Hoppin' your Easter basket is filled with joy!
And your Easter Bonnet is as pretty as this one!
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As the world awakens each Spring, we are continually
reminded that "tho we are dead, yet shall we live". Soon, it will be Easter
Sunday and we'll commerate the wonderful faith that we have in Jesus. Because He rose, we
too may rise to live with Him. He has gone to prepare a place for us and
soon He will return. You and I may go to meet Him before He returns but either way, it will
be a joyous homegoing. Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus
after his crucifixion. Easter portrays a message of hope and victory over death
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
In many languages, the name for Easter comes from the Hebrew word meaning
Passover. The early church celebrated this holy day on various dates until 325 A.D.,
when the Council of Nicaea set the date as the first Sunday after the first full moon
after March 21st. This always places Easter on a date between March 22nd and April
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The observance of the Passover meal began in Egypt when God liberated
His people, Israel, from the bondage of slavery. Moses had warned Pharaoh that God
would send a series of plagues upon Egypt unless the people were freed.
The final warning was that death would come to every firstborn male in the land if Pharaoh
did not release the Hebrew people. Again Pharaoh refused. |
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God instructed His people to sacrifice a year old lamb,
without blemish, and apply the blood of the lamb to the doorpost of their homes (Exodus
12). The Death Angel would then "pass over" their homes and they would be
protected. |
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The Passover has been celebrated ever since that time as a
remembrance of God's deliverance of His people from bondage. Portrayed above,
is an artist's painting of what we refer to as "The Last Supper" but was
in fact, Jesus and his disciples celebrating Passover together prior to His crucifixion. |
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Jesus gave His life as a sinless, spotless sacrifice for the sins of
all mankind. Jesus became that perfect Lamb whose blood, if applied to the doorpost
of our hearts, can save us from the final death, which is the Lake of Fire. Jesus
arose from the grave victorious on the third day and took His place as our High Priest,
where he continuously intercedes for us.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John
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