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Easter enigma.. so, if Jesus died for 'our' sins..
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I have read somewhere that it was a traditional East End send off 
bhaexpress
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Re: Re: Easter enigma.. so, if Jesus died for 'our' sins..
Beat me to that Yorkie, quite right though.
Yorkie said:
Beat me to that Yorkie, quite right though.
Surely he only died once, right?
So why is Easter celebrated on a different day each year? If we're going to move around the dates on which we (in theory at least) celebrate his death and resurrection, surely the date on which we celebrate (again, at least in theory) his birth would have to move around also?
So why is Easter celebrated on a different day each year? If we're going to move around the dates on which we (in theory at least) celebrate his death and resurrection, surely the date on which we celebrate (again, at least in theory) his birth would have to move around also?
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good point , but wasn't he born nearer easter aswell (from what i can remember from my limited knowledge on the subject)Frutos said:
bhaexpress
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Frutos said:
Actually, Easter is a far more important date in the Christian Calender according to most Christians. Good Friday and Easter Sunday are symbolic of dying and then rising from the dead to have Everlasting Life. It's a ritual in it's own way and frankly not something worth agonising over as to non Christians it's pretty academic. However to those who believe it's very significant.
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The resurrection is the cornerstone, to many, of Christianity.
bhaexpress
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The Large One said:
Well put, yes that is the bottom line for most Christians in fact. Wonder why we never cottoned onto the seventy two virgins for martyrdom though
bhaexpress said:
Doesn't answer the question though: Why is it celebrated on a different day every year?
Frutos said:
The date of his birth is unknown. The mid winter date was chosen as a lot of pagans celebrated the renewing of the sun after the shortest day and so the Christian celebration was superimposed on it.
The original Easter is known to have happened at Passover and as Jewish people still celebrate Passover it is easier to pin down.
The Spring Equinox is March 21st. The Passover is the Friday/Sat* following the first full moon after the 21st March.
Sabbath is always sunset Fri-sunset Sat.
Therefore Easter is celebrated at Passover.
bhaexpress
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Frutos said:
Has to be on a Friday and a Sunday, it's symbolic. Apart from that does it matter ?
The original Passover was in Egypt when the Israelites killed a lamb and used the blood on the door posts which protected them from the plague of the first born dying.
The angel of death 'passed over'
Easter is thought of as Jesus being the 'lamb' sacrificed and protecting us from eternal death ie resurrection.
That's another reason why it happened at Passover.
The angel of death 'passed over'
Easter is thought of as Jesus being the 'lamb' sacrificed and protecting us from eternal death ie resurrection.
That's another reason why it happened at Passover.
bhaexpress said:
Obviously it does matter, as Yorkie said.
If it has to be a Friday and a Sunday, why pick this one? Why not the last Friday and Sunday in October?
If you didn't know the answer, fair enough, but don't try to patronise me, please.
Yorkie, thank you.
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bhaexpress
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Frutos said:
Dear oh dear, did our choccy eggs get cracked or something ?
