General Easter

Today April 20, 2025 is Easter Sunday the day the vast majority of the professing world thinks Jesus was raised from the dead at sunrise. This belief is based on pure carnal thinking. The last week of the life of Christ as far as the timing of the events that transpired cannot be understood unless you have a good knowledge and understanding of the Israelite holy days.

Passover that week fell on a Wednesday. There is always a full moon on the Passover. People of the world keep thinking that Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan, they are incorrect, the 14th day was the Passover , Numbers 28:16 and the 15th day was a high Sabbath, the first day of unleavened bread. Numbers 28:17 Passover was the preparation day for the 15th the first day of unleavened bread. Passover is not a holy day or annual Sabbath. The 15th was the high day that the Jews did not want the bodies of the crucified on the crosses so on Passover Joseph of Arimathea had to hurry to bury Jesus before sundown.

Thursday then was the high day Sabbath and the women had to rest on that day but the next day , Friday , the women could buy and prepare the spices for the body of Jesus. This Friday was the preparation day for the WEEKLY SABBATH which the women rested According to the commandment, the 4th of the Ten Commandments. Then very late on the weekly Sabbath, before it was over, the women came to the tomb and Christ had already risen. This was the fulfillment of the only sign Jesus gave that he was the messiah. Three days and three nights in the tomb. From late Wednesday to late Saturday would be 3 days and 3 nights. The carnal professing false Christian world does not understand any of this.

Without the knowledge of the ancient Israelite holy days it is nearly impossible to understand just when events took place in that last week of the life of Jesus Christ. Also, Jesus fulfilled all the symbolism of all the holy days on the exact day of each one. Luke 24:44 Matthew 5:17 Hebrews 10:1 says “year after year” are the sacrifices on the yearly feast days or annual Sabbaths or holy days . All of these ancient rituals had no substance, no fulfillment in reality, the substance, the fulfillment and reality was Christ. Once these days were fulfilled by Jesus then they were no longer kept, Hebrews 10:1,2 Christians do not keep these days because they have been fulfilled. To continue keeping them is to deny their fulfillment. The annual holy days were the annual sacrifices. This is what Israel did on all these days, they sacrificed animals. These days were a reminder of Israel’s sins and had no forgiveness for them. Hebrews 10:4 There are still people today that keep these days as well as other parts of the law of Moses. When they do this this they alienate themselves from Christ. Galatians 5:4

I kept all these days and much of the law when I was in the Worldwide Church of GOD. In the WCG we picked out what parts of the law we decided to keep and eliminated the rest but if anyone keeps the law the must keep it all and to break only one point of it makes you guilty of breaking it all. James 2:10 The law is not abolished and is in full force upon everyone who is not in Christ. Romans 3,19 Galatians 3:10,11,12,22,23,24

Being in the law while claiming grace is mixing the two covenants together and doing this voids both. Your choice is Moses or Jesus. John 1:17
 
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Bunnies and eggs are symbols of fertility. The pagan goddess Ishtar was the goddess of love, beauty, fertility and war and was associated with the planet Venus. Ishtar was also know as the queen of heaven.
Jeremiah 44:5,6,8,17,18,19 This Ishtar is spelled and pronounced Easter in the Bible. Acts 12:4 The word Easter in the Greek is pascha or Passover.
To participate in the Easter rituals , ceremonies and customs is to be sacrificing to demons. 1 Corinthians 10:20 The sunrise service of the churches is worshipping the sun, not the Son. This Easter practice is only one example of how paganism is the religion of the world’s churches . It is all pagan. Deuteronomy 32:17 Psalm 106:37 Revelation 9:20 Leviticus 17:7 2 Chronicles 11:15 1 Timothy 4:1 Ephesians 4:12 1 John 5:21
 
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Even if people are not aware of its pagan origins, they should be able to see how the day is now a commercial venture and the easter egg hunt is a recreational activity with scarce focus on the things of God. I guess it fits in really well with our churches as they exist today.
 
What happened to ancient Israel and the covenant GOD gave to them has happened to the new covenant after the deaths of all the truly inspired Apostles. Deuteronomy 12:29,30,31,32 Christianity is pagan just as Israel became so has modern day Christianity. The Devil often repeats his deception especially if it works well for his purpose. There is much scripture that confirms this. This is why GOD eliminated all human ministry from HIS church and HE alone determines who will be in HIS church. Acts 2:47 People today think they choose Christ, that they make the decision to “give their heart to the lord” but Christ says differently. John 6:44,65 Romans 8:30 Ephesians 1:4,5 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14 1 Peter 2:9 Acts 13:48 The total number of the chosen from Able to the last one is exceedingly small. Therefore the carnal world is yet under the law and is guilty before GOD. Romans 3:19 This carnal world does not escape the old covenant because they have not Passed over (Passover) into the new covenant, they are not in Christ. Therefore the world must obey the Ten Commandments and law of Moses but they do not, they are lawless. If they had obeyed the law they would have been in the shadow of Christ with the possibility of the FATHER drawing some of them to Christ. I have come to see that knowledge of the law is a tremendous asset to lead one to Christ as the law was designed to do just that. Galatians 3:24 This was the advantage of the Jew. Romans 3:1,2 Acts 7:38KJV History has perhaps not exactly repeated itself but it rhymes a lot. Because the carnal people of this world do not obey the law all manner of evil people are permitted to live instead of using capital punishment as the law demanded. Hebrews 10:28 This failure to enforce the law has led to even more evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11 Isaiah 26:10 This all results in a condition of breaking their covenant while thinking they are in another covenant they have not been chosen for.
 
What happened to ancient Israel and the covenant GOD gave to them has happened to the new covenant after the deaths of all the truly inspired Apostles. Deuteronomy 12:29,30,31,32 Christianity is pagan just as Israel became so has modern day Christianity. The Devil often repeats his deception especially if it works well for his purpose. There is much scripture that confirms this. This is why GOD eliminated all human ministry from HIS church and HE alone determines who will be in HIS church. Acts 2:47 People today think they choose Christ, that they make the decision to “give their heart to the lord” but Christ says differently. John 6:44,65 Romans 8:30 Ephesians 1:4,5 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14 1 Peter 2:9 Acts 13:48 The total number of the chosen from Able to the last one is exceedingly small. Therefore the carnal world is yet under the law and is guilty before GOD. Romans 3:19 This carnal world does not escape the old covenant because they have not Passed over (Passover) into the new covenant, they are not in Christ. Therefore the world must obey the Ten Commandments and law of Moses but they do not, they are lawless. If they had obeyed the law they would have been in the shadow of Christ with the possibility of the FATHER drawing some of them to Christ. I have come to see that knowledge of the law is a tremendous asset to lead one to Christ as the law was designed to do just that. Galatians 3:24 This was the advantage of the Jew. Romans 3:1,2 Acts 7:38KJV History has perhaps not exactly repeated itself but it rhymes a lot. Because the carnal people of this world do not obey the law all manner of evil people are permitted to live instead of using capital punishment as the law demanded. Hebrews 10:28 This failure to enforce the law has led to even more evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11 Isaiah 26:10 This all results in a condition of breaking their covenant while thinking they are in another covenant they have not been chosen for.
This post will not receive consideration, nor will it be read completely. It runs too hard against the grain of the teaching of the many churches who espouse the greasy-grace-cheap-ticket-to-paradise message.

People claim to understand that the New Covenant is a personal relationship that is caused by the only true God Yahweh when He calls people to come know His Son. He did not call them to gather in mass and create doctrines that do not hold true to scripture.

It is impossible for us to cause someone to read and think. Its even more difficult for most to pray to the Father in the name of His Son for understanding and then - wait - for the conviction of truth.

I do not know the criteria used by Yahweh in choosing those He calls. If I were to guess based on my personal journey, I'd say that it has a great deal to do with the desire to know His truth - that does not come from "professional theologians."

The dichotomy of all this is that anyone who writes a post here, claiming truth, is also seen as one attempting to teach truth. The reality for me is that I am trying to stimulate others to seek God with their whole being, because THAT is what I believe that everyone needs. We are to SEEK while He may still be found.
 
2 Peter 3:9 and Isaiah 66:2 YAHWEH knows who will genuinely repent. Luke 5:32 Luke 13:3,5 Many are called but few will truly repent and be chosen .
 
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I have in many of my articles stated that I cannot teach anyone anything. I quote John 6:45 and encourage others to believe this verse and stop looking at a man, pastor, preacher, minister. I am very aware since I first joined Simply Christian that what I would say would be rejected and met with ridicule and unbelief. It is that “who do you think you are” response. What is interesting is that there is no biblical evidence given to prove that I am wrong. I supply the scriptures to back up what I say. My hope is that GOD, if willing , will enlighten the minds .
 
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I have in many of my articles stated that I cannot teach anyone anything. I quote John 6:45 and encourage others to believe this verse and stop looking at a man, pastor, preacher, minister. I am very aware since I first joined Simply Christian that what I would say would be rejected and met with ridicule and unbelief. It is that “who do you think you are” response. What is interesting is that there is no biblical evidence given to prove that I am wrong. I supply the scriptures to back up what I say. My hope is that GOD, if willing , will enlighten the minds .
And that, my brother, is all that we can do. I accept that nobody will come to the truth unless God calls them to it. He knows the hearts and minds. Anyone He chooses will fulfill a purpose in His plan.
I know only that I could not escape what Yahweh taught me. Despite my desire to "fit in" with the small group crowd that i led for years, the social stimulation of being "respected" for my ability to design and lead studies; I was rejected for accepting God's truth. The fact is that I didn't initially accept it willingly. It came as a conviction, and I moved on. Perhaps it happens that same way to others, but perhaps not.
For certain, it was not a man who taught me these things.
 
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I began to hear a voice in my mind . Sometimes a short sentence or only a few words. At first I thought it was my own thoughts but realized that the words were going against everything I was taught by the WCG and alien to anything I had known. I had to learn to trust this voice and followed its lead. I would study the hints and clues in scripture and then scripture would begin to make sense. The truth of things came and I began writing the words down on paper. With the passage of time I saw that each truth was connected to each other as if telling a story, which it was. The other elect at that time were drawn to the same words and we studied together, then growth came more quickly after we had a group baptism. We followed what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:29,30,31,32,33
The experience of being taught by GOD was an awesome thing and we all felt great amazement when we would learn something new. Like you we were not being taught by any man, it was just as John said in 1 John 2:27
 
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I began to hear a voice in my mind . Sometimes a short sentence or only a few words. At first I thought it was my own thoughts but realized that the words were going against everything I was taught by the WCG and alien to anything I had known. I had to learn to trust this voice and followed its lead. I would study the hints and clues in scripture and then scripture would begin to make sense. The truth of things came and I began writing the words down on paper. With the passage of time I saw that each truth was connected to each other as if telling a story, which it was. The other elect at that time were drawn to the same words and we studied together, then growth came more quickly after we had a group baptism. We followed what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:29,30,31,32,33
The experience of being taught by GOD was an awesome thing and we all felt great amazement when we would learn something new. Like you we were not being taught by any man, it was just as John said in 1 John 2:27
Both of our testimonies will make no sense to others until it happens to them as well.
 
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