The following is a excerpt from Free Messianic Bible which biblically demonstrates the prophetic significance of Yeshua (Jesus) in God’s Appointed Time of Passover.
In the Brit Chadashah (New Testament), Yeshua (Jesus) went to the Temple before the Passover Festival and cleansed it of the “leaven”—the corruption of the money changers doing business within.
“The Passover of the Jews was near, and Yeshua went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the Temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.” (John 2:13–16)
The Merchants Chased from the Temple, by James Tissot
In accordance with Jewish tradition and the Bible, Yeshua and His disciples also prepared for the Passover Seder (ritual dinner):
“Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Yeshua sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover. ‘Where do you want us to prepare for it?’ they asked.
He replied, ‘As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, “The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.’ They left and found things just as Yeshua had told them. So they prepared the Passover.” (Luke 22:7–13)
Some calculate that this meal (also known as the Last Supper) was eaten on the evening of the 13th of Nissan and that Yeshua was killed by the Romans on the 14th of Nissan as the lambs were being slaughtered for Passover that evening.
“And He said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.’” (Luke 22:15)
It was during this Passover Seder that Yeshua inaugurated the Brit Chadashah (New Covenant) with His disciples, when He said, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.” (Luke 22:20)
The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish, by James Tissot
The Prophetic Significance of the Lamb
Tonight, as Jewish families observe the traditional Passover Seder meal, retelling the story of the Exodus and first Passover, they will miss deeper, hidden meanings that point to spiritual redemption through Yeshua.
It was through the blood of the lamb, which was placed on the doorposts of the homes of the faithful, that the Israelites (and some Egyptians) were saved from the last of the ten plagues—the death of the firstborn.
Anyone, even an Israelite who failed to apply the blood would have been subject to the same judgment as the Egyptians.
The Signs on the Door,
by James Tissot
On that terrifying night, this remarkable salvation foreshadowed the coming sacrifice of Yeshua the Messiah, the Lamb of God, who was slain on Passover and whose innocent blood also saves us from death and destruction.
Yeshua proclaimed this when He said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.” (John 11:25–26)
With these words, He assured us that when God judges the world, we will be saved by the blood of the Lamb if we put our faith in the Messiah and the blood of redemption; God will again “pass over” us.
