Out of many paths, Jesus is the one
We must understand the Messiah's leadership: Reflecting on the place that Jesus went to prepare, I envision it as the eternal home and resting place of our Heavenly Father. The Son of God was given the responsibility to initiate a new movement toward eternal life.
It is necessary to recognize that our faith determines the leader we have chosen after our death. So, what is the meaning of death? Death serves as our exit from this world into the spiritual world. God sent His Son to prepare us for that realm. As we move from a life of sin into the spiritual world, the Holy Spirit is entrusted with the care of the saved souls. We are already saved if we are filled with the Holy Spirit at the moment of our death. This gathering of the Holy Spirit unites us with Jesus in the life beyond.
I write because many people do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Who is addressing this issue? The story of Jesus makes perfect sense. One reason for His visit was to address the abuse happening in His Father's house of prayer. However, the problem could not be resolved spiritually. If it could, He would have remained in the Spirit. Instead, He had to go through the process of clearing the name of our Heavenly Father before putting an end to the abuse. To protect His church from being misused, Immanuel did not deny the Old Testament; rather, He established a new covenant to prevent His church from being misled by human interpretations. This change has ended the abuse of authority by Old Testament leaders. The Son of God took away the leaders' authority by demonstrating that there is life after death. Our Heavenly Father has appointed Him as the new authority in His House of Prayer.
While churches gather in many parts of the world, not all their leaders remain true to His authority. Only the righteous have joined the movement toward eternal life. Recall Jesus said, He is the resurrection. In view of Jesus's image, God created Adam innocent. Jesus, when He was born, would have this image of Adam. We lose our innocence when we disobey Yahweh, but Jesus maintained His innocence through His obedience to His Father, who sent Him into this world.
I believe that Jesus feels pain for the persecution endured by His true prophets. While the time for His return has not yet come, our enemies thrive. Yet, our unwavering faith empowers us to stand strong and refuse to surrender. We must fully embrace our belief in the new covenant and take it upon ourselves to spread the Word of God. Jesus relies on His devoted followers for this crucial mission. However, we must be aware of the spiritual forces at play that lead many astray and turn them into our adversaries. It is our sacred duty to demonstrate that we are indeed God's faithful servants. Communion is for such a purpose.
How is the Passover related to communion? Passover celebrates Israel's freedom, but the cost of that freedom should not be celebrated. During Passover, all the firstborn sons of Egypt were killed due to Pharaoh's hardened heart. This tragedy caused all the parents in Egypt to go into mourning. However, Israel was redeemed, and God brought them back to the Promised Land, where they would witness the birth of the Messiah. God chose Israel for the birth of His Son because of the covenant made with Abraham. To return to the Promised Land, Israel had to be freed from slavery. Without the Passover, Pharaoh would not have released them.
God does not take pride in the Passover; it is the reason He abolished it (Mark 14:12; Luke 22:7). He instituted communion to replace the Passover, signifying that His Son’s suffering and death at the hands of the Gentiles represented a definitive separation from Israel. The pain Egypt experienced during the Passover weighed heavily on Jesus. The majority of Israel revered their religious leaders and worshiped in the same manner, not realizing that these leaders were repressing them. The purpose of communion is salvation. Jesus redeemed His faithful followers by replacing the Passover with communion, which serves as the hallmark of the New Testament. He sent messages to seven churches in the province of Asia Minor to demonstrate His acceptance of the church.
