JESUS vs. ISHTAR: Should We Celebrate Holidays With Pagan Origins?

The Pagan Origin Of Easter

by David J. Meyer

Is it truly the day when Jesus arose from the dead? Where did all of the strange customs come from, which have nothing to do with the resurrection of our Saviour?

The purpose of this tract is to help answer those questions, and to help those who seek truth to draw their own conclusions.

The first thing we must understand is that professing Christians were not the only ones who celebrated a festival called "Easter."

"Ishtar", which is pronounced "Easter" was a day that commemorated the resurrection of one of their gods that they called "Tammuz", who was believed to be the only begotten son of the moon-goddess and the sun-god.

In those ancient times, there was a man named Nimrod, who was the grandson of one of Noah's son named Ham.

Ham had a son named Cush who married a woman named Semiramis.Cush and Semiramis then had a son named him "Nimrod."

After the death of his father, Nimrod married his own mother and became a powerful King.

The Bible tells of of this man, Nimrod, in Genesis 10:8-10 as follows: "And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad,and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."

Nimrod became a god-man to the people and Semiramis, his wife and mother, became the powerful Queen of ancient Babylon.

Nimrod was eventually killed by an enemy, and his body was cut in pieces and sent to various parts of his kingdom.

Semiramis had all of the parts gathered, except for one part that could not be found.

That missing part was his reproductive organ. Semiramis claimed that Nimrod could not come back to life without it and told the people of Babylon that Nimrod had ascended to the sun and was now to be called "Baal", the sun god.

Queen Semiramis also proclaimed that Baal would be present on earth in the form of a flame, whether candle or lamp, when used in worship.

Semiramis was creating a mystery religion, and with the help of Satan, she set herself up as a goddess.

Semiramis claimed that she was immaculately conceived.

She taught that the moon was a goddess that went through a 28 day cycle and ovulated when full.

She further claimed that she came down from the moon in a giant moon egg that fell into the Euphrates River.

This was to have happened at the time of the first full moon after the spring equinox.

Semiramis became known as "Ishtar" which is pronounced "Easter", and her moon egg became known as "Ishtar's" egg."

Ishtar soon became pregnant and claimed that it was the rays of the sun-god Baal that caused her to conceive.

The son that she brought forth was named Tammuz.

Tammuz was noted to be especially fond of rabbits, and they became sacred in the ancient religion, because Tammuz was believed to be the son of the sun-god, Baal. Tammuz, like his supposed father, became a hunter.

The day came when Tammuz was killed by a wild pig.

Queen Ishtar told the people that Tammuz was now ascended to his father, Baal, and that the two of them would be with the worshippers in the sacred candle or lamp flame as Father, Son and Spirit.

Ishtar, who was now worshipped as the "Mother of God and Queen of Heaven", continued to build her mystery religion.

The queen told the worshippers that when Tammuz was killed by the wild pig, some of his blood fell on the stump of an evergreen tree, and the stump grew into a full new tree overnight. This made the evergreen tree sacred by the blood of Tammuz.

She also proclaimed a forty day period of time of sorrow each year prior to the anniversary of the death of Tammuz.

During this time, no meat was to be eaten.

Worshippers were to meditate upon the sacred mysteries of Baal and Tammuz, and to make the sign of the "T" in front of their hearts as they worshipped.

They also ate sacred cakes with the marking of a "T" or cross on the top.

Every year, on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, a celebration was made.

It was Ishtar's Sunday and was celebrated with rabbits and eggs.

Ishtar also proclaimed that because Tammuz was killed by a pig, that a pig must be eaten on that Sunday.

By now, the readers of this tract should have made the connection that paganism has infiltrated the contemporary "Christian" churches, and further study indicates that this paganism came in by way of the Roman Catholic System.

The truth is that Easter has nothing whatsoever to do with the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

These are the last days, and it is time to repent, come out and be separate.

Last Trumpet Ministries International
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[pheonixx777]

so in other words we should follow the ways of the World and Celebrate all these "traditions" set forth by Pagans and follow the path they set for us... So sad these churches.. Clearly built on Pagan principles

[55555ification]

It's not just "water under the bridge"! Truth is Truth and should never be compromised!

[Fab187Fab]

If a blind be led by a blind both will fall in the pit...

Joshua lost a battle because of one(1) person,the nation of Israel was accused of robing God because of the high priests.

The scriptures says: my people perish for not know the scriptures.

Is the bible the scripture?

The bible holds lot of Gods scripture but bible is a 5th generation man made collection of books-scripture...

[sasapienza]

CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL, I WILL NO LONGER DISCUSS PETTY DIFFERENCES IN DOCTRINE. THEIR ARE ONLY TWO DOCTRINES, ONE IS OF GOD. THE OTHER IS OF DEMONS. AND THIS IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED BY OUR LORD GOD, KING OF KINGS AND PERTAINS ONLY TO WHAT IS IN OUR HEARTS. BUT EVEN THE GREEK PAGANS DIDN'T ALLOW ABORTIONS AND DIVORCES WERE HIGHLY TABOO. AMEN.

[TheReubenDean]

@STLEO1 Colossians 3:8

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, FILTHY COMMUNICATION OUT

OF YOU MOUTH.

[TheReubenDean]

@sasapienza You cannot MIX righteousness and wickedness...it is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

[TheReubenDean]

whoever that is, they absolutely do not serve God, or they would obey everything He commands!

[21scuderia]

johava witness faggot

[sasapienza]

IF THE PAGAN HOLIDAYS REMAINED AND NOT REPLACED BY THE GENTILES IN CHRIST. WE WOULD FIND MANY CHRISTIANS DRAWN TO THEM TO BE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. BY REPLACING THEM ALTOGETHER THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED THE PAGAN HOLIDAYS.  THIS IS PURE SPIRITUAL GENIUS AND I FEEL DIVINE PROVIDENCE HAVING A STRONG HAND IN THIS. I BELIEVE THESE EARLY CHRISTIANS WERE TRULY SAINTS AND INSPIRED BY GOD TO REPLACE THESE WORSHIP CELEBRATIONS WITH THE WORSHIP OF THE ONE TRUE GOD. AMEN

[mrssadie1]

Its time to tell the truth.. the name jesus didn't even exist before 500 years ago.. do you home work everyone we have been lied to for years.. all the pastors have lied

[STLEO1]

IT IS SO SAD TO SEE THUMBS DOWN IT IS OBVIOUS WE HAVE HEATHENS IN HERE,SAY SOMETHING I DARE YOU, YOU DAM DEVILS FUCK OFF!