"This do in remembrance of me." (Luke 22:19 & 1 Corinthians 11:24-25)

Why do we remember Jesus? What about Him are we to remember? We are to remember His death, burial, and resurrection, are we not? What did Jesus want us to use to remember Him? Based on the above scriptures, I submit to you we are to use His last supper, and not bunny rabbits and eggs.

So, from where did bunny rabbits and eggs make their appearance in the religious world?

Look at the following name with me in various languages:

Easter (English)
Eastre (Anglo-Saxon)
Ishtar (Babylonian)
Ashtaroth (Hebrew)
Astarte (Greek)

We can obviously see that "Easter" and "Eastre" are the same. They are from the same root language. Why do I say they are the same name? What is so special about this name?

Astarte is the Phoenician and Greek "fertility goddess."

Ashtaroth is the Hebrew name for the Canaanite "fertility goddess."

Ishtar is the Babylonian "fertility goddess."

Eastre is the Anglo Saxon "fertility goddess."

All of the above are the same designation, for the same being, in different languages; Semiramis, Mother of Nimrod (Tower of Babel), the supposed "Queen of Heaven." (Note: this is the same title many want applied to Mary, the mother of Jesus, today.)

Think about it, for what are rabbits most famous? Is it not logical that rabbits and eggs would be the symbols used to worship the fertility goddess of whichever land where one may live? Knowing what you now know, you can plainly see all of the names apply to the same person, and we know worship of The Queen of Heaven (Ashtaroth) and her son Nimrod (Baal) is opposed to following God (Judges 2:13).

Now, we return to remembering Jesus rather than a fertility goddess.

Acts 20:6-7, "And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

, "And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

This was after the days of unleavened bread. This was after the Sunday commonly celebrated as Easter today which was also celebrated by the pagan Herod (because it was already celebrated in the realm of Ceasar) the only time the English word is used in Scripture (Acts 12:3-4). Yet, Paul knew the saints at Troas would be meeting on each Sunday to take the Lord's Supper. This was a weekly remembrance. It was not an annual event. Even catholicism claims the Lord's Supper is a regular event. They just claim, contrary to God's Word, by their actions, that the Lord's Supper is not the memorial of Christ, but rather they think it is the sacrifice given for yet another time among many.

I leave you with this question. Should we celebrate the resurrection of Christ the way Christ says? Or, should we worship a fertility goddess and call it remembering Jesus? You must decide whether you will follow God or man. You cannot follow both. You cannot celebrate Ishtar (pronounced Eesh'-tar) and be a Christian. But, Ishtar Sunday is still the first day of the week. Regardless of what those lost in the world do or think, we should still gather to obey Christ.

Worshipping Ashtaroth in this manner is not praising Jesus, but rather tearing down both Him and His Sacrifice. Following His commands are the praises we owe.