Answers to Questions: How does Chocolate eggs and rabbits honor Jesus?

• The Symbol of the Rabbit: Rabbits have long been symbols of fertility and the “lust of the flesh” due to their ability to reproduce rapidly. These were associated with the Germanic goddess Eostre (from whom the name “Easter” is derived) and the Babylonian Ishtar.
• The Symbol of the Egg: The egg was a symbol of new life in various pagan mystery religions centuries before the birth of Christ.
• The Substitution: By replacing the empty tomb with a hollow chocolate egg, the world attempts to soften the gravity of the Resurrection. We are told in Colossians 2:8: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”

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True honor is given to Jesus Christ not through confectionery or folklore, but through the acknowledgement of His finished work on the Cross and His physical victory over the grave.

Tradition	Scriptural Reality
The Rabbit	The Lion of the Tribe of Juda (Rev 5:5). He is the conquering King, not a timid creature of the field.
The Egg	The Empty Tomb. We do not look for a “symbol” of life; we serve a Living Saviour. “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” (Matthew 28:6).
Sweet Treats	The Bitterness of the Cup. The price of our redemption was the precious blood of Christ, a sacrifice of infinite value that should be approached with reverence, not a sugar-coated festival.

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We must ask ourselves: does the inclusion of these worldly elements clarify the Gospel or cloud it? To “honor” Christ is to obey His Word. Jesus said in John 4:24, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” Mixing the “table of the Lord” with the “table of devils” (1 Corinthians 10:21) by incorporating ancient fertility symbols into the celebration of the Resurrection does not sanctify the pagan symbol; rather, it compromises the testimony of the Church. The world seeks to distract us with “the pride of life,” but the Remnant must remain focused on the Blessed Hope and the literal Return of our King.