EASTER
What Is the Significance of Easter in the Bible?
The Greek term pascha has been mistranslated as "Easter" in the King James Version of the Bible (Acts 12:4). The term is consistently rendered "passover" elsewhere in the New Testament (see Mt. 26:2).
The word "Easter" derives from an old Anglo-Saxon term related to the goddess of spring. It was borrowed from paganism in the post-apostolic age and applied to an annual celebration of the Lord's resurrection.
No New Testament authority exists for the yearly celebration of "Easter" as a tribute to Christ's resurrection from the dead. Christians honor the Savior's resurrection by worshipping each Sunday as instructed by the Scriptures (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2).
The word "Easter" derives from an old Anglo-Saxon term related to the goddess of spring. It was borrowed from paganism in the post-apostolic age and applied to an annual celebration of the Lord's resurrection.
No New Testament authority exists for the yearly celebration of "Easter" as a tribute to Christ's resurrection from the dead. Christians honor the Savior's resurrection by worshipping each Sunday as instructed by the Scriptures (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2).
