It’s Passover… Behold the Lamb of God!
John 1:36 “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
It’s Passover… The beginning of the end of the destroyer…
Exodus 12:21-22 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb. You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.
Exodus 12:23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.
Freedom from the slavery of Egypt and the foreshadow of freedom from sin (the destroyer of life)… ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) … the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
Exodus 12:24-27 And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite. And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’ you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’” And the people bowed low and worshiped.
Observe and Remember… Romans 11:26-27 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” “This is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”
And then came the time to seek His “other” possessions…
Romans 11:17-18 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.
Our roots are the same as Israel…
Romans 11:28-32 From the standpoint of the gospel they (Israel) are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they (Israel) are beloved for the sake of the fathers; for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.
Mercy to all… THE PASSOVER LAMB… mercy for all!
Revelation 5:8-10 When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they *sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.”
For God so loved the world… “He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. (John 3:16-17)
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world…
I celebrate the FACT that the tomb was empty (Easter Sunday in our vernacular). He is risen indeed!
However… when I became a Jesus Freak (I BELIEVED)… I entered the land which the Lord gave me (the Promised Land) and Exodus 12:24-27 tells me to observe the Passover event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.
(I) bowed low and worshiped. I celebrate the evidence death was defeated by the blood of the Lamb, But I worship and bow down to our Passover Lamb! I am indeed a COMPLETE Jesus Freak!
Revelation 5:11-14 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.” And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.” And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.
Observe… our roots.
Remember… what God, the God of Israel, has done for us.
Behold… the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
And the people bowed low and worshiped. I pray, this Passover (and Easter) season, you will observe… remember… behold…
I pray you will become!
John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
**All Scripture quoted comes from the “Bible Gateway” app and is the NASB version of the Bible