The LORD our Passover

Continuing with the indexing for May 21^st

This is our work, this easy load, which the LORD asks us to carry, in the bring of His Spirit into the congregation, an assembly of two or more where He is then in our presence through our being there with them. This means that He is with the lost, unbelieving and the saved believer/unknowing (in their redemption stage), who does not yet know Him, as He is to be known.

*the word “consummate” means: to complete [as in a marriage], conclude, and to perfect, bring to maturity. And the word “realization” means: to comprehend fully or correctly, to make real.

Now in verse 20 of Colossians 1, is found the flowing; “having made peace through the blood of His cross” this portion is loaded as I said with meaning in this list of related referenced passages; “for the making peace”, Lev. 6:30; Psa. 85:10-11; Isa. 9:6-7; Eze. 45:17-20; Dan. 9:24-26; Mic. 5:2, 5; Zec. 9:9-10; Luke 2:14; Acts 10:30; Rom. 5:1; 2Cor. 5:19-21; Eph. 2:13-17; Heb. 13:20-21; 1John 4:9-10. Many of these have been looked into elsewhere so I will not redo them all. Then there is this phrase; “things in earth:” where we have these New Covenant passages references and listed: Eph.1:10; Phi. 2:10.

Leviticus 6:30 states this, “No sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile all in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.”

To this the writer of Hebrews has this to say in the following, which also carries in it a stern warning; Hebrews 13:7-8, 9-16 “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and forever.

Therefore be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with Grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. For we have an altar (1Cor. 5:7-8, 9:13, 10:17, 20), whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle*.

For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore (Therefore was) Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore to Him without the camp, bearing His reproach. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. By (Through) Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name (we are to be living witnesses of His reality within us moment by moment through the rest of our  lives, in the way we are giving God praise as living examples of being In His Name, as Jesus was In His name while here). But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

*Here is my thought on this, “they have no right to eat which (continue to) serve the tabernacle”, the alter here is not the seat of mercy that was located in the most holy place of the ancient temple, behind the veal. Which veal was torn from top downward by the hand of God when Jesus our offering died. Our alter is where the Lord was sacrificed the cross, which became soaked by His Blood as it ran down it, this is our symbol of that sacrifice and our alter. His vicious death gave to us certain benefits not before known, those who continue to practice the use of the alter (ceremonies, customs, holidays, rights, rituals and Laws) of Judaism have NO right to these benefits because to offer the offering required in the Levitical law nullifies His offering. Because they trust the Levitical laws to sanctify them from the power of sin in its language, which nullifies our benefits and faith and privileges of being one In Christ. This then makes them His enemies and footstool through their works of religion. To this I might add this, those as a means of strengthening what I just stated. Those who serve the tabernacle, or adhered to the service of the ceremonial law, they have no right to eat of this altar: this is an allusion related to the priests' eating of the sacrifices, and to some sacrifices, of which they might not eat, Lev. 2:10 and this is not to be understood of believers. As it did before the coming of Christ, who did attend tabernacle service; for they ate the same spiritual meat, and drank the same spiritual drink, as believers do now; but of such, those who obstinately persist in the ceremonies of the Law, when they were abolished; and so cut off themselves from all right to the substance of those shadows. By their practice of habit of them (the old rites, rituals, ceremonies, Holidays, customs and traditions of the Law) make themselves enemies of both the cross and blood given freely on our alter.

From here we can move to Thomas' unbelief and this statement, “But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe. Then after eight days,” which proverb states from Judges 5:12 says this, “Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead your captivity captive, you son of Abinoam.” In Psalm 68:18 we find this; “You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive: You have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD-God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads (with His yoke of righteousness in) us with benefits, the God (a mighty oak our strength, as in the name of El) of our Salvation (restored relationship in divine health of our inward parts in which He now dwells in His temple). He the LORD is our God and is the God of Salvation; and to GOD the LORD belong the issues from death.”