WHAT DOES IT MEAN? #4

The church I attend now puts emphasis 

on the cross and the Lamb of God. I do 

not avoid Easter symbols like colored

eggs, butterflies, rabbits, and lilies as 

long as their Biblical meanings  and 

history are addressed.

Today, I am sharing some scriptures 

concerning Passover and Resurrection 

Day.

LIFE LESSON:

 

HISTORY OF THE PASSOVER 

 

 

 

 

EXODUS 12:22-23

 

22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin,and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.

23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.

 

 

LIFE LESSON:

PASSOVER IS STILL CELEBRATED TODAY:

APRIL 3-APRIL 11 2015

EXODUS 12:27

 

That you shall say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

 

LEVITICUS 23:5

On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.

 

NUMBERS 9:14

 

‘And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land.’”

 

DEUTERONOMY 16:6

 

 

but at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt.

 

 

 

 

LIFE LESSON:

 

JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED

 

 

 

 

 

LUKE 23:18-21, 33-40

 

 

¹⁸ And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas"
¹⁹ who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.
²⁰ Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.  
²¹ But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”
 

³³ And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 

 ³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”And they divided His garments and cast lots.  
³⁵ And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
³⁶ The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, 
³⁷ and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
³⁸ And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁹ Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

⁴⁰ But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?  

 

MARK 8:31

And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

 

LIFE LESSON:

 

JESUS IS  NOT IN THE TOMB! HE HAS RISEN!

MATTHEW 16:21

 

From that time Jesus began to show

to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things

from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised 

the third day.

 

MARK 16:1- 7

 

1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 

² Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 

³ And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 

⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. 

⁵ And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.  
⁷ But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.”

    

JOHN 11:24-25

24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who 

believes in Me, though he may die, 

he shall live.

 

ACTS 1:22

 

Beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”