The following are the words and opinion of my brother in Yeshua, Pastor Robert Woodward. Good morning from Branson Mo. The temperature is 35 and the forecast high is 55. … Blessing this morning as we walk this life to which we were called before the foundation of the world.

As we progress into the day, the  period each year that has come to be called Easter there are several things that would be prudent for us to understand. The first possibly is that if it has value to the church Satan is going to find a tool or mechanism to  create dissention and division, in simplicity if there is no dissention the value is small and Satan won’t waste time with it.

The name Easter came to being in the eight  century derived from Eostre or Eostrae  which is the pagan goddess of fertility and spring. The Greek term used prior to the word Easter was Pascha relating to the Passover and resurrection morning. The question, is it a sin to celebrate it as Easter? For the answer to this question I am sending you to the 14th chapter of Romans and simply stating that for some it is, and for some it isn’t.

The holiday (Holy day) however is of great importance to the believers in Christ. The main point is that of resurrection Sunday, without the death burial and resurrection of our Lord not only would we be lost but the earth would be as it was in Genesis 1:2 under the full domain of the fallen ones.

Most of us simply understand that Yeshua was crucified, buried, and resurrected on the third day with little comprehension of the earth shattering, universe altering events that were absolutely essential and that took place while the body lay in the grave. These three day are what the thirty odd years of His life are all about.

The feast of Passover, first fruits, and unleavened bread are Jewish feast and are simply history involving coming out of Egypt…. OR ARE THEY? The Lord willing over the next couple of weeks I will attempt to shed a little light here,,,,,, Pray for the leading of the Lord as we renew our understanding.

As I pondered Pastor Woodward’s words, I began to recognize why in my heart I had always felt a spiritual stirring. An uneasiness a sense that this celebration as presented was aschew. I knew in my heart this celebration holds a profound meaning to the Church of our Lord. And the following is my expression of how I discern what our Lord desired for us to recognize and honour his actions of being the final sacrificial Lamb; whose blood would open the door for all men to have a way to reconnect to our Heavenly Father through Salvation. The following is my response to Pastor Woodward of how we should honour Yeshua’s victories over hell and death who is guiding us to our promised Land (Heaven), as our living God through the Holy Spirit, as Yahweh used Moses to guide the Israeli’s through the desert to their promised land. After having been spared death by the covering of the Lambs blood over their doors.

Amen. As a believer I agree Yeshua walked this earth was crucified, and speared to verify his death; buried and laid within a sealed tomb for three days; conquered hell in those three days and at the end of the three days raised Abraham’s bosom to heaven, as He was resurrected defeating death. Opening a spiritual door for all men who accepted Yeshua’s sacrifice as the sacrificial Lamb on the cross as the final sacrifice for all mankind’s sin and to once again be connected to our Father Yahweh in heaven eternally.

For me this celebration marks the conquering of hell and defeat of death through the resurrection of Yeshua 2023 years ago when the son of God ascended to take his rightful place in heaven ALIVE at the right side of God Yahweh. Where to this day remains alive as ongoing proof and testimony of our ability to defeat hell and death; so at our spiritual rebirth and reconnection with our Father Yahweh having defeated death as our forefathers did at passover, begin our eternal journey to take our rightful place with God eternally in our promised land, upon the ending of our carnal journey (exiting the slavery of sin and darkness) to continue our spiritual journey eternally with Yeshua and Yahewa. Amen. Blessings to all in our Father’s name Amen.

As our Lord’s servant being a Watchman, I present you with the following statement and warning.

1 Corinthians 11:24-25,28-31 KJV
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. [25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. [29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. [30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. [31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

In these verses we find the true meaning of our celebration at this time as honouring Yeshua’s sacrifice that he is alive and a doorway to our promised Land offering an eternal life with Yahweh and Yeshua to bear our just rewards having past through this world.

The following verses in my estimation are the Lord’s way of describing the effort our reborn journey will present as we sojourn with him at our side.

Luke 13:24 NKJV
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
Matthew 7:14 KJV
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa.