From Eliyahu
Passover Greetings!
Tonight you are invited to join Tsiyon and
Remnant believers from around the world as we all keep the Passover
together.
Having been instituted nearly 4,000 years ago, Passover is very likely the
oldest continually kept national holiday celebrated in the world. People
often refer to Passover as a Jewish holiday, but it is literally bigger than
that. The "Jews" (a name given to the Israelite tribe of Judah) represent
only one tribe out of twelve, yet all of the tribes were commanded to keep
the Passover. A remnant from all the tribes of Israel, though long scattered
throughout the world, still keep Passover each year. Our Passover
celebration is for remnant believers of all the tribes, whether of natural
birth or grafted in from the nations.
Since Passover was instituted at the time of the Israelite Exodus from
Egypt, there were relative few Biblical figures who lived before the time of
the first Passover, so were not included in observing it. Other than those
few, the vast majority of our Biblical heroes looked forward to keeping
Passover each year, just as we do today. Moses, Joshua, the Judges like
Gideon and Samson, King David and all his House, all of the prophets, and
innumerable humble and unnamed Israelites through many generations - all
kept Passover.
Passover was dear to the hearts of Y'shua and
His followers, such as all of the apostles and all first century
believers, with the added dimension of all that Y'shua brought to the
celebration for all of us. Time stands still on that special night, as all of
Israel down through the centuries and the millennia, to the present, are
bound together as the one chosen nation that has been set apart for the
glory of the God of Israel. In fact, all of the 1st Century believers kept
Passover, with a special remembrance of Y'shua and the New Covenant.
Yes, at times our nation has failed to live up
to our high calling - and yet, we are still here, keeping Passover through
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The very word "Passover"
is pregnant with meaning for Israel and for every Israelite. It should
always remind us that our Creator set us free for a purpose, His purpose. We
are a nation of purpose in the world. We are His chosen nation.
Chosen for what? Chosen
to be a continual living witness to the world of the reality and character
of the living God - our God - the God of our Fathers, YHWH the God of
Israel. The apostle, Peter, reminds us: "You are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for Elohim’s own possession, that you
may proclaim the excellence of Him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light: who in time past were no people, but now are Elohim’s
people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." 1
Peter 2:9-10
Make no mistake.
Ultimately, as a people, we will not fail in our purpose. We cannot fail
because He is entirely unwilling to allow us to fail. He has gone even to
the outrageous extent of giving His own beloved Son as our Passover to save
us, our Messiah, the Messiah of Israel.
Like many others, I have
been keeping Passover each year for decades, having seen my hair turn from
brown, to grey, to white, through the course of those years. Now, as the
Jerusalem clock clicks off the few remaining years of this Age, a growing
anticipation grips me with each new Passover, as I remember Messiah's words:
"This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for
the remission of sins. But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of
the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my
Father’s Kingdom.” Matt 26:28-29
The time He speaks of, when He will drink that Passover cup with us in the
Kingdom, is now only a few years away. Let us drink of His cup this
Passover, with eyes fixed on that day, with feet firmly planted in the Way
that will get us there! That Way is the Way of the covenant nation. The time
has come for us to rise up to meet our national responsibilities, which are
our destiny. Only after we overcome as His nation can we meaningfully say;
Come quickly Lord Yeshua!
Our Passover here at
Tsiyon Headquarters will be streamed live to you
at Tsiyon.Net
at 8 PM, CST. We will also be streaming our entire Passover live on
Tsiyon Road Radio at
Tsiyon.Org. If our time zone doesn't work for you, you may choose to use
our recording of the live Passover, which we will get up as quickly as
possible after our live stream is concluded. Either way, this is a special
occasion, and we look forward to the unity in Messiah we will all be
enjoying together, with you.
In His Name,
Eliyahu
Tsiyon.Org
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