Is Easter a pagan holiday?

Easter Sunday

There is no such thing as "Easter Sunday" in the Bible.  Many people have been led to believe that there is a special day, set aside by God, called "Easter Sunday".  The religious world has been taught that this is the day that Christ resurrected from the dead and that we are commanded to observe the Lord's Supper that Sunday in remembrance of that occasion.  Let's take a Bible look at this.
 
1) Use of the Word Easter in the Bible. 
The word "Easter" does occur in the King James Version of the Bible.  "And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people" (Acts 12:4).
 
2) Easter Refers to Passover. 
The word translated 'Easter' in Acts 12:4 is translated 'Passover' 28 times in the New Testament. Only this one time did the translators render it 'Easter.'  The American Standard Version renders it properly - 'Passover.'
 
3) No Example of Observance. 
Read the Bible as much as you will, you will not find one command, or example, of Christians observing a special day called "Easter".  We do read of early Christians meeting on the first day of the week to break bread (Acts 20:7).  We find them being told to "lay by in store" upon the first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:1-2).  But no where are we told to meet for an "Easter Service"!
 
4) The Resurrection of Jesus. 
The Bible teaches us to remember the death of Christ.  As we partake of the Lord's Supper, the death and resurrection of our Lord is remembered (1 Cor.11:23-26). This is to be done weekly, not just once a year!  Remember Paul said, "Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.  I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain" (Gal. 4:10-11).

- by Johnie Edwards