Kathy K (11
Apr 2012)
"Easter"
I haven't ever wrote to Five Doves before but
enjoy the insight and opinion expressed on this site. The
article about Easter beginning in darkness, though, made me feel
that I needed to respond. First of all, Easter is not a
Christian celebration of our Saviors resurrection. It is a
pagan holiday that Constantine borrowed after several hundred
years after His resurrection. It is to honor the Goddess
Ester. Sunrise service is not a service to our Master but
an ancient pagan custom from ancient Babylon. It's true
that it was dark when the women came to the tomb because our
Master had risen at the beginning of First Fruits which would
have began at sunset the night before Sunday. (The Jewish
day begins at sun down). Our Savior crying out was a sign
to those present to the suffering he was prophesied to endure
from Psalms 22. He was quoting the Psalm which each
person present would have known and heard throughout their life
time in the synagogue. I just felt that these facts needed
to be added to the information shared on your site.
Kathy King