How do we know Christ is the fulfillment of the Passover?
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Christ is confirmed as the fulfillment of the Passover through His perfect sacrifice and the establishment of the new covenant.
Christ’s fulfillment of the Passover is evident in several scriptural assertions. First, the Apostle Paul explicitly states in 1 Corinthians 5:7 that 'Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us.' This declaration connects Christ directly to the Passover lamb, signifying that He has accomplished what the Passover foreshadowed. Additionally, in the Gospels, we see Christ observing the Passover with His disciples, establishing the Lord's Supper as the new ordinance for believers. The elements of the Passover meal—the unleavened bread and the wine—are transformed into symbols of Christ’s body and blood, illustrating His complete fulfillment of the sacrificial system. Finally, the eschatological promise in Revelation of the Lamb who was slain reinforces His central role throughout redemptive history, showing that the Passover, once a mere ritual, finds its ultimate meaning in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 5:7, Luke 22:19-20, Revelation 5:6, Luke 22:14-20, Exodus 12:5, John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18-19
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