the Jews, on the evening of Nisan 14 and continued until Passover night. The 2 protagonists of the controversy between passover and Easter Sunday. It was between Bishop Victor of Rome ( AD 189-199) and Bishop Polycrates of Ephesus. Bishop Victor championed the observance of Passover on the following date of the Jewish Passover (I.e Easter Sunday) , He tried to enforce the adoption of this date on the Christian church at large. The council of Nicea in AD 325 put an end to all the controversy over the date of Easter by decreeing that all Christians should follow the Church of Rome by observing Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. To Ensure that Easter would not be celebrated the following Sunday. The anti Judaic motivation for the repudiation of the Jewish reckoning of the passover and the adoption of Easter Sunday instead is clearly expressed in Emperor Constantine’s Nicene letter quoted … The emperor urged the Christians to adopt the Easter Sunday in order to “ have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd” The fact is, Christ was a Jew, died a Jew as well. The biblical feasts are symbolic of the fulfillment of prophecies throughout the Bible and future prophecies. There is deep meaning to the biblical feasts Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Day of Atonement, Feast of trumpets and feast of tabernacles. They are extremely applicable to Christ followers and 99% are sheep following Protestant or Catholic teachers with mostly unbiblical doctrine.
@@sonneyputh6503 Ok so you're talking about the Council of Nicea changing the date - but that's surely marginal? The point is that Easter was never pagan, but just a revamping of passover, and still is. I don't know why you read so much into a change of date - yes, unfortunately anti-Semitism has been a Christian reality for most of the religion's history, but that's a separate point.
I did look up Ishtar. I learned that Easter and Ishtar have no relation to each other. Easter comes from the ancient High Germanic word for East: Eostarum. It is only in the Germanic languages that the holiday is called Easter. In every other language of the world, it is called Passover.
"There is no evidence that Easter is a pagan rebranded holiday" - Michael Jones (IP - InspiringPhilosophy) Visible confusion: - Easter Bunny (ies) - Easter eggs - Chocolate Bunny's - Baskets for Eggs and Chocolate - People hiding eggs/candy/chocolate to be found. Having read the Bible I do not know of any connecting teachings of those above practices to the Biblical gospels... The only bunny or egg verse in the gospels is Luke 11:12 which I cannot connect to the observance of these practices that the world endorses during this time in North America. Baskets are in the Biblical Gospels (Matthew 14:20, Mark 8:8, Acts 9:25) however I lack the connection of these basket(s) references to anything to do with chocolate and eggs... when he says "evidence" I'm left perplexed of what he means. At the end he comments: "There are no primary sources that say Easter or Christmas was a repackaged Pagan holiday." - Michael Jones (IP - InspiringPhilosophy) I don't know why "primary sources" are more important then observable reality. To be clear I am not supporting the idea that Easter has been officially rebranded as a Pagan holiday. Easter for some people is a Pagan rebranded holiday. Why a person celebrates something is usually different on a subjective level for each person. I am stating that there is visible evidence that there is a rebranding process in process. I think clearly that if you can't support those practices Biblically it should concern the Christian as to where those practices originated and where they will take you as a believer. The second quotation is also refutable on the basis of who is gifting you the knowledge of this holiday. For example imagine a non believer celebrating Easter without the knowledge of Christs death and resurrection. How is the non believer evidencing anything Christ-like or Biblical? IP's statement presupposes the basic knowledge of Christ as the primary knowledge required to celebrate Easter. That is not a given in the secular culture of today. If so please provide evidence. If you ask some random person why do celebrate Easter? and there answer is because its fun. Who are you to deny that answer in todays society... let me guess they need a "primary source" for that answer? Anybody can say they are celebrating Easter but only some can say why they do and that what they do during this time has a direct line back to Christ or anything Biblical.
What does the truth of Genesis have to do with Jesus? Genesis chapter one is the first revelation in the Bible of the Lord Jesus (Yesuha), as explained in the "Observations of Moses" PowerPoint presentation. The reason gentiles of today commemorate His birthday on the wrong date is because of what happened several years after the flood of Noah, which was in 2611 BC. Ham, one of the three sons of Noah, had a son named Cush, who later had a son named Nimrod. Nimrod wanted to establish a lasting kingdom which would be devoted to himself. In order to keep the majority of the people in the eastern region, and to compete with the newly discovered ancient culture in the west (ruins of Egypt), Nimrod sought to be worshipped, and began an ambitious project. He got the idea from what he had heard was in (pre-flood) Egypt. He began a building project, namely the Tower of Babel, with himself being the central deity. Certain sources outside the Bible say that Shem, Nimrod's great uncle (oldest son of Noah) tried to quell such ungodly worship by killing Nimrod and scattering his body parts across the countryside. By Nimrod being recognized as being a "god", his wife, named Saternalia, would be recognized as being a "goddess". She didn't want to lose that title and prestige, so she declared that Nimrod, upon mortal death, ascended up into the heavens and became the "sun god", and the project continued. I'm guessing at this time, God divided the continents, scattered mankind into 70 locations of three to four families each around the world, and created different languages in 2509 BC. About eight months later, remaining in the land of Shinar, Saternalia became pregnant, and had to "rescue her situation". She then claimed that her late husband, which was now "the Sun", impregnated her with the rays of the Sun, and her son, which she named Tammuz, was born on the Winter solstice. Tammuz was worshiped as the reincarnation of the sun god "Nimrod", and his birthday is recognized up until this day, on December 25th. Since mankind was scattered after the worship of Nimrod had begun, each culture around the world had its local version of sun god worship, with their particular deity having their birthday being on the Winter solstice. For example, the Egyptians had the god Ra, the Greeks had Zeus and Helios , and the Romans had Jupiter and Invictus, all having their birthday on what is now December 25th. All around the world, you will find the local gods, having a "sun halo" over their heads.
Some of the customs and symbols associated with Easter have their roots in pre-Christian traditions. For example, the Easter Bunny and exchanging eggs can be traced back to pagan rituals that celebrated fertility and new life. Eggs, in particular, have been a symbol of fertility and rebirth since ancient times, and they played a significant role in many spring festivals. The tradition of decorating eggs, known as pysanky, has been practised by Eastern European cultures for centuries. The Easter Bunny is believed to have originated from the Germanic tradition, where the hare was associated with the goddess Eostre. Hares and rabbits were considered symbols of fertility due to their prolific breeding habits. German immigrants brought this tradition to America in the 18th century, and over time the Easter Bunny became a popular figure associated with the holiday. Another popular Easter custom is the Easter egg hunt, in which children search for hidden eggs, often filled with candy or small toys. This activity is thought to have evolved from the ancient custom of searching for eggs in the spring as a symbol of new life. Easter is also a time when many people enjoy special foods, such as hot cross buns, which are sweet rolls marked with a cross to represent the crucifixion of Jesus. In many countries, lamb is a traditional Easter meal, symbolizing the sacrificial Lamb of God. Easter celebrations often include religious services, such as the Easter Vigil, held the night before Easter Sunday. During this service, candles are lit to represent the light of Christ entering the world, and the congregation renews their baptismal vows. Easter Sunday itself is marked by festive church services and the singing of hymns that celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. In summary, the origins of Easter are a blend of pre-Christian and Christian traditions. The holiday has evolved to include a mix of religious observances and cultural customs that celebrate the renewal of life, Jesus Christ's resurrection, and spring's arrival.
well Christianity did not start in Germany, and in the early church days ( first 700 years ) and till this day we have no role whatso ever for rabbits in the easter celebrations ( i am greek orthodox christian from Syria) now if the germane people want to keep traditions and integrate them into their christian celebrations , the church does not object on that unless it has something against the core belief of Christianity. you guys keep falling for the same mistake over and over. the egg story is not like that its totally different, Christianity believe that eggs represent the tomb of christ ( lifeless outside ) but has life inside . the orthodox ancient church prohibits any coloration of the eggs other than red and that has a story to it. please stop using Germán traditions as a bedrock for your research about Christianity stop falling for the same mistake over and over.
@@amjadhanna5928, You raise some valid points, and I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this further. I understand that the integration of specific traditions, such as the rabbit and eggs, is not representative of the core beliefs of Christianity. However, it's essential to recognize that these are cultural and regional adaptations rather than fundamental elements of the faith. As you mentioned, the tradition of colouring eggs red in Orthodox Christianity differs from the more secular practices in other parts of the world. For example, the red symbolizes the blood of Christ, shed on the cross, and the egg itself represents the resurrection and new life. My intent was not to use German traditions as the basis for discussing Christianity; instead, I aimed to illustrate how cultural practices have been integrated into religious celebrations. I'm sorry if my previous response could have been more precise. In any case, I appreciate your perspective, and I hope this clarifies your worries.
@@I-Dophler yeah that is more clear actually, the church never shies away from integrating old pagan traditions into its ( not practice) but rather its culture, the church have always believed that it doesn’t want to erase anybody’s culture and traditions but rather transition them from dark into light , thats what most people think ignorantly is a pagan ( origin ) of a christian holidays which is truly ridiculous.
But again the Easter egg or Easter Bunny association with a Christian or non-Christian German and Anglo usage of the bunny during the of the Christian Protestant and Catholic post middle-aged celebration of mass that's nothing else.
charliejackson5492, the tradition of the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs has a rich history that intertwines both pagan and Christian traditions. Originally, the hare and egg were symbols of fertility in pagan festivals celebrating spring. Over time, as Christianity spread, these symbols were incorporated into Christian Easter celebrations, particularly in Germanic regions. However, they don't have a direct connection to Christian religious rituals like Mass, but rather are a blend of pre-Christian and Christian traditions celebrating renewal and new life.
This is why Christian churches don’t have no power, because you have this guy telling people that Easter is not pagan, get over it 😂 so sad, people are waking up and knowing the truth, I don’t have to say much more, people who are conscious, understand, Halleluyah 🙌🏾
But the truth is God doesn’t want us learning the ways of the nations. It had nothing to do with christianity until the roman catholic church (an evil branch of catholicsm) merged holidays.
@rwleif poly carp I think his name he he was a student of apostle john in one of his story he said you should make the resurrection connection to passover not easter. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” that's in the book of John. There is no truth in easter. Easter stands for ishstar the goddess of fertility and love etc. A pagan god. Look it up. Thanks for your interest.
stop arguing if Easter is pagan or not just get down to the brass tax... WHERE DID THE BIBLE TELL YOU TO CELEBRATE A SO CALLED HOLIDAY CALLED EASTER. AND WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT GIVE US THE STATUTES IN REGARDS TO HOW EASTER IS TOO BE CELEBRATED... IF YOU CAN'T PRODUCE THOSE VERSES THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT IS NOT OF THE GOD OF ABRAHAM ISSAC AND JACOB... HENCE PAGAN
I heard it differently, that Easter is named after Ishtar the goddess of fertility and to celebrate her fertility they used eggs and rabbits who are definitely very fertile.
It's not though it comes from that comes from really just one almost two sources from the 17 1800 from ignorant question idiots and pseudo frauds who did not know what they're talking about one is pissed lop who is EXO liar Drew upon another one who is speculating in the 1700's who didn't know he was talking about either we just heard sounds it and sounded like and it must make a connection because it's lazy thinking and ERROR full way of pronunciation.
@@tryingnottobeasmartass757you can say that again because Ishtar praise was actually not even close to the spring at all or even the fall or the winter is Charlie was always prays during the summer time during her time of work and praise pain like how you always prays during the spring and the fall when it during his time of Yom Kippur in New Year since the Hebrew New Year biblically speaking as Babylonian origins but it's not tied to Ishtar maybe or not. But ISHTR is praised during the summer. And, She has a love affair with Tammuz the true and Real only Tammuz not the ultra satanic super light at the end against the Bible fake piss lot pulled out of his ass or the regular faked of Tammuz Cameo ring in the Hebrew Bible as a object in Ezekiel 8.14 Buttttt The real and Only Tammuz of Mesopotamian Babylonian Assyrians beliefs and lore and faith and tales.
Yup, I wish you had discernment enough to realize that Easter is pagan. But y'all believe whatever you want to believe. Unless God said it himself (in the Bible) then It's a no go for me. Please give us scripture to back up this notion. If it's not there than it isn't Biblical truth.
Well… Easter may not be a pagan holiday per se… however, all the decorations/ trappings of Easter are extremely pagan… it’s a hybrid mix actually.. (. Crossbuns , rabbit and eggs etc … pagan traditions incorporated by the Catholic Church)… incidentally, Easter is the translation of Ishtar into English ( Passover is not actually Easter) ..
*deep sigh* my good sir, he already addressed many of those objections in the 1:39 of the video. And there's more in depth explanations available on his channel for your viewing pleasure. Please avail yourself.
@@tayh.6235 there are also more in depth explanations regarding the opposite… by PHD’s… not me … not some idiot out of his moms basement ( as depicted on this video,,, for obvious reasons right? )… for instance… Passover is found many times in scriptures… Easter only once ( Ishtar)… in this singular use of the word Easter in scriptures, it is referring to crucifying one of the apostles upside down ( remember? ) and Ceaser wanted to wait until Easter to do it in order to add to the festivities…. Passover had already occurred several weeks prior to the date of their Easter ( Ishtar) festival… the Catholic Church is the culprit in adding onto the word of God… Easter is a Catholic invention… fact… fact… fact…
It highly depends on language because in my native langue, Spanish, is "pascua" which derives of the Latin word "pascha" that also derives from the Hebrew word "pesach" which is the Hebrew word for "passover". Let's say Spanish is more consistent with the Hebrew word but English is not.
People are still trying to say cross buns are pagan 😖 That's just made-up nonsense. People baked buns and marked them with the cross. That's it. There was no earlier tradition.
Why do atheists think two holidays happening around the same time means one was a repackaging of the other? Is New Year's Day a repackaging of Christmas because they're only 7 days apart?
@@MajorTomFisher The date changes because of the sun and the moon. Most of these spiritual holidays deal with the sun. I thought maybe someone might be able to offer me some new fact based info but I dont think its goin to happen 12 tribes of Judah. 12 disciples. 12 months in the year. Maybe all that stuff is true
@@oldschool5 You have literally missed the point in my comment by continuing to just take two arbitrary things and declare them connected because the same whole number is involved by stating the 12 months of the year are connected to the 12 disciples. The United States government is separated into three branches, does this mean that they are derived from the three states that water can be in? There are 12 eggs in a carton, is this also related to the 12 disciples/months/whatever other arbitrary connection you want to make? Does every four-point road intersection derive from the four seasons? This is the sort of analysis that would get you put in an insane asylum for applying it to the current world, but it makes you a profound and forward thinker if you apply it to history. And lastly, while we're at it, you're not even targeting a core theological doctrine of Christianity with these retarded points about Holidays that aren't sanctioned in the Bible anyway. Everyone with a head on their shoulders recognizes that it's a cultural tradition to put the day where it is and celebrate it the way we do, this is bottom-tier Christian trivia. At least have the gumption to crack the spine of a Bible before you waste precious oxygen aspousing points that do _absolutely nothing_ to verify your viewpoint on Christianity.
@@MajorTomFisher I understand your point. It was just old and i have heard that same reasoning for years. I have heard that weak argument for Valentines day and Mothers day. Ive heard that reasoning in regards to Christmas and folks birthdays as well. Typical!! Man i said maybe all that stuff is true.. Who knows if there is an esoteric connection to jesus representing the sUn and his disciples representing the 12 months of the year. I dont know if that is a fact or not. But there is enough information for one to make a strong argument. You talk about retarded points and an insane asylum. Bro. You deal with talking animals. One who accepts mythology as history is the perfect candidate for the insane asylum. What goes on in a childs mind to allow them to accept santa must be the same thing that goes on in an adult's mind that allows them to accept a 500 year old boat builder as history.
this is just cope for modern Christians. You have been tricked into celebrating a holiday that is unholy and in veneration of "The mother goddess" ie ISHTAR, ESTARTE, INNANA , SEMURAMIS ect. You celebrate a pagan holiday guys its ok to not know but its not ok to be in denial of the facts.
@@rustydowd879 it's common. Since. Only Christians will say it's not to justify there sin. The eggs. Bunny. Egg hunt ECT all came from a pagan festival.
@@YAHWEH-SAVES777, there's no proof of that. It's just Protestant bigotry against Catholics. This is literally anti-Catholic political propaganda from a century ago spread by the KKK and other hate groups. Go to History for Atheists. Watch an atheist historian break down what the actual historic evidence is in support of the pagan Easter hypothesis and the much more substantiated alternatives.
If only Christians were this passionate about observing the seven festivals as delineated in Torah. The biblical seven festivals are vastly more fulfilling and actually have deep spiritual and prophetic meaning. Emptying your house of leavening agents teaches us how Christ removed sin from us, and how me must often search out ourselves for sin and rid ourselves of it. Plus eating unleavened bread (for 7 days) reminds us of how Christ was perfectly sinless, and how we are spiritually sustained by Him because He was without sin. If you have the opportunity, instead of observing Easter through Christian traditions rather read up and try observe Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits in accordance to the new moon and weekly Sabbath calendar. Then on First Fruits count 49 days plus 1 for Pentecost. They are filled with deep spiritual and prophetic meaning. Shalom and may Passover be a blessing for you all.
The festival of trumpets represents Christ's return. This has not happened yet, they are shadows of "things to come". They have not all been completely fulfilled yet.
@@ryanpsyu7339 sure it does. But I do not need to keep the feast of trumpets. I know _fully well_ that all the feasts are fulfilled in Christ. There's no need to foreshadow it. And the law of Moses is now defunct. We have a new Covenant and a new High Priest. Not the levitical Priesthood. That's ended.
@@Lucid.dreamer Defunct? No. Mainstream Christianity misunderstands what Christ said when He said He came to fulfil it. To fulfil in Hebrew means to keep, to obey, it does NOT mean to do away with. What the NT does is give one the power to obey the OT through the change of heart that comes from repentance. Also, Christ never said the Sabbath was done away with, rather He highlighted that doing good overrides any religious tradition (especially those man-made) on the day because doing good is the central theme of Scripture. God is more concerned with a person's actions, to show biblical love, than the rituals and ceremonies, but that never meant the rituals and ceremonies were no longer required. What Christians go and do is interpret His words to mean that one can now do one's customary work on the day when the NT never said that. It's the same with pork, nowhere does the NT ever declare it is acceptable to eat pork. Peter's vision had nothing to do with pork, but was all about Jewish prejudices against Gentiles. You see, it's not the pork meat itself that makes a person unclean (in an unfavourable position with God) but the decision from the heart to disobey God that makes one unclean before God. From out of the heart comes such things as adultery, lying, etc and choosing to disobey a direct command, such as "do not eat pork." And the mainstream Christian view has a big problem, Zechariah 14 says the Gentiles who survive the Tribulation will literally go yearly to keep the Feast of Tabernacles and will even take sacrificial offerings to Jerusalem. Here you claim it defunct, yet Ezekiel (40-48) envisions the temple that will be built for the Millennial Reign of Christ, with the Levitical priesthood and sacrifices fully restored that will last a thousand years. Even Isaiah 66 says the Gentiles will keep the Sabbath Rest and lunar calendar. The Torah was never done away with, that's a lie that crept into the church around the second and third centuries once the first believers were gone. But here's the gist of it: the Jews are the sign-bearers, not the Gentiles. During the Millennial Reign of Messiah the Jews will literally keep all the laws in Torah, not to earn salvation of course but for the symbolic meaning, like a theatre play, an act, a memorial. Salvation was always a matter of faith, even before the laws were given, hence the ritual and ceremonial laws were always symbolic, even the moral laws are in many ways symbolic. Most of the laws do not apply to Gentiles who do not live in Israel, nor are we commanded to go live in Israel. See it like this, during the Millennium a Gentile family will go to Jerusalem and they will witness the Jews performing sacrifices, then the son asks his father, "why are they doing that?" The father then responds, "well you see son, that lamb they are sacrificing symbolises Christ who was innocent when He was condemned to death." And in regards to Colossians 2. See it like this metaphor, Christ didn't nail the Highway Code (called in the UK, or as it's called in the USA, the Rules of the Road) to the cross, rather He nailed the fine you received in the mail to the cross, the paper fine that had your name on, photographic evidence, the law you broke, the penalty for violating that specific law, and the court date. The Highway Code still exists and is still being enforced and we are commanded to obey it, but Christ has paid ALL the fines you got and will get. Also, Paul was saying, and I paraphrase for clarity, "don't worry when the pagans judge you when they hear and see you keeping the Sabbath Rest, the biblical lunar calendar and the feasts, because we know these all have deeper spiritual and prophetic meanings in Christ. He is our head who guides us, and we the body are of Christ." Yet mainstream Christianity completely misinterprets Paul. It wasn't a situation of Christian legalists versus non-legalists but about Christians who were following God's laws as delineated in the Torah versus the ascetic pagan religions and philosophies that was influencing their new way of life. Shalom.
So the connection to Ishtar/Astarte being a precursor spring celebration, and celebrated by Canaanite’s about rebirth and resurrection is just not a thing?
There's no evidence for the cult of Ishtar/Astarte having any influence on the Germanic pagan religion (which is the usual argument, Ishtar = Eostre) there's also no evidence tracing back customs like easter eggs or hares beyond the 14th or 15th centuries (in Central Europe) nor evidence linking any sort of such customs with Ishtar/Astarte
Lol sure man it wasn't based in the fertility goddess Ishtar/Inanna thousands of years before Christ was repackaged from semitic and Egyptian mythology, but nice PowerPoint project! ✌🏻
The concept of Christian holy days is rather foreign to New Testament Christianity. Easter is a Christianized repackaging of the Passover. There is no record of first century (apostolic) Christians celebrating a holy day commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. On the first day of the week, we are told, the disciples gathered to break bread, presumably a reference to the Lord's Supper but that's as close as we come to a Christian holy day and it seemed to be celebrated every first day of the week. Paul makes mention of a gathering in Corinth on the first day of the week and this is the biblical tradition that is followed today. But no Easter and no Christmas. That junk didn't start until after the apostles were dead. It's the early signs of apostasy (i.e. proto-catholicism).
Fun fact about Ostara…all the festival lore comes from the uh oh German nationalists trying to give their country lore / roots to inspire further nationalism.
SPOILER: It won't be pagan next year either! Historical sources beats internet blogs and myths every time. So shut your mouth untill you ate up your chocolate eggs!!!
Yep, just used to name the month of Pascha in a small number of languages, like we use the name of Julius Caesar to name the Fourth of July, but that doesn't make Independence Day in the USA a Roman holiday.
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 yah tells us not worship him the ways the pegans did and he also said do not take or add to it so when we take customs that have nothing to do with the messiah like Easter and Christmas we are doing exactly that , it doesn’t get any more clear than that , yah didn’t tell us to celebrate his resurrection or his birthday, his birthday is not even in scripture, we just don’t add in our man made traditions because we think it’s okay because again he said do not take or add to it, when we do what we want to do. We are leaning on to our own understanding and scripture tells us not to do that.
As a pegan I can for a fact say she is considered a godness, the bunny is cause her favorite form was a bunny, and she changed into a bird to run away from hunters, at that form she layed eggs. Same for hot cross buns. The cross is actually a symbol of protection.
Hi IP, did you made a response about interpolations in the bible? If not I would love to see your research regarding this because it's often used against the credibility of Christianity. GOD bless your ministry
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It would be hilarious if people thousands of years into the future think that 4th of July is to honor Julius Caesar. 😂😂😂😂😂
what happens know with Christmas is already more hilarious than that, I think.
4th of July is NOT a spiritual holiday.. Its a holiday dealing with war and freedom. Easter or Passover is a spiritual holiday.. Angels killin babies and a deity dying and wakin up. Big difference
The date of someone's death and birth never changes. Why does the date of Easter Sunday always change?
Oh great Caesar, emperor of Rome! Sharest thee with us thine barbecued spare ribs!
Or spider-man 😅😂or Obama who was sent from heaven to save the humans 🤣🤣
*@Ash* _Why wait a thousand years... you don't need to wait nearly that long. See Mark Dice (UA-cam) video;_ *"Americans Don't Know WHY We Celebrate the 4th of July or WHAT COUNTRY We Declared Independence From!"*
I like how in this conspiracy about Easter those people always pretend English is the only language to exist
Ahhh yaaa nope.... most believers either own Hebrew or Greek word translation books or have apps. Bur let's be honest here.... how much Aramaic do you understand?
@@amandaloughry4550 ah yes because their whole issue about it being named after a supposed Germanic/northern Celtic goddess clearly means the name is Hebrew or Greek
@Santi lukewarm is all this is. You love yout holidays. Love not the world or the things of it.
@@amandaloughry4550 Celebrating and remembering the death, burial, and resurrection during the festival of Pascha, or Easter as it's known in English (Pascha is only called Easter in English, it's called Pascha in all other languages) is the furthest thing from the things of the world. The heresy of Sola Scriptura has helped spread these bs conspiracy theories as is evident here.
They don't even know Hebrew they don't even understand their own background actually is what they lot of what they say and they don't have pieocracy they don't know what the f*** you're talking about and a half the time I see Pagan it's usually anti Pagan and not even accurate when it comes to any of us phagans at all in the least least even more worse than their stupid Bible could do and even more crap
I think one of the big issues is that, yeah, there were also pagan holidays that happened during the spring. There are only so many days in a year, and holidays have to be on ONE of those days. Seasonal celebrations and holidays are extremely common in all cultures, throughout time, for obvious reasons. But just because a Christian holiday (or a holiday of any religion) happens in the same season as another religion, it doesn't mean they're the same holiday or originate from the same holiday.
@@TheCeroak I don't see any facts in any of your comments. Just uncharitable insults.
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday.
1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith."
Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him. 😊😊
Ishtar was the Babylonian fertility false goddess, and this is why Easter is celebrated with fertility objects, eggs, and rabbits. The Passover can be found in this, as the Catholic church wasneagernto marry paganism with Christian types of worship. Rome had many pagan false gods. Im not saying that you have to stop celebrating Easter, but it is disingenuous to say that Ishtar has nothing to do with why we call it Easter. The fertility worship can still be clearly seen in the eggs and rabbits that reproduce rapidly.
@@sephardim4yeshua155 Ishtar was never associated with rabbits or eggs. Her primary symbol was the lion
@Waffleman00 I guess if you can't convince a Christian that eggs and bunnies have more to do with fertility and not Jesus, you might as well give up. There is no mor3 logic or reason anywhere at that point.
Okay Ester bunnies and eggs didn't come from pagan cultures. But it's still mind boggling that you have to try hard to defend and validate such practice when they have nothing to do with anything in Scriptures..
Eggs symbolize the empty tomb. The Easter bunny is just a piece of American folklore.
🤦♂️ Willful ignorance.
It makes more sense for eggs to mean fertility than Shrek's empty cave. The easter bunny is just a satanic, anthropomorphic, archon like Baphomet that's getting worshiped by people so they waste money and time for American corporations.
So keep celebrating your holi-days and worshiping the creation over the creator and see where it leads..don't fall to your own understanding..and to the ones that are seeking truth allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into all truth use you discernment so you don't fall to deceit.
What about the Paschal celebration involves "worshiping the creation over the creator"? Also, funny how easy it is to convince yourself that you're the only one who isn't "falling to your own understanding." Do you not also have to interpret the meaning of words? Perhaps you have God on speed-dial?
True paganism doesn’t revolve around worship, rather a celebration to commune with spirits representing parts of nature.
Paganism is a broad term that encompasses any non-Judeo-Christian religious practices, superstitions, and traditions antithetical to the Bible. For example, this includes atheism (evolutionism), polytheism (saint and angel worship), ancestor and ethnic worship (worshiping race), worshiping nature (climate change), sex worship (BDSMism, LGBTism, serial dating), and of course the idolization of power (any "might-makes-right" ideology.)
Easter was originally the celebration of Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex. Her symbols (like the egg and bunny) were and still are fertility and sex symbols (or did you actually think eggs and bunnies had anything to do with the resurrection?) After Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to represent Jesus. But at its roots, Easter (which is how you pronounce Ishtar) is all about celebrating fertility and sex.- scientific American
Christmas is deeply rooted in paganism too. Jeremiah 10:3-4speaks of such pagan traditions “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.”
This was a ritual for child sacrifice and an abomination to the lord. This is also where the modern terminology idol idolatry idol tree doll baby doll come from. Yeshua’s birth day is not believed to be in December. It is a perversion of truth. We claim to celebrate his birth while making it all about us giving ourselves gifts, and others gifts out of wickedness...don’t believe me??? Don’t give any gifts any more..or do this.. every gift you give on Christmas must be anonymous and the receiving party can not know it was from you so you will not receive thanks... problem is we are tainted with a view that giving makes you feel good, it’s the good thing to do ect... but if you give someone a gift they give you praise what did you really do? Promote our own ego. This is why Yeshua said “when you give let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing” because if you give in private God see’s not man. Same thing with praying, he said do it in your closet yet we are lead to believe we should go to church and pray out loud with others. Just research and think about these things.
You are aware that Jeremiah wasn't referring to a Christmas tree right?
Once again you don't know anything about Ishtar you don't even know anything about Babylon either biblically speaking which gets Babylon wrong with on air but real Babylon to that's above it after & before it.
Also Easter has no relation to Ishtar doll in the only goes back to and only traces to the world of Europe alien weigh alien to Babylon or in the Middle East.
But actually Jesus yeshua and is false god Yahweh and all that s*** does come from Babylon all its big colts it's it's big tails Isaiah's s*** is the Babel Tower its flood of Noah it's Daniel stuff as well as Genesis 1 and an even garden of eatin all have Babylonian origins and you don't even realize that.
Babel a whorid corruption of the beauty pure babila בבאל God Gate which your unholy idol yhwh cant match and spawns from with True Most High MRDK AND His love and Glory and Holiness of Powers.
This video literally just debunked that claim. Why are you vomiting them back out?
Easter has nothing to do with Ishtar. The word easter started around the uk not in the middle east.
@@lancethefilmguy9392 You are aware Jeremiah was talking about child sacrifice, an abomination to the lord right? Christmas as it is celebrated has nothing to do with Christianity, we were not told to celebrate his birthday, not only that it’s a lie it isn’t even his birthday, it’s nimrods birthday. He doesn’t get gifts on that day we do! And for those who say, oh well I just love giving, I ask you if you are giving how the lord instructed anonymously or do you let others see and the person getting the gift know you gave it so you receive the glory and not God? I am not convicting you for celebrating Christmas… but think about those things.. is it really about him? Do you even care what edifies our lord, or do you care more about keeping your traditions?
Just curious, if we read about Jesus and all of the apostles in the Gospels, the book of Acts, and in the epistles celebrating the Feasts of YHWH, why don't Christians today celebrate them? Why do Christians celebrate Feast days that are not in the Bible and are not true?
Good question. As for an "ignorant" Agnostic like myself, I ask similar questions myself.
I keep asking the same question! It's either ignored or I'm told, I have to think about this.
Considering we can "now" calculate when Passover is, we can safely presume that it is complacency or people are addicted to tradition and that is why the church will not at the very least include a Passover celebration. Baptist love a good potluck, have a Passover Potluck! Regardless Jesus said, Do this in rememberence of Me.
I asked the same question over a decade ago. I now celebrate the Biblical feasts and find them much more spiritually fulfilling.
Those holidays were for the Israelites to celebrate in order for them to be set apart from other nations.
This is no longer needed for Christians. I think we should still celebrate the Exodus, but not put a lambs blood on our doors.
We celebrate the day that the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead because that is when He defeated death, defeated Satan, and redeemed us all. Is this not worthy of even just a day put aside to celebrate?
@MSKMapping
Yes 🙂 God already did that. Jesus died on Passover and was resurrected on the existing Jewish Holy Day of First Fruits. They are relevant to us Christ followers as well , they are prophetic.
I never understood this argument because the actual content of the Easter celebration is entirely from Christian tradition, in particular the whole, you know, it being a celebration of Christ's resurrection and thus completion of God's plan to pay the debt of our sins. The etymology for the name "Easter" one way or the other is completely irrelevant to its content and context for reasons you described. God bless and keep up the great work!
No it isn’t Easter actually dates back in the Babylonian times. This is one of the tools Satan uses for the unsaved and hard hearted. Regardless Godbless each and everyone of you in the name of Yeshua❤️🙏🏻
[edited] Per the Roman Catholic Churches offical teachings... popular piety [pagaism] was mixed with the church [the Roman Catholic Church's] liturgy.
Eggs and Rabbits aren’t Christian Tradition. When I was pagan I did view those as symbols of fertility rites.
However.. as a Christian I’ve never seen anyone using them for that 🤷♂️
@@souljah4yeshua414 So no celebrating on Jesus' victory over death is a fine thing to do as a Christian. It sounds very logic to me.
@@souljah4yeshua414 I don't care for UA-cam comment debates so this is the last word I'll say on this in general. Two things:
1. I am aware of how Catholicism is a mix of Christianity and paganism when you get down to it. I am not Catholic, I am just referring to the Evangelical version of Easter and Easter as celebrated in general, which has the point of honoring Christ's resurrection.
2. My faith in no way rides on the actual holiday of Easter itself being purely Christian in its naming/traditions. As I place my faith in The Bible, and in its text we have the death and resurrection of Jesus and I use the holiday as a celebration of that. So it really does not matter to me if the date, name of, and egg motif of Easter is pagan in origin or not, since those in no way impact The Bible nor the Christian faith. It is a moot point. That is all and God bless.
You know who else breathes oxygen? Pagans.
And again diante Pagan groups don't know anything about pagans before they make your accusations they have no concept they just represent s*** on the internet just like their stupid Bible does and they're even worse than their stupid Bible way far worse. I wish their own Bible condemns them as liars.
Lmao!
@matchingbird Get this, sometimes they even get together to celebrate things! Who knew, right?
@@dilbertfish According to my sources, pagans actually sometimes believe in the supernatural! Who else believes in the supernatural? Christians do.
Alright I'll stop breathing
I appreciate the information here but I don't think it speaks to the point that people are trying to make when they say Easter is pagan. I think a longer form video(which you may have) to better explain the origin of the celebration and comparing that to the origin of the many other symbols and celebrations related to the holiday would be helpful.
We are so far removed from tradition that people accept any explanation of where they came from.
Yup they are deceived Easter is definitely pagan
I agree! The churches today have "dumbed down" their congregations. As the prophet Hosea stated that God said, "My people are destroyed through lack of knowledge. Since ye reject knowledge I will reject you, and you will be no king or priest to me!"
@@kM-ij2ly It's not. Watch the video again.
I have the bunnies are are you do with the sex gods as the eggs
Jesus was not crucified on Friday as it was three days and three nights
@@kM-ij2lyActually he was. The three days and three days is a Jewish idiom for a duration of time.
Lets just call it what it is, the death and the resurrection of Christ, because that is what we are celebrating or should celebrate.
I call it the passover, and also Resurrection Day. We don't do Easter baskets. I might eat some marshmallow bunnies because I like candy, but it's not a religious observance.
@@virolo1960 as long as the marshmallows are either vegan or from gelatin that comes from clean animals such as cow
@@bailujen8052 that's irrelevant to me. As a non-jewish person, I am not bound by Jewish dietary laws.
The crucifixion, burial, and resurrection happened during Passover (feast of unleavened bread). Passover is explicitly on the 14th of Nissan. You have to be Bible illiterate to deny this. "Good Friday" doesn't even allow enough time for Jesus to be in the tomb. THIS kind of stuff is why Skeptics have trouble taking Christianity seriously.
@@virolo1960Even Jewish believers in Messiah may find themselves unbound from kosher laws if they accept the new testament. But that's a separate discussion.
Easter is pagan. Get over it. 😂.
LOL!!!!!
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Have a blessed Passion week IP, keep fighting the good fight
To non English speakers, the name used is Passover, like in Mexico it's called "Pascua", not "easter".
To us Spanish speakers, "easter" is about as alien as "latinx" (which to us sounds like an X rated website for Hispanics)...
Passover is trash
"Most jews do not like to admit but our god is Lucifer and we are his chosen people"
- Harold Wallace Rosenthal
@@elgatofelix8917 Cats should know, right?
@@elgatofelix8917 Azov just called: they are missing one nazi in their front lines. Care to call them back?
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Thanks for this video… sick and tired of people making that ridiculous claim.
You need to study for yourself. Its not ridiculous. This presenter also believes in replacement theology. Read about Empire Hadrian and how Easter or Ishtar began. If it was not practiced by the tree, why are the delivered pagan branches doing it?
@@2smiles19 too entrenched in tradition to practice properly.
Mark 7
6-8 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites, Isaiah described you beautifully when he wrote-‘This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men’. You are so busy holding on to the traditions of men that you let go the commandment of God!”
9-13 Then he went on, “It is wonderful to see how you can set aside the commandment of God to preserve your own tradition!
@@2smiles19 Lol… your the one who needs to study history better. The date of Easter was decided at the Council of Nivea in 325 AD by Christian’s and has absolutely nothing to do with Hadrian.
@@2smiles19 are you even a Christian?
@@2smiles19 um, want?
Shots fired. Short and informative.
I had a pastor tell me Easter and Christmas were both repackaged pagan holidays. Luckily, I was able to link him to your video… he hasn’t brought it up since.
Truthunedited mentioned it’s connection to Ishtar. This isn’t convincing
The church has constantly lied that Jesus was born in the 25th when that was the birth of Babylonian Tammuz
@@tiredoftheworld4834 and Jesus sounds like "Hey Zeus" according to some people. You going to stop saying Jesus?
You know, I just realized you go for Gene Kim... I'm not engaging further because you're not even willing to hear any opposing evidence.
@@tiredoftheworld4834 No, Easter has nothing to do with Babylon… total nonsense. The date of Easter and what it is about was settled at the council of Nicea in 325 AD.
@@tiredoftheworld4834 Isthar has nothing to do with Easter. Like it was said, around the world it's called Pascoa or a derivative. This is pretty simple to grasp. The name PASCOA does not come from Isthar.
I know a person born of the 25th... Is he an reincarnation of a babylonian idol? Or maybe a scam of his parents to get me to practise paganism without me knowing (which would defeat the propose by the way)
Also, babylon was nothing in the time of Jesus. You know they had dinner in babylon? Guess the Church is also pulling a scam when the priest have dinner?
And also, Jesus was born on the 25th, you don't know other wise. All you have for otherwise is hate for Christ, hollywood and m@sonic propagnda and the ludicrous "sheep where outside" passage.
BROTHA IP 😂 I Love Your style sir keep bringing the Facts BROTHA.God Bless you.
Yeshua died on Passover and rose on Feast of Unleavened Bread not Estar. So, why is Estar not celebrated then? Cause it has nothing to do with Yeshua
Facts. Dude literally said "their own calculations" as if GOD did not state the time of the festivals
You're a Christian warrior of great knowledge and prowess, sir.
@@electricboogie709 I think it's more playing it up for the platform and making his responses more interesting to viewers who may not be familiar with his content
Christianity ✝️ came outta Catholicism
The Church of the MASHIACH was never
Called Christians, there were followers
And believers. The scriptures will also
Tell You who gave the Disciple’s the title
Christians. You don’t have to look that far
To see how the Roman Catholic Church and
Constantine tie’s into this guy’s theology.
Easter is a joke and has absolutely nothing to
Do with Passover Easter 🐣 eggs 🥚 or silly
Rabbits 🐇. Does anyone see the inconsistencies in this guy’s ridiculousness?
Except the whole Christian concept is Paganism.
He seems to have read many books, however, it seems to me that he is either highly naive, or deceptive. He doesn’t seem to understand that he is immersed in a world of deception. I think that makes him misleading and dangerous.
You are kidding me right?? Anyone that promotes easter or xmas are not of God but of the devil. 😉
Hey I think you should take a break from apologetics for a month or so. I’m also an apologist, so I totally get how frustrating it can be to correct the same misconceptions over and over and over again. But it can still turn people away from God if we aren’t careful. So when the frustration starts getting into our tone and mannerisms, that’s a clear indicator that we need to take a break and abide in God for a while before we continue trying to help people.
Because that’s what it is, right? Helping people. We can forget that when we get frustrated.
Good advice 👍
Why can people not justify pagan Easter?
@@kM-ij2ly wdym?
@@josehumdinger6872 I just hope he takes it. He’s been getting angrier and angrier with every video recently. He’s no longer loving and gentle. I really worry for him.
Never thought these holiday videos you do would be such a blessing to reference in our time. Amazing how often today people go after only certain holidays by shoe-horning in some random unrelated historical thing in order to undermine or downplay their authenticity and then spread misinformation (for lack of a better term). Anyway thank you for blessing a brother recently.
"Why do you paint eggs? That's a pagan tradition!!"
"Cause it's fun"
That's really all you need
They painted eggs red in reference to child sacrifice.
@@phoneman729 what?😂
@@carlosquinones2242 Easter eggs were painted red to represent fertility. What I don't understand that he completely glossed over WHY Easter's dates change. It is Wiccan to move things in honor of the first full moon.
@@carlosquinones2242 its true! sorry easter xmas and halloween are pagan origin mixed with roman christianity..
@Johnny Man ugh...what makes something pagan is the diety being believed in and not its history. A pagan is someone who holds a different than the main or recognized religion. Because Easter and Christmas celebrate JESUS who is GOD in Christianity they cannot be pagan. Now if they were about ancestral deities, you can call them pagan. Otherwise, you sound ridiculous.
No one says a Volkswagen Beetle is a Nazi car, even though Hitler had Ferdinand Porsche design it for Germany.
It is called easter in English and German. The other germanic languages i checked uses a version of pesach. In my language, swedish, it is påsk.
funny but not getting over it sorry.
Easter and Christmas have pagan roots mixed with Christianity ands the dates of what christians claim is the birth and crucifixion of jesus are way off too .. look at what the symbols all mean and tell me what that crap has to do with jesus..
Now reading the word "Eostremonath" it makes more sense to me.
Because literally "monath" in German "Monat" means "month".
But that literally means Eoster's month. Who is Eoster?
@@AlexIncarnate911 probably that was the name of the month. And that name was dedicated to who or what ever.
Just because the month is called like that doesn't mean we took over pagan festivals.
@@christislord4608 Knowing the tendency of naming months and days in English and various other languages, I'm still inclined to think that it's a name of a deity. This, of course, is still not conclusive.
@@AlexIncarnate911 Even if the name was indeed the name of some pagan deity, I am not really concerned about it.
Anti-Christians just wanna make a big thing about it.
Ive even heard supposedly we worship the sun because we go to church on "sunday".....eyeroll.
The problem is to find the actual pagan connection, not just a name.
@@christislord4608 It's not just a name. There is NO name connection. Just like easter, the sunday anti Christian narrative, can only be dreamed in English. This is the intelectual level of this stuff and it remains and people repeat it... Insane.
Viva Cristo Rei!
Hey Michael, question, will you ever criticise any of voltaire's work and his literature related to the subject of theology and Christianity?
When you think therefore you am.
@@kylemckinney_22 Different dude
@@paulwillisorg Oh yeah it's Descartes
@@kylemckinney_22 Yeah a 19th century Franch dude.
Voltaire who went mad like Nebechadnezzar after mocking the Lord. Why would you need to criticise anything after that? Jesus loves you!
I hope ppl can be less smug and understand it's EASY to be yoked of the world and to be in it together. It's HARD to stand out and for our lord. I miss watching the grandkids opening gifts. But I can admit it. Celebrate whatever you wish, but plz don't be smug and tell those of us who did or are doing the hard thing and not going along to get along how wrong we are. It was a hard process for many of us. Plz keep that in mind. Being aligned with the majority is EASY but going against the grain for the most precious gift we have or could ever recieve is a lot harder. When 10 gang up on one, that's cowardice.
Thank you for your kind words, not-Pagan-good-God bless you.
@@rundmz we'll just have to agree to disagree.
@@amandaloughry4550 I agree, I wasn't being sarcastic, guess you meant something else.
@@rundmz oh I apologize I see what you're saying
@@amandaloughry4550 whole thing is quite shocking. The fact that this isn't being disproven is disturbing.
Thank you for this. I was getting irritated from people that responded back “Happy Resurrection Day” whenever I said “Happy Easter”. On Easter Sunday’s at my church the priest explained exactly what you said, how Easter is derived from Pasha from the Passover, because Jesus was crucified during Passover and he was the Pascal lamb. Easter baskets with eggs and other things Christians couldn’t eat were taken to the church to be blessed.
Why would saying happy Resurrection Day irritate you? Is that not what is being celebrated? The rising of our Christ?
Happy Easter is a satanic term
Pagan Easter has nothing to do with the resurrection at all
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday.
1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith."
Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him.
So why not just call it passover then? The guy in this video said they “probably” named it Easter after the month. It is well documented that Constantine infused Pagan traditions into the Catholic church back in the early 300s. This is one of em. Especially bc Jesus didn’t rise on a Sunday. It was most likely on the Sabbath. When MM came at dawn on Sunday morning he was already gone. Matthew 12:40 says he would be in the earth for 3 days and 3 nights. Friday to Sunday is only 2 days.
@@macormicbenjamin9315 “Easter” actually comes from a pagan goddess named “Eostre”, and is the only Germanic language where it wasn’t replaced by something akin to pacha.
Easter has so many man made traditions. It’s “probably” not pagan in origin, I don’t like those odds. Passover is Yahweh made, and commanded to be remembered forever throughout the generations. Yeshua honored Passover, He was the Passover lamb. I find much more fulfillment and closeness with Yah when I, like Yeshua, honor Passover. It’s pretty simple logic, really.
And it’s most definitely pagan… please read up on the goddess Ostara , Semiramis, Ishtar, Asherah, and Tammuz. Read judges 2:11-15, judges 10:6-7, 2 kings 23:13, 1 kings 11:33, Matthew 12:40, Ezekiel 8:13-16. Let’s learn from the people of Israel and not repeat the past. There is hope, 1 Samuel 12:10, 1 John 1:9, 1 Samuel 7:3. I share all of this from a place of love for my fellow brothers and sisters, please understand this!
@@stephanietracey6721 Per the official Vatican website paganism has been mixed with the Catholic Liturgy from a very early period. The following is excerpts and quotes from their site:
*Extracts from the address of His Holiness Pope John Paul II*
*to the Plenary Meeting of*
*The Congregation for Divine Worship*
*and the Discipline of the Sacraments*
*(21 September 2001)*
*PART ONE*
EMERGING TRENDS
HISTORY, MAGISTRRIUM AND THEOLOGY
*Chapter One*
*LITUGY AND POPULAR PIETY*
*IN A HISTORICAL PERPECTIVE*
*Liturgy and Popular Piety Throughout the Centuries*
22. The relationship between Liturgy and popular piety is ancient...
23. The Apostolic and post-apostolic peroids are marked by a profound fusion of the cultic realities which are now called Liturgy and popular piety, ...
Until the second century, expressions of popular piety, whether deriving from Jewish, Greco-Roman or other cultures, spontaneously came together in the Liturgy...
...the Church has never hesitated in incorporating into the liturgical rites forms drawn from individual, domestic and community piety.
24. [...] The local Churches, guided by clear pastoral and evangelizing principles, did not hesitate to absorb into the Liturgy certain purified solem and festive cultic elements deriving from the pagan world.
27. ...Indeed, the Liturgy itself could be enriched by new legitimate cultic expressions …
...a sense of unity in Christian worship by anchoring it firmly in the celebration of Easter, even if other elements of the one mystery of Salvation (Christmas, Epiphany, and Ascension) were also celebrated and the memorials of the Saints expanded.
Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the Festival of Spring, the Festival of Colours or the Festival of Love. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna. It also signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it celebrates the victory of Lord Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over Hiranyakashipu. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the South Asian diaspora.
But that's Hindu not pagan.
This is a claim against pagans which apparently don't get properly right because that's only the beliefs of Europe and North Africa.
Even if it was a Pagan holiday-- who cares. We are celebrating Jesus' resurection.
Youre praising the false God of fertility🤦🏻♂️And Yeshua is not happy about it. Repent! For the one who cares is our Lord almighty & it is written, you shall not worship any other Gods for I am a jealous God!
@Comment Warrior the Jesus Christ follower. ☦️ ✝️ Yes. I know it is not pagan, but it would not matter anyway. I don't understand the concern. I'm sure every single calendar day can be attributed to some evil event.
@@souljah4yeshua414 On Easter, I am celebrating God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Consider repenting of your legalism.
@Comment Warrior the Jesus Christ follower. ☦️ ✝️Passover did not happen on Easter where are you getting this from?
@@TheDenisedrake legalism? It’s the word of God😂🤦🏻♂️. The celebration of easter is not biblical nor is it in the sacred scriptures. So you celebrate a holiday that claims to supposedly pay homage to our lord but it is far from that! You believe doctrines of man not Yeshua. So again repent brother in Christ.
Flee from IDOLATRY
Insert Michael Scott pounding the table, "Thank you!" meme.
Facts won’t stop haters from throwing shade on the Easter holiday. Jesus Rose, therefore we celebrate. It’s simple.
Don't let this guy lie to you
I won't let you lie to me, either.
He's not lying on General points Louis quassy relationship to Easter with the Germanic and Anglo religionary ostara. It's not a strong one but it is loosish. And that is that.
Can you froth can lie because that's stretching the truth and that's worse than telling Lies or half truths.
There’s so much on either end that it’s hard to know what’s true. But I will say, I can’t really take a whole lot of stock in something somebody is saying when they use the word, “Probably” a lot... Either do a full research or done make a video claiming you are correct when you haven’t taken the time to do enough research to have absolutes.
History doesn't really deals with absolutes or proofs. It can only infer the most probable explaination based on the evidence. We would have to abandon a lot of science if we want to rely on proofs.
Some ideas will never die, no matter how dumb.
@@KeepingWatch95 right
@@KeepingWatch95 do you have any proof of that at all lmao
@@KeepingWatch95 "Catholic" didnt exist till 1054
@@tiredoftheworld4834 Wdym right? Easter is a christian holiday
@@KeepingWatch95 It was called the holy apostolic church catholic didnt exist till 1054 ad
What to say because traditional Easter customs are regional and vary greatly across cultures. At least here in Finland, Easter mixes both the old pagan tradition and the Christian tradition.
Traditional Finnish Easter includes the belief that the success of Easter guarantees the success of spring, and its roots date back to the time when the ancient Finns awakened the spring brought by the phallos god Peko. Today, Peko is a thing of the past, but many old rituals have been adopted into Easter such as letting the cattle out on a Wednesday between Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The cattle carry the bell under their necks and the animals can pass through an alley built of birch branches, making Easter increase their fertility. And some still believe in this tradition and maintain it.
Finnish Easter also includes some sub-traditions that have emerged as a result of the contribution of these two traditions. Such as the tradition of children dressing up as witches on Palm Sunday and passing from house to house wishing them the good health, happiness and longevity. The children "virpoa" with the blooming willow branches, and then they exchange it for wages, that is, they get fruit, candy and money for it. Those willow branches symbolize the palm branches that greet the Passover triumph of Jesus and this masquerade play mimic and fool the evil spirits.
So the claim that Easter has nothing to do with paganism is not 100% true everywhere. In different places, old traditions have been mixed with Easter and new ones have been born at the same time. But it's only one part of Easter. That Christian part of Easter still comes from Jewish Passover. And it cannot be denied because Christianity was originally a Jewish revival movement that set out to expand. But when Christianity came to new territories it gained new local features and the development of traditions.
Painting eggs helped preserve them. And gave the kids a fun task
Fresh layed eggs if kept unclean will also be preserved.
Comes from dipping eggs in blood as a sign of fertility.
Thanks for the work!
Christians saying that calling Resurrection Sunday Easter is no problem shows how deeply rooted religious syncretism is in American Christianity. We need to stop calling things that are pagan in origin and stop celebrating things that do not glorify God.
Pagan origin is God Glorifying you hebraic Godless scum. Yahweh is evil in his rebellion to blessed Pagans and our Real God/Gods.
Interesting I put up 3 comments and the most important one was removed. The one about the wisdom goddess.
Can you post them again? What about the wisdom goddess?
@@clovers10 Let me know if you see this post
God blessed Easter (Resurrection Sunday) to all who celebrate!
No such words as easter or sunday recorded anywhere in the original greek texts.
Fascinating that you utter such nonsense with profound confidence.
The word easter derived from Greek and Latin word "PASCHA", which is taken from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning Passover. The Passover in Exodus 12:23. Paul was the first to connect the risen Christ to Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation. Add to that the fact that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples during Passover and it makes sense that even today the Feast of the Resurrection is connected with the Jewish holiday.
1 Corinthians 15:14 "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith."
Passover Meal remembers the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, which was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Jesus now provided a NEW central of redemption to be remembered a new ceremonial. His last meal - what Christians called the "Last Supper" - was a Passover celebration. Paul, drawing a parallel with the sacrifice made by Jesus, referred to Christ as the Paschal lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7); hence, the Christians view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin. John 1:29 says "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. The Cross was the payment and the empty tomb is the receipt. Death has NO hold on redeemed man. When God's love and man's hate battled at the cross, God's love won. Since Jesus was raised from the dead, we can be resurrected in Him.
@@macormicbenjamin9315 - Rubbish! Pascha means Passover, and has absolutely nothing to do with Easter, except for those who are lawless.
Sunday cross worship, easter and xmas are obviously not of God. All of these came from paganism, it is truly sad that people are so ignorant on this topic.
This guy just debunk those myths my friend
@@lancethefilmguy9392 These are not myths. Do not be a fool about this topic. Do your research, test all things and hold fast to that which is good. Easter, Sunday cross worship and xmas are obviously not of God so how can they be good? They are not! They are of the devil to get people away from God. Take the sabbath alone, the one commandment that God told us to remember, these fools will teach people that either the sabbath was changed to Sunday, taken away and nailed to the cross or that it was for the jews! I tell you they are all fools! Remember even Paul and Jesus Christ himself called others fools when they went the way of the devil. 😉 It is not a difficult thing to give up, you just got to give up this world as we are to come out of this world. Hope this helps.
@@TrentonTrent So how do you explain this guy above? He has done some research to disprove this my friend. If you don't want to celebrate this then that's alright. But do not act cocky with a 😉 emoji. Be careful and God Bless
@@lancethefilmguy9392 There is no research in the world that would lead one to believe that God thinks it is ok to worship other gods. Show me in the Scriptures where it teaches you to honor such foolishness? I would like Bible verses, not an opinion from an obvious pagan. Pagans are the only ones that hold these pagan festivals dearly, not children of God. Children of God do not partake in such trash. Peace
@@TrentonTrent Well if it makes you feel better then I can't convince you and neither can he.
I can't believe that the 4th of July is a pagan celebration to honor Julius Caesar.
I hope you're joking because that was just a pun use to deflect these frauds you don't know nothing about pagans or anything about regular stuff that's outside of that stuff or anything's up with their own stuff which is actually hebraic.
There is a celebration to Julia's during July be at the tacos real actual phagans about the honorance of our emperor blessed. It's far from 4th. It's much later.
Dancing around a Maypole has nothing to do with Ishtar either.
Happy Easter, everybody. Thanks so much IP for your work, my faith was saved in big part because of it ❤️👏
Happy Ishtar, too
@@bernyberny6639 Are you not a Christian, or are you just being sarcastic? 😅
It IS Pagan WHERE is your PROOF that it is not?
Did you watch the video?
Rather, where's a shred of evidence that it is pagan? We know it's Christian - we have plenty of evidence for it being celebrated, as early as the mid-2nd-century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis, which characterises it as a well-established Christian holiday.
@@topologyrobEaster was instituted by Constantine the Emperor & made it into a Christian holiday (in which Easter came before he had). Even the Bishop of my mother's & aunt's church had confessed that Easter was Pagan.
Observation nothing in this video shows if easter is pagan or not. Repeat to correct typo in first post.
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Its supposed to be held actually a whole month after it is
"Easter is pagan bc eostre heh heh"
"What about pascha"
...crickets
@@juan_martinez524 Passover is not Easter. (And that's a half truth and personal assumption at best)
@@juan_martinez524 LOL 😆
@@juan_martinez524
The Jews in the first centuary did not worship other Gods .
They almost revolted against Pontius Pilate because his soldiers had idols on their shields as recorded in Josephus .
@@forwardechoes In most languages it is.
@@Testimony_Of_JTF No... In most languages is not easter and not even close.
Easter was instituted by Constantine the emperor I did an extensive study on this and you my friend are plain wrong.
Interesting then that we have the evidence of it being established 120 years before Constantine was born (in the Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis). What's your evidence from your extensive study?
@@topologyrob Easter was definitely before Constantine, which was pagan, Constantine made it Christian
@@sonneyputh6503 what’s your evidence?
@@topologyrob Ishtar is indeed a fertility goddess of the Babylonian and Assyrian pantheon. Note that Babylon is in the East in the lands of Iraq and Iran today. The Christian community that resides in the East is the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox community has been there since the first century, descendants of the first believers in Jesus. In the Orthodox Church the word used for Easter is not Easter, it’s Pascha. Pascha is the Aramaic of the Hebrew word Pesach (Passover). So the Christians who live in the land where the pagan goddess Ishtar comes from don’t actually call the festival after her at all, they refer to the festival by its Jewish roots, the Pascha or the Passover.
In the Second Century, Melito of Sardis, a Jewish believer and Bishop of the community in Sardis, wrote a defence of Pascha in which he argued for the date of Pascha/Easter to be the 14th of Nisan. That is, he was arguing that Pascha should be celebrated at Passover and not the Sunday following Passover. Nisan, by the way, is the Jewish month in which Passover falls and it really is named after a Babylonian god. Interestingly, the majority of the current Jewish calendar is named after Babylonian gods and the Rabbis don’t seem to mind at all. Perhaps we should learn something from the Rabbis on this one.
Most of the earliest Christians were Jewish converts accustomed to the Jewish calendar. Consequently, they observed Passover at the same time as the Jews, on the evening of Nisan 14 and continued until Passover night.
The 2 protagonists of the controversy between passover and Easter Sunday. It was between Bishop Victor of Rome ( AD 189-199) and Bishop Polycrates of Ephesus. Bishop Victor championed the observance of Passover on the following date of the Jewish Passover (I.e Easter Sunday) , He tried to enforce the adoption of this date on the Christian church at large.
The council of Nicea in AD 325 put an end to all the controversy over the date of Easter by decreeing that all Christians should follow the Church of Rome by observing Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. To Ensure that Easter would not be celebrated the following Sunday.
The anti Judaic motivation for the repudiation of the Jewish reckoning of the passover and the adoption of Easter Sunday instead is clearly expressed in Emperor Constantine’s Nicene letter quoted … The emperor urged the Christians to adopt the Easter Sunday in order to “ have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd”
The fact is, Christ was a Jew, died a Jew as well. The biblical feasts are symbolic of the fulfillment of prophecies throughout the Bible and future prophecies. There is deep meaning to the biblical feasts Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Day of Atonement, Feast of trumpets and feast of tabernacles. They are extremely applicable to Christ followers and 99% are sheep following Protestant or Catholic teachers with mostly unbiblical doctrine.
@@sonneyputh6503 Ok so you're talking about the Council of Nicea changing the date - but that's surely marginal? The point is that Easter was never pagan, but just a revamping of passover, and still is. I don't know why you read so much into a change of date - yes, unfortunately anti-Semitism has been a Christian reality for most of the religion's history, but that's a separate point.
WERE CAN I BUY A RABBIT THAT LAYS EGGS?
Look up Ishtar. The reason we shouldn't call it easter, but is the Passover, rightful name for our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ!
I did look up Ishtar. I learned that Easter and Ishtar have no relation to each other. Easter comes from the ancient High Germanic word for East: Eostarum. It is only in the Germanic languages that the holiday is called Easter. In every other language of the world, it is called Passover.
"There is no evidence that Easter is a pagan rebranded holiday" - Michael Jones (IP - InspiringPhilosophy)
Visible confusion:
- Easter Bunny (ies)
- Easter eggs
- Chocolate Bunny's
- Baskets for Eggs and Chocolate
- People hiding eggs/candy/chocolate to be found.
Having read the Bible I do not know of any connecting teachings of those above practices to the Biblical gospels... The only bunny or egg verse in the gospels is Luke 11:12 which I cannot connect to the observance of these practices that the world endorses during this time in North America. Baskets are in the Biblical Gospels (Matthew 14:20, Mark 8:8, Acts 9:25) however I lack the connection of these basket(s) references to anything to do with chocolate and eggs... when he says "evidence" I'm left perplexed of what he means. At the end he comments:
"There are no primary sources that say Easter or Christmas was a repackaged Pagan holiday."
- Michael Jones (IP - InspiringPhilosophy)
I don't know why "primary sources" are more important then observable reality.
To be clear I am not supporting the idea that Easter has been officially rebranded as a Pagan holiday. Easter for some people is a Pagan rebranded holiday. Why a person celebrates something is usually different on a subjective level for each person. I am stating that there is visible evidence that there is a rebranding process in process. I think clearly that if you can't support those practices Biblically it should concern the Christian as to where those practices originated and where they will take you as a believer. The second quotation is also refutable on the basis of who is gifting you the knowledge of this holiday. For example imagine a non believer celebrating Easter without the knowledge of Christs death and resurrection. How is the non believer evidencing anything Christ-like or Biblical? IP's statement presupposes the basic knowledge of Christ as the primary knowledge required to celebrate Easter. That is not a given in the secular culture of today. If so please provide evidence. If you ask some random person why do celebrate Easter? and there answer is because its fun. Who are you to deny that answer in todays society... let me guess they need a "primary source" for that answer? Anybody can say they are celebrating Easter but only some can say why they do and that what they do during this time has a direct line back to Christ or anything Biblical.
“It’s bigger! It’s badder! Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s too much for Mr. FringeTheorists!!!
We must consider all possibilities
Not ladies but gentlemen and women.
Nimrods birthday is the 25th December
Arguably Christmas celebrates the AntiChrist
Quote any primary source claiming that Nimrod's birthday is the 25th of December. I defy you.
I posted a source which was deleted
A good video here
m.ua-cam.com/video/tKyDhv7U8Dc/v-deo.html
What does the truth of Genesis have to do with Jesus? Genesis chapter one is the first revelation in the Bible of the Lord Jesus (Yesuha), as explained in the "Observations of Moses" PowerPoint presentation. The reason gentiles of today commemorate His birthday on the wrong date is because of what happened several years after the flood of Noah, which was in 2611 BC. Ham, one of the three sons of Noah, had a son named Cush, who later had a son named Nimrod.
Nimrod wanted to establish a lasting kingdom which would be devoted to himself. In order to keep the majority of the people in the eastern region, and to compete with the newly discovered ancient culture in the west (ruins of Egypt), Nimrod sought to be worshipped, and began an ambitious project. He got the idea from what he had heard was in (pre-flood) Egypt. He began a building project, namely the Tower of Babel, with himself being the central deity.
Certain sources outside the Bible say that Shem, Nimrod's great uncle (oldest son of Noah) tried to quell such ungodly worship by killing Nimrod and scattering his body parts across the countryside. By Nimrod being recognized as being a "god", his wife, named Saternalia, would be recognized as being a "goddess". She didn't want to lose that title and prestige, so she declared that Nimrod, upon mortal death, ascended up into the heavens and became the "sun god", and the project continued. I'm guessing at this time, God divided the continents, scattered mankind into 70 locations of three to four families each around the world, and created different languages in 2509 BC.
About eight months later, remaining in the land of Shinar, Saternalia became pregnant, and had to "rescue her situation". She then claimed that her late husband, which was now "the Sun", impregnated her with the rays of the Sun, and her son, which she named Tammuz, was born on the Winter solstice. Tammuz was worshiped as the reincarnation of the sun god "Nimrod", and his birthday is recognized up until this day, on December 25th.
Since mankind was scattered after the worship of Nimrod had begun, each culture around the world had its local version of sun god worship, with their particular deity having their birthday being on the Winter solstice. For example, the Egyptians had the god Ra, the Greeks had Zeus and Helios , and the Romans had Jupiter and Invictus, all having their birthday on what is now December 25th. All around the world, you will find the local gods, having a "sun halo" over their heads.
@@kM-ij2ly, you quote no primary sources.
This thread is manipulated. My post keep disappearing yet some remain.
Blame UA-cam. It's ramping up the censorship even further than before.
And it says there is one reply to the OP post but I see nothing.
A lot of “probably” statements in this video.
Welcome to history (especially ancient history)
Some of the customs and symbols associated with Easter have their roots in pre-Christian traditions. For example, the Easter Bunny and exchanging eggs can be traced back to pagan rituals that celebrated fertility and new life. Eggs, in particular, have been a symbol of fertility and rebirth since ancient times, and they played a significant role in many spring festivals. The tradition of decorating eggs, known as pysanky, has been practised by Eastern European cultures for centuries.
The Easter Bunny is believed to have originated from the Germanic tradition, where the hare was associated with the goddess Eostre. Hares and rabbits were considered symbols of fertility due to their prolific breeding habits. German immigrants brought this tradition to America in the 18th century, and over time the Easter Bunny became a popular figure associated with the holiday.
Another popular Easter custom is the Easter egg hunt, in which children search for hidden eggs, often filled with candy or small toys. This activity is thought to have evolved from the ancient custom of searching for eggs in the spring as a symbol of new life.
Easter is also a time when many people enjoy special foods, such as hot cross buns, which are sweet rolls marked with a cross to represent the crucifixion of Jesus. In many countries, lamb is a traditional Easter meal, symbolizing the sacrificial Lamb of God.
Easter celebrations often include religious services, such as the Easter Vigil, held the night before Easter Sunday. During this service, candles are lit to represent the light of Christ entering the world, and the congregation renews their baptismal vows. Easter Sunday itself is marked by festive church services and the singing of hymns that celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
In summary, the origins of Easter are a blend of pre-Christian and Christian traditions. The holiday has evolved to include a mix of religious observances and cultural customs that celebrate the renewal of life, Jesus Christ's resurrection, and spring's arrival.
well Christianity did not start in Germany, and in the early church days ( first 700 years ) and till this day we have no role whatso ever for rabbits in the easter celebrations ( i am greek orthodox christian from Syria) now if the germane people want to keep traditions and integrate them into their christian celebrations , the church does not object on that unless it has something against the core belief of Christianity. you guys keep falling for the same mistake over and over.
the egg story is not like that its totally different, Christianity believe that eggs represent the tomb of christ ( lifeless outside ) but has life inside . the orthodox ancient church prohibits any coloration of the eggs other than red and that has a story to it.
please stop using Germán traditions as a bedrock for your research about Christianity stop falling for the same mistake over and over.
@@amjadhanna5928, You raise some valid points, and I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this further. I understand that the integration of specific traditions, such as the rabbit and eggs, is not representative of the core beliefs of Christianity. However, it's essential to recognize that these are cultural and regional adaptations rather than fundamental elements of the faith.
As you mentioned, the tradition of colouring eggs red in Orthodox Christianity differs from the more secular practices in other parts of the world. For example, the red symbolizes the blood of Christ, shed on the cross, and the egg itself represents the resurrection and new life.
My intent was not to use German traditions as the basis for discussing Christianity; instead, I aimed to illustrate how cultural practices have been integrated into religious celebrations. I'm sorry if my previous response could have been more precise. In any case, I appreciate your perspective, and I hope this clarifies your worries.
@@I-Dophler yeah that is more clear actually, the church never shies away from integrating old pagan traditions into its ( not practice) but rather its culture, the church have always believed that it doesn’t want to erase anybody’s culture and traditions but rather transition them from dark into light , thats what most people think ignorantly is a pagan ( origin ) of a christian holidays which is truly ridiculous.
But again the Easter egg or Easter Bunny association with a Christian or non-Christian German and Anglo usage of the bunny during the of the Christian Protestant and Catholic post middle-aged celebration of mass that's nothing else.
charliejackson5492, the tradition of the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs has a rich history that intertwines both pagan and Christian traditions. Originally, the hare and egg were symbols of fertility in pagan festivals celebrating spring. Over time, as Christianity spread, these symbols were incorporated into Christian Easter celebrations, particularly in Germanic regions. However, they don't have a direct connection to Christian religious rituals like Mass, but rather are a blend of pre-Christian and Christian traditions celebrating renewal and new life.
This is why Christian churches don’t have no power, because you have this guy telling people that Easter is not pagan, get over it 😂 so sad, people are waking up and knowing the truth, I don’t have to say much more, people who are conscious, understand, Halleluyah 🙌🏾
But the truth is God doesn’t want us learning the ways of the nations. It had nothing to do with christianity until the roman catholic church (an evil branch of catholicsm) merged holidays.
Easter is a old pagan holiday
Evidence?
@rwleif poly carp I think his name he he was a student of apostle john in one of his story he said you should make the resurrection connection to passover not easter. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” that's in the book of John. There is no truth in easter. Easter stands for ishstar the goddess of fertility and love etc. A pagan god. Look it up. Thanks for your interest.
@@jesussaves4973 ok, so you have no evidence at all and think saying "look it up" is a substitute. Got it.
@@Cpatriot there was not a spec of evidence in that paragraph. I would suggest actually reading it next time.
Thanks for information and have a happy Easter 🐰
In Soviet Russia...
Egg hunt you!
😂
Ostara is a completely separate thing to Easter.
stop arguing if Easter is pagan or not just get down to the brass tax... WHERE DID THE BIBLE TELL YOU TO CELEBRATE A SO CALLED HOLIDAY CALLED EASTER. AND WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT GIVE US THE STATUTES IN REGARDS TO HOW EASTER IS TOO BE CELEBRATED... IF YOU CAN'T PRODUCE THOSE VERSES THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT IS NOT OF THE GOD OF ABRAHAM ISSAC AND JACOB... HENCE PAGAN
I heard it differently, that Easter is named after Ishtar the goddess of fertility and to celebrate her fertility they used eggs and rabbits who are definitely very fertile.
You heard incorrectly. Easter has nothing to do with Ishtar, and rabbits and eggs were not used in the worship of Ishtar.
No one has ever produced any evidence for that fanciful etymological speculation.
It's not though it comes from that comes from really just one almost two sources from the 17 1800 from ignorant question idiots and pseudo frauds who did not know what they're talking about one is pissed lop who is EXO liar Drew upon another one who is speculating in the 1700's who didn't know he was talking about either we just heard sounds it and sounded like and it must make a connection because it's lazy thinking and ERROR full way of pronunciation.
@@tryingnottobeasmartass757you can say that again because Ishtar praise was actually not even close to the spring at all or even the fall or the winter is Charlie was always prays during the summer time during her time of work and praise pain like how you always prays during the spring and the fall when it during his time of Yom Kippur in New Year since the Hebrew New Year biblically speaking as Babylonian origins but it's not tied to Ishtar maybe or not. But ISHTR is praised during the summer. And, She has a love affair with Tammuz the true and Real only Tammuz not the ultra satanic super light at the end against the Bible fake piss lot pulled out of his ass or the regular faked of Tammuz Cameo ring in the Hebrew Bible as a object in Ezekiel 8.14 Buttttt The real and Only Tammuz of Mesopotamian Babylonian Assyrians beliefs and lore and faith and tales.
Well explained bro, Keep Spreading the truth & truth will set them free
Yup, I wish you had discernment enough to realize that Easter is pagan. But y'all believe whatever you want to believe. Unless God said it himself (in the Bible) then It's a no go for me. Please give us scripture to back up this notion. If it's not there than it isn't Biblical truth.
Well… Easter may not be a pagan holiday per se… however, all the decorations/ trappings of Easter are extremely pagan… it’s a hybrid mix actually.. (. Crossbuns , rabbit and eggs etc … pagan traditions incorporated by the Catholic Church)… incidentally, Easter is the translation of Ishtar into English
( Passover is not actually Easter) ..
*deep sigh* my good sir, he already addressed many of those objections in the 1:39 of the video. And there's more in depth explanations available on his channel for your viewing pleasure. Please avail yourself.
@@tayh.6235 there are also more in depth explanations regarding the opposite… by PHD’s… not me … not some idiot out of his moms basement ( as depicted on this video,,, for obvious reasons right? )… for instance… Passover is found many times in scriptures… Easter only once ( Ishtar)… in this singular use of the word Easter in scriptures, it is referring to crucifying one of the apostles upside down ( remember? ) and Ceaser wanted to wait until Easter to do it in order to add to the festivities…. Passover had already occurred several weeks prior to the date of their Easter ( Ishtar) festival… the Catholic Church is the culprit in adding onto the word of God… Easter is a Catholic invention… fact… fact… fact…
It highly depends on language because in my native langue, Spanish, is "pascua" which derives of the Latin word "pascha" that also derives from the Hebrew word "pesach" which is the Hebrew word for "passover". Let's say Spanish is more consistent with the Hebrew word but English is not.
@@tayh.6235 Gotta love it when people comment on a video they clearly didn’t bother to watch, right?
People are still trying to say cross buns are pagan 😖 That's just made-up nonsense. People baked buns and marked them with the cross. That's it. There was no earlier tradition.
Keep debunking these myths my guy, These tools are still using Zeitgeist level arguments loool
I remember watching that stuff as a kid and was an atheist at the time and even then I realised it was nonsense
Not "myths" but ass pulled theories and fraud.
The date of someone's death and birth never changes. Why does the date of Easter Sunday always change?
Because it is based on the lunar calendar.
Why do atheists think two holidays happening around the same time means one was a repackaging of the other? Is New Year's Day a repackaging of Christmas because they're only 7 days apart?
The date of someone's death and birth never changes. Why does the date of Easter Sunday always change?
@@oldschool5 Because celebrating the death and resurrection of our Savior isn't restricted to one specific day maybe?
@@MajorTomFisher The date changes because of the sun and the moon. Most of these spiritual holidays deal with the sun. I thought maybe someone might be able to offer me some new fact based info but I dont think its goin to happen
12 tribes of Judah. 12 disciples. 12 months in the year. Maybe all that stuff is true
@@oldschool5 You have literally missed the point in my comment by continuing to just take two arbitrary things and declare them connected because the same whole number is involved by stating the 12 months of the year are connected to the 12 disciples. The United States government is separated into three branches, does this mean that they are derived from the three states that water can be in? There are 12 eggs in a carton, is this also related to the 12 disciples/months/whatever other arbitrary connection you want to make? Does every four-point road intersection derive from the four seasons? This is the sort of analysis that would get you put in an insane asylum for applying it to the current world, but it makes you a profound and forward thinker if you apply it to history.
And lastly, while we're at it, you're not even targeting a core theological doctrine of Christianity with these retarded points about Holidays that aren't sanctioned in the Bible anyway. Everyone with a head on their shoulders recognizes that it's a cultural tradition to put the day where it is and celebrate it the way we do, this is bottom-tier Christian trivia. At least have the gumption to crack the spine of a Bible before you waste precious oxygen aspousing points that do _absolutely nothing_ to verify your viewpoint on Christianity.
@@MajorTomFisher I understand your point. It was just old and i have heard that same reasoning for years. I have heard that weak argument for Valentines day and Mothers day. Ive heard that reasoning in regards to Christmas and folks birthdays as well. Typical!!
Man i said maybe all that stuff is true.. Who knows if there is an esoteric connection to jesus representing the sUn and his disciples representing the 12 months of the year. I dont know if that is a fact or not. But there is enough information for one to make a strong argument.
You talk about retarded points and an insane asylum. Bro. You deal with talking animals. One who accepts mythology as history is the perfect candidate for the insane asylum. What goes on in a childs mind to allow them to accept santa must be the same thing that goes on in an adult's mind that allows them to accept a 500 year old boat builder as history.
this is just cope for modern Christians. You have been tricked into celebrating a holiday that is unholy and in veneration of "The mother goddess" ie ISHTAR, ESTARTE, INNANA , SEMURAMIS ect.
You celebrate a pagan holiday guys its ok to not know but its not ok to be in denial of the facts.
There's so much proof it's pagan. Y'all just wanna keep your sin
We're waiting for the proof.
@@rustydowd879 it's common. Since. Only Christians will say it's not to justify there sin. The eggs. Bunny. Egg hunt ECT all came from a pagan festival.
@@YAHWEH-SAVES777, there's no proof of that. It's just Protestant bigotry against Catholics. This is literally anti-Catholic political propaganda from a century ago spread by the KKK and other hate groups. Go to History for Atheists. Watch an atheist historian break down what the actual historic evidence is in support of the pagan Easter hypothesis and the much more substantiated alternatives.
@@YAHWEH-SAVES777, which pagan festival? Name both it and the primary and/or secondary scholarly sources that prove your claim.
@@sean6003, false. Easter is NOT based on paganism. Period.
If only Christians were this passionate about observing the seven festivals as delineated in Torah. The biblical seven festivals are vastly more fulfilling and actually have deep spiritual and prophetic meaning. Emptying your house of leavening agents teaches us how Christ removed sin from us, and how me must often search out ourselves for sin and rid ourselves of it. Plus eating unleavened bread (for 7 days) reminds us of how Christ was perfectly sinless, and how we are spiritually sustained by Him because He was without sin. If you have the opportunity, instead of observing Easter through Christian traditions rather read up and try observe Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits in accordance to the new moon and weekly Sabbath calendar. Then on First Fruits count 49 days plus 1 for Pentecost. They are filled with deep spiritual and prophetic meaning. Shalom and may Passover be a blessing for you all.
The festivals are fulfilled in Yeshua ha Meschiach. They are types and shadows.
The festival of trumpets represents Christ's return. This has not happened yet, they are shadows of "things to come". They have not all been completely fulfilled yet.
@@ryanpsyu7339 sure it does.
But I do not need to keep the feast of trumpets.
I know _fully well_ that all the feasts are fulfilled in Christ. There's no need to foreshadow it.
And the law of Moses is now defunct. We have a new Covenant and a new High Priest. Not the levitical Priesthood. That's ended.
@@Lucid.dreamer Defunct? No. Mainstream Christianity misunderstands what Christ said when He said He came to fulfil it. To fulfil in Hebrew means to keep, to obey, it does NOT mean to do away with. What the NT does is give one the power to obey the OT through the change of heart that comes from repentance. Also, Christ never said the Sabbath was done away with, rather He highlighted that doing good overrides any religious tradition (especially those man-made) on the day because doing good is the central theme of Scripture. God is more concerned with a person's actions, to show biblical love, than the rituals and ceremonies, but that never meant the rituals and ceremonies were no longer required. What Christians go and do is interpret His words to mean that one can now do one's customary work on the day when the NT never said that. It's the same with pork, nowhere does the NT ever declare it is acceptable to eat pork. Peter's vision had nothing to do with pork, but was all about Jewish prejudices against Gentiles. You see, it's not the pork meat itself that makes a person unclean (in an unfavourable position with God) but the decision from the heart to disobey God that makes one unclean before God. From out of the heart comes such things as adultery, lying, etc and choosing to disobey a direct command, such as "do not eat pork." And the mainstream Christian view has a big problem, Zechariah 14 says the Gentiles who survive the Tribulation will literally go yearly to keep the Feast of Tabernacles and will even take sacrificial offerings to Jerusalem. Here you claim it defunct, yet Ezekiel (40-48) envisions the temple that will be built for the Millennial Reign of Christ, with the Levitical priesthood and sacrifices fully restored that will last a thousand years. Even Isaiah 66 says the Gentiles will keep the Sabbath Rest and lunar calendar. The Torah was never done away with, that's a lie that crept into the church around the second and third centuries once the first believers were gone. But here's the gist of it: the Jews are the sign-bearers, not the Gentiles. During the Millennial Reign of Messiah the Jews will literally keep all the laws in Torah, not to earn salvation of course but for the symbolic meaning, like a theatre play, an act, a memorial. Salvation was always a matter of faith, even before the laws were given, hence the ritual and ceremonial laws were always symbolic, even the moral laws are in many ways symbolic. Most of the laws do not apply to Gentiles who do not live in Israel, nor are we commanded to go live in Israel. See it like this, during the Millennium a Gentile family will go to Jerusalem and they will witness the Jews performing sacrifices, then the son asks his father, "why are they doing that?" The father then responds, "well you see son, that lamb they are sacrificing symbolises Christ who was innocent when He was condemned to death."
And in regards to Colossians 2. See it like this metaphor, Christ didn't nail the Highway Code (called in the UK, or as it's called in the USA, the Rules of the Road) to the cross, rather He nailed the fine you received in the mail to the cross, the paper fine that had your name on, photographic evidence, the law you broke, the penalty for violating that specific law, and the court date. The Highway Code still exists and is still being enforced and we are commanded to obey it, but Christ has paid ALL the fines you got and will get. Also, Paul was saying, and I paraphrase for clarity, "don't worry when the pagans judge you when they hear and see you keeping the Sabbath Rest, the biblical lunar calendar and the feasts, because we know these all have deeper spiritual and prophetic meanings in Christ. He is our head who guides us, and we the body are of Christ." Yet mainstream Christianity completely misinterprets Paul. It wasn't a situation of Christian legalists versus non-legalists but about Christians who were following God's laws as delineated in the Torah versus the ascetic pagan religions and philosophies that was influencing their new way of life.
Shalom.
@@mattburns617 that's an extraordinarily long load of twaddle.
So the connection to Ishtar/Astarte being a precursor spring celebration, and celebrated by Canaanite’s about rebirth and resurrection is just not a thing?
Yep! Hislop was literally just making stuff up to suit his pet pastime of proving how the Catholics were super evil.
There is no physical resurection of Ishtar . It's a vegetation.and crop cycle
Watch Truthunedited he mentioned Ishtar
There's no evidence for the cult of Ishtar/Astarte having any influence on the Germanic pagan religion (which is the usual argument, Ishtar = Eostre) there's also no evidence tracing back customs like easter eggs or hares beyond the 14th or 15th centuries (in Central Europe) nor evidence linking any sort of such customs with Ishtar/Astarte
@@tiredoftheworld4834 He made things up and you bought it
EaStEr Is PaGaN!.!.!.!.!.!. BeCaUsE I hAtE cHrIsT bCaUsE oF mY sInSsSsSsSsSs!.!.!.!.!.!.
Lol sure man it wasn't based in the fertility goddess Ishtar/Inanna thousands of years before Christ was repackaged from semitic and Egyptian mythology, but nice PowerPoint project! ✌🏻
Source or stfu
A shame for your notion that it has zero evidence.
@@topologyrob you are in every response asking for evidence and many have sent links. What do you really want?
@@JAYSPLASHMUSIC the links simply assert the same things - where is the actual evidence?
@@JAYSPLASHMUSICI get the feeling that he's just being a troll.
The concept of Christian holy days is rather foreign to New Testament Christianity. Easter is a Christianized repackaging of the Passover. There is no record of first century (apostolic) Christians celebrating a holy day commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. On the first day of the week, we are told, the disciples gathered to break bread, presumably a reference to the Lord's Supper but that's as close as we come to a Christian holy day and it seemed to be celebrated every first day of the week. Paul makes mention of a gathering in Corinth on the first day of the week and this is the biblical tradition that is followed today. But no Easter and no Christmas. That junk didn't start until after the apostles were dead. It's the early signs of apostasy (i.e. proto-catholicism).
Fun fact about Ostara…all the festival lore comes from the uh oh German nationalists trying to give their country lore / roots to inspire further nationalism.
SPOILER: It won't be pagan next year either! Historical sources beats internet blogs and myths every time. So shut your mouth untill you ate up your chocolate eggs!!!
Not myths but ass pulled theories.
I love the video title. Blunt and straight to the point 😎
Easter is an 9ld Pagan festival celebrating the goddess of fertility Ostara.
Eh, it's all made up
What is made up?
There is a reason everyone is confused, And it's not what most think.
What do you think is the problem? If you don’t mind me asking.
It's the acceptance Of a patriarchal God That gives way for confusion.
@@sherifflynn4310 Ah, I could see how that might be problematic. Why do you think that is?
@@wesley3300 my answer was removed, did you,see it
@@sherifflynn4310 no I didn’t see it :/
No just painting stupid eggs are, and don't forget the commerciality of the whole thing
Ēostre is a West Germanic spring goddess. By way of the Germanic month bearing her name (Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ
Yep, just used to name the month of Pascha in a small number of languages, like we use the name of Julius Caesar to name the Fourth of July, but that doesn't make Independence Day in the USA a Roman holiday.
This is definitely a channel for mainstream Christianity. Dont lead people astray
Estra, the goddess of fertility, is that Easter is actually about. She is a pagan deity
True Easter is only about Jesus. It isn’t Easter if it doesn’t talk about Jesus
Except that there is no evidence for that.
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 yah tells us not worship him the ways the pegans did and he also said do not take or add to it so when we take customs that have nothing to do with the messiah like Easter and Christmas we are doing exactly that , it doesn’t get any more clear than that , yah didn’t tell us to celebrate his resurrection or his birthday, his birthday is not even in scripture, we just don’t add in our man made traditions because we think it’s okay because again he said do not take or add to it, when we do what we want to do. We are leaning on to our own understanding and scripture tells us not to do that.
As a pegan I can for a fact say she is considered a godness, the bunny is cause her favorite form was a bunny, and she changed into a bird to run away from hunters, at that form she layed eggs. Same for hot cross buns. The cross is actually a symbol of protection.
But it is a pagan holiday just like Dec 25th.
It's obvious the Spirit of TRUTH doesn't live within you
If all the symbols of Easter are pagan, and even the ceremonies are pagan, then how exactly is Easter not a pagan festival?
Because the symbols and ceremonies aren't pagan at all :p
Hi IP,
did you made a response about interpolations in the bible? If not I would love to see your research regarding this because it's often used against the credibility of Christianity.
GOD bless your ministry
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Pesach > Passover > Easter
I don't eat Easter eggs but i eat chocolate eggs
shalom