IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS!!!

--> Matthew 12:40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

How does one reconcile the 3 days and 3 nights of Scripture with "Good Friday" and "Easter?" Has anyone even noticed that Passover -which Jesus was crucified, died, and buried just before Passover began at sunset- was Monday? It was discrepancies like these that sent us searching for answers as to the real origin of the traditions surrounding Easter. Many may not even know that the word [mis]translated as Easter in Acts 12:4 of the KJV is actual "paschal"; which means Passover. "Paschal" is correctly translated throughout the NT; only being mistranslated here in Acts 12:4.

Also noteworthy is the fact that the original Geneva Bible-1560; which pre-dates the KJV-1611 by more than 50 years; correctly translates "paschal" as passover.

If you are doing something with the intention of honoring God; shouldn't you be concerned with whether or not God feels honored by it?

--> Deut 12:31-32
31 You must not worship the Lord your God the way the other nations worship their gods,..
32 “So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them. -NLT

Here are a few links to get anyone started who genuinely wants to discover where Easter traditions originate from and determine for themselves whether God would condone adopting the similitude of these practices as a form of honoring Him.

--> www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/HH/easterbiblicaltruth.asp

--> www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/HH/resurrectionconnection.asp

--> www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/HH/fertilitysymbols.asp


*****IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS:
--> Acts 17:30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,