Could participating in the rites begun in witchcraft be considered following those
that have familiar spirits?
ìRegard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after
wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.î
Leviticus 19:31
ìAnd the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and
after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face
against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.î
Leviticus 20:6
It is also from the rites of the goddess Ostara that we get the tradition of the
Easter Egg Hunt.
ìOstara is the Scandinavian goddess of spring who
symbolized the rebirth of Nature. During her festival it was
the Pagan custom to exchange colored eggs as symbols of
renewal.î 17Up until the time of Constantine, the true followers of Christ observed the
Passover on the days indicated by the LORDís timetable. They rightly associated it
with the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, and His sacrifice for the sins of the world. This
was the tradition past on to the disciples by the apostles that walked with Jesus.
ìThe Jewish ChristiansÖ(observed Passover on) the 14th day
of [Nisan at] eveningÖwithout regard to the day of the week.
The Gentile Christians identified the first day of the week
[Sunday] with the resurrectionÖî 18For the Emperor Constantine, the Israelite Passover was an unworthy
celebration to honor his god and savior (Mithra).
ìAnd first of all it appeared an unworthy thing that in the
celebration of this most holy feast we should follow the
practice of the JewsÖfor we have received from our
Saviour a different way.î 19 (emphasis mine)The different way that Constantine received is known as Easter! From its earliest
beginnings, there were those that tried to introduce pagan worship into the
Church. The well-known historian Eusebius documented the struggle between
those that had been taught to observe the Passover, and the ecumenists that
desired to introduce the Pagan celebration of Easter into Christianity.