Gospel and the New Covenant

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==The Passover, the Core of the New Covenant==

[[File:Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - The Last Supper (1495-1498).jpg|thumb|''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci: It depicts the scene of the Passover Supper of the new covenant.]]

The core truth of the new covenant is the [[Passover]]. The night before Jesus was [[~~Suffering on the Cross~~|crucified]], He celebrated the Passover with His disciples. Instead of slaughtering a lamb according to the old covenant, He gave them bread, saying, “This is My body,” and He gave them wine, saying, “This is My blood.” He proclaimed the Passover, which is celebrated with bread and wine, as the new covenant in His blood.

The core truth of the new covenant is the [[Passover]]. The night before Jesus was [[Crucifixion|crucified]], He celebrated the Passover with His disciples. Instead of slaughtering a lamb according to the old covenant, He gave them bread, saying, “This is My body,” and He gave them wine, saying, “This is My blood.” He proclaimed the Passover, which is celebrated with bread and wine, as the new covenant in His blood.

{{quote5 |내용=And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this '''Passover''' with you before I suffer.” . . . And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the '''new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15-20&version=NIV Luke 22:15–20]}}

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*'''Sabbath'''

:Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath by [[Worship|worshiping]] in spirit and in truth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taught that we must remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy until the end of the age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A20-22&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:20–22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The saints of the early Church kept the Sabbath even after Jesus died on the cross.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+23%3A54-56&version=NIV |title=Luke 23:54–56 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They continued keeping it even after Jesus’ [[Resurrection ~~of Jesus~~|resurrection]] and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascension]].

:Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath by [[Worship|worshiping]] in spirit and in truth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taught that we must remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy until the end of the age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A20-22&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:20–22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The saints of the early Church kept the Sabbath even after Jesus died on the cross.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+23%3A54-56&version=NIV |title=Luke 23:54–56 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They continued keeping it even after Jesus’ [[Jesus' Resurrection|resurrection]] and [[The Ascension of Jesus|ascension]].

{{quote5 |내용=As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three '''Sabbath''' days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, . . . “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he said. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts17%3A1-3&version=NIV Acts17:1–3]}}{{quote5 |내용=Every '''Sabbath''' he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+18%3A4&version=NIV Acts 18:4]}}

*'''Passover'''

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*'''The Seven Feasts in Three Times'''

{{그림 |Together-constantly-in-prayer.jpg |너비= 250px |정렬=오른쪽섬네일 |타이틀=The saints of the early Church celebrating the Day of Pentecost}}

:The annual [[feasts of God]] are the [[Passover]], the [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[Day of Resurrection]] ([[~~Day~~ of Firstfruits]]), [[Pentecost]] ([[Feast of Weeks]]), the [[Feast of Trumpets]], the [[Day of Atonement]], and the [[Feast of Tabernacles]]. These seven feasts are grouped in three times. Collectively, they are called the “seven feasts in three times.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A1-44&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:1–44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus came as the reality of all the sacrifices offered at every feast of the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]],<ref>Chapter 32 The Passover and the Last Supper, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 202, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref> and He changed the feasts of the old covenant in which atonement was made through the blood of animals, into the feasts of the new covenant in which we are forgiven of our sins through the precious blood of Christ.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><br>

:The annual [[feasts of God]] are the [[Passover]], the [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[Day of Resurrection]] ([[Feast of Firstfruits]]), [[Pentecost]] ([[Feast of Weeks]]), the [[Feast of Trumpets]], the [[Day of Atonement]], and the [[Feast of Tabernacles]]. These seven feasts are grouped in three times. Collectively, they are called the “seven feasts in three times.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A1-44&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:1–44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus came as the reality of all the sacrifices offered at every feast of the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]],<ref>Chapter 32 The Passover and the Last Supper, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 202, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref> and He changed the feasts of the old covenant in which atonement was made through the blood of animals, into the feasts of the new covenant in which we are forgiven of our sins through the precious blood of Christ.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><br>

:Following Jesus’ teachings and examples, the apostles kept the feasts, remembering the sacrifice of Jesus who shed His blood on the cross. On the Feast of Unleavened Bread, they participated in Christ’s suffering by fasting;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+2%3A19-20&version=NIV |title=Mark 2:19–20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and on the Day of Resurrection, they broke bread so that their spiritual eyes could be opened.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&version=NIV |title=Luke 24:13–35 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A6-7&version=NIV |title=Acts 20:6–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> On the Day of Pentecost, they received the blessing of the Holy Spirit and achieved a remarkable growth of the gospel;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-47&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–47 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> afterwards, they continued to keep the Pentecost every year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+16%3A8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 16:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus kept the Feast of Tabernacles, including the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A2&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV John 7:2], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A37&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 37]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+16%3A16&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 16:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>, which was also the truth of the new covenant kept by the early Church.

<br>The faith of the early Church, which held on to the gospel of the new covenant, following the example of Christ, gives us a living lesson: “Churches that preaches the gospel must have the truths of the new covenant such as the Passover.”

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 ==The Passover, the Core of the New Covenant==
 [[File:Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - The Last Supper (1495-1498).jpg|thumb|''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci: It depicts the scene of the Passover Supper of the new covenant.]]
-The core truth of the new covenant is the [[Passover]]. The night before Jesus was [[Suffering on the Cross|crucified]], He celebrated the Passover with His disciples. Instead of slaughtering a lamb according to the old covenant, He gave them bread, saying, “This is My body,” and He gave them wine, saying, “This is My blood.” He proclaimed the Passover, which is celebrated with bread and wine, as the new covenant in His blood.
+The core truth of the new covenant is the [[Passover]]. The night before Jesus was [[Crucifixion|crucified]], He celebrated the Passover with His disciples. Instead of slaughtering a lamb according to the old covenant, He gave them bread, saying, “This is My body,” and He gave them wine, saying, “This is My blood.” He proclaimed the Passover, which is celebrated with bread and wine, as the new covenant in His blood.
 {{quote5 |내용=And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this '''Passover''' with you before I suffer.” . . . And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the '''new covenant''' in my blood, which is poured out for you.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15-20&version=NIV Luke 22:15–20]}}
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 *'''Sabbath'''
-:Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath by [[Worship|worshiping]] in spirit and in truth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taught that we must remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy until the end of the age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A20-22&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:20–22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The saints of the early Church kept the Sabbath even after Jesus died on the cross.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+23%3A54-56&version=NIV |title=Luke 23:54–56 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They continued keeping it even after Jesus’ [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrection]] and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascension]].
+:Jesus set an example of keeping the Sabbath by [[Worship|worshiping]] in spirit and in truth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taught that we must remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy until the end of the age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A20-22&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:20–22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The saints of the early Church kept the Sabbath even after Jesus died on the cross.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+23%3A54-56&version=NIV |title=Luke 23:54–56 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They continued keeping it even after Jesus’ [[Jesus' Resurrection|resurrection]] and [[The Ascension of Jesus|ascension]].
 {{quote5 |내용=As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three '''Sabbath''' days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, . . . “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he said. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts17%3A1-3&version=NIV Acts17:1–3]}}{{quote5 |내용=Every '''Sabbath''' he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+18%3A4&version=NIV Acts 18:4]}}
 *'''Passover'''
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 *'''The Seven Feasts in Three Times'''
 {{그림 |Together-constantly-in-prayer.jpg |너비= 250px |정렬=오른쪽섬네일 |타이틀=The saints of the early Church celebrating the Day of Pentecost}}
-:The annual [[feasts of God]] are the [[Passover]], the [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[Day of Resurrection]] ([[Day of Firstfruits]]), [[Pentecost]] ([[Feast of Weeks]]), the [[Feast of Trumpets]], the [[Day of Atonement]], and the [[Feast of Tabernacles]]. These seven feasts are grouped in three times. Collectively, they are called the “seven feasts in three times.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A1-44&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:1–44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus came as the reality of all the sacrifices offered at every feast of the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]],<ref>Chapter 32 The Passover and the Last Supper, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 202, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref> and He changed the feasts of the old covenant in which atonement was made through the blood of animals, into the feasts of the new covenant in which we are forgiven of our sins through the precious blood of Christ.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><br>
+:The annual [[feasts of God]] are the [[Passover]], the [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[Day of Resurrection]] ([[Feast of Firstfruits]]), [[Pentecost]] ([[Feast of Weeks]]), the [[Feast of Trumpets]], the [[Day of Atonement]], and the [[Feast of Tabernacles]]. These seven feasts are grouped in three times. Collectively, they are called the “seven feasts in three times.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A1-44&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:1–44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus came as the reality of all the sacrifices offered at every feast of the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]],<ref>Chapter 32 The Passover and the Last Supper, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 202, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref> and He changed the feasts of the old covenant in which atonement was made through the blood of animals, into the feasts of the new covenant in which we are forgiven of our sins through the precious blood of Christ.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><br>
 :Following Jesus’ teachings and examples, the apostles kept the feasts, remembering the sacrifice of Jesus who shed His blood on the cross. On the Feast of Unleavened Bread, they participated in Christ’s suffering by fasting;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+2%3A19-20&version=NIV |title=Mark 2:19–20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and on the Day of Resurrection, they broke bread so that their spiritual eyes could be opened.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&version=NIV |title=Luke 24:13–35 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A6-7&version=NIV |title=Acts 20:6–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> On the Day of Pentecost, they received the blessing of the Holy Spirit and achieved a remarkable growth of the gospel;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-47&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–47 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> afterwards, they continued to keep the Pentecost every year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+16%3A8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 16:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus kept the Feast of Tabernacles, including the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A2&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV John 7:2], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A37&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 37]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+16%3A16&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 16:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>, which was also the truth of the new covenant kept by the early Church.
 <br>The faith of the early Church, which held on to the gospel of the new covenant, following the example of Christ, gives us a living lesson: “Churches that preaches the gospel must have the truths of the new covenant such as the Passover.”

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