How does the Passover relate to New Testament belief?

The Passover as instituted in Exodus serves as a prophetic picture of Jesus Christ's atoning work in the New Testament. Just as the Israelites were saved from physical death through the blood of a lamb, believers are saved from eternal death through the blood of Christ. In John 1:29, John the Baptist references Jesus as the 'Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,' paralleling the Passover lamb's significance. Additionally, during the Last Supper, Jesus identified the new covenant in His blood, correlating the Passover meal with the sacrificial nature of His impending death, thus fulfilling the Passover and offering eternal salvation.