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Easter's origins are rooted in both pagan celebrations of the spring equinox and the Christian commemoration of Jesus' resurrection, with the word "Easter" potentially stemming from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.

Here's a more detailed look at the pagan influences on Easter:

1. The Goddess Eostre/Ostara:

The name "Easter" is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, also known as Ostara, who was associated with spring, fertility, and rebirth.

Eostre's festival, celebrated around the spring equinox, marked the return of light and the beginning of new life.

The hare, a symbol of fertility, was often associated with Eostre, which may be the origin of the Easter bunny tradition.

The egg, another symbol of new life and rebirth, also became associated with Easter, possibly due to its connection to the goddess's festival.

2. Pagan Spring Festivals:

Many ancient cultures celebrated spring festivals to mark the return of life after winter.

These festivals often involved rituals, feasts, and offerings to deities associated with fertility and renewal.

The spring equinox, a time of balance between day and night, was a significant marker for these celebrations.

As Christianity spread, many of these pagan customs and traditions were incorporated into Christian festivals, including Easter.

3. The Christian Connection:

The Christian celebration of Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, which is seen as a symbol of new life and victory over death.

The timing of Easter, which falls on the Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, reflects the Christian connection to the spring season.

While the Christian meaning of Easter is central to its celebration, the holiday's traditions and symbols have a rich history rooted in pagan spring festivals.

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The Aramaic name for Jesus is "Yeshua" (ישוע), which is a shortened form of the Hebrew name "Yehoshua" (יהושע), meaning "Yahweh is salvation" or "Yahweh saves".

Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a history spanning millennia in the Middle East, serving as a lingua franca for various empires and continuing to be spoken by small communities today, with both eastern and western varieties.

Influence on Writing Systems:

The Aramaic alphabet is the basis for the modern Hebrew alphabet, and it has influenced the development of other alphabets like Syriac and Arabic.

Religious Importance:

Aramaic played a significant role in Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism, serving as a language of divine worship and religious study.

Language of Jesus:

Some scholars believe that Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus.

The Afroasiatic Languages (also known as Afro-Asiatic, Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic) are a language family (or "phylum") of about 400 languages spoken predominantly in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Sahara and Sahel. Over 500 million people are native speakers of an Afroasiatic language, constituting the fourth-largest language family after Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, and Niger–Congo. Most linguists divide the family into six branches: Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Omotic, and Semitic. The vast majority of Afroasiatic languages are considered indigenous to the African continent, including all those not belonging to the Semitic branch.

Arabic is by far the most widely spoken within the family, with around 300 million native speakers concentrated primarily in the Middle East and North Africa. Other major Afroasiatic languages include the Cushitic Oromo language with 45 million native speakers, the Chadic Hausa language with over 34 million, the Semitic Amharic language with 25 million, and the Cushitic Somali language with 15 million. Other Afroasiatic languages with millions of native speakers include the Semitic Tigrinya language and Modern Hebrew, the Cushitic Sidama language, and the Omotic Wolaitta language, though most languages within the family are much smaller in size.

There are many well-attested Afroasiatic languages from antiquity that have since died or gone extinct, including Egyptian and the Semitic languages Akkadian, Biblical Hebrew, Phoenician, Amorite, and Ugaritic. There is no consensus among historical linguists as to precisely where or when the common ancestor of all Afroasiatic languages, known as Proto-Afroasiatic, was originally spoken. 

However, most agree that the Afroasiatic homeland was located somewhere in northeastern Africa, with specific proposals including the Horn of Africa, Egypt, and the eastern Sahara. A significant minority of scholars argues for an origin in the Levant. Even the latest plausible dating for its proto-language makes Afroasiatic the oldest language family accepted by contemporary linguists.Reconstructed timelines of when Proto-Afroasiatic was spoken vary extensively, with dates ranging from 18,000 BC to 8,000 BC.

Comparative study of Afroasiatic is hindered by the massive disparities in textual attestation between its branches: while the Semitic and Egyptian branches are attested in writing as early as the fourth millennium BC, Berber, Cushitic, and Omotic languages were often not recorded until the 19th or 20th centuries.

While systematic sound laws have not yet been established to explain the relationships between the various branches of Afroasiatic, the languages share a number of common features. One of the most important for establishing membership in the branch is a common set of pronouns.

Other widely shared features include a prefix m- which creates nouns from verbs, evidence for alternations between the vowel "a" and a high vowel in the forms of the verb, similar methods of marking gender and plurality, and some details of phonology such as the presence of pharyngeal fricatives. Other features found in multiple branches include a specialized verb conjugation using suffixes (Egyptian, Semitic, Berber), a specialized verb conjugation using prefixes (Semitic, Berber, Cushitic), verbal prefixes deriving middle (t-), causative (s-), and passive (m-) verb forms (Semitic, Berber, Egyptian, Cushitic), and a suffix used to derive adjectives (Egyptian, Semitic).

Matthew 5:3-12 The Beatitudes

He said:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,

for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called children of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 12:1.

 1 John 3:9 states: "No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

Bloodline. The children of the devil is not a race but a way of life of the devil, control, behavior, and disobedience to God's order of things. God’s character and spirit is righteous, those who don't live by the character of God, then what character do they live by?

I Trey Knowles don't want you to think that White People is of the Devil because they are not. But there is a bloodline. Those from that bloodline want to control the earth and heaven if they can for supreme power. Who are your principalities of the world?

Let's look at The parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21:33-46. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

“The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’ So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.

 Will America allow the Nazi party to control America? Will America destroy itself by its sinful nature?

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 10:16.

Put your sword back in its place, Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Matthew 26:52 Kids are dying. Why won't Congress pass strict gun laws? Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly. Whatever is not of the spirit, we should put those things to death and bring them up with life with love by using the word of God as a weapon. The state of loving earthly possession, having, owning, or controlling something can bring trouble against ourselves. What do I say? The reason why is whatever takes us out of the spirit is not worth protecting. Jesus teaches us. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:19-20. Trey Knowles - Put The Gun Down

My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

Note: Make God commands your focus points.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

Note: Have Zeal love for the Lord.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

Note: To "shun" means to deliberately avoid someone or something, often out of dislike, caution, or disapproval.

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:1-8:

Trey Knowles explains to his audiences. It is easy for the Muslim world to be a Christian, but it is hard for the Western world Christian to be a Christian.

A strong faith often, if not always, leads to or manifests itself in obedience, as demonstrated by examples of individuals who trusted in God's word and acted accordingly.

Note: If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law of death, but of life through Christ.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires - Galatians 5:24:

Note: We do this with zeal and love for Christ Jesus. Our love for him is our willingness to obey and to be led by spirit through faith in Christ.

The Gospel of Mark is the second of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the burial of his body, and the discovery of his empty tomb. It portrays Jesus as a teacher, an exorcist, a healer, and a miracle worker, though it does not mention a miraculous birth or divine pre-existence.

 Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man. He is called the Son of God but keeps his messianic nature secret; even his disciples fail to understand him. All this is in keeping with the Christian interpretation of prophecy, which is believed to foretell the fate of the messiah as a suffering servant.

Most scholars date Mark to closely after AD 70. They reject the traditional ascription to Mark the Evangelist, the companion of the Apostle Peter, which probably arose from the desire of early Christians to link the work to an authoritative figure, and believe it to be the work of an author working with various sources including collections of miracle stories, controversy stories, parables, and a passion narrative.

 It was traditionally placed second, and sometimes fourth, in the Christian canon, as an inferior abridgement of what was regarded as the most important gospel, Matthew. The Church has consequently derived its view of Jesus primarily from Matthew, secondarily from John, and only distantly from Mark.

 It was only in the 19th century that Mark came to be seen as the earliest of the four gospels, and as a source used by both Matthew and Luke. The hypothesis of Marcan priority (that Mark was written first) continues to be held by the majority of scholars today, and there is a new recognition of the author as an artist and theologian using a range of literary devices to convey his conception of Jesus as the authoritative yet suffering Son of God.

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Matthew 4:23-25: Jesus Heals the Sick:

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. Matthew 4:23-25.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16)

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him" (John 3:17)

Note: The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Matthew 4:18-23: Jesus Calls His First Disciples.

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

Note: Peter and Andrew left everything and did not worry about anything, and they followed Jesus. Do not worry about a Job or food. Trust in God.

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Note: James and John left their father to follow and did not worry about anything.

Note:  We must depend on God and nothing else.

 Matthew 4:12-17: Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles— 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”

Note: Gentile means a person who is not Jewish. The word stems from the Hebrew term goy, which means nations of the world that are not Hebrew.

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Explanation:

Saturnalia was a Roman festival that celebrated the winter solstice and the Roman god Saturn.

The festival began on December 17th and lasted up to seven days.

The festival included food, drink, song, dancing, and games.

The festival was a public holiday and had a carnival-like atmosphere.

During Saturnalia, people gave each other gifts and ate and drank lots.

The festival derived from older farming-related rituals.

The festival included offering gifts or sacrifices to the gods during the winter sowing season.

Related celebrations:

The Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, or "Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun", was celebrated on December 25th in the later Roman Empire.

As the Roman Empire converted to Christianity, 25 December became a holy day.

Christ's birthday was commemorated on January 6th from AD 336 until AD 354–60.

Christmas Day emerged from a combination of parts of these different winter festivals.

In Roman mythology, Saturn was an agricultural deity who was said to have reigned over the world in the Golden Age, when humans enjoyed the spontaneous bounty of the earth without labour in a state of innocence. The revelries of Saturnalia were supposed to reflect the conditions of the lost mythical age. The Greek equivalent was the Kronia, which was celebrated on the twelfth day of the month of Hekatombaion, which occurred from around mid-July to mid-August on the Attic calendar.

The Greek writer Athenaeus cites numerous other examples of similar festivals celebrated throughout the Greco-Roman world, including the Cretan festival of Hermaia in honor of Hermes, an unnamed festival from Troezen in honor of Poseidon, the Thessalian festival of Peloria in honor of Zeus Pelorios, and an unnamed festival from Babylon. He also mentions that the custom of masters dining with their slaves was associated with the Athenian festival of Anthesteria and the Spartan festival of Hyacinthia. The Argive festival of Hybristica, though not directly related to the Saturnalia, involved a similar reversal of roles in which women would dress as men and men would dress as women.

The ancient Roman historian Justinus credits Saturn with being a historical king of the pre-Roman inhabitants of Italy:

"The first inhabitants of Italy were the Aborigines, whose king, Saturnus, is said to have been a man of such extraordinary justice, that no one was a slave in his reign, or had any private property, but all things were common to all, and undivided, as one estate for the use of every one; in memory of which way of life, it has been ordered that at the Saturnalia slaves should everywhere sit down with their masters at the entertainments, the rank of all being made equal."

Although probably the best-known Roman holiday, Saturnalia as a whole is not described from beginning to end in any single ancient source. Modern understanding of the festival is pieced together from several accounts dealing with various aspects. The Saturnalia was the dramatic setting of the multivolume work of that name by Macrobius, a Latin writer from late antiquity who is the major source for information about the holiday.

 Macrobius describes the reign of Justinus's "king Saturn" as "a time of great happiness, both on account of the universal plenty that prevailed and because as yet there was no division into bond and free – as one may gather from the complete license enjoyed by slaves at the Saturnalia." In Lucian's Saturnalia it is Chronos himself who proclaims a "festive season, when 'tis lawful to be drunken, and slaves have license to revile their lords".

In one of the interpretations in Macrobius's work, Saturnalia is a festival of light leading to the winter solstice, with the abundant presence of candles symbolizing the quest for knowledge and truth. The renewal of light and the coming of the new year was celebrated in the later Roman Empire at the Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the "Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun", on 25 December.

The popularity of Saturnalia continued into the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, and as the Roman Empire came under Christian rule, many of its customs were recast into or at least influenced the seasonal celebrations surrounding Christmas and the New Year.

Note: It is written. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!… Galatians 4:9-10

Note: Colossians 2:20-23 says. If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations: / “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”? / These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.