Steve Lefemine on Easter

The LORD's Feasts of PASSOVER and FIRST FRUITS

versus

ROME'S GOOD FRIDAY and EASTER / ASTARTE / ISHTAR / ISIS DAY

The LORD's Feasts recorded in Leviticus chapter 23, some already fulfilled in Christ,
and some yet to be completed in Christ, Messiah Yeshua, have been counterfeited and / or
ignored by many Christians with the help of Satan's Prime Counterfeit "Church" - the Vatican's
institution of the Roman Catholic system of Babylonian-based pagan false religion.

How is it that for hundreds of years, Christians have somehow foolishly believed the
unscriptural fable that Christ was crucified and died on a Friday afternoon and then
arose from the dead several hours short of even two days later, sometime before sunrise
on Sunday morning ? The Word of God records Christ Himself saying:

Matthew, chapter 23 (KJB):
40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; Jon. 1.17
so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
www.bartleby.com/108/40/12.html#S60


The Truth is that Yeshua Messiah celebrated the Passover meal with His disciples in the
evening (Matthew 26:17-20). We would say it was "Tuesday" evening [ however the start
of a new Biblical / Hebrew day always starts at sundown ]. It was then during that night and
following day that Christ was arrested, unjustly tried, tortured, and crucified (Gospel of Mark,
chapters 14 and 15), and Yeshua "gave up the ghost" after "the ninth hour" (3 PM) (Mark 15:34-37).
So Christ died on a "Wednesday" and was buried in the sepulchre (Mark 15:42-46). And as He
prophesied in Matthew 23:40, it was then THREE NIGHTS and THREE DAYS before He arose
from the grave:

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights = THREE NIGHTS.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday days = THREE DAYS.

Then sometime after sundown on Saturday night [ actually the beginning of the Biblical / Hebrew
"first day of the week" (Mark 16:2) ], Yeshua "was risen early the first day of the week" (Mark 16:9).
By the time of the discovery of the empty tomb at sunrise Sunday morning, Christ was long gone.
"He is risen" ! (Mark 16:6).


So Christ our Passover Lamb was crucified on Passover, and He arose on the Feast of First Fruits,
"the morrow after the sabbath" (Leviticus 23:11) as "the firstborn from the dead" (Colossians 1:18, KJB) ,
and "the firstborn among many brethren" (Romans 8:29, KJB).

May the Born-again, Bible-believing Church of Yeshua Messiah once again discover the Feasts of the LORD
in Leviticus chapter 23, "in a way that brings glory to Him and to His Son, Messiah Yeshua" [ Israel's Feasts
and their Fullness, by Batya Ruth Wootten, 2002 ], and lay aside the empty and confused counterfeit religious
observances proffered by the False Church which Christ hates, the Babylonian Roman Catholic system !

Steve Lefemine
April 3, 2010


In 2010, Passover began at sundown, Monday, March 29, and continued until sundown, Tuesday, March 30.
Passover is based upon the Biblical / Hebrew (God-given) calendar, occurring on the 14th day of the first month
of the Biblical year. (Leviticus 23:4,5).

Easter in 2010 is to be observed on Sunday, April 4 (this year, five days after Passover).
Easter is based on the solar calendar and the spring equinox, observed on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after
the spring equinox, as calculated and established by Man, at Roman Emperor Constantine's Council of Nicea, 325 A.D.

Note: The Roman Catholic Popes have taken the place of the Roman Emperors: The modern-day Pope is both
a religious leader (albeit of a false religion) and a political leader.

Sovereign Head of Vatican City State (Pope) to visit the USA April 15-20, 2008
- "Supreme legislative, executive, and judicial power is vested in the pope,..."
- The pope "serves concurrently as bishop of Rome, supreme pontiff of the
Universal Church [sic], primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of the
Province of Rome, and sovereign of the Vatican City State."
http://lefemineforlife.blogspot.com/2008/04/sovereign-head-of-vatican-city-state.html


EASTER is NOT the day that Yeshua Messiah rose from the dead.

Christ arose at God's appointed time, on the Feast of First Fruits !!!

Hallelu-Yah !!!

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World Net Daily - TESTING THE FAITH

Jesus died and rose, but not on Friday or Sunday
Actual text of Holy Scripture shatters popular misconception
www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89483
Posted: April 05, 2009

Jesus died and rose from the grave. This you already know is one of the central themes of the New Testament.

And for hundreds of years, many have either assumed or been told that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon, was placed in a tomb
Friday evening and then was resurrected sometime around sunrise a day and a half later on Sunday morning.

But you may be surprised about what the Bible actually says concerning the timetable of these important events.



"If people would just crack open their own Bibles, they'd realize that not only are the words Friday and Sunday absent,
but the widely perceived time frame is not possible if you believe the actual words of Jesus Christ," says Joe Kovacs,
author of the best-selling book "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told."

In "Shocked," Kovacs, a staunch defender of the Holy Bible, probes the day Jesus really died
and the day He actually rose from the grave, all based on what the Bible itself has to say,
not what centuries of misinformation and man-made tradition have led millions to believe.

"In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Himself said He would be in the grave for 'three days and three nights,'" Kovacs explains.
"And in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus taught his disciples that He would rise from the grave 'after three days.' Even a child could tell you
that between Friday evening and sunrise Sunday morning, you cannot count 'three days and three nights,' as well as 'after three days.'"

Many people also assume Jesus died on a Friday, because the Bible says the Savior died on a day before the Sabbath.

But what they don't often realize is that there are two different kinds of Sabbaths mentioned in the Bible. Not only is there
is the weekly day of rest, but there are also annual days of rest, and those can fall on any day of the week, not just Saturday.

"The Bible actually tells you that the Sabbath day approaching as Jesus was dying was an annual Sabbath, not the
regular weekly Sabbath," says Kovacs. "And as far as Jesus rising at dawn on Sunday, the first day of the week, people often forget
that Jesus' followers only found an empty tomb that morning. Jesus came back to life at some point before that and was already gone."

These are just the beginning of the clues to determine when Jesus actually died and when he rose from the grave, and are explained
in detail in "Shocked by the Bible."

Article continued at:

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89483

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Joe Kovacs
World Net Daily Commentary

The nonexistent, evil chick called Easter
www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127864
Posted: March 19, 2010
[excerpts, emphasis added]


The very first commandment of the [ Ten Commandments ] 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)

continued...

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?

continued...

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)

[ several additional Scripture references ]

continued...

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.

continued...

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?

Media wishing to interview Joe Kovacs, please contact him here.

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Where did “Easter” get its name? Where did the concept of an Easter egg and bunny originate?
www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-t020.html
REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES
10. The names Ashtaroth or Ashtorethand Queen of Heaven where used for Semiramis by the Israelites and the ungodly peoples around them,
see Judges 2:13, Jeremiah 44:17-19, etc. Other names for Semiramis include Astarte (Cyprus), Diana (Ephesus and throughout Asia Minor),
Cybele (Asia Minor), Isis (Egypt), Aphrodite, Ceres (Greece), Venus or Fortuna (Romans), Shingmoo (China), Disa (Scandanavia),
Nutria (Etruscans), Virgo-Paritura (Druids), Isi or Indrani or Devaki (India). [up]

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"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ)


Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273
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April 3, 2010

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