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Easter – Easter Bunny goddess of the English Saxons: Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was the personification of the East, of the morning, of the Spring.

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2 Easter – Easter Bunny goddess of the English Saxons: Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was the personification of the East, of the morning, of the Spring.

3 Easter – Easter Bunny goddess of the English Saxons: Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was the personification of the East, of the morning, of the Spring. Nicaean Council of A.D. 325 – opposition to the Jews : Passover – 14 th. Day of Nisan (April)

4 Easter – Easter Bunny goddess of the English Saxons: Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was the personification of the East, of the morning, of the Spring. Nicaean Council of A.D. 325 – opposition to the Jews : Passover – 14 th. Day of Nisan (April) Spring: celebration of the the earth’s fertility… “It was the invariable policy of the early Church, to give a Christian significance to such of the extant pagan ceremonies as could not be rooted out” (Curiosities of Popular Customs; William S. Walsh)

5 Easter – Easter Bunny goddess of the English Saxons: Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was the personification of the East, of the morning, of the Spring. Nicaean Council of A.D. 325 – opposition to the Jews : Passover – 14 th. Day of Nisan (April) Spring: celebration of the the earth’s fertility… “It was the invariable policy of the early Church, to give a Christian significance to such of the extant pagan ceremonies as could not be rooted out” (Curiosities of Popular Customs; William S. Walsh) Easter bunny – German Lutherans – Bunny was a judge bringing eggs to good little boys and girls the night before celebration of Easter

6 Resurrection of Jesus A fact – witnessed by those who walked with Jesus (I Cor. 15:4-8, Acts 10:40-41)

7 Resurrection of Jesus A fact – witnessed by those who walked with Jesus (I Cor. 15:4-8, Acts 10:40-41) Declares Jesus’ Deity (Rom. 1:4)

8 Resurrection of Jesus A fact – witnessed by those who walked with Jesus (I Cor. 15:4-8, Acts 10:40-41) Declares Jesus’ Deity (Rom. 1:4) Jesus ever lives as our High Priest – intercession (Heb. 7:25, Rom. 8:34)

9 Resurrection of Jesus A fact – witnessed by those who walked with Jesus (I Cor. 15:4-8, Acts 10:40-41) Declares Jesus’ Deity (Rom. 1:4) Jesus ever lives as our High Priest – intercession (Heb. 7:25, Rom. 8:34) The new life of the Christian beginning at baptism – alive unto God (Col. 2:12, Rom. 6:10-11)

10 Resurrection of Jesus A fact – witnessed by those who walked with Jesus (I Cor. 15:4-8, Acts 10:40-41) Declares Jesus’ Deity (Rom. 1:4) Jesus ever lives as our High Priest – intercession (Heb. 7:25, Rom. 8:34) The new life of the Christian beginning at baptism – alive unto God (Col. 2:12, Rom. 6:10-11) The basis for a lively hope of heaven ! (I Pet. 1:3-4)

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