INTRODUCTION: According to the Scripture, Passover means commemoration, celebration unto the LORD a lasting ordinance. Jesus was lamp of God. There was no need for another sacrifice again! Passover in today's context means setting apart of animate or inanimate, holy as unto the Lord. In today's contemporary Christian life, the word Passover is not very common. What has replaced Passover, I believe is the observance of the Lord 's Supper. I will try to explain this according to the scripture. The Passover is being observed today, but in a different way, which I believe is biblical. You will enjoy this as you read along.
THE LORD'S SUPPER This is an ordinance that the Lord Jesus observed with his disciples as contained in Luke 22:7-19. It was to replace the killing of sheep, goat, animals and all that. Jesus was making the disciples to understand the purpose of his death and resurrection, which supersedes any killings and sacrifices. Notice that when the Lord was having the Lord's super with the disciples (who later became apostles) Judas was there. At the table where the ordinance was taking place, Judas was revealed. The revelation of Judas on the table of the Lord's Supper is an indication that it was a Passover indeed for nothing unclean would hold where the Lord is. There was a revelation of who Judas was. Whereas Judas ought to have done something about it but because it had been predestined that someone was to betray the Lord, nothing happened; hence Judas Iscariot hardened his heart to betray the Lord. Make sure that the counsel of the enemy does not hold in your life. The enemy does not want anyone in the Kingdom, you only need to make up your mind that you are Heaven bound and nothing prevents you from getting to the Kingdom. Not even the love of money or craving for positions that are temporal! The devil has so much to tantalize human beings with. You just make up your mind that you would not be deceived. The money Judas took from the enemy of righteousness, the Pharisees, he never lived to spend a penny out of it! For how long would you allow the devil to deceive you? Where are you compromising your faith? Where are you denying the Lord? At work, in your family or business? You must say NO to the Devil and YES to JESUS today. Take a stand for the Lord today and decide to confess him everywhere and you will find rest for your soul. Judas denied the Lord. He even sold him out to the enemy. But thanks are to God who made the King of glory to die and resurrected according to the Scripture. If Jesus had not died, there would not have been hope for you and I. His death released unto us victory over the devil, because he held captivity captive in the grave and gave gifts unto men. Healing and deliverance have become our inheritance by virtue of the fact that Jesus died. Eternal life has become our inheritance because Jesus Christ died and resurrected the third day - Hallelujah!
THE PASSOVER BY REVELATION I Corinthians 11:23-33 "For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me". In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till he comes. Therefore, whoever eats this bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we judged ourselves, we would not come und4er judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions. I want you to notice some things from the above passage that should be observed when we are observing the ordinance of the Passover:
(a) A man must be born again - John 3:1-21, Acts 3:19
(b) You must know what you are doing as a Christian - living a holy life - Hebrews 12:14
(c) Observance of the Lord's Supper is not for trivializations (joke with). It is done in sincerity not in deceit of the heart.
(d) It is not for children. Notice let a man examine himself. Can children examine themselves? Do they understand what salvation is?
(e) The observance of it keeps in your remembrance the Lord's death and resurrection, which is the basis of our faith. It keep the Church together in unity. Love is proclaimed by the observance
Friend, you will agree with me that what we observe today is even far better than what the past and present Jews were partaking of. It is an ordinance. Done by Jesus and revealed to Paul for us to continue to do until he comes.
I have witnessed a place where the Lord's Supper was taken worthily and healing was the result. I know of a sister who had an issue of blood for many months who after the Lord's Supper in one of our services had healing. The fountain of her blood stopped after observing the Lord's Supper. I also know of a sister after taking part in the Lord's supper was blessed of the womb after many year of bareness.
Conversely, I have also heard of a place where cult members who took the Lord's Supper unworthily died after taking it in the church! The Lord that answers by fire is our God! He is a God of justice and also that of judgment.
Are you born again? If so thanks be to God. If not please consider today where you will spend your eternity? Lord's supper without Christ as your personal savior and Lord is damnation to yourself!
Rev Debo Adeyemo
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