Yesterday, I asked five questions. No historians. No controversy. Just questions.
Today, here are answers that demand a response: 1. Did anyone in the Bible celebrate Easter after Yeshua’s resurrection? No. The early believers—Jew and Gentile—continued celebrating Pesach (Passover) and Firstfruits as commanded in Torah. “Easter” is nowhere in Scripture. 2. When did the first recorded celebration of it occur? Roughly a century after the resurrection. The earliest disputes about its timing reveal it was not a practice from the apostles—but from Rome. 3. Who were the first people to actually observe it? Gentiles in Rome and Alexandria who had separated themselves from the Hebrew foundation of the faith. 4. Did their way of celebrating resemble any of their old, non-biblical traditions? Yes. Sunrise services, eggs, rabbits, and fertility themes echo Babylonian and Roman spring rituals—not Scripture. 5. Does Easter mirror any holy day commanded in the Bible? No. The resurrection of Yeshua happened on Yom HaBikkurim—Firstfruits—during the week of Unleavened Bread, not on a Roman calendar day called “Easter.”
If these answers make you uncomfortable… maybe they should.
We are not called to defend tradition—we are called to follow Truth.
We cannot follow both Babel and the Bible. Choose wisely.
Jeremiah 6:16 – “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths…”
Paul Christopher
EASTER: Five Answers That Can’t Be Ignored
Yesterday, I asked five questions. No historians. No controversy. Just questions.
Today, here are answers that demand a response:
1. Did anyone in the Bible celebrate Easter after Yeshua’s resurrection?
No. The early believers—Jew and Gentile—continued celebrating Pesach (Passover) and Firstfruits as commanded in Torah. “Easter” is nowhere in Scripture.
2. When did the first recorded celebration of it occur?
Roughly a century after the resurrection. The earliest disputes about its timing reveal it was not a practice from the apostles—but from Rome.
3. Who were the first people to actually observe it?
Gentiles in Rome and Alexandria who had separated themselves from the Hebrew foundation of the faith.
4. Did their way of celebrating resemble any of their old, non-biblical traditions?
Yes. Sunrise services, eggs, rabbits, and fertility themes echo Babylonian and Roman spring rituals—not Scripture.
5. Does Easter mirror any holy day commanded in the Bible?
No. The resurrection of Yeshua happened on Yom HaBikkurim—Firstfruits—during the week of Unleavened Bread, not on a Roman calendar day called “Easter.”
If these answers make you uncomfortable… maybe they should.
We are not called to defend tradition—we are called to follow Truth.
We cannot follow both Babel and the Bible. Choose wisely.
Jeremiah 6:16 – “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths…”
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