You wrote: "Would you not consider the introduction of Easter in place of Passover or the introduction of Christmas
as Paganism?"
No, since that isn't what happened. As anyone, who has ever actually studied Church history knows, Christmas, for instance, was set at the date it was to combat paganism not become it. Don't believe me? Read Manfred Clauss' THE ROMAN CULT OF MITHRAS where he quotes an early Christian author who gives ample evidence of exactly that.
"The Traditions of man replacing the Holy Word of G-d."
No, just your silly assertions without evidence.
"The sabbath as outlined in the Holy Word of G-d in
Leviticus 23 is replaced by man's tradition of Sunday,
the day to worship the Sun god as directed by Constantine."
Oh, please learn some history! The Church began worshipping on Sundays LONG BEFORE CONSTANTINE WAS EVEN BORN. Even other anti-Catholics get this right: http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/qworshipsunday.html
Look, you're just embarrassing yourself here. DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OR NOT?
v998> No, since that isn't what happened. As anyone, who has ever actually studied Church history knows, Christmas, for instance, was set at the date it was to combat paganism not become it. Don't believe me? Read Manfred Claus THE ROMAN CULT OF MITHRAS where he quotes an early Christian author who gives ample evidence of exactly that.
XS> "The Traditions of man replacing the Holy Word of G-d."
v998> No, just your silly assertions without evidence.
XS> "The sabbath as outlined in the Holy Word of G-d in Leviticus 23 is replaced by man's tradition of Sunday, the day to worship the Sun god as directed by Constantine."
v998> Oh, please learn some history! The Church began worshipping on Sundays LONG BEFORE CONSTANTINE WAS EVEN BORN. Even other anti-Catholics get this right: http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/qworshipsunday.html
Look, you're just embarrassing yourself here. DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OR NOT?
37 posted on 07/08/2006 9:46:58 PM MDT by vladimir998
Did Y'shua celebrate Passover ? Matthew 26:18 And He saidDid Y'shua celebrate Easter ?
, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him,
Of cause not. It is a Pagan feast.
of cause He did ; He commanded it.( Leviticus 23:5)
Matthew 26:17 Now on the first {day} of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
'The Teacher says, "My time is near; I {am to} keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.'""
Matthew 26:19 The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
Matthew 26:20 Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining {at the table} with the twelve disciples.
....
Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took {some} bread, and after a blessing, He broke {it} and gave {it} to the disciples, and said,
"Take, eat; this is My body."
Matthew 26:27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave {it} to them, saying,
"Drink from it, all of you;
Matthew 26:28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26:29 "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
Matthew 26:30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
During the celebration of His last Passover Seder,
Y'shua and His disciples were eating the roasted lamb
( a metaphor for the Lamb of G-d; see Genesis 22:8)
as described in Leviticus 23
Hebrew tradition states the the Messiah will be revealed
at Passover after he has been announced by Elijah,
many believe that John the Immerser
was the archetype of Elijah announcing to the world
"Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
After Y'shua made a blessing, He broke the matzo saying
"Take eat this is my body"
Y'shua then took the third cup of the fruit of the vine
which is the cup of redemption in the Hill-el Passover Haggadah
He made a blessing and gave it to his disciples and said
"Drink from it, all of you
As they left to go to the Mount of Olives
were singing the Hill-al psalms sung at
the end of the Passover Seder ( Psalms 114- 118 )
In Luke 22:19, Y'shua says:
"This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."What is your understanding of Y'shua commanding us to "do this in remembrance of Me"?
b'shem Y'shua