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And the times of this ignorance
God winked at;
but now commandeth
all men every where to repent:
The Pagan Origin Of EASTER
Easter is a day that is honored
by nearly all of contemporary Christianity
and is used to celebrate
the resurrection of Jesus Christ
The holiday often involves
a church service at sunrise,
a feast which includes an "Easter Ham",
decorated eggs and stories about rabbits
Those who love truth
learn to ask questions,
and many questions must be asked
regarding the holiday of Easter
Is it truly the day
when Jesus arose from the dead?
Where did all of
the strange customs come from,
which have nothing to do
with the resurrection of our Saviour?
The purpose of this writing
is to help answer those questions,
and to help those who seek truth
to draw their own conclusions
The first thing we must understand
is that professing Christians
were not the only ones
who celebrated a festival
called "Easter"
"Ishtar", which is pronounced "Easter"
was a day that commemorated
the resurrection of one of their gods
that they called "Tammuz",
Tammuz was believed to be
the only begotten son
of the moon-goddess and the sun-god
In those ancient times,
there was a man named Nimrod,
who was the grandson
of one of Noah's sons named Ham
Ham had a son named Cush
who married a woman named Semiramis
Cush and Semiramis
then had a son named him "Nimrod"
After the death of his father,
Nimrod married his own mother
and became a powerful King
The Bible tells us of this man,
Nimrod, in Genesis 10:8-10 as follows:
"And Cush begat Nimrod:
he began to be a mighty one in the earth
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord:
wherefore it is said,
even as Nimrod
the mighty hunter before the Lord
And the beginning of his kingdom
was Babel, and Erech, and Accad,and Calneh,
in the land of Shinar
Nimrod became a god-man to the people
and Semiramis, his wife and mother,
became the powerful Queen of ancient Babylon
Nimrod was eventually killed by an enemy,
and his body was cut in pieces and sent to
various parts of his kingdom
Semiramis had all of the parts gathered,
except for one part that could not be found
That missing part was his reproductive organ
Semiramis claimed that Nimrod
could not come back to life without it;
and told the people of Babylon
that Nimrod had ascended to the sun
and was now to be called "Baal", the sun god
Queen Semiramis also proclaimed
that Baal would be present on earth
in the form of a flame,
whether candle or lamp, when used in worship
Semiramis was creating a mystery religion,
and with the help of Satan,
she set herself up as a goddess
Semiramis claimed
that she was immaculately conceived
She taught that the moon was a goddess
that went through a 28 day cycle
and ovulated when full
She further claimed
that she came down from the moon
in a giant moon egg
that fell into the Euphrates River
This was to have happened
at the time of the first full moon
after the spring equinox
Semiramis became known as "Ishtar"
which is pronounced "Easter",
and her moon egg
became known as "Ishtar's" egg"
Ishtar soon became pregnant
and claimed that it was the rays
of the sun-god Baal
that caused her to conceive
The son that she brought forth
was named Tammuz
Tammuz was noted
to be especially fond of rabbits,
and they became sacred in the ancient religion,
because Tammuz was believed
to be the son of the sun-god, Baal
Tammuz, like his supposed father, became a hunter
The day came
when Tammuz was killed by a wild pig
Queen Ishtar told the people
that Tammuz was now ascended
to his father, Baal,
and that the two of them
would be with the worshippers
in the sacred candle or lamp flame
as Father, Son and Spirit
Ishtar, who was now worshipped
as the "Mother of God and Queen of Heaven",
continued to build her mystery religion
The queen told the worshippers
that when Tammuz was killed by the wild pig,
some of his blood fell on the stump
of an evergreen tree, and the stump grew
into a full new tree overnight
This made the evergreen tree
sacred by the blood of Tammuz
This would carry over to our Christmas belief-
but it was actually the Son; of the Sun God Baal
who was born on Dec 25th
Jer 10:3
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
Jer 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold;
they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not
She also proclaimed a forty day period
of time of sorrow each year
prior to the anniversary of the death of Tammuz
During this time, no meat was to be eaten
Worshippers were to meditate
upon the sacred mysteries of Baal and Tammuz,
and to make the sign of the "T"
in front of their hearts as they worshipped
They also ate sacred cakes
with the marking of a "T" or cross on the top
Every year, on the first Sunday
after the first full moon and
after the spring equinox, a celebration was made
It was Ishtar's Sunday
and was celebrated with rabbits and eggs
Ishtar also proclaimed
that because Tammuz was killed by a pig,
that a pig must be eaten on that Sunday
By now, the readers of this writing
should have made the connection
as to how paganism has infiltrated into
the contemporary "Christian" churches,
and further study indicates
that this paganism came in
by way of the Roman Catholic System
The truth is
that Easter has nothing whatsoever to do
with the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
We also know,
that Easter can be as much as three weeks
away from the Passover,
because this pagan holiday is always set
as the first Sunday after the first full moon
after the spring equinox
Some have wondered
why the word "Easter"
is in the the King James Bible.
It is because
Acts, chapter 12, tells us
that it was the evil King Herod,
who was planning to celebrate Easter,
and not the Christians
The true Passover and pagan Easter
sometimes coincide, but in some years,
they are a great distance apart
We know that the Bible tells us in John 4:24,
God is spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth
The truth is, that the forty days of Lent,
eggs, rabbits,hot cross buns and the Easter ham
have everything to do with the ancient pagan
religion of Mystery Babylon
And they are all, anti-christ activities!!
Satan is a master deceiver, and has filled the lives
of well-meaning, professing Christians with idolatry
These things bring
the wrath of God
upon children of disobedience,
who try to make the pagan
customs of Baal Christian worship
You must answer
for your activities
and for what you
teach your children
These customs of Easter honor Baal,
who is also Satan, and is still worshipped
as the "Rising Sun" and his house is the
"House of the Rising Sun"
How many churches have "sunrise services"
on Ishtar's day and face the rising sun in the East?
What does the true God think about Sun Worship?
Eze 8:16
And he brought me into
the inner court of the LORD'S house,
and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD,
between the porch and the altar,
were about five and twenty men,
with their backs toward the temple of the LORD,
and their faces toward the east;
and they worshipped the sun toward the east
Eze 8:17
Then he said unto me,
Hast thou seen this, O son of man?
Is it a light thing to the house of Judah
that they commit the abominations
which they commit here?
Act 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at;
but now commandeth all men every where to repent
Does your son or daughter have to ask you everyday
for your forgiveness/love?
Do you not love them unconditionally?
Or is your love for them dependent upon their efforts
to earn and deserve your love?
Of course not!!
Your love is unconditional because they are your children
and they are a part of your very being and existence
LOOK AROUND YOU
Everything and everyone you see
came forth and proceeded from God
Everything and everyone
are a part of his very being and existence
WE ARE HIS CHILDREN
WHO ARE IN THE ON-GOING PROCESS
OF BECOMING SONS AND DAUGHTERS
Sin was not an unexpected shock
that surprised even our Creator
It was and is however, an important aspect
required in the process of each of us
being made into his very image
Although it temporarily separated us from our Father
he had prepared for it and for its elimination
through the Lamb prepared before the
foundations of the world
and we, being a part of his very being
would be saved by the death of Jesus
Do you really believe
that Jesus paid for ALL sin
for ALL time with his ONE offering?
And that he did indeed reconcile
all the children who were separated by sin
back unto the Father with the shedding
of his precious blood?
IS "PERFECT LOVE" CONDITIONAL?
dependent on you doing something
to earn or deserve this "perfect love"?
Is the Father of "Perfect Love"
the Father of imperfect "Conditional Love"
dependent on you doing something
to earn or deserve it?
No my friends
Just as your children do not have to ask
for your love/forgiveness every day
as long as they shall live
Neither do the Children of God
have to ask him for his love/forgiveness
every day as long as they shall live
Just as we parents out of our love for them
want our children to see and understand their mistakes
Our Father wants us to acknowledge
our mistakes by confessing them to him
which shows him that we know our failings
and therefore can learn from them to avoid
continually repeating the same errors
AFTER THE DEATH OF JESUS
WE NO LONGER HAVE TO ASK HIM FOR FORGIVENESS
WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Satan does not want you to know this
which results in you still carrying your sins
and yet claiming the Blood of Jesus
Yes, it is Satan himself who wants you
to keep asking for forgiveness
because if you continue to ask for forgiveness;
you are denying the Correct Faith
that he already took ALL sins for ALL time
and paid the price (judgment)
for ALL sins for ALL time
This incorrect faith allows Satan to argue
that you do not have the Correct Faith
and that you have not been reborn of the "Water"
there fore you are still carrying your sins
and therefore you indeed belong to him!!
Satan wants you to keep believing
that you have to pray daily for sins;
as a never-ending requirement to be saved
Read my writing with the pictures within:
Most Christians will die in their sins
For Satan has hidden the "WATER" aspect of salvation
from almost all the professing Christians of the world
(this is NOT about our Baptisms)
William Wilbur
http://www.myspace.com/water_spirit_blood
http://livinginblackandwhite.ning.com/profile/WilliamWilbur
How to have every prayer
that you will ever pray-
answered....Guaranteed!!
First you must know and believe:
Elohim is a Sovereign God,
knowing ALL THINGS
before you even ask and
Eph 1:11
Who works ALL THINGS
after the council of HIS OWN WILL
Jesus himself, revealed an amazing truth
during his most serious moment in prayer
in the garden of Gethsemane after
the last supper with his disciples
Mat 26:36
Then cometh Jesus with them
unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto the disciples,
Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder
Mat 26:37
And he took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy
Mat 26:38
Then saith he unto them,
My soul is EXCEEDINGLY SORROWFUL,
even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me
Mat 26:39
And he went a little farther,
and FELL ON HIS FACE, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if it be possible, LET THIS CUP PASS
from me: nevertheless not as I will, BUT AS THOU WILT
Was Jesus sincerely, with all his heart, requesting that
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE "let this cup pass?"
YES, He surely was!!
Did God answer the prayer of Jesus to "let this cup pass?"
NO, He didn’t!!
Yet, did not Jesus get His prayer answered?
YES, He surely did!!
How so?
Because Jesus’ greater desire
was that his Father’s will be done,
rather than "let this cup pass"
Jesus has just shown us
not only the answer to ALL answered prayer
but also the answer to ALL unanswered prayer!!
If you always pray, "not as I will, but as THOU will,"
all of your prayers will be answered too!!
Whether you always get what you desire
or you do not get what you desire,
if your greatest desire of all desires
is for "THY WILL be done,"
then you can rest assured that from this day forward,
all of your prayers will always be answered!!
Elohim's WILL which is his intention for the way
he has already preordained everything to go,
will always be done!!
And believe me,
No prayer has ever changed
what God has planned or purposed to happen
exactly as he preordained and WILLED for it to happen
If it is God’s intention
for you to be blessed by some particular favor,
and God INSPIRES you to pray for that favor
then it will surely be given to you
If on the other hand,
if it was not God’s intention
for you to be blessed by some particular favor,
then no amount of praying
will cause God to grant it to you
Either way, God’s will must and will be done,
and if that is your GREATEST DESIRE in your prayers
then whether you receive some particular favor
or you don’t receive it, nevertheless,
your prayer will be answered!!
1John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in him,
that, if we ask any thing
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL,
he heareth us
Rom 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities (weaknesses):
for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession (prayer) for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered
So what should you pray for?
Anything you desire that aligns with God's WILL
If God has blessed you with your physical needs
of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation-
then pray for the qualities of love, mercy, forgiveness,
kindness, gentleness, meekness, faith, courage,
knowledge, understanding, wisdom,
patience, self-control, and thankfulness!!
God is our Father and Jesus is our Saviour
God wants to hear from you!!
Talk to him!!
About anything and everything important enough
for you to think about or be concerned about
And always be thankful!!
At night when you lay down to sleep, spend a few minutes,
and thank God not only for your loved ones;
but even for your pillow, your bed,
the shelter over your head,
your refrigerator, your indoor plumbing,
the water you have to drink
and above all these, the Father who loved you
so far beyond your understanding,
that he sacrificed his only Son
so that you may live and become
his very image and Son/Daughter