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There are many holy days mentioned in the bible. When one looks at their names
the meaning is evident. Allow me to display a few.
Number 1 is Passover. Exodus 12:27 reads:
Number 2 is the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Exodus 12:15 reads:
Number 3 is the weekly sabbath. Here the Hebrew word 'shabat' is related to
a similar word which is 'shabath' which means to cease and rest. Sure enough the point of
the sabbath was to cease and desist from work. Number 4
is the Festival of Harvest. This was a time of harvesting the first produce
that was grown in the land. Number 5 is the Festival of Ingathering. This
was a time of gathering in the end of the produce that was grown in the land.
Number 6 is the Festival of Weeks. Deuteronomy 16:9-10 reads:
The Festival of Weeks is also know as Pentecost in the book of Acts. Pentecost means 'fiftieth day'.
Number 7 is the Festival of Tabernacles. Leviticus 23:42 reads:
Number 8 is the Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16:30 reads:
Number 9 what is commonly know as communion, but is what Jesus called the giving of thanks.
Luke 22:19-20 reads:
We are reminded to give thanks for the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
Even some man made holy days have the meaning evident in their title.
The first one is in John 10:22 and it is known as Dedication. It celebrates the rededication
of the temple after it was defiled by the Seleucid king Antiochus 4th.
Then there is Christmas which is a day recognizing the birth of Jesus the Christ, and at least
in Catholic services a mass is performed. Mass being the giving of thanks for the sacrifice
of Jesus. Now there is one day I purposefully reserved
until the end known as Easter. Unlike all the above days the meaning of this
name for many saints remains a mystery, but here is what I have discovered.
The etymology of Easter comes from the Anglo Saxon word
Eostre, or Eastre.
This word did not come into being until the
5th century AD, where it was the recognized name of a goddess of springtime life.
The King James Version the translators for some reason decided to translate the Greek
word 'pascha' as Easter in Acts 12:4, but then in all other 28 uses they correctly translated
it as Passover.| Now don't get me wrong I celebrate the resurrection
of Jesus, but I personally find it disrespectful to refer to my Lords resurrection by a name
associated with a false deity. I choose to refer to this day as Resurrection Sunday.
I have asked many of fellow saints who use the word Easter, where the word comes from
and have never received an answer, and I doubt I ever will.
I know much of Christ' Church will always refer to his resurrection as Easter, but that
is only because it's tradition.}