A short-ish word:

On easter

WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I DIDN’T KNOW, ABOUT passover

(based on conversations I have had with professing christians)

 

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At the time of this writing, March 2026, Passover & Easter are almost upon us. I’m sure that whatever side of the argument you land on, there will be ardent arrangements afoot in your homes & in your church fellowships. But what about the preparation of our hearts? That is all but forgotten about. We often miss the solemn weight of The Feast & its rich theology, in favour of the watered down & half-hearted, poor excuse for teaching within The Church at large. After that, it’s quickly back to business as usual. Well, I suppose that if we don’t understand it, we can just ignore it, right? When we easily hop, skip & jump our way through these days, without giving a second thought to what The Lord is actually trying to show us, we do Him & ourselves a great disservice. Am I saying that we need to pop down to our local farmer & purchase a lamb, smear its blood on our door lintels & hold barbecues? No, not at all. Neither am I suggesting that we hold Passover meals in our homes or church services. I’m saying that we have to come to understand what these things mean & when we do, we’ll see that we need nothing else. In the new birth, we leave everything represented by Egypt behind. But many of us want to take a little bit of Egypt with us. Brethren, we do not need to do that. Why? Because YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for that very reason.

To state that Jesus died for our sins has become little more than a cliché & yet it is a statement of truth that is at the heart of The Gospel. Why have these truths been ignored, side-stepped & even replaced? Paul says, ‘For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.’ (1^st Corinthians 2:2). This is not only the act of The Lord Jesus being nailed to the cross, but rather, the entire range of His death, burial & resurrection. We see this quite clearly in The Scriptures.

What we haven’t seen is the biblical connection between the very first Mosaic Passover in Exodus & the finished work of The Lord Jesus Christ. Why not? Because a portion of our leadership is lazy, isn’t called, or they are in disobedience. They cannot or will not teach The Church these deeper truths. It’s a lot easier to light candles, eat chocolate & stroke bunnies, isn’t it? I said it! It’s true! Go figure!

Passover is not only the night of the death of the firstborn. That is where it begins. The Lord says, ‘Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.’ (Exodus 19:4). Jeremiah says, ‘Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.’ (Jeremiah 31:31-32).

What do we see in The Passover? There is the demonstration of God’s Divine power. This creates living witnesses! There is the sacrifice of the lamb & the shedding of its blood. This brought salvation & deliverance out of slavery to the Egyptians.

This is where The Church at large will usually pull over & park, smugly self-satisfied.

What do we see in The Gospel? There is the demonstration of Messiah’s Divine power. This creates living witnesses! There is the sacrifice of The Lamb of God & the shedding of His blood. This brings salvation & deliverance out of slavery to our enemy.

Don’t we see the New Covenant Doctrines of Substitution & Identification in the Exodus narrative? The lamb died in Israel’s place so that they could walk free.

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 (Romans 5:6-8).

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again…²¹ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (2^nd Corinthians 5:14-15 & 21).

¹⁸ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (1^st Peter 3:18).

What about the New Testament Doctrine of Justification by faith? Israel were instructed to take the blood of the lamb & strike it on the doorposts of their houses. They were to go inside & not come out. YHWH saw the blood & passed over their homes. Thank God for the blood!

²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; ²² Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: ²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: ²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ²⁶ To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus (Romans 3:21-26).

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ² By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God… 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. (Romans 5:1-2 & 9-10). 

¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; ¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot (1^st Peter 1:18-19).

²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸ Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them (Hebrews 11:27-28). 

What about the New Covenant Doctrine of Translation from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God? Israel left Egypt’s domain at night & were led through the Red Sea, emerging on the other side in the morning.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: ¹⁰ Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy (1^st Peter 2:9-10). 

¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: ¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:12-14).

8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8).

What about the New Testament Doctrine of Sanctification from the world? Israel had to eat unleavened bread for seven days after Passover. Sanctification begins immediately, post salvation.

⁷ Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: ⁸ Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (1^st Corinthians 5:7-8). 

⁷ For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness (1^st Thessalonians 4:7).

¹⁴ As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: ¹⁵ But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation (1^st Peter 1:14-15).

These truths are all right there before us in the text, so why has The Church circumnavigated what is there, in favour of something that is not? The Church at large has abided this audacious infiltration. The Church at large has allowed this foul pollution. The Church at large has accepted this cheap imitation. Moses led Israel out of Egypt & our leadership has led us right back.

If it’s sweet, if it’s shiny, if it’s cute & if it’s cuddly; give it to The Gentile Church; they will swallow anything!

As I sit here writing this, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there are those who cannot understand (as someone emailed recently) ‘What even actually is the problem? Do these things even matter, really?’. The problem is huge & yes, these things really do matter because the devil is quite literally in the details. Take a good hard look at what Christ & His finished work are being compared & reduced to. YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for this very reason. There was no blurring of any lines at Passover. However, some within The Church have opted for Easter instead. We have missed the fact that Passover is The Lord’s magnum opus & chief polemic against every false way. Make your choice believer; pagan religion or paschal reality?

⁷ But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. (Exodus 11:7).

Where is that difference today? This is not simply a case of saying tomayto, tomahto or potayto, potahto. There are ungodly elements taking their place in what is meant to be Christian worship & as soon as that happens, we are no longer venerating YHWH. It is as subtle as Eden’s serpent. It is beyond me that anyone who professes a faith in Christ & what He has accomplished, should wilfully embrace some of the very things that His death, burial & resurrection have delivered them from. YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for this very reason. Do not allow those elements back, despite their disguises. Keep The Feast that truly celebrates The Lord Jesus Christ, in the way that Scripture prescribes. There is no need to incorporate anything else. Israel celebrated Passover as a memorial to what God had done. Jesus told us how to keep The Feast in remembrance of Him. Paul reiterates this truth in his first epistle to Corinth. Sadly, some are unwilling to teach & others are unwilling to learn. Both prefer the status quo. Whatever has been acquiesced to thus far, has a deep root system. It will take a miracle to remove it. However, I know Someone who can do just that.

 

 

 

 

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A short-ish word:

On easter

WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I DIDN’T KNOW, ABOUT passover

(based on conversations I have had with professing christians)

 

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Well, some among you may be surprised to hear that what I’ve written so far has met with opposition from certain quarters. All of this has transpired before I’ve even finished the series. James says, ‘Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.’ (James 1:19-21). This being the case, I have to warn you that this piece in particular will be a hard swallow for some. Why? Because of a guilt by disassociation within The Church at large. As I stated in my opening salvo, my thoughts & feelings concerning easter are much the same as they are about christmas; highly westernised; under scrutinised; overtly secularised; commercially popularised. The Lord has been undermined. He cannot be deleted from His supreme position, so the spotlight has instead been moved away from Him. This is a grevious sin against The One Whose death, burial & resurrection underpin The Feast. The Church ought to champion Passover. Instead, it has advocated for something else. something much less. Brethren, you & I will be in grave danger if we continue to embrace the ism instead of The I Am.

In our last meeting we were looking at the significance of eggs in Egyptian belief & rites. It’s quite a thing. We will continue to ferret through this theme & also address the issue of the easter bunny. As stated previously, after a little research, it turns out that we can look a little closer to home for some answers. In the meantime, let’s hop back to Egypt.

‘In ancient Egypt hares were very important. The god Osiris was sometimes portrayed with the head of a hare. The great river Nile which gave life to everyone through its annual floods and subsequent fertility was supposed to emanate from a mummified hare…So in a sense the hare could be taken to mean the source of the life force itself…Osiris was therefore often depicted in the shape of a hare before being torn to pieces and thrown into the Nile to ensure the seasonal cycle of renewal. So the hare, the Nile, fertility and agriculture were one and the same. Osiris was also the God of the afterlife, underworld and the dead. Osiris was also God of Transition, Resurrection and Regeneration. He was linked to agriculture and the grain harvest in the same way that the seed of grain germinates and dies and then grain rises again and becomes an ear of wheat. Significantly Osiris holds a crook and a flail. Sheep and corn. The death of the god is celebrated at planting time and the resurrection at harvest. Osiris was also husband of Isis. Sometimes he was called Un nefer and wore the head of a hare as a mask and was sacrificed to the Nile each year to facilitate flooding which in turn led to an increase in soil fertility, irrigation and high grain yields. The hare was venerated for its swiftness and keen senses. There was also another goddess called Wenet the hare goddess who was Guardian of the underworld. She was taken into the cult of Horus and Ra. Egyptian mythology is complex but the hare plays a significant role within it, the downstream effects of which continued in the Middle East for two thousand years or more till the arrival of Christianity…It can be past, present and future; Vitality, Rebirth and Resurrection.’.

© James Crowden 2026. All rights reserved (emphasis added).

It’s also interesting to note that the Hare is also connected to Hermopolis, fertility, prosperity, renewal & often considered to be a representation of Ra. YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for a reason. Let’s fast forward to 16^th century Europe & see what Protestants had to say for themselves. The following observation is an interesting one.

‘In Alsace and neighbouring regions, these eggs are called rabbit eggs because of the myth told to fool simple people and children that the easter bunny was going around laying eggs and hiding them in the herb gardens. So the children look for them more enthusiastically, to the delight of smiling adults.’.

De Ovis Pascalibus. Georg Franck von Frankenau (emphasis added).

This egg laying creature was known as the osterhase (ooster-haza); the easter hare. According to history & legend, this tradition gained prominence in the 1500s & was later taken to Pennsylvania by either German or Dutch immigrants in the 18^th century. Because Hares were very rare at that time, the more abundant rabbit got the job. Yay for employment rights!

‘The legend says that a poor woman hid eggs for her children to find. After they found the eggs, they saw a hare jumping away. The children believed the hare had left the eggs…Children made nests where the Easter hare could lay its eggs, and this is why we have Easter baskets, though now they are filled with colourful, plastic grass…The symbol of an egg and a rabbit have represented life and rebirth for many centuries. It’s believed that decorating eggs for Easter goes back to the 13th century when eggs were dyed red to represent the blood of Christ’s crucifixion. In addition, the egg represented the tomb of Jesus. Eggs were also once forbidden to be eaten during the Lenten season and would be consumed on “Fat Tuesday” prior to the start of Lent.’.

© Daniel Ganninger2025 (emphasis added).

Once again, we have attempts to tie ungodly & unbiblical elements to The Feast. Why don’t we all just go out, get bloody mary cocktails & encourage all of our children to drink them? The tomato juice can represent the blood of Jesus. The alcohol can represent the wine mixed with vinegar Christ was offered on the cross. The celery stick can represent the soldier’s spear. The tabasco & lemon juice can represent the biting bitterness of The Lord’s crucifixion. It all makes logical sense. Where’s the harm in it? Afterall, it’s just a bit of fun for the kids, isn’t it?

Would we do that? No. Why? Because the concept is as dangerous as it is ridiculous, no matter how the elements involved can be twisted to suit whatever surreptitious purpose we desire.

Why then has The Church at large so willingly coopted & cooperated with such a blatant & guilty disassociation from its true root? It has winked at devilish ignorance, instead of commanding men everywhere to repent. Paul says, ‘For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.’ (Ephesians 5:8-11). Why hasn’t The Church done this? YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for a reason.

¹¹ O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. ¹² Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. ¹³ Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. ¹⁴ Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? ¹⁵ And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ¹⁶ And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷ Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, ¹⁸ And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty (2^nd Corinthians 6:11-18). 

It is for these & many other reasons that I personally believe Easter & Passover to be mutually exclusive. They are not the same feast. Easter is the worship of the season. Passover is the worship of The Saviour. The Church at large has very foolishly swapped The Exodus for The Equinox & we ain’t even done yet!

In The Feast we have three massive events. We have Christ’s sacrificial death. We have The Saviours prophetic burial. We have The Lord’s glorious resurrection. Passover is brutal, brooding & brilliant. Paul says, ‘But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.’ (1^st Corinthians 2:7-8). The enemy’s nose was put out of joint spectacularly when Jesus uttered those words, it is finished. With His blood shed, He breathed His last & gave up the ghost.

Like the Passover lamb, not one of His bones was broken (John 19:36), which is in itself a miracle, given the severe beating He received. On that cross, He endured the wrath of God against sin in our place.

²¹ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.’ (2^nd Corinthians 5:21).

²¹ And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled ²² In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight (Colossians 1:21-22).

¹³ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; ¹⁴ Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; (Colossians 2:13-14). 

¹⁰ By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all (Hebrews 10:10). 

²⁴ Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed (1^st Peter 2:24).

¹⁸ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (1^st Peter 3:18).

² And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1^st John 2:2).

Easter bears none of these truths. Its themes contain no spotless lamb of God; no shed blood; no judgement; no cross; no conclusion; no repentance; no salvation; no justification; no bodily resurrection. It pays lip service to The Exodus, while paying homage to The Equinox. It cheapens the grace won for us at Calvary by The Lord Jesus Christ & compares His accomplishments to weak & beggarly elements like chicks, eggs, rabbits & hares. Passover & Easter are not the same.

If The Church at large wants to celebrate easter, they can go ahead. But they ought to have the decency to admit that they have simply christianised beliefs & practices that were summarily judged by God. YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon for a reason. But in true Gentile fashion, The Church has blindly allowed the gods of Egypt to saunter back & take pride of place during the most solemn & sacred days on the Christian calendar. Cheers guys. Personally, I choose The Paschal Lamb. Personally, I choose The Lord Jesus Christ. Personally, I choose Passover. Selah.

 

 

 

 

 

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A short-ish word:

On easter

WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I DIDN’T KNOW, ABOUT passover

(based on conversations I have had with professing christians)

 

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In our last meeting, we looked at the very first Passover & the miraculous way in which YHWH delivered Israel from Egypt, while simultaneously judging their false gods & stripping their supreme deity, Amun-Ra, of its potency. In broad terms, The Church at large accepts this history as highly symbolic, but how many among us truly believe that Almighty God actually performed these acts & laid down a foundation for the future sacrifice of The True Pascal Lamb; The Lord Jesus Christ? I would dare to venture that our beliefs are clearly revealed in our doctrines & in our practices. Passover, The Lord’s Supper & the ultimate vicarious death of Jesus Christ are all foreshadowed in the Exodus account. Through The Gospel, we witness a glorious recapitulation of truths that have their underpinnings forged in the fists of The Lord, when He systematically annihilated Egypt’s pantheon of false gods. The Lord says, ‘Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagle’s wings, and brought you unto myself.’ (Exodus 19:4). Passover & the doctrines it holds are no less relevant, prevalent or powerful today, than they were at the first. We The Church ought to recognise & realise this, instead of simply going along to get along. If The Church at large continues to allow this to slip, as it has other issues, it is simply sawing through the branch upon which it is perched.

Once again, the problem we have is one of Gentile interference with the root into which they have been grafted. In this, we have been challenged by some who have said, ‘..we are not Jewish, so why do we need to follow Jewish customs?’. This is a valid question, to which there is an equally valid answer. In the first place, the Christian acknowledgement & celebration of Passover, which is the matter in hand, is not participating in a Jewish custom; it is partaking in a Jewish covenant.

YHWH made His covenant with the Jews, not with the Gentiles. We covered some of these aspects in our articles titled ‘a short word on fashionable anti-zionism & emergent christian neo-christofacism’. The Gentiles who have come to believe in The Jewish Messiah are grafted into that covenant, but they do not have any right to formulate their own terms & conditions. If you don’t believe me, I suggest you read Romans 11.

The Church at large today is for the most part wilfully ignorant of this. Furthermore, The Lord did not decimate Egypt’s pantheon of false gods to then allow The Gentile Church to swing its doors open & invite them back in! Yet here we are. Before we make any attempt to keep The Feast, we ought to know exactly what it is. This is only right & fair.

In the Exodus, we see the defeat of the powers of darkness & the Divine deliverance of Israel through the lamb; they had the encapsulation of the Old Covenant, in its blood. Because of the atonement of Jesus Christ & His finished work at the cross, we have the realisation of the New Covenant, in HIS blood.

Jesus Christ conquered any & all in the breaking of His body & the shedding of His blood. All of this was for the benefit of the recipients of His salvation, not for His own sake. In prescribing & describing The Feast, YHWH also establishes how He is approached & worshipped. We often forget this to our detriment.

There is no logical or theological reason for we The Church at large to christianise ungodly elements in our doctrine or practise. However, if ifs & buts were sweets & nuts, eh. This ought not to be a point of contention, yet it is. Why? Don’t ask me. Ask those who have introduced their traditions to The Faith & insist on their inclusion to The Feast, often misguidedly citing Scripture that has been twisted out of all reasonable context.

Passover & its elements reveal the redemptive role & finished work of  The Lord Jesus Christ in type & in shadow. When Jesus gave His life, bled, died & rose again from the dead as the Captain of our salvation (Hebrews 2:10), we had a marvellous fulfilment of a promise YHWH made in Eden; ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ (Genesis 3:15). Almighty God cuts a covenant & seals it in blood. The blood of His Son, Jesus Christ!

Easter & its elements reveal the themes of Spring. New beginnings. New life. After the first full moon of the Vernal Equinox, The Church at large dusts off its bells & whistles. These dates will vary depending upon whether you use a Julian or Gregorian calendar. Just ask anyone who attended The Council of Nicaea. Someone thought that it would be a great idea to conjoin the resurrection with the start of the new season. Cheers guys.

In Easter, it isn’t the resurrection that is being seen. It is the pantheon. Say what you will. Twist & turn it at your own leisure & for your own pleasure, but the truth is that much of The Church at large has embraced the world & ignored The Word. Just ask the Emperor Constantine about his shift.

It is impossible to successfully divorce Gentile devilism from its demonic stem, simply because its symbolism can be conveniently recycled & repurposed. There should never have been a marriage between them in the first place.

YHWH smashed the gods of Egypt for a purpose. Christ’s resurrection from the dead is not akin to the rebirth of Spring. In this I take note of the words of Bede, the Venerable, who made comment concerning the changing of the name of the season.

‘Eosturmonath (Easter month) has a name which is now translated "Paschal month", and which was once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, in whose honour feasts were celebrated in that month.  Now they designate that Paschal season by her name, calling the joys of the new rite by the time-honoured name of the old observance.’.

De Temporum Ratione, Bede the Venerable 725 A.D. (emphasis added).

Historically, there is little of nothing said about a goddess named Eostre, even though the name bears some resemblance to Easter. Yet it remains true that for reasons unknown, the Gentile Church decided to part ways with the Jewish root of its faith. In doing so, they have also abandoned Passover & pay lip service to the truth.

Now, we have nothing more or less that an illegitimate priesthood, making unnecessary sacrifices, on unsanctified altars, that are literally monuments to syncretism. Just as sure as eggs is eggs. Speaking of which; where do we get the association of eggs with easter? We could bash paganism again & wag our fingers in its face for introducing the fertility symbols of eggs & bunnies to The Feast. However, after a little research, it turns out that we can also look a little closer to home for some answers. Before that though, let’s go back to Egypt. Brace yourselves & see why YHWH smashed the pantheon.

‘The Hermopolitan cosmology arose at the site of Hermopolis in Middle Egypt. Hermopolis was a city sacred to Thoth, the god of wisdom. The ancient Greeks equated Thoth with their god Hermes, which gives us the name Hermopolis, or “city of Hermes.” The ancient Egyptian name for this city was Khemnu, or “Eight-Town.” The number eight in this place-name makes references to the eight deities (the Ogdoad) who are the main characters in this version of the creation story. The Ogdoad consisted of four frog-headed male gods and their serpent-headed female counterparts. This divine group represented the dark, watery, unknown, and eternal state of the cosmos prior to creation. Nun and Naunet represented water. Heh and Hauhet expressed the notion of infinity. Kek and Kauket stood for darkness. Amun and Amaunet reflected the concept of hiddenness. These eight gods existed within the watery chaos of pre-creation. Within this unchanging “nothingness,” there was the potential for creation. The Egyptians believed that from these eight gods came a cosmic egg that contained the deity responsible for creating the rest of the world, including the primeval mound—the first land to arise out of the waters of pre-creation. In some versions of the myth, the egg was laid by a goose named “the Great Cackler,” while in other versions an ibis, the bird associated with the god Thoth, is responsible for the egg.’.

Glencairn Museum. The Academy of the New Church. Copyright © 2009-2026 (emphasis added)

Out of the egg hatches the sun god, Ra. Later he became known as Anum Ra. Eggs hatching gods. What a convenient metaphor for resurrection. Christ breaks out of His tomb, just as a chick breaks out of its shell. Cheers guys. Hence the Latin tag omne vivum ex ovo; all life comes from an egg. There’s more.

‘Like human beings always have, the ancient Egyptians knew and valued this important symbol. Indeed, one of the euphemistic names for the innermost sarcophagus (the one right next to the mummy) was “the egg.” For them, the coffin was merely the eggshell protecting the human being until she or he is ready to break free and be reborn as a Shining One among the Deities. Geb, father of Isis, with the goose upon His head. As daughter of Geb (the Earth God, one of Whose symbols is the goose), Isis is called “the Egg of the Goose.” Yes, I know. God. Egg. But it is what it was, and, by tradition, Isis is the Divine Egg of Her father. Yet Isis is a Bird Goddess Herself and has eggs of Her own, most notably Horus and the Horus-king. In the Pyramid Texts, Isis discusses with Nu, the God of the primordial abyss, how the king will be reborn by breaking out of his egg. (Remember that this is the name for the innermost sarcophagus.) First Nu states that Isis has borne and shaped the king within the egg, then asks how the Deities shall break the egg so that he can be reborn. Isis answers, telling Nu about all the Divine help the king will get and eventually declaring, “Behold, the king is in being; behold, the king is knit together; behold, the king has broken the egg.”. After breaking out of his egg, the king is reborn, flying up from the nest like a young bird beneath the watchful gaze of his mother Isis. We find these kinds of references to the deceased as a chick in the egg throughout the funerary texts.’.

© Isiopolis 2026 (emphasis added).

As it stands, eggs are a definite part of easter, but not a part of Passover. In our next meeting we’ll look at The Church’s contribution to the debacle we’re faced with & seek a biblical solution. But what about those cute bunnies? Don’t fret, we’ll get there. I will leave you with the words of The Apostle Paul.

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 (1^st Corinthians 15:1-4).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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