Willie Martin
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 Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:25 am Post subject: The Resurrection of Christ - 9 |
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Yahweh here changed the calendar. The sacred year, as far as Israel was
concerned, was to begin with the time of the Exodus from Egypt. Thus caused
the first month of this New Year to correspond generally with our present
Easter Season. Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron to speak to all the
Congregation of Israel, saying:
"In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb,
according tot he house of their fathers, a lamb for a house." (Exodus 12:3)
This is important; the lamb was selected and was to be set aside on the
tenth day of the month.
"Your lamb shall be without a blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall
take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: and ye shall keep it up until
the fourteenth day (four days later) of the same month: and the whole
assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening
(Marginal rendering, ‘between the evenings’)." (Exodus 12:5-6)
Do you know the meaning of the two evenings to these Israelites? The time
changed at noon; from sunrise to noon were six hours; and from noon to
sunset were six hours. Each evening closed a six hour period; the two
evenings are, therefore, noon and the sunset. Between these evenings the
lamb was to be slain. This would be in the middle of the afternoon; at three
o’clock. Bear this fact in mind as we discuss the day and the time of the
crucifixion.
The lamb was to be roasted and eaten; nothing was to remain until the
morning, but that which remained after the meal was to be burned with fire.
"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. 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. 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. 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." (Exodus
12:11-14)
Then follow the seven days that were to be numbered as the days of the
Passover.
"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. 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. 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.
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."
(Exodus 12:16-19)
This is a statement regarding the observance of the Passover.
The types as portrayed by the Bible are absolutely true; the fulfillment of
those types mus cover every requirement. When Yahshua came, of necessity He
did fulfil the Passover type or else the Bible is not true.
True Israelites, Christians people, believers and students of the Bible,
should not accept any teaching or doctrine that does not conform with
Scripture. They should always reject any statement that is Scripturally
untrue.
If we approach the Bible from that point of view, the Holy Spirit will
reveal wonderful things that have not yet been seen. Yahweh requires an open
heart and mind so that every individual may be instructed in the truth of
the Gospel.
Let us not be afraid of upsetting some preconceived ideas. Rather let us be
afraid of teaching against the Scriptures. Let us check all teachings by the
Scriptures; then let us accept as true what the Bible teaches, rejecting man
’s opinions when they are against that teaching.
Let us state here that we believe the Bible; that we accept its teachings
from Genesis to The Revelation. It is true! It not only contains the Word of
Yahweh, but it is the Word of Yahweh. There is quite a distinction between
these two statements. There are many who will say, "The Bible ‘contains’ the
Word of God," but we say, "The Bible ‘is’ the Word of God."
The Rejection of Yahshua by the Jews: When Yahshua presented Himself at the
temple and was rejected by the Jews who turned against Him, He said,
"The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing
forth the fruits thereof." (Matthew 21:43)
You will find some very significant facts set forth. Our Lord had declared
to His disciples that He must go up to Jerusalem, to suffer an die. He had
said to them:
"Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto
the chief priest and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,
and shall deliver Him to the gentiles to mock, and scourge, and to crucify
Him: and THE THIRD DAY HE SHALL RISE AGAIN." (Matthew 20:18-19)
Note carefully in connection with that statement that Yahshua declared who
brought about His crucifixion. True, He was delivered to the romans. True,
our Lord declared He would be delivered to the genitals. But those who
delivered Him were responsible. They were those who bore testimony against
Him.
PALM SUNDAY: On Palm Sunday we celebrate Yahshua’s so-called "Triumphal
Entry" into Jerusalem. However, that was not a triumphal entry; Yahshua rode
into the city sitting upon an ass.
"Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and
sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass." (Matthew 21:5)
THIS IS NOT A DESCRIPTION OF A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY; the ass is a beast of burden
and of peace. The only place where we have a description of a triumphal
procession headed by Yahshua is given in these words in the nineteenth
chapter of Revelation:
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him
was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make
war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and
he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed
with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And
the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF
KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." (Revelation 19:11-16)
This description of Yahshua’s coming triumphal return; the white horse, as
here mentioned, is an emblem of triumph, as Yahshua returns to take over the
throne and rule over His kingdom for ever. |
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