Passover and Easter
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pottersclay
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Let's ask Magenta; she has the final word on all things purple.
Is there a way to let magenta know you mentioned her in your post?
Fran
That's your best response? Hmm, guess you accept that He rose on the first day of the week then, which changes your prior comment...........good........progress
Let's ask Magenta; she has the final word on all things purple.
Thank you for the early morning smiles
Jesus became our Passover:
Because the passion of Christ took place the week of Passover (Matt. 26:1–2), the early church quickly understood that Jesus fulfilled the symbolism in the Passover meal as “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). The marking of blood on the doorposts (Ex. 12:7–13) has a clear tie to the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross (Rev. 1:1–8), and it is therefore no surprise to see the Lord’s disciples link His death to the Passover throughout their writings. Without Christ, the Father looks upon the world He made and sees only a mass of corrupt sinners who are wholly deserving of His wrath. But since Jesus has died for His people, the Father now sees in the midst of fallen humanity men and women who have been marked with the blood of His Son by faith. His wrath can let these blood-bought saints alone in a passing over even greater than the one over the houses of Israel so long ago.
Easter is Pagan. Why its celebrated the way it is I don't know. Just some more false teachings to put on our children and have them figure it out later in life.
Because the passion of Christ took place the week of Passover (Matt. 26:1–2), the early church quickly understood that Jesus fulfilled the symbolism in the Passover meal as “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). The marking of blood on the doorposts (Ex. 12:7–13) has a clear tie to the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross (Rev. 1:1–8), and it is therefore no surprise to see the Lord’s disciples link His death to the Passover throughout their writings. Without Christ, the Father looks upon the world He made and sees only a mass of corrupt sinners who are wholly deserving of His wrath. But since Jesus has died for His people, the Father now sees in the midst of fallen humanity men and women who have been marked with the blood of His Son by faith. His wrath can let these blood-bought saints alone in a passing over even greater than the one over the houses of Israel so long ago.
Easter is Pagan. Why its celebrated the way it is I don't know. Just some more false teachings to put on our children and have them figure it out later in life.
Wait a minute, it's not easter in July, It's Christmas in July.
Let me rethink this....
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pottersclay
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Here is a video series by the late Zola Levitt, explaining the Seven Feasts of Israel, starting with Passover.
https://www.levitt.tv/media/series.html/DSFI?s=DSFI
https://www.levitt.tv/media/series.html/DSFI?s=DSFI
EASTER - DETERMINING ITS DATE
The Western Churches
Agreed at the Council of Nicea, 325 AD
Easter is a moveable feast.
It falls on a different day every year.
Easter is Always on the first Sunday after the first full moon
that falls on or after March 22.
This full moon is also called the Paschal Full Moon
and also the Spring Equinox.
Why is Easter based on the Paschal Full Moon?
Passover occured at this full moon.
The Last Supper occured at the Passover --- Holy Thursday , when
celebrated by Jesus and the Apostles.
Since Jesus resurrected on the Sunday after that Passover,
Easter was always the Sunday after Passover in celebration of the Resurrection.
The Paschal Moon can fall on different days in different world time zones, of course.
But the Church wants to celebrate Easter at the same time all over the world... So...
It does not use the exact date of the Paschal Moon, but an approximation.
To calculate, the full moon is set at the 14th day of the Lunar month -- the Lunar Month
begins with the new moon. Also, the Church sets the date of the Sping Equinox at March 21.
These two approximations allow the Church to set a universal date for Easter.
Easter can occur from March 22 to April 25.
SO... Easter is established by the Paschal Full Moon and has nothing to do with Passover.
The Council of Nicea wanted to separate the celebration of Christ's Resurrection from the
Jewish celebration os Passover.
Some Christians in the early fourth century were calculating the date of Easter according to the Jewish calendar,
while others believed it needed to be calculated separately.
The Council of Nicaea agreed with the latter group.
While Easter and Passover were related historically, and theologically, the Council declared that the connection between the two holidays ended with the Death and Resurrection of Christ.
Why? Because Christ is the new Paschal Lamb, of Whom the lamb sacrificed at Passover was just a sign or symbol.
That symbol found its completion in the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. Thus, the continued celebration of the Jewish Passover has no theological significance for Christians, because Christ is our Passover Lamb.
(The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates using the Julian Calendar and so Easter falls on a different day.
We use the Gregorian Calendar)
Fran
The Western Churches
Agreed at the Council of Nicea, 325 AD
Easter is a moveable feast.
It falls on a different day every year.
Easter is Always on the first Sunday after the first full moon
that falls on or after March 22.
This full moon is also called the Paschal Full Moon
and also the Spring Equinox.
Why is Easter based on the Paschal Full Moon?
Passover occured at this full moon.
The Last Supper occured at the Passover --- Holy Thursday , when
celebrated by Jesus and the Apostles.
Since Jesus resurrected on the Sunday after that Passover,
Easter was always the Sunday after Passover in celebration of the Resurrection.
The Paschal Moon can fall on different days in different world time zones, of course.
But the Church wants to celebrate Easter at the same time all over the world... So...
It does not use the exact date of the Paschal Moon, but an approximation.
To calculate, the full moon is set at the 14th day of the Lunar month -- the Lunar Month
begins with the new moon. Also, the Church sets the date of the Sping Equinox at March 21.
These two approximations allow the Church to set a universal date for Easter.
Easter can occur from March 22 to April 25.
SO... Easter is established by the Paschal Full Moon and has nothing to do with Passover.
The Council of Nicea wanted to separate the celebration of Christ's Resurrection from the
Jewish celebration os Passover.
Some Christians in the early fourth century were calculating the date of Easter according to the Jewish calendar,
while others believed it needed to be calculated separately.
The Council of Nicaea agreed with the latter group.
While Easter and Passover were related historically, and theologically, the Council declared that the connection between the two holidays ended with the Death and Resurrection of Christ.
Why? Because Christ is the new Paschal Lamb, of Whom the lamb sacrificed at Passover was just a sign or symbol.
That symbol found its completion in the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. Thus, the continued celebration of the Jewish Passover has no theological significance for Christians, because Christ is our Passover Lamb.
(The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates using the Julian Calendar and so Easter falls on a different day.
We use the Gregorian Calendar)
Fran