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What the children of Israel had was just the<br />

shadow. What we have under the new covenant<br />

inaugurated <strong>by</strong> His shed blood is the substance. It<br />

was not <strong>by</strong> coincidence our Lord Jesus instituted the<br />

holy Communion on the same night He celebrated<br />

the Passover (Matt. 26:17–29; Mark 14:12–25; Luke<br />

22:7–20). The apostle Paul referred <strong>to</strong> Him as<br />

“Christ, our Passover Lamb” (1 Cor. 5:7 NLT)<br />

because His sacrifice on the cross was the fulfillment<br />

<strong>and</strong> fullness of the Passover the children of Israel<br />

had been celebrating for generations.<br />

“WHY IS THIS NIGHT DIFFERENT<br />

FROM ALL OTHER NIGHTS?”<br />

I mentioned earlier that during the Passover<br />

celebrations each year, the children ask their elders,<br />

“Why is this night different from all other nights?”<br />

When you partake of the holy Communion, ask<br />

<strong>your</strong>self the same question: Why is this night<br />

different from all other nights?<br />

It might not be nighttime when you are partaking<br />

of the holy Communion, but as you partake, you are<br />

remembering what happened when our Lord Jesus<br />

was nailed <strong>to</strong> the cross, suspended between heaven

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