Do you know that you can actually read the entire Bible (both Old and New Testaments) and receive the very same message from both of these sections of the sacred Scriptures? The entire Bible throughout, from Genesis to Revelation, brings forth only one message on any given subject. In fact, the Bible interprets itself.

During the past millennia, the religion which is described in the Bible has been subjected to merciless treatment by the critical interpreters and commentators, until today as it is taught, its message is practically unrecognizable as the faith established by the Messiah. Fallacious man-made interpretations have resulted in obtaining vicious epithets against themselves for the people who are faithfully preaching the sound doctrines of the sacred Scriptures. These vicious epithets include such expressions as false prophet, confuser, cultist, heretic, non-conformist, dissenter, Judaizer, outside of mainstream religion, and such like. All this vituperation launched from ch-rchianity takes place with no regard to our Savior’s own words in Matthew 4:4, " … Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh." Again, we should point out that even this passage comprises an actual quote from the Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy 8:3, and is not Messiah’s original or personal invention.

Now we arrive at a dilemma concerning the Bible. For the sincere student who is motivated by the earnest desire to gain eternal life, what shall he do? Modern theology would say, "This passage must be interpreted against the light of ch-rch tradition." Modern worldly thinking would conclude that living by the Bible is simply impossible, since we must earn a livelihood. They say, "To place ourselves under the authority of scriptural law would so inconvenience us to the point where we couldn’t even hold a steady job." Acquaintances might say, "Living by what the Bible directs is just being contrary, absurd, and fanatical in today’s world." Could these objections be valid?

The reason for the term "Passover" is this omission of judgment upon Israel by the destroyer, meaning the passing over of the obedient Israelite households. The term in Hebrew is "Pesach," and it means omission or exemption. It was a miraculous, selective event, in that only the firstborn of humans and animals in Egypt would die.

The following morning there was at least one dead person or animal in every residence throughout the households of Egypt, while in Goshen, ISRAEL was joyfully beginning their march to the selected place of convocation for their united journey out of Egypt. Not one human or even an animal had been harmed in Israel. Conversely, desolation reigned in Egypt. Just suppose that Israel had not obeyed Yahweh! What if they had applied the blood on the wrong night? Strict obedience to the commandments of Yahweh was instrumental in releasing Israel from Egypt. Spiritually, strict obedience to the commandments of Yahweh will release you from the Egypt of sin in which you may find yourself today.

In the New Testament we find that the Savior, Yahshua Messiah, instituted renewed symbols for the observance of the Passover Memorial in its proper time during this era of grace. In Luke 22:15 Yahshua said, "And he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you BEFORE I SUFFER." Then in Luke 22:19 and 20 we read,"And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you."

The Bible even offers us the symbolic meaning about using unleavened bread. We read in Matthew 16: 6-7, also 11-12, "And Yahshua said to them, Take heed and beware of the LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we took no BREAD. … How is it that you do not perceive that I spoke not to you concerning bread? But beware of the LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES. Then understood they that he bid them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the TEACHING of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

In Galatians 5:9, Paul writes, "A LITTLE LEAVEN LEAVENS THE WHOLE LUMP." Leaven in the Scriptures symbolizes an agent, which if added to a substance corrupts, breaks down, and puffs up. How plain that Yahshua indicates that it is false doctrine (teaching) which leads to sin and corruption! We are to purge out this false teaching or doctrine that we may become pure, a new lump in Messiah Yahshua.

How about yourself? Have you lived a lifetime in perceived devotion to our Heavenly Father without realizing these important truths? Why not study and prove to yourself this most significant and vital subject right now?

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