Easter Sunrise Services

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Certain women went out to the cemetery before the sun was up and Jesus
was already gone. (Matt 28:1-6 & John 20:1) So maybe we should be
having twilight services instead of sunrise?
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Aside from the apparent differences in the language and grammar of Matt
28:1-6, Mark 16:1-7, Luke 24:22-23, and John 20:1-2; the point that all
clearly agree upon is that Jesus was gone when the women arrived.

FAQ: If Jesus' crucified dead body was restored to life before the sun came
up, then how can Sunday be counted as the third day since his ordeal. (Luke
24:21-23)

REPLY: Back then; civil days began at 06:00 am and ended at 06:00 pm;
which made for a twelve-hour day regardless of the season. (John 11:9-10)

Sometimes civil days began before sunrise. For example: the sun arose in
Jerusalem April 09, 2023 at 06:18 am, which in the past would've been 18
minutes after the beginning of their civil day.

So; if Jesus' crucified dead body was restored to life sometime in those 18
minutes before sunrise, then technically he was within the limits of a new
day rather than the tail end of a previous night.
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Sunrise services are pagan (Eze 8:15-18; 2 Kin 23:5; et al).

 

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Sunrise services are pagan (Eze 8:15-18; 2 Kin 23:5; et al.

According to the principles discussed in the 14th chapter of Romans: sunrise
services are pagan for you, yes, but they aren't necessarily pagan for everyone
because not everyone is out there that morning for a pagan purpose.

For example: human sacrifice is normally a pagan practice; but relative to God's
purposes, it's not.
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According to the principles discussed in the 14th chapter of Romans: sunrise
services are pagan for you, yes, but they aren't necessarily pagan for everyone
because not everyone is out there that morning for a pagan purpose.

For example: human sacrifice is normally a pagan practice; but relative to God's
purposes, it's not.
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Rom. 14 doesn't say "you can now worship God however you want". God says they are an abomination, and God never changes His position on something an abomination. Using this twisted logic of people who try to use Rom. 14 as a means to liberalize God's commands, homosexuality, incest, witchcraft, or abortion shouldn't universally be declared to be sins any more either.

It doesn't matter what you personally think about something because you are not the arbiter of morality. God is, and He says it's an abomination. He stated with very clear and unmistakable words in Deut. 12:29-31 that He will not accept such worship because it disgusts Him. He took it a step further in the next verse by saying He is to be worshiped according to His instructions. Nowhere in His instructions did He ever command any sunrise services in His name. He didn't accept it from apostate Israelites then, and He won't accept it from fake Christians today.

 

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Easter sunrise services are neither prohibited nor required in the New
Testament; thus they fall into the category of debatable practices which, for
Christ's followers, are regulated by the principles discussed in the 14th
chapter of Romans.

For example: Jesus and his men drank the fruit of the vine at his last supper
(Matt 26:29 & Mark 14:25) Well; a detailed examination of the 12th chapter
of Exodus readily reveals that there is no specific beverage designated for the
Passover dinner, i.e. none is prohibited and none is required, viz: it's a gray
issue.

Strict legalists would insist that Jesus and his men were in violation of the
commandments that prohibit adding to and/or subtracting from the Law
(Deut 4:2 & Deut 5:29-30) but they would be wrong.
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[Bob Estey]

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Certain women went out to the cemetery before the sun was up and Jesus
was already gone. (Matt 28:1-6 & John 20:1) So maybe we should be
having twilight services instead of sunrise?
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That could be interesting. Would anybody come?