The Significance of the Lord’s Supper New Testament and Passover Old Testament

It is very important that we as children of God observe the Lord’s Supper (Old Testament Passover. Many people are aware of this practice and do it but are not aware as to why they do. Matthew chapter 26 verses 26-28 reads “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, drink ye all of it: For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shared for many for the remission of sins.” Jesus is the Passover lamb which was sacrificed so that we could receive forgiveness and pardon from God for our sins. John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Revelation 5:9 reads “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people and nation.” And in return for his great love towards us we must observe the Lord’s supper in its appointed time and season. Luke 2 verse 41 “Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. It is clearly stated in the scriptures that the Lord’s Supper is observed once a year and not multiple times as some have misinterpreted the scriptures. Deuteronomy tells which time is the season of the Lord’s Supper/ Passover which has never been changed throughout the scriptures. Deuteronomy 16:1and 2 “Observe the month Abib, and keep the Passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there shall thou sacrifice the Passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.” The Lord’s Supper is observed on the fourteenth of Abib at evening. This is the right time to observe the supper it is written, and all contrary practices are false. They cannot be supported with biblical proof and regardless of this fact people continue to abound in such falsehood. Some observed the Lord’s Supper at full moon, others everyday at noon time, some once a month, every quarter and the list goes on. In Deuteronomy it is stated that the Lord’s Supper served to remind the Israelites of the night when God delivered them from the Egyptians and brought them out of Egypt.
The customs of the Passover which were changed when Jesus and his disciples observed the Lord’s Supper are the killing of the then sacrificial lamb and eating bitter herbs. Exodus chapter 12 explains in much detail how the Passover was observed. Exodus 12:1-20 reads “And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the Land of Egypt, saying, this month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, in the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: and if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according unto the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation shall kill it in the evening.” The lamb spoken of represents Jesus who was later crucified in the New Testament and hence the reason why we do not kill a sheep for the Passover.
To be continued in next weekend’s article. Have a blessed weekend and follow God’s words as it is written and not how we feel to.
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