CUFI News Staff : Apr 11, 2025
Christians United for Israel
[Christians United for Israel] The focus of the celebration is a remembrance of the Passover lamb, which was sacrificed so that the first born of every home might be spared as the Lord passed over the houses during the last and final of ten plagues in Egypt. The slaughtered lamb was to be eaten and its blood smeared onto the doorposts of their properties as a sign of faith. For Christians, it is important to recognise that Passover plays a central part of the Christian faith. In fact the early Church celebrated Passover for 300 years after the death of Jesus until Constantine made it illegal in an effort to separate Jews from Gentiles. ... It is with this appreciation of the Jewish nature of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that we come to the evening before Jesus was crucified. All four Gospels indicate that Jesus's death took place at the time of the Passover. In what is commonly referred to as the Lord's Supper, the Bible makes it clear that the meal Jesus had with His disciples was the Passover Seder ... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read in full. (Image: iStock-nambitomo)
