God's plan of salvation is seen through the first and second Passovers and the law of t'zara'ot (leprosy). It is the blood of the Lamb sprinkled on us, so to speak, enabling God's wrath to PASS OVER us. While Passover has been celebrated and commemorated many times, there are some instances where it marks a transition into a new era. And this is what I want to focus on - God's wrath on a people, while preserving another people, while entering into a new era or kingdom meaning from slavery to freedom. Since my focus is not on the actual sacrifice but His wrath, I refer to this as a "Passover Event" because it involves His wrath and transitioning into a new era. Below are examples:
The Israelites were freed from Egyptian slavery. (New era & calendar)
Yeshua died on the cross to free the world from slavery to sin and offer a way of salvation. (Old Covenant to New Covenant)
2nd Jewish temple destruction in 70AD - (Transitioned into New Covenant era fully in place now that the mechanism which enabled the Jewish establishment to practice under the Old Covenant was completely destroyed)
In our day, Yeshua is going to free the entire world from their evil oppressor leaders with His coming. (Transitioning into millennial Kingdom)
God's wrath in full measure at the end of millennium (final judgment of inhabitants of earth) (Transitioning into the eternal era/Kingdom w/God Himself reigning on earth).
The above are the transitions of kingdoms from old to new, from slavery to freedom and wrath (and preservation) is present with each one. But His wrath may not be obvious from this list so I'll go into some detail…
Israelites freed from Egyptian slavery - plagues on Egyptians while Israel was unharmed.
Yeshua died on the cross - God's wrath was poured out on Yeshua, (who was innocent), on the cross as a sacrifice for us, the guilty. The following verse infers that we were saved from God's wrath through Yeshua's blood. (there are other verses but I just gave one)
Rom 5:9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
2nd Jewish temple destruction - (God's wrath was poured out on Jerusalem using the Roman armies while those who followed Yeshua listened to His warning (Luke 21:20-21) and fled to Petra once they saw Jerusalem surrounded, thus being preserved).
The last two items have to do with God's wrath. The entry which says,
"In our day, Yeshua is going to free the entire world from their evil oppressor leaders with His coming," - this requires much attention because much explanation is necessary since NO ONE is teaching this (that I know of). So I'm going to skip it for now and go to the last entry which says:
"God's wrath in full measure at the end of millennium (final judgment of inhabitants of earth) (Transitioning into the eternal era/Kingdom w/God Himself reigning on earth)". - This is self-explanatory. After being bound for 1000 yrs, Satan is loosed to tempt the nations again, and gathers them for battle in Jerusalem. (Rev 20:7,8) AS IF!!! Anyway, it's Gog & Magog. Separates sheep from goats.
Back to the part that I skipped:
In our day, Yeshua is going to free the entire world from their evil oppressor leaders with His coming. (Transitioning into millennial Kingdom)
Regarding 'transitioning into millennial kingdom" - What I wrote above is written in a future tense because it has not happened in finality. But really, it's happening now because like everything else in our Christian walks and how God works, it's a process. Would you agree that we are in a battle of the kingdoms? Worldwide? Would you agree that the forces of darkness have been unleashed and this force is murderous, destructive, oppressive, lawless, and that these world "leaders" have betrayed their own citizens worldwide, including the USA, and are actively attacking us in various ways? At this point, reader, if you cannot see how our government is coming against the regular people, then you cannot receive anything of this article or this entire publication. Moving on.
It is quite literally the battle of good vs evil. This is a spiritual battle primarily but manifested in world governments in the political arenas.
Summing up: I have covered two aspects of the Passover. Again, the sacrificing of the lamb is not a focus because that has happened once and for all - never to be repeated. But there are other aspects of the Passover, which I call the "Passover Event" to differentiate between the two, which have repeated and the instances I've outlined above shows:
There is Wrath present
There is Preservation present (an actual passing over)
There is a transition between one kingdom to another
Below is the account of both Passovers:
Num 9:4-13
So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover, 5and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
6But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day 7and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
8“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
9Then the LORD said to Moses, 10“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD. 11Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; 12they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.
13But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
In a nutshell: Those who are clean can offer a sacrifice to the Lord at the First Passover. Those who are unclean can offer this same sacrifice after they get clean a month later at the Second Passover.
Practical Application Breakdown:
Those who are clean now = those who are clean by Yeshua's blood
Can offer a sacrifice = Can offer ourselves as a (living) sacrifice acceptable to God
They may eat the lamb w/unleavened bread & bitter herbs = Partake of Yeshua - joining Him & bearing fruit like Him in His holiness (unleavened bread) through trials/tribulation (bitter herbs)
May not leave any of it until morning = this is an appointed time - this special day has an ending and we must be ready. Ready for what?
Exodus 12:11 establishes this idea of being ready, eating in haste because judgment is coming that night.
Ex 12:11-13 This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. 13The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Can you see how Passover, or in our case the Passover Event is connected to His judgment on His enemies while simultaneously preserving those who are His? And this next judgement where this will be carried out will be the Rapture - Yeshua's second coming, the resurrection of the dead etc. because it's the exact same events transpiring, plus the ushering in of a new era & Kingdom, and we're getting there through "tribulation" i.e. "birth pangs" signified by the bitter herbs. Yeshua's second coming/rapture is akin to the first Passover.
This is a lot to take in and I hope this makes sense. Before I go forward, I encourage you, the reader, to pray about this and seek the Lord's guidance and wisdom on this. I'm not perfect and I am prone to err but please know that my intention is sincere and I want you to share in the joy that we have in understanding these things. I am fully persuaded that God has revealed some things to me and my husband. I could not, in good conscience, put forth something that I wasn't fully persuaded of because I fear God! However, I ALWAYS welcome correction because it profits no one to believe lies. And I will add that I do not think I understand ALL of the wisdom and teaching contained within this Passover message - just some of it. Moving on….
So we have a Second Passover. A second time where the people have an opportunity to get clean, by Yeshua's blood (accepting His sacrifice on the cross), cleaning the leaven from ourselves (cutting off our flesh/sin/bad doctrines etc.) and truly partaking of Him. This second Passover is the same as the first along with the bitter herbs and an ending/appointed time.
This Second Passover is akin to final judgment AFTER the Millennium - after the 1000 years. During this time:
Those who were unclean before have one last opportunity to GET CLEAN.
They must accept/partake of Yeshua who truly cleanses us and during this time, Yeshua will be here on earth with the people.
Their "passover" also consists of bitter herbs in that they will experience their own tribulation because Satan will be loosed at the end of the millennium to tempt the nations again.
Rev 20:7-8 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
Can you see how both Passovers perfectly overlay Yeshua's 2nd coming and final judgement/wrath right before God Himself is ruling on earth?
After Yeshua hands the Kingdom over to the Father at the end of the Millennium, all sin will have been eradicated from the earth. Final judgment will have been meted out. But this time of the millennium is good news for most of the people of earth as the largest majority are unclean but they can get clean. So if you are clean now, you will get a glorified body at the beginning of the Millennium ("in the twinkling of an eye"). But if you are in the process of getting clean during the Millennium, or if the person was born during the Millennium, then they'll get their glorified body AFTER the Millennium and will have it into eternity.
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