Mark 14:12-17
“12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.”
There are those Baptist out there today claiming it matters not what day or time we observe the Lord's death, burial, and resurrection. At King's Addition Baptist Church we do not observe the religious holy day of Easter. However, we do observe the telling of the gospel every time we meet. Whether it is in our singing of hymns or preaching/teaching or in our prayers. We teach and understand the scripture teaches clearly our Lord went to the cross on Wednesday afternoon, was taken down and placed in the tomb before the High Sabbath of Passover started at 6pm. Sometime before the sun rose(6am) on the morning of the first day of the week(Sunday) He arose a victor over death and the grave. That is a full 72 hours. 3 full nights and days. Any other telling of this account is simply a lie and does damage to the gospel itself. You may ask why or how does telling the version the religious world tells of Friday through Sunday damage the telling of the gospel? Because it is a great lie and takes away from the fulfilling of the Old Testament prophecies of the sacrifice made by the Messiah and the prophecies told by Christ Himself in His earthly ministry. The fact is if we can't tell the truth which is so clearly laid out for us what else are we preaching that is not truth? Our credibility and witness as Christians is ruined. The proclaiming of false doctrine, of changing the Word of God to fit our own narrative is damaging to the ministry the Lord has given us and is nothing short of blasphemy against God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Some say it is more important what happened on the cross than when it happened. That sounds good on the surface. But, if we have the timeline wrong then what happened on the cross does not match up with the prophecies told of old. Therefore, destroying the telling of the truth of the gospel.
This year 2024, the religious world along with many Baptist are celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior on March 31st. Passover this year is celebrated on April 22. Why is it that we cannot observe the Resurrection of our Risen Lord on the same day as it happened? Because so many of God's people would rather follow after the Romanish holy days than the Word of God. Again the scripture is clear. Look at Exodus 23 and Leviticus 23. God made it clear to the Nation of Israel what dates to observe the Days of Unleavened Bread and the Passover. These dates are set at the same time every year. These Hebrew Holy Days were a picture, a type, and a prophecy of the death, burial, and resurrection of the coming Messiah. And like the Jews in Jesus' day the religious world in our day have refused the truth of God's Holy Word. The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior coincided with the Passover celebration for a reason. It should still be observed the same today. But because there are pastors who would rather tickle the ears of their followers they will not preach the truth today in fear that the numbers of their folks will decrease and their coffers will dry up.
Brethren we are commanded to preach the truth, the whole truth, and the whole counsel of God. Some will say I am too harsh on these matters. Or that I am being legalistic. But others have made their ridicule of us who are not afraid to preach the truth legalistic. The Pharisees had become legalistic in their distorting of the Law of God. Just as some have become legalistic in their distorting the Word of God today. Preaching the truth is not legalism. Preaching a false doctrine and demanding others follow you and that false doctrine is legalism.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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