How the Pagan Celebrations of Lent, Good Friday and Easter started in “Christian” Churches:
The Short Direct Answer is the Holy Roman Catholic Church is the Cause of this.
Paganism is Deeply Rooted in the “Christian” Celebration of Lent, Good Friday, Easter / Passover.
The Truth is Almost Every so-called Christian Church is Pagan in its Origin.
Even Many Actual Christian Churches are Full of Paganism.
All Protestant Churches came out of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Even Non-Protestant Churches like Baptist Churches have Adopted much of the Catholic Paganism.
The Birth of the Holy Roman Catholic Church:
Constantine the Emperor of Rome wanted to Control the Christian Church, so he Suddenly had a Vision (If this Vision did happen it was From Satan Not from God.) that is explained in the Below link. (I do Not Endorse the Below Websites. I could Not include the Needed information in this Blog Alone, so I am including links that fairly accurately record the True History of what I am talking about.)
Immediately After Jesus’ Crucifixion Rome went to War Against the Christian Church. Christians were Murdered on site. They were Famously Murdered for Entertainment by Gladiators, by Animals too. This Continued on until Constantine. I Do Not Believe that Constantine had a Vision at All. I Believe that he realized that the Persecution of the Christian Church was just making it Grow.
Constantine / Satan Created the Pagan Holy Roman Catholic Church so he could Destroy, Pervert the Christian Church. He Did Not Convert to Christianity. There is Nothing Christian About the Roman Catholic Church.
What Constantine did was to put Nearly Every Roman God and Goddess and All of the Pagan Roman Celebrations / Holidays into his Creation of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. The True Christian Church was Never part of this Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Jesus’ Warning:
Jesus Warned in his Ministry of False Teachers. During Jesus Ministry there were False Teachers already Falsely Claiming to be a part of Jesus Ministry. Matthew Chapter 7 is about this:
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-7/
The “Christian” Churches that Folded into Constantine’s Holy Roman Catholic Church they were Not Actual Christian Churches.
The True Christian Church was an underground Church that lived in the Catacombs for example. The Catholic Church was Not Christian it was / is a Counterfeit Church. Protestant Churches are Catholic Lite False Churches. They all Kept a lot of the Pagan practices of the Catholic Church as well as False Catholic Doctrine.
The Actual Christian Church of Jesus, his Disciples had No Part in the Catholic Church / Protestant Churches.
https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/the-church/church-history-constantine/
The Below link is my own Blog about the Catholic Church Please take the time to open it and read it. It is Essential Reading for understanding this, Blog.
https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/?p=5889
Today’s Counterfeit Christian Churches:
https://plain-talk-christian-ministries.com/?p=2016
“Christian” Churches are Simply Mostly Not Christian at All. How “Christians” Celebrate Easter, Christmas and Various other Holidays is No Different then Non-Christians. This is a Clear indication that the Churches these “Christians” Attend are Not Christian Churches at All.
“Christians” Have No Problem with Sunrise Easter Sunday Service, (The Sunrise Service is to Worship the Sun an Ancient Pagan Practice. It is Not Christian to Stand and Watch the Sunrise…) Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, Easter Baskets, the entire Secular Non-Christian Pagan Celebration of Easter. Their main Excuse is that they Do Not Want Their Children to miss out on anything in Life…
These Counterfeit Christians use their Children to Justify them for being Pagans.
How can Any Sane Adult Not see how Ludicrous it is to use Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, etc…, in the Celebration of Easter?
They say: “I Will Not Deprive my Children of the Easter Traditions I had while growing up. I Will Not Rob them of the Joy of: coloring Easter Eggs, going on Easter Egg Hunts. The Excitement of Getting an Easter Basket.
The same type of Ridiculous Excuses are used for the Pagan Celebrations of Christmas and Halloween too.
Parents Number One Responsibility is to Protect their Children.
Lying to Children about Christmas: Santa (Satan) Claus, Easter: Easter Bunnies, Halloween: Witches, Pumpkins, Skeletons etc…, the Tooth Fairy and the Numerous Other Lies Parents Tell / Teach their Children, Only Teaches Children that their Parents are Liars.
The Excuses Given by these Counterfeit Christians for being Pagans, Lying to their Children are Insane. One of the Worst: “It is Just Harmless Fun. I turned out alright…”
No, it is Not OK to Lie to Children. Lying to anyone Especially Children, is very Harmful, and Hurts them Emotionally. It teaches them that it is OK to Lie. This is where Parents teach their Kids about White Lies: “I really Did Not Lie to You, it is All just a part of the Holiday. You would Not have had the Enjoyment other children get if you knew the Truth…”
A Brief History of the Pagan Origin of Easter:
According to some scholars, such as Dr. Tony Nugent, teacher of Theology and Religious Studies at Seattle University, and Presbyterian minister, the Easter story comes from the Sumerian legend of Damuzi (Tammuz) and his wife Inanna (Ishtar), an epic myth called “The Descent of Inanna” found inscribed on cuneiform clay tablets dating back to 2100 BC. When Tammuz dies, Ishtar is grief–stricken and follows him to the underworld. In the underworld, she enters through seven gates, and her worldly attire is removed. “Naked and bowed low” she is judged, killed, and then hung on display. In her absence, the earth loses its fertility, crops cease to grow, and animals stop reproducing. Unless something is done, all life on earth will end.
Easter is a Pagan Celebration of Pagan Gods and Goddesses. It is a Celebration of Fertility.
There is too Much Pagan History to go over About Easter so I am going to include Links below so you can see for yourself (Most People Do Not Even Deny that Easter is Pagan… This is Very Disturbing that so Called Christians Do Not Care that they are being Pagans by Celebrating the Secular Easter Holiday.) the Historical Evidence that Easter is Pagan. The Easter Celebrations in “Christian” Churches is Pagan.
Please Do Not Ignore any of the Links I am including in this post. I Do Not endorse these websites. But I do think they give a Fairly Accurate History of the Origin of Easter. These Links are Not from Christians. I am posting these links only to show the Historical Facts about the Pagan Celebration of Easter.
https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/pagan-easter/5406/
https://www.ourfathersheart.org/pagan-origins-easter
https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/history/7-pagan-festivals-still-celebrate.html#
https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/tag/gods
The Celebration of Lent:
In short Lent was completely made up. It does Not have a Christian Origin. It was invented by the Catholic Church. It is a 40-day period of time that is part of the Catholic / Protestant celebration of Easter. The Below link is a Catholic Explanation of Lent:
The True Christian Observance of Good Friday, Resurrection Sunday (Easter), is Deeply Connected to the Passover.
First, why is Good Friday Called Good Friday?
It is called Good Friday because Jesus Died to Save the World from the Penalty of Sin. It was Ultimately a Good Day because on Resurrection Sunday Jesus Defeated Death, Hell and Satan. His Blood Sacrifice, his Blood Atonement Paid the Price for All of the Sins of the World.
Now, Everyone who is willing to Trust in Jesus Death, Burial and Resurrection, Only as Complete Payment for All of their Sins will be Saved Immediately.
1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
On Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, Christians reflect on the Death, Burial and Triumphant, Glorious Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Grave.
Jesus Loved us Enough to Endure the Shame, the Pain, the Cross for us, so We Should All Daily Celebrate (Be Thankful.) Jesus Sacrifice for us.
Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Passover in Exodus is a Picture, a Promise of Jesus Future Crucifixion for us, to Save us From Death, From Hell.
Exodus 12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Please Do Not Continue with Paganism, if you have been Celebrating Catholic / Secular Easter and other Pagan Celebrations.
Salvation is Only Possible because of Jesus Resurrection:
Without Jesus’ Blood Atonement, his Crucifixion, his Death, there would be No Resurrection, No Salvation. Without Jesus Resurrection, His Death would have had No Meaning. This is the Glorious Good News of the Gospel, and it makes Good Friday a day we can Celebrate.
Please spread this Good News to everyone who does not understand the true meaning of Resurrection Sunday. Share Salvation Scriptures with Everyone who Will Listen, Like:
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
