Why
Do We Keep Passover?
Under the New Covenant Passover commemorates the death of
Yahshua and our deliverance from sin (1 Cor.11:26). In the
Exodus Covenant it was the deliverance of the people from
physical bondage. This world is a type of Egypt and anybody
who came out of it came out of Egypt. At the death and
resurrection of Yahshua the law passed from its physical
dimension to its spiritual dimension. Yahshua commanded us
to continue to celebrate this memorial until He returns
(Luke 22:19). Mashiach gave us an example to follow (1
Pr.2:21; 1 John 2:6). A memorial is a monument or a holiday
designed or established to serve as a remembrance of a
person or an event. It comes and is celebrated only once a
year. The Passover in the Jewish New Covenant Books (Brit Hadasah), commonly called New Testament, is the continuity
of the Old Covenant Passover in the Torah, but with new
symbols: the bread to replace the flesh of the lamb, the
vine to replace the blood. Before the Original Doctrine was
perverted in Europe, Yahweh's apostles observed Yahweh's
Passover annually (1 Cor.5:7; 11: 23-6; Exod. 12:1-18). No
one has the right to change its season, "Thou shall
therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to
year."(Exod.13:10). Mashiach kept it when its time came
(Luke 2:42; 22:14). Yahweh said to keep the feast forever
"throughout your generations", "for you and your sons
forever" (Ex. 12). He who claims it is abolished (Mat.17:17)
is a liar and the truth is not in Him. "Let the children of
Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time" (Num. 9:2).
Yahweh appointed the time, not Moses. Yahshua says, "I have
kept My father's commandments and abide in His love (John
15:10). Do you? The Father says, "Whatever I command you, be
careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away
from it."(Deut.12:32) Yahshua never kept Communion or
so-called Lord Supper or the erroneous Eucharist, but
Passover. Read the Four Evangels. But many, laying aside the
commandments of Yahweh, prefer to hold the tradition of men
(Mark 7:8),throwing their loyalty behind ignorant religious
leaders who cannot understand. All documents from the
Catholic Church, all historians, and biblical scholars,
testify that early believers, up to the seventh century,
continued to keep the apostolic tradition. But the law was
abrogated by the Western Church and Constantine in the years
313 and 325.
Our Passover is the first day of Seven Days of Unleavened
Bread. The Days of Unleavened Bread symbolize our coming
out of Egypt, staying away from sin (leaven), putting off
pride, embracing humility and purification. For seven days
we dedicate ourselves to Yahweh. We show our sincerity to
follow Yahshua, 1 Cor.5: 6-7.
For more info send for our booklet titled
The Covenant Keepers' Handbook.
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