Christian Missionaries, Messianic Jews for Jesus, in fact almost all evangelical Christians claim that Jesus was the Passover Lamb that takes away our sins, a Messianic fulfillment of the Passover sacrifice. Why is this not true? Rabbi Michael Skobac explains the mistake that is made by the New Testament narrative and those who believe in it.
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This is what you can expect to read in this newsletter - Passover 2003. * Danny's Quest * The Fifth Question? * The Hard Truth About "Soft-Sell" Evangelism * Jews For Judaism In The Spin * Ma Nishtanah * 100s Train to Convert Jews * Missionaries Target French Jews * Global Response * Chaplain Crosses the Line for the Cross Read the Newsletter here!
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Ask virtually anyone: "Was Jesus' Last Supper a Passover seder?" and the response is likely to be "Of course!" Yet, Jesus could not have known what a "seder" was, let alone have modeled his Last Supper after one. The elements of even the primitive seder originated decades after he died. The Gospels date Jesus' ministry to the period of Pontius Pilate, Roman prefect of Judea from 26 C.E. to early 37 C.E. Jesus' year of death is unknown; scholars settle on between 30 and 33 C.E. At that time, th
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Do we ever get a second chance in life? A year after leaving Egypt, the people of Israel were to bring the Passover offering on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nissan. They were to roast it and eat it with matzah and bitter herbs that evening just as they had done a year earlier prior to their exodus. However, some of the Israelites had become ritually impure (by having contact with a dead body) and consequently could not participate in offering the Paschal lamb. They came to Moses and wanted
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Continued from Part 6 Jesus’ popularity in review: Do the Gospel’s describe Jesus as a person who “was despised and rejected,” or from whom people fled? The words: “He was despised and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their faces … and we esteemed him not” cannot be applied to Jesus if one is to believe the Gospel narratives. The Gospels claim that Jesus enjoyed widespread popularity during his lifetime among all classes of society. The evangelists report that the chief prie
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"Christ in the Passover: Why is this Night Different?" A Critical Book Review by Gerald Sigal Christ in the Passover: Why is this Night Different? By Ceil and Moishe Rosen. Moody Press, Chicago. 112 pages. 1980 Christ in the Passover is a superb example of the Christian missionary contribution to the magician's art. Magic may be defined as the ability to convince people that they are seeing something that is not really there. As such, Ceil and Moishe Rosen are masters of the magician's art.
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Jews throughout the world recently celebrated the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot is one of the three major Jewish festivals and comes exactly fifty days after Passover. After being redeemed from Egyptian slavery, the Jews arrived on Mount Sinai and received the Torah from God. This wonderful event took place 3,316 years ago. The word Shavuot means "weeks." It marks the completion of the seven weeks, 49 days, between Passover and Shavuot during which the Jewish people prepared themselves for the gi
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How can the Gospel of John be called anti-Semitic when Jesus and his disciples were all Jews? Let's find out. Answer: The author of the Gospel of John clearly places himself, and those whom he represents, as separated from the Jews. He speaks of "the Passover of the Jews" (John 2:13, 6:4, 11:55), the religious rules of the Jews about purification (John 2:6), a religious festival of the Jews (John 5:1), the Festival of Tabernacles of the Jews (John 7:2), the Day of Preparation of the Jews (John
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