Maybe you, like me, have heard blurbs over the past few years that the term "Easter" first arose of out a pagan holiday to some sort of god of fertility. (Many websites will back this up.) Dr. James McDonald addressed that today on Walk in the Word. Research on the term turned up a (German?) root that means "to rise" or "risen." (Just as the sun rises in the east.) So when you say "Happy Easter," you are saying in effect "Happy risen." And that is truly what Easter is about.
Christ is risen. He conquered sin, death, and hell and now reigns and one day will return for His own. Happy Easter everyone!!
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