A Case for Passover

A holiday dripping with symbolism about Jesus

A Case for Passover 

  As one of the biblically mandated holidays for the Jewish community, this holiday is well represented in not only the Old Testament but the new as well. Deeply rooted in the tapestry of the community and nation a person simply can not take the holiday out of them or Jew out of the holiday.

  The reality of this once-yearly holiday drips with symbolism about Jesus, his purpose as well as his mission on earth. While at the same time delivering hints of a future yet to come. 

  It is a real shame that in the third century, a sharp knife was drawn and divided the Body of Christ away from this powerful truth and left us with a watered-down Catholic imposter called Easter. Even greater still, is the assimilation of Easter into the main line of Protestantism. If you are unaware of what I am talking about, let me give you a little back history that you can use for your own research.

  Back History

  First let me do a quick quote from my book, “My Fathers House”

  “The great Babylonian god of mystery that was brought to Rome is the same god that we will see at the end of the age. Nimrod's dark teachings are still alive and well, and the players in the game have all changed, but it’s still the same old game. 

  These are not the only subtle things we see change, things that now seem small were once major issues in the Assembly. The issue of altering holidays along with turning Jesus and the Apostles into idols was a big one. All these things are meant to divert our attention and worship away from the Trinity to pointless, lifeless things. It is clear that the early Apostles held to the original Jewish feasts, not as law but as fulfilled celebrations. Passover was definitely a big one as it totally symbolized Christ's sacrifice for us. 

  The Roman Catholic Church, however, began the process of altering or totally changing the dates and names surrounding the very few Christian celebrations that existed. “'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time” (Daniel 7:25 NASB) 

  The term ‘Easter’ is definitely not a biblical word. The very root of it possibly has two origins, all pagan, all of them not good. Easter, according to one ancient Catholic writer, suggests the name came from a pre-Christian goddess in the British Isles called, “Eostre.” Eostre seemed to be highly connected to fertility with the symbolism of eggs. Think Easter Bunny! 

  The other origin possibility comes from Ancient Babylon. Semiramis, Nimrod's wife, soon became known by different names, Ishtar or Ashtur from which the name Easter is derived. Semiramis had an illegitimate son called Tammuz. Somehow, Semiramis convinced the people that Tammuz was actually Nimrod reborn. Semiramis then caused everyone to believe that Tammuz was supernaturally conceived as she herself was now the goddess of fertility, Ishtar.”

  In the third century Augustine, who was the leader of Rome announced he was now a Christian. And in doing so he fully jumped on board the new Catholic faith. Now keep in mind that the main line of Apostolic faith, that believers were still following and was handed down from the Apostles rejected it.

  As Caesar of the Roman Empire, Augustine changed many key things, including the Jewish holidays that he considered to be vile and pagan. He also even went on to say that Jews are unworthy of salvation and should become slaves of Christians. And in many places of the new Christian empire, they were.

  So let’s imagine this for a moment. Take a biblically mandated holiday that is literally dripping with Jesus. Call it vile and pagan and then turn around and enslave Jesus's own family… does that make any sense? So in defense of Passover, let’s take a couple of elements of this holiday and look at it more closely.

Spoon, Feather, and the Cloth.

  “By tradition, all leaven is removed from the house days before. Then the house is cleaned in every corner and place possible. The last of the dust is then swept onto a wooden spoon by a feather and both are then wrapped up in a cloth.
  This Jewish tradition is extremely old. The wooden spoon symbolizes the wood of the cross. The feather is symbolic of the Grace of God. The cloth is Jesus' burial shroud. With the last of the sin fully wrapped up, the Father of the house takes the package outside to join the other men. Saying, “As far as the east is from the west, may our sin be departed from us,” he then tosses it into the bonfire along with the other Fathers.”
  From my book, My Fathers House.

The Bread 

  According to tradition, the bread is “unleavened” meaning it is made without yeast. Only water and flour, nothing else is allowed. From the time the wheat is being ground to completion, the whole process can not be more than 18 minutes. Vigorously beaten, this dough must be made smooth. Meaning nothing of itself must remain. The dough is rolled out flat and then cut into 12 pieces. Then with forks, knives, or anything else you have that is sharp the dough is pierced over and over again until it is full of holes. This allows any internal steam (life) to escape. Once quickly baked, it is inspected to make sure that there are burn marks and that the holes are fully open. If it has met all these qualifications, then it is considered ready for Passover. So let’s break this down.

 Unleavened has always represented sin, interestingly this ancient method seemed to understand that yeast exists all around us. And that by getting all this done in 18 minutes the probability of the bread becoming “infected” with atmospheric yeast (Ephesians 2:2) is nearly impossible. Just as it took many hands to crucify Jesus, this process can not be completed by one person (Luke 24:7) in the allotted time, many hands must do this.

  The dough must be thoroughly beaten until it is beyond what it once looked like. Isaiah 52:14, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 53:7

  The rolled out dough is then cut into 12 pieces. Matthew 26:26

  The dough must be pierced, John19:31-42, Isaiah 53:5 so that no life will remain, Luke 23:46

  The bread must be inspected, Zechariah12:10, John 19:37

A Little More

  It is interesting to note, that it is recorded that Jesus's death happened on the day of preparation (John 19:31) That would be the day the father of the house tossed the spoon, feather, and cloth into the fire saying, “As far as the east is from the west, may our sin be departed from us.” Can we agree that the Father tossed his Son in the fire for us? Perhaps Passover really is to Pass-over, so let’s walk away from fake holiday Easter.

  This is a small sample of a much larger picture. The typical Jewish Passover service takes many hours, and in almost every corner the messiah is clearly displayed. There are even elements of it that were so close, that the Jewish rabbis changed this service 2000 years ago so that it would not speak of Jesus.

  This is because the extreme prophetic accuracy is displayed in wonder before everyone when you realize that by tradition it is claimed the Jewish women learned how to conduct this service from Moses.

  I’ve done a few, modified versions of this over the years. And in every case, God’s own family learns things they did not know. Can the same be said of easter? How much did you learn from easter last year?

P.S. Passover this year is just a couple of days away.