PASSOVER
WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD CELEBRATE IT
The theme in both the Old Testament and New Testament are the same; God’s holiness, righteousness, love and mercy. The early Apostles and followers of Jesus were/are all Jewish. The basic fulfillment of the New Testament is the messianic hope, salvation through the Messiah.
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ" Col. 2:16-17.
This passage refers to God's holy days as ‘shadows.’ The first three holidays were fulfilled by Jesus. This does not mean the days are now irrelevant, unnecessary, and should not be kept. Wedding anniversaries are not irrelevant, unnecessary. They are set times to remember a special day. We don't mistake the anniversary as the reality of marriage. The anniversary is a ‘symbol’ of the marriage. It can be a special time set aside to focus on the meaning of the marriage and maybe to speak of memories over the years. The anniversary is not a substitute for the marriage.
The Feasts of the Lord are days that are set apart; special times to remember, to look ahead, and to look at our spiritual walk. The Feasts and their observance, incorporating all five of our senses, give us a better understanding of God. God asked His people (the Israelites) to remember their exodus from Egypt by observing Passover. Jesus, on the night He was betrayed (during Passover), asked us to remember His death; freeing us from sin and granting complete salvation. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 states “For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 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. 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. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.” The eating of the bread (His body) and drinking of the wine (His blood) is a “set apart time” to remember His death and all that He did for us on the cross; the same as celebrating and remembering an anniversary.
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WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD CELEBRATE IT
The theme in both the Old Testament and New Testament are the same; God’s holiness, righteousness, love and mercy. The early Apostles and followers of Jesus were/are all Jewish. The basic fulfillment of the New Testament is the messianic hope, salvation through the Messiah.
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ" Col. 2:16-17.
This passage refers to God's holy days as ‘shadows.’ The first three holidays were fulfilled by Jesus. This does not mean the days are now irrelevant, unnecessary, and should not be kept. Wedding anniversaries are not irrelevant, unnecessary. They are set times to remember a special day. We don't mistake the anniversary as the reality of marriage. The anniversary is a ‘symbol’ of the marriage. It can be a special time set aside to focus on the meaning of the marriage and maybe to speak of memories over the years. The anniversary is not a substitute for the marriage.
The Feasts of the Lord are days that are set apart; special times to remember, to look ahead, and to look at our spiritual walk. The Feasts and their observance, incorporating all five of our senses, give us a better understanding of God. God asked His people (the Israelites) to remember their exodus from Egypt by observing Passover. Jesus, on the night He was betrayed (during Passover), asked us to remember His death; freeing us from sin and granting complete salvation. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 states “For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 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. 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. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.” The eating of the bread (His body) and drinking of the wine (His blood) is a “set apart time” to remember His death and all that He did for us on the cross; the same as celebrating and remembering an anniversary.
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