Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

and they are life" (John 6:53, 54, 63). The followers of Christ must
take the Word of God into themselves so that it will become the
driving force of life and action. By the power of Christ they must be
changed into His likeness and reflect the divine characteristics.
The lamb was to be eaten with bitter herbs, as pointing back to
the bitterness of the bondage in Egypt. So when we feed upon
Christ, it should be with repentance of heart, because of our sins.
The use of unleavened bread--bread without yeast--was also
significant. All who would receive life and nourishment from Christ
must put away the leaven of sin. So Paul writes to the Corinthian
church, "Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new
lump. ... Let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the
leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth" (1 Corinthians 5:7, 8)
Before obtaining freedom, the slaves must show their faith in
the great deliverance. They must place the blood on their houses,
and they must separate themselves and their families from the
Egyptians and gather together in their own homes. All who failed to
follow the Lord's directions would lose their firstborn by the hand of
the destroyer.
How Faith Must Be Shown
The people were to give evidence of their faith by obedience.
So all who hope to be saved by the blood of Christ should realize
that they have something to do themselves in securing their
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