The Last Passover!

Luke 22:18

For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.

For two millennia, each year at the Passover Seder we drink the four cups of wine that tell the story of our Exodus from Egypt. It is a meal which uses foods and wine as descriptive elements of the story. It is a great tradition and children usually love it.

The four cups of the meal are: The Cup of Sanctification, the Cup of Deliverance, the Cup of Redemption, and the Cup of Praise. These cups define the four phases of the redemption of the Children of Israel from Egypt found in: “I will bring you out … I will deliver you … I will redeem you … I will take you to be my people, (Exodus 6:6-7). They did not celebrate Passover again until their last year in the desert.

King Solomon teaches us, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). During His last Seder with His disciples, with a trace of melancholy Yeshua informs His friends that He will not eat again of the Passover Lamb until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God (Luke 22:16). After, He takes the first cup, the Cup of Redemption and says, “I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes" (Luke 22:18). This statement teaches us that there is another ‘Passover’ coming up on the schedule, a Passover complete with sanctification through election of the Bride, deliverance from deathly plagues, redemption through marriage to ultimately belong to the Almighty in His household.

Hear now: The Perfect Lamb has been chosen in the Heavenlies. Each day we hear the good news of His redemptive power. He even now stands knocking at the door of every heart (Revelations 3:20). What will it be for us when the plagues descend? Will we be of those protected in Goshen, or like those receiving the recompense of their evil deeds against the people of God? At the time appointed, will we be of those following Him to a desert place for a Marriage banquet, or will we be left behind? When the ‘wood hits the sand’ (Chariot adaptation of the expression: ‘when the rubber hits the road’), we will see. As is told in the story of old, many Israelites stayed in Egypt while many non-Israelites through their lot with God.

To be chosen and leave Egypt is not enough. The old Egyptian culture has to be replaced by God’s new culture. Before entering the Promised Land we must follow Him to the mountain and receive the Ordinances that should direct our new life.. We must spend time in obedience to these in order to be ready.

Just before entering the promised Land of Yeshua’s reign on earth, we will see again a Passover complete with plagues and blood (Revelations 19-20). At that time, we will recline with Messiah at the table where He will again drink wine with us.

See you there?