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Elements of the Old Testament Passover: (Continued from Part 1)
An unblemished lamb would be slain;
The blood would be shed;
And the lamb must be consumed (Exodus 12:8)
Elements of the New Testament Passover:
Christ, the unblemished Lamb of God (John 1:29) would be slain (John 19:30);
The blood would be shed; (John 19:34);
And the Lamb must be consumed; 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; John 6:53-56; Matthew 26:26, Exodus 29:33.
Note – Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 5:8 is a direct reference back to John 6: 53. 1 Corinthians 5:8 is also the New Testament counterpart of Exodus 12:8 – the Lamb must be consumed. Also, Christ’s words “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19) is the New Testament counterpart of Exodus 12: 14, 17, & 24.
Restating this using modern computer terminology. At the coming of Christ, the old Jewish Passover sacrifice was “upgraded” to the New Testament Passover Sacrifice – The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This “upgrade” took place at the Last Supper when Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist. In other words, the Last Supper was the first Catholic Mass.
As stated above, this new sacrifice (The Mass) would still contain the basic elements of the old one: an unblemished lamb would be slain; the blood would be shed; and the lamb would be consumed, and therefore it would continue to fulfill the requirements of exodus 12 as a perpetual ordinance.
At the Last Supper, the priesthood of Christ replaced the Levitical priesthood of the Old Testament. In other words, in Christianity, the Eucharist at Mass has replaced the Jewish Passover meal.
With the above discussion in mind, let us now look at the questions that are listed at the beginning of this article and see how they fit in.
1 - Why did Christ omit the 4th cup of wine (the Cup of Consummation) at the last supper?
2 - On the way to Calvary, Christ was offered a cup of wine (Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:22-23), but he refused it! Why?
3 - Did Christ drink the 4th Cup – if so, when and where?
4 - When did the Last supper end? What is the significance of the answer to this question?
5 - When did Christ’s sacrifice begin? When did it end – or did it? See Malachi 1:10-11; Hebrews 8:1-3
6 - In John 19:28-30, what does the “It” refer to
7 - How did the crucifixion become a sacrifice?
8 - In Luke 19:22 we read: “… do this in remembrance of me”. What does the word “this” refer to? What was it that the apostles were supposed to do?
An unblemished lamb would be slain;
The blood would be shed;
And the lamb must be consumed (Exodus 12:8)
Elements of the New Testament Passover:
Christ, the unblemished Lamb of God (John 1:29) would be slain (John 19:30);
The blood would be shed; (John 19:34);
And the Lamb must be consumed; 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; John 6:53-56; Matthew 26:26, Exodus 29:33.
Note – Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 5:8 is a direct reference back to John 6: 53. 1 Corinthians 5:8 is also the New Testament counterpart of Exodus 12:8 – the Lamb must be consumed. Also, Christ’s words “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19) is the New Testament counterpart of Exodus 12: 14, 17, & 24.
Restating this using modern computer terminology. At the coming of Christ, the old Jewish Passover sacrifice was “upgraded” to the New Testament Passover Sacrifice – The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This “upgrade” took place at the Last Supper when Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist. In other words, the Last Supper was the first Catholic Mass.
As stated above, this new sacrifice (The Mass) would still contain the basic elements of the old one: an unblemished lamb would be slain; the blood would be shed; and the lamb would be consumed, and therefore it would continue to fulfill the requirements of exodus 12 as a perpetual ordinance.
At the Last Supper, the priesthood of Christ replaced the Levitical priesthood of the Old Testament. In other words, in Christianity, the Eucharist at Mass has replaced the Jewish Passover meal.
With the above discussion in mind, let us now look at the questions that are listed at the beginning of this article and see how they fit in.
1 - Why did Christ omit the 4th cup of wine (the Cup of Consummation) at the last supper?
2 - On the way to Calvary, Christ was offered a cup of wine (Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:22-23), but he refused it! Why?
3 - Did Christ drink the 4th Cup – if so, when and where?
4 - When did the Last supper end? What is the significance of the answer to this question?
5 - When did Christ’s sacrifice begin? When did it end – or did it? See Malachi 1:10-11; Hebrews 8:1-3
6 - In John 19:28-30, what does the “It” refer to
7 - How did the crucifixion become a sacrifice?
8 - In Luke 19:22 we read: “… do this in remembrance of me”. What does the word “this” refer to? What was it that the apostles were supposed to do?
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