EASTER is from ROME, not the BIBLE



EASTER is from ROME, not the BIBLE !

The Messiah arose on the Biblical Feast of Firstfruits, not Rome's "Easter"

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The Saviour, the Messiah, the perfect Passover Lamb,

was crucified on Passover,...

(John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Luke 22:7-20; Luke 22:39-71; Luke 23:1-56; Passover - Leviticus 23:4,5;

Unleavened Bread - Leviticus 23:6-8)

"For even Christ (Messiah) our Passover is sacrificed for us:"

1 Corinthians 5:7b

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... And the Redeemer arose "from the dead the third day,"

on the Feast of Firstfruits.

(Luke 24:1-7; Matthew 12:39,40; Luke 24:44-47; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, Leviticus 23:9-14; Firstfruits - Leviticus 23:9-14)

"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;

so shall the Son of man (Jesus / Yeshua) be three days and three nights

in the heart of the earth." Matthew 12:40, KJB (Jonah 1:17)

"... Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ (Messiah) to suffer,

and to rise from the dead the third day." Luke 24:46

"But now is Christ (Messiah) risen from the dead,

and become the firstfruits of them that slept." 1 Corinthians 15:20

"But every man in his own order: Christ (Messiah) the firstfruits;

afterward they that are Christ's (Messiah's) at His coming." 1 Corinthians 15:23

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Passover is observed according to the Hebrew / Biblical calendar according to the 14th day of

the month of Nisan. The 14th day of Nisan can fall on any day of the week. In 2009, it begins

at sundown on Wednesday, April 8th, and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 9th. [The Romish holiday of Easter is on Sunday, April 12 in 2009.]

However, in 2008, the Hebrew / Biblical observation of Passover, still on the 14th day of Nisan

(Leviticus 23:4,5), began at sundown on Saturday, April 19th, and ended at sundown on Sunday,

April 20. Clearly, the day of Passover, according to the Hebrew / Biblical calendar, can fall on

any day of the week. Passover was the day Messiah our Passover Lamb, was crucified

(sacrificed) to atone for the sins of believers ! NOT "Good" Friday ! [In 2008, the Romish

holiday of Easter was on a Sunday, as it always is, on March 23, almost one month before

Passover !!! -

If the Messiah was crucified after the Passover meal with His disciples (the "Last Supper" –

Luke 22:1-20), and, realizing of course the Resurrection occurred after the Crucifixion; then,

how was it that in 2008, "Easter" was almost one month before "Passover" ??? How can

Easter ever occur before Passover, if the Messiah was crucified on Passover and arose from the dead three days and three nights later ?!! Answer: The Romish holiday of Easter is NOT when the Messiah arose. The Messiah arose from the dead on the Hebrew / Biblical holy day of Firstfruits, not the pagan, Romish holiday of Easter.

Easter was established at the Council of Nicea (A.D. 325), convened by the Roman emperor Constantine. "The Council of Nicaea in 325 decreed that Easter should be observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox (March 21)." EBchecked/topic/176858/Easter

So the observance of Easter is based on the solar calendar, i.e., the spring equinox. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. On the other hand, Passover is the 14th day of Nisan, based on the lunar calendar, in which the first day of each new month starts

with the new moon.

Easter is not the Day of the Messiah's Resurrection ! He arose from the dead three days and three nights (Matthew 12:39,40) after He was crucified, on the feast of "Firstfruits." There is no way that a "Good Friday" crucifixion and a Sunday morning resurrection can come out to three days and three nights between the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Easter is another one of Rome's many fabrications and fables.

Conclusion: Easter is not Christian; it is Pagan, a "religious" invention of the minds of men, rooted in the pagan false religion of ancient historical Babylon. The Biblical observances

are Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits, fulfilled and completed in the life, death,

and resurrection of the Messiah, the Lord, Saviour, and Redeemer !

(Leviticus 23:4-14; Matthew 26:20-29; Mark 14:17-25; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7,8; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23)

Steve Lefemine

Passover

(fifth day of the week (Thursday), April 9, 2009)

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Easter: "Christianized" Romish paganism rooted in Babylon's ancient religion

"The Pagan Origin Of Easter"

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The Pagan Origin Of Easter

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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 tract 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", who 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 son

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 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.

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 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 tract should have made the connection that paganism has infiltrated 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 the pagan holiday

is always set as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

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CCL note: Steve Lefemine has deleted this section of the tract addressing Acts 12:4 - here only,

the Greek word "pascha" is translated "Easter" in the KJV, though it is translated "Passover" elsewhere.

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The true Passover and pagan Easter sometimes coincide, but in some years, they are a great distance apart.

So much more could be said, and we have much more information for you, if you are a seeker of the truth.

We know that the Bible tells us in John 4:24, "God is a 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. These are all antichrist 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 pagan customs

of Baal worship Christian.

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 ?

How many will use colored eggs and rabbit stories, as they did in ancient Babylon.

These things are no joke, any more than Judgement day is a joke.

I pray to God that this tract will cause you to search for more truth.

We will be glad to help you by providing more information and by praying for you.

These are the last days***, and it is time to repent, come out and be separate.

David J. Meyer

Last Trumpet Ministries International

PO Box 806

Beaver Dam, WI 53916

The article above in its entirety can be found at:

tracts/tract1.html

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*** Note from Steve Lefemine: We have been in the "last days" for the last nearly 2,000 years,

since A.D. 33 - see Acts 2:17 - there may yet be hundreds, or even thousands of years of

human history remaining before the return of the Messiah (Psalm 110:1; Matthew 28:18-20),

who is King of kings and Lord of lords today, now ! (1 Timothy 6:15)

"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18

Yeshua Messiah

Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary

dir., Columbia Christians for Life

PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC

(803) 794-6273







April 9, 2009

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Evangelism to Roman Catholics by a former Roman Catholic priest:

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Romanism and Islam are both rooted in the pagan religion of ancient Babylon.

Roman Catholicism is NOT Biblical Christianity.

The Pope Kissing The Koran

(Karol Wojtyla - "Pope John Paul II")

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Here is a photo of the Pope at the end of an audience with Patriarch Raphael I of Iraq where

"the Pope bowed to the Muslim holy book the Qu'ran presented to him by the delegation

and kissed it as a sign of respect".

"The Two Babylons - Romanism and Its Origins," by Alexander Hislop (1916):

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"Where did the practices and beliefs of Roman Catholicism come from? In this scholarly classic, first published over eighty years ago, Alexander Hislop reveals that many Roman Catholic teachings did not originate with Christ or the Bible, but were adopted from ancient pagan Babylonian religion, and given Christian names."

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Reports from previous years:

Easter: "Christianized" Romish paganism rooted in Babylon's ancient religion 2008:

"Easter" - Sunday, March 23

"Passover" - Sundown, Saturday, April 19 - Sundown, Sunday, April 20

If the Messiah was crucified after the Passover meal with His disciples

(the "Last Supper"), and of course the Resurrection occurred after the

Crucifixion; then:

How is it that in 2008, "Easter" is almost one month before "Passover" ???



Easter is not Christian but Pagan - rooted in Babylon's ancient religion

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Easter: "Christianized" paganism rooted in Babylon's ancient religion

The Pagan Origin Of Easter

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