TEACHING ON PASSOVER AND HOLY COMMUNION

 

HOLY COMMUNION

Deutronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to Jehovah our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our sons forever, so that we may do all the words of this Law.

Heb 5:12  For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.

Heb 5:13 For everyone partaking of milk is unskillful in the Word of Righteousness, for he is an infant.

Heb 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mat 28:20 teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen.

INTRODUCTION:

Psa11:3  If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

1Co 3:11  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Eph2:19  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; :20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; :21  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: :22  In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

2Ti 2:19  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

Heb 6:1  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, :2  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. :3And this will we do, if God permit. :4  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, :5  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, :6  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

TO THE BASICS OF HOL COMMUNION:

Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

TO GAIN A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST YOU NEED TO OBEY MAT22:29 AND 2Ti 3:15  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. :16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: :17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

 

The first Passover:

The first holy communion service was on Passover: so what is Passover?

The passover: This word comes from the Hebrew verb pasach, to pass, to leap or skip over. The destroying angel passed over the houses marked with the blood of the Paschal Lamb, so the wrath of God passes over those whose souls sprinkled with the blood of Christ.[1Co 5:7  Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: :8  Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.]. As the paschal lamb was killed before Israel was delivered, so by the death of Christ, we have redemption through his blood. It was killed before the tables of the law were delivered to Moses, or Aaron's sacrifices were enjoined; thus deliverance comes to men, not by the works of the law, but by the only true passover, the Lamb of God. [Rom 3:24  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: :25  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; :26  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. ].

Heb_9:14[Heb 9:11  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; :12  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. :13  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: :14  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? :15  And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. :16  For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. :17  For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. :18  Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. :19  For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, :20  Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. :21  Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. :22  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. :23  It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. :24  For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: :25  Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; :26  For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. :27  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: :28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. ].

It was killed the first month of the year, which prefigured that Christ should suffer death in that month. Joh_18:28[Joh 18:28  Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. ].

Joh 18:13  And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. :14  Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

it was killed in the evening. Exo_12:6[Exo12:1  And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

Exo12:2  This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Exo12:3  Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

Exo 12:4  And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Exo12:5  Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

Exo12:6  And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

Exo12:7  And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

Exo12:8  And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Exo12:9  Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Exo12:10  And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

Exo12:11  And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.

Exo 12:12  For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Exo12:13  And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Exo12:14  And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exo12:15  Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

Exo 12:16  And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

Exo12:17  And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exo12:18  In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

Exo 12:19  Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

Exo12:20  Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Exo12:21  Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

Exo 12:22  And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Exo 12:23  For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

Exo12:24  And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Exo 12:25  And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

Exo12:26  And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

Exo12:27  That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

Exo12:28  And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

Exo 12:29  And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Exo12:30  And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

Exo 12:31  And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

Exo12:32  Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

Exo 12:33  And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

Exo12:34  And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

Exo12:35  And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

Exo12:36  And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

Exo12:37  And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Exo12:38  And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

Exo 12:39  And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

Exo12:40  Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

Exo 12:41  And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exo12:42  Itis a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

Exo12:43  And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Exo12:44  But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

Exo12:45  A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

Exo12:46  In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Exo12:47  All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Exo 12:48  And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

Exo12:49  One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Exo12:50  Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

Exo12:51  And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. ].

 Christ suffered at that time of the day. Mat_27:46[Mat 27:45  Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. :46  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ]. Heb_1:2[Heb 1:1  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, :2  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; :3  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; ]. At even the sun sets; at Christ's passion, universal darkness was upon the whole earth. The passover was roasted with fire, denoting the sharp and dreadful pains that Christ should suffer, not only from men, but God also. It was to be eaten with bitter herbs, Exo_12:8[Exo 12:8  And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. ]; not only to put them in remembrance of their bitter bondage in Egypt, but also to testify our mortification to sin, and readiness to undergo afflictions for Christ, Col_1:24[Col 1:20  And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. :21  And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled :22  In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: :23  If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; :24  Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: :25  Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; :26  Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: :27  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: :28  Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: :29  Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. ];

and likewise to teach us the absolute necessity of true repentance in all that would profitably feed by faith on Christ, the true paschal lamb.

HOLY COMMUNION INSTITUTION:

.] MY VIEW WHY:

1Pe 2:9  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. Holy communion is not restricted to only be offered by the clergy but any born again Christian who acknowledges and understands the price that was paid[1Cor6:20] and what Holy communion means is at liberty received from Christ and not from men to administer it according to 1Cor10:14-33,11:17-34sthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Rev 1:5  And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, :6  And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Rev 5:9  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; :10  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Rev 20:6  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

 

 

 

[1Co 10:14  Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. :15  I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. :16  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? :17  For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.:18  Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? :19  What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? :20  But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. :21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. :22  Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? :23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.:24  Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. :25  Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: :26  For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. :27  If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. :28  But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: :29  Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? :30  For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? :31  Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. :32  Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: :33  Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. ]  [1Co 11:17  Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. :18  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. :19  For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. :20  When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.:21  For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. :22  What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. :23  For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: :24  And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.:25  After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. :26  For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. :27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. :28  But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.:29  For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. :30  For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.:31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. :32  But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. :33  Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.:34  And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. ]

ORIGINALLY:

Mat 26:17  Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? :26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. :27  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; :28  For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. :29  But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

ORDINATION OF FIRST COVENANT:

Exo24:1  And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. :2  And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. :3  And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. :4  And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. :5  And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. :6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.:7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. :8  And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

THE CHURCH BUILT UPON FOUNDATIONS OF APOSTLES:

Act 2:41  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. :42  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. :43  And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. :44  And all that believed were together, and had all things common; :45  And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. :46  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, :47  Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Act 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. :8  And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. :9  And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. :10  And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. :11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.