Double Barrel BB
Senior Member
My pastor taught a very good lesson on this subject this past sunday. Here are a few of the points.....
Easter - Ancient festival to pagan goddess female deity - Istar. Always celebrated on the first Sunday after the spring equinox (March 22-Apr 25). Celebration of the earth regenerating itself - celebration of reproduction (thus rabbits and eggs)
Istar - Center of attention during this festival
*Jer. 7:18; 44:17-25 = Abomination to God - is the "queen of heaven"
*Ezek. 8:14,15 = Tammuz was her son and then her husband. There were sexual rituals at dawn on Easter. (Kinda takes away the meaning of the old sunrise service....)
*She had nothing to do with Jesus.
Just something to think about....
DB BB
Easter - Ancient festival to pagan goddess female deity - Istar. Always celebrated on the first Sunday after the spring equinox (March 22-Apr 25). Celebration of the earth regenerating itself - celebration of reproduction (thus rabbits and eggs)
Istar - Center of attention during this festival
*Jer. 7:18; 44:17-25 = Abomination to God - is the "queen of heaven"
*Ezek. 8:14,15 = Tammuz was her son and then her husband. There were sexual rituals at dawn on Easter. (Kinda takes away the meaning of the old sunrise service....)
*She had nothing to do with Jesus.
Just something to think about....
DB BB