Nowadays if you speak about the Passover it's almost as if you're speaking unknown tongue. To most so-called Christians the Passover is simply a day, which the Jews observe. They don't even know that the communion they receive every month derived from this holy day. Never the less, many of these people need to find out about the Passover, because Jesus, the one they claim to worship, is called "OUR PASSOVER" .... For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. (I Corinthians 5:7)
If the Passover represents Jesus, then everyone that professes to believe in him should observe his holy day. Take notice that the Passover and all the other holydays written in the Bible be- long to the LORD and not to the Jews. These are the FEAST OF THE LORD, even holy (gatherings) which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. On the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORDS PASSOVER." (Leviticus 23:4-5). In this passage we see not only that the Passover belongs to the Lord but that it is to be observed once a year, not once a month as communion is held.
Why has the world gotten away from the Lord's Passover? The Bible teaches us that Satan has deceived the whole world. (Revelation 12:9). You might ask, how has Satan done this? He has cunningly replaced the Lord's Passover with communion and Easter, which the Bible does not support.
However, the Bible, clearly supports the Passover and Jesus not only celebrated it but had to die (be sacrificed) on this very day. That's right, what we have always called the 'Last Supper' was nothing more than the Passover, "Ye know that after two days is the Feast of the Passover. and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified." (Matthew 26:2)
Maybe you thought that Jesus was called The Lamb of God, just to add to his many titles. No, Jesus is the true sin offering. The Lamb that Moses and all of Israel killed on that first and every subsequent Passover evening, represented Jesus, read Exodus 12.1-14.
This is what the Passover is all about Just as Israel had to put the blood of that physical lamb over their houses to be spared (Passed-Over) in Egypt, we must come under the blood of that spiritual lamb (Jesus) to be spared today. Notice what Peter said in I Peter 1: 18-19; "For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things... but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and Without spot."
By now you should realize that the Passover is a memorial of the death of Jesus, which was instituted long before he came. This day is supposed to be celebrated once a year on a set day, forever. Jesus did not say do it often (every last or first Sunday) buy he said as often as you do it (once a year), do it in remembrance of me. (I Corinthians 11:24-25) Now the people understood why they had been keeping the Passover and were to continue to keep this Holy Day, in honor of Jesus our Passover.
Knowing that Jesus told us to continue to observe his Passover let us see
how long we are to do so. "And this day shall be unto you for a MEMORIAL: and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord
throughout your generations: Ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for
ever" Exodus 12:14.
Don't you think we all need to know about the Christ. who is our Passover forever.
