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above calendar shows the way the days occurred the year Christ
was sacrificed for us. The Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread
may occur earlier some years than they do here, separate from
the 50 days counting up to Pentecost. For example, in the year
2001, the Days of Unleavened Bread started on a Sunday and finished
on a Saturday, and the Wave Sheaf Offering would have happened
the next day, Sunday.
Christ
died for our sins as our Passover Lamb on the 14th day of Nisan
or Abib.
The
most probable date for the *crucifixion,
was the 14th day of Nisan, Passover Day, Wednesday April 5th,
AD 30. This date is determined from the new moon nearest the vernal
equinox marking the new year of the sacred calendar, the 1st of
Nisan. In AD 30, the 1st of Nisan was Thursday, March 23rd, the
new moon occurring at 20:22 the evening before, at Jerusalem.
The Passover night is also marked by a full moon.
*Note:
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to read article on When did the Crucifixion & Resurrection
of Christ Take Place?
Since
the wave sheaf is always offered on a Sunday, this is the reason
Christ did not ascend into heaven immediately following His resurrection,
but waited till later on Sunday, showing Himself to people, as
the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and
three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will
be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew
12:40 (NIV)
Jesus
Christ was the ultimate wave sheaf offering. Christ presented
Himself to the Father to be accepted, on the first day of the
week, Sunday when He ascended into heaven & sat on the right
hand of God. Mark 16:19.
The
first harvest of the year is a shadow of or symbolic of the harvest
of souls to occur at the first resurrection. Revelation 14:15
and 11:15-18 Christ was the firstfruit of a harvest, the first
of the first resurrection, the best of the first harvest offered
to God as a wave sheaf.
Old
Testament sacrifices and holy days were a shadow of things to
come, all pointing to Christ, and revealing the reality of Christ
and what He has done and will do for us. Colossians 2:16-17
He
was both our Passover Lamb and our Wave Sheaf Offering.
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What Now? -
Once we are persuaded of our sins and sure of our belief in and
acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice for us, we can act according
to Acts 2:38 (NIV) Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized,
every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Based
on Acts 2:39 the Holy Spirit is now available to anyone who repents
and is baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of sins.
Therefore,
go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these
new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. Matthew
28:19 (NLT)
-Warning
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Jesus said: if you love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
We
must all decide for ourselves, while we have the opportunity and
ability to do so, as Peter
and the apostles once said, "We must obey God rather than
human authority."
Acts 5:29(NLT)
Paul
also admonished us to "Follow my example, as I follow the
example of Christ."
1 Corinthians 11:1(NIV)
So
we must ask ourselves, what did Christ actually say? And determine
to obey Him. So, do not be stubborn as your ancestors were when
they rebelled against God. Hebrews 3:15-16
How
did our ancestors rebel?
They rebelled against me in the desert, they did not follow
my decrees but rejected my laws -although the man who obeys
them will live by them -they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.
Ezekiel 20:13 (NIV)
We
can take warning from Jesus’ words:
Their
worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their
own man-made
teachings. For you ignore God’s specific laws and substitute your
own traditions. Mark 7:7-8(NLT)
Therefore,
from Romans 6:16, do not choose to be a slave to sin, which leads
to death, but to obey God, which leads to righteousness and life!
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