April arrived and next to him, the time to celebrate the Passover, or Easter for a better understanding. Most begin with their usual runs to buy the cod and the chocolate eggs that each year become more expensive. In some countries people take advantage of the wonderful truce of the routine to have a few days of rest because of the holiday. They strive to set departure and arrival times in their destinations and enjoy these days in the best way.
The only problem I see in the midst of all this is that, as usual, the Lord’s affairs often fall into the background. Many churches strive to show the true meaning of this celebration. But by analyzing our society as a whole and the bible, we are far from celebrating in the right way.
The first Passover
Every Christian should know about this. But before I was converted, I spent eighteen years inside a church without even reading the Bible intentionally. So I think it’s important to say how this celebration originated. If you want, you can read more about it on Exodus 12.
First of all, it is very important to understand that Easter (in Hebrew Pessach) means “Passage”. Which in turn has an even deeper meaning.
In the time of Moses the people of Israel, who descended from Jacob, Isaac and Abraham, were slaves in the land of Egypt. The Lord had already said how the whole process would be when he made an alliance with the patriarch Abraham:
Genesis 15:13 “Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. (14) But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions”.
We all know well the punishment and the history of the ten plagues that came upon Egypt. And just to contextualize those who do not know. The Lord severely punished the people who enslaved the nation of Israel until it finally freed them from forced labor of four hundred years.
The ultimate punishment and worst of all plagues was the death of every firstborn among Egyptian citizens. From the son of the poorest servant to the son of Pharaoh. The instruction that God gave Moses was that every Israelite family should sacrifice a lamb that night and use the blood to mark the doorposts. Then the angel of death would make a passage through Egypt and take the life of every firstborn. Unless they had on their houses the mark of the blood of the lamb, as God had ordained.
From this, Pharaoh decided to free the people. God then commanded Moses to instruct all Israel that from generations to generations this occasion should be celebrated. The passage of God through Egypt. As well as the passage from slavery to freedom or, symbolically, from death to life.
The Passover of Jesus
After thousands of years of the people’s liberation, the Jews continued to celebrate the Passover. Jesus was a Jew, a descendant of Abraham and followed all the traditions of the people of Israel, so much that he celebrated the Passover with his disciples on the occasion we remember today as the Holy Supper. The most interesting point among all is that similar to what happened years before in the land of Egypt. Jesus gave himself up like a lamb so that his blood would mark all that would be freed from death. The situation is identical except for the fact that Jesus was God Himself in the form of a man. And that the value of his blood free from all sin was sufficient to deliver from death all who were believers in his sacrifice and purpose to this day and to the end of time.
The current Passover
Unlike what we have seen happen in our society, Easter should continue to be a celebration of the passage. From our bondage to sin and freedom to eternal life. Or if you prefer, from death to life.
Enjoy these days to rejoice in Christ Jesus and to remember his favor. Use this time and this reflection to think about the way you have lived and for which you still have to let your flesh die so that the Lord will be more and more alive in your life. After all, we must follow this remembrance and instruction, given to us by Paul in Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me”.
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the lamb offered as a sacrifice to give us freedom and eternal life, be like all of you! Amen!
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Thanks, may God give us the grace to serve him truly and always stand for the truth, Amen.
Amen!!! Thank you for your message.
Hello, after reading the comments by everyone, I must say that 2 responses comes quite close to the ideal that needs to be said. First of all today is not good Friday for our LORD was NEVER crucified on this day this means that this implementation is a hoax. One scripture said that “no lie is of the truth”, which means that I truly cannot respectfully agree with the authors position on using the name /fertility goddesses name in any thing associated with our LORD in connection with the pastover. Finally, this celebration of this week end each year is also a hoax set up by the Roman Catholic church especially them knowing that The LORD YESHUA was never resurrected on Sunday but in fact on the sabbath evening. A look into the Torah will reveal that our Heavenly Father was never partial to syncrenism as we are as humans. We will do well as a people if we separate our selves from all that’s false in the worship of our GOD.
You need to research the origins of Easter. It’s completely separate from the biblical holiday Passover. It has to do with a pagan god of fertility – hence the bunnies and eggs. And i understand Passover as referring to the angel of death passing over the marked houses.correct me if I’m wrong
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That is such an important reminder. Thank you! Beyond remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus to set believers free from sin and give them eternal life, we also must have taken part in his death, burial and resurrection to a new life in Him. And that is what we should be most grateful to celebrate.
Romans 6:4-11
4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Thank you. Well written.
Amen good explanation very enlightening
Come Lord Jesus Come we are Watching and Waiting For our Saviour Jesus Christ The Messiah and for his Return for his Bride. ELOHIM,EMMANUEL YESHUA HAMASHIACH! SHABBAT SHALOM PASSOVER IS VERY IMPORTANT A DAY TO REMEMBER TODAY IS GOOD FRIDAY THE DAY JESUS LAYED HIS LIFE DOWN FOR US!
Thank you for this and thank God for using you to deliver his message.
Great message of love and hope through the blood of Jesus Christ !
Thank you LORD !
Thanks, Marcelo
Very good post. This is a very holy time of year. Too bad churches and society have let pagan practices from centuries before creep in with the celebration and remeberance. The cross, easter eggs, hot cross buns, etc all pagan from centuries before, even the term “easter”is pagan. Refences can be found online to back this up.
People tend to get so wrapped up in these practices, the ” Easter Sunday meal”, Easter egg hunts, easter eggs baskets for the kids, as all important, and take people’s minds off the seriousness of Christ, the Lamb of God, who was our sacrifice for sin. His sacrifice makes it possible to be reconciled to God, by his blood we are saved through grace that God may have mercy upon our souls.
We need to focus on that, and let go of the silly trappings that have no meaning.
Well said Janice. May God continue to open your eyes to the truth.
It is great to read about Passover ” Holy Week” in Dominican Republic. In this country people take this week to go on vacations. The church try to remember to the community the real meaning of these days.
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May the Lord God richly bless you in Jesus Christ name. Amen
I too have been a Christian for just over 40 years and this year for the first time in my life, Easter, has taken on Avery real and deep personal meaning for me. I am following Christ’s footsteps over this period through the bible and each passage touches my soul like never before…
Hallelujah ♥
Amen
Thank you for reminding us what is the true esseny of easter.
God Bless You Mr. author.
Praise God forevermore. Lovely explanation, succinctly written.
Thanks