The nonexistent, evil chick called Easter

Joe Kovacs

"Easter" is such a pretty-sounding word, isn't it?

It instantly makes many people think of a variety of joyous
images such as springtime, sunshine, blooming flowers,
pretty dresses and bonnets, colored eggs, cute baby chicks and
adorable, little bunny rabbits.

New outfits, colored eggs and flowers are among
the popular annual traditions associated with Easter.

It also brings to mind for countless millions the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the grave.

They say this is the holiest time of the year, because yes, the
Creator of the universe, Jesus Christ, is alive
on His heavenly throne after spending three days and three nights
completely dead.

I could not agree more with people becoming aware of the story of
Jesus' death and return to life. It shows us the path to becoming born
into the actual Family of God, as the Bible indicates many sons and
daughters will be brought to glory as the immortal "children of God."

Yes,
the
Bible
is completely true, but you may never have heard the spectacular,
ultimate destiny God has in store for you. It's far more glorious than
just floating around on clouds in heaven! Find out what you've never
been told,
direct from your very own Bible!

But brace
yourself, because there's a very dark side to this centuries-old
tradition, and it has to do with the famous Ten Commandments of God.

The very first commandment of the Big Ten is perhaps one of the
most overlooked in everyday life.

In just eight words, it states: "Thou shalt have no other gods
before me." (Exodus
20:3)

Sounds simple enough. Christians would never put another god in
front of the true God who made the universe – right?

Wrong.

Most Christians, whether knowingly or unknowingly, violate this
very first commandment of God each year by placing before God the actual
name of a pagan goddess of fertility and the dawn.

In case you haven't figured it out by now, her name is – believe it or
not – "Easter."

That's correct, folks. The word Easter is actually the name of an
ancient, heathen goddess who represents fertility, springtime and the
dawn.

Some of her symbols are flowers, bunnies, eggs, the sun and
the moon. Who'da thunk?

The pagan goddess
Easter, known by many names including Ostara, is often shown with her
springtime fertility symbols including flowers and bunny rabbits. ("Ostara" by
Mickie Mueller)

If you don't believe me, go ahead and Google
it. Or simply open up an encyclopedia or a dictionary to probe
the pagan origins. Feel free to ask your preacher. An honest one
will have to admit it.
In different languages and through a variety of cultures, the
name of this deity – who in reality does not even exist – is spelled
different ways, including Ishtar, Astarte, Ostara, Eostre and Eastre.

Even in the Bible itself, many of God's own chosen people
actually followed the customs of numerous Easter goddesses, with her
name spelled in the King James Bible as "Ashtaroth" and "Ashtoreth."

For those who have never seen Easter in this light before, take a
look at what Scripture itself has to say. I'm adding emphasis with the
modern word in parentheses so you can see what God is really telling
you:

"And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth
(Easter)." (Judges
2:13)

"And the children of Israel did evil again in the
sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth (Easter)"
(Judges
10:6)

"And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel,
saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put
away the strange gods and Ashtaroth (Easter) from among
you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he
will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." (1
Samuel 7:3)

"And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have
sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth
(Easter)" (1
Samuel 12:10)

"For Solomon went after Ashtoreth (Easter)
the goddess of the Zidonians" (1
Kings 11:5)

"And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which
were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the
king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth (Easter) the
abomination of the Zidonians …" (2
Kings 23:13)

While Easter may sound like a pretty word, just look again
in that list above at some of the terms God associates with Easter and
her customs: "corruption," "sin," "abomination" and "evil."

Many Christians
remain unaware that Easter is actually a pagan goddess known by a
variety of other names including Ostara, often depicted with her
springtime fertility symbols such as flowers, the sun, rabbits and
decorated eggs.

And here's a Bible newsflash for you. We're not even supposed to be
saying the E-word.

Crack open your own Bible and read it for yourself:

"Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it
be heard out of thy mouth." (Exodus
23:13)

Certainly, Christians today who celebrate Easter don't do so with the
intention of worshipping another god besides the true God, and I'm not
saying or even implying that. But the fact of the matter is many are
bringing the name of a pagan, nonexistent goddess before Him, violating
the very first commandment.

Additionally, it's more than just the name that bothers God. He
specifically warned His people not to worship Him using heathen customs:

"Be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their
gods, saying, 'How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the
same.' You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in
worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord
hates." (Deuteronomy
12:30-31, NIV)

Perhaps if the springtime holiday were called "Hitler Sunday" or even
"Satan Sunday" instead of Easter, people might have an easier time
understanding the problem of attaching evil to God. Would people
decorate swastikas instead of eggs and hold goose-stepping contests, all
the while claiming such customs were now Christianized?

For those
who might wonder why the King James Bible mentions Easter in Acts
12:4, keep in mind the Bible was not initially written in English.
The word in its original language of Greek is "Pascha,"
meaning "Passover" and translated as Passover in every other instance,
some 28 times. Bibles published since 1611 have corrected this
glaring error.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's way past time to dump all this
fertility-goddess nonsense when it comes to honoring the true Creator.

Enough with the name of Easter, the coloring of eggs, the Easter egg
hunts, baby bunnies and fluffy little chicks. These are all symbols of
reproduction which have been associated with the heathen fertility
goddess for millennia now.

The apostles did not find a basket of eggs or a chocolate bunny
rabbit in Jesus' empty tomb, and they certainly didn't go
Easter-egg-hunting while spreading the good news of the kingdom of God.

The maker of all things, Jesus Christ, is offering all of us a spectacular,
glorious future as an immortal child of God who will be judging angels
and the citizens of the world, reigning alongside Him for eternity.

God not only wants to be worshipped in spirit and in truth, but
He wants absolutely nothing to do with this phony baloney goddess.

Is it really worth offending your Maker for the pretty-sounding,
colorful lie of the nonexistent, evil chick called Easter?

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