Watchman’s Question: What Does Easter, With Its Bunnies, Chicks, and Eggs, Have to Do With the Resurrection of Jesus Christ?

HNewsWire: Is Easter’s origin biblical? What is the Bible’s take on Easter? What is the significance of Easter? Do Christians have to celebrate Easter? According to a brief history of Easter, the name “Easter” comes from the Anglo-Saxon Eostre, the goddess of spring. Bunnies are fertility symbols, whereas eggs were pagan symbols of death and life. Is there any mention of Easter in the Bible? If you searched for the word “Easter,” you would only find it in the King James Bible, in Acts 12:1-4. Around that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to vex certain members of the church. And he killed John’s brother, James, with the sword. And, seeing that it pleased the Jews, he went on to take Peter as well. (This was back in the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had apprehended…

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“He Is Not Here; He Has Risen, Just as He Said.” the Women Were Invited in to See for Themselves, as if the Words of the Angel Were Not Sufficient. The Grave Could Not Hold Jesus

Daily Devotional: Matthew 28:5-7 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” Matthew 28:5 and 6. And the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; the resurrection of Christ, which is the terror and confusion of his enemies, is the joy and consolation of his friends; it is the foundation of their faith and hope, and the source of their comfort and happiness for all eternity.” For I am aware that…

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