Christ, Our Passover

It is noteworthy the Holy Bible in 1 Cor. 5:7 describes Jesus Christ as “our Passover,” but never calls Him “our Easter.” The Bible, which represents the God-breathed Word of God, would not have attributed such a description to Christ. Why? The Bible doesn’t consider Easter a biblical festival and it does not have roots […]

The Passover – A Blood Covenant

The Passover is one of the seven annual festivals of God listed in Leviticus 23. However, in the book of Exodus is where we first see its meaning and celebration explained. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord freeing His people from slavery by passing over the houses of the Israelites (Exodus 12:13) while […]

Passover: Celebrating the Redemptive Power of YAHWEH

We celebrate Passover because it pictures our deliverance from the bondage of sin.  Christ would like us to focus on His redeeming grace by remembering His death—the ultimate sacrifice—until He comes again into His kingdom.  On the night of His betrayal, Christ took the bread and wine and instituted a version of Passover that we […]

Whose Slave Are You?

Slavery has been a part of human society and in different cultures for thousands of years.  We readily recall the enslavement  of Israel in Egypt, and how God used Moses to deliver them out of bondage. Then there was the infamous Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extreme hardship when thousands of Africans and their descendants […]