Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. Luke 22:7
And thus we see the end of poor Passover, and why we now celebrate Easter. Hold up there, Hoss! This is one where we need to dig into the original text notes to see what is translated as simply, "Passover". As we suspect, it does not refer to the killing of a holiday or the feast set down for Israel to observe so long ago, but the lamb of the Passover itself. The word, pesah, in Hebrew became pascha in Aramaic, and referred to the sacrifice, the lamb killed and eaten at the Passover celebration. As we know, Jesus was referred to by John the Baptist right at the start of His ministry as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29). This was no accident of course. God gave John the revelation that at Passover, Jesus our Lord would be our Pascha atoning for the sin we have in us. Even in the Revelation given by our Lord Christ to a different John, we see the only one found worthy to open that revelation is the Lamb who was slain. Again, no accident, but the plan of God at work!
The frosty morning nears dawn, and the hope of our Lord Jesus comes soon!
Bucky
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