Easter

It’s always good to hear people talk about Jesus — especially His resurrection. But Easter isn’t a Biblical celebration. In Acts 12:4, the word “Easter” was a mistranslation — it should read “Passover.”

The Gospel is simple: Christ died, was buried, and rose again the third day (I Cor. 15:3-4). 

God didn’t authorize Easter — He gave us a weekly memorial on the first day of every week (Acts 20:7). Traditions may feel harmless, but truth comes from God’s Word, not man’s ideas (Col. 2:22).

Glad to hear Jesus talked about? Absolutely. But even better is knowing and obeying the Truth — because that’s the Gospel (I Tim. 2:4).

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• Scriptures: Acts 12:4, I Corinthians 15:3, Colossians 3:17, John 20, I Corinthians 15:6, I Corinthians 15:13-19, Galatians 1:8, Revelation 22:18, Acts 20:7, Colossians 2:22, I Timothy 2:4
• "Easter"

Episode Transcript

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I'm happy when folks talk about Jesus.
Many will only use His name as a byword, but for a week in the spring
there's talk about a resurrected Savior.
Of the Catholic holidays, this one isin the right time of the year; however,
they place Easter on their schedule andnot on the Jewish Passover schedule.
It might surprise you, but Easter's nota Biblical celebration—never mentioned.

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King James translators mistranslated"Passover" (Acts 12:4), placing Easter
in the place of the original Passover.
Just as Paul the Apostle, we are todeliver that which we have received

(I Corinthians 15:3) (00:34):
"How that Jesus died for our sins according to the
scriptures; that He was buried, andthat He rose again on the third day
according to the scripture." That's it.
No other liberty or authoritypassed what God the Holy Spirit
has delivered (Colossians 3:17).
Was Jesus was raised from the dead?
Yes, on the first dayafter Passover (John 20).

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He was seen by Mary, by Peter, and theother disciples, and afterward by over
500 at one time (I Corinthians 15:6).
Without His victory over death, we'dhave no hope (I Corinthians 15:13-19).
Should Christians rejoicein the resurrection?
Every day!
By changing one thing, purity of doctrineis lost—that comes with a very powerful

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warning (Galatians 1:8, Revelation 22:18).
Some say, "Well, I just can't see any harmin it." That might be right, but God must
have, because He did not institute Easter.
He did establish a day of celebrationand a memorial feast—every first
day of the week (Acts 20:7).
Some will rise early, stand in a graveyardwith others, partaking of a memorial

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feast on Easter, and be absent from thescriptural feast the next Sunday and
the Sunday after that, and so on—misledby tradition, which has no value in
the eyes of God (Colossians 2:22).
Happy to hear my Lord spokenabout as the Savior of the world?
Yes indeed.
Would to God that all who will talkabout Him this week, would come to a

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knowledge of the truth (I Timothy 2:4).
I'm David Hill.
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