Countdown To Midnight. Part [5] 04/17/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Corinthians 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

God is particular with giving detailed instructions, and He expects every iota to be understood as being essential. The following is a breakdown of 4 of the instructions together with the correct interpretation of what was meant and what they pointed forward to. And as we read, a practical application should also be made, so that whenever our countdown to midnight occurs again, we will be found ready.

[1] Every man a lamb. The Passover Lamb that we read of represented Christ, and as such, every person who desires to be saved in God’s kingdom must make a personal decision to follow Him. Others cannot decide for us, and if our family and friends do not see their need of Christ, then that should not stop, deter, or delay our decision, for we are not saved in groups or by churches, but in single file only.

[2] Take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post. The blood on the door posts represents a person’s acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary, where He shed His own blood for our sins. When we read in Revelation chapter 3, “Behold I stand at the door and knock” we are to understand that Christ seeks to offer the merits of His sacrifice to everyone.

1st John 1: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Countdown To Midnight. Part [4] 04/17/2025 (Evening thought)

Exodus 12: 3 Speak you unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for a house.

Exodus 12:6 And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Exodus 12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And you shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire. 11 And thus shall you eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's Passover.

To many readers it might seem as if the blood on the door post is all that is required, but when we observe carefully all the instructions, we discover that several other prerequisites were given, and all must be fulfilled to the letter, in order for the angel to pass over your house. For instance, if a family or individual posted blood on their door posts, but refused to eat the Passover lamb, they would not be spared, for one direction was thus disregarded.

Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!