Leavened Communion Bread Symbolizes Spiritual Leaven in the Christian Church

How many of you have eaten leavened bread during a Christian communion service? Did you know that the Bible forbids this. Why is this? Because it is blasphemous and dishonors and profanes the body and life of Jesus/Yeshua. This sinful practice typifies many ungodly traditions in the church. It’s time that Elohim’s people woke up and turned away from these and other traditions of men by which the Word of Elohim is made of none effect in the church!

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2025 Dates for Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Shalom Torah-truth seekers and lovers of Yeshua the Messiah. The emails are coming in asking us about the dates for the upcoming biblical feasts of YHVH based on the visible crescent new moon and abib/aviv barley in the land of Israel. Well, the reports have come in from Devorah Gordon at https://www.facebook.com/datetree/ and others from Israel, so now we know.

Our family will be celebrating the Passover seder starting the late afternoon and going into the evening of Sunday April 13. The first high holy day Shabbat of the Feast of Unleavened Bread will be on Monday April 14, and the last high holy day Shabbat of the Feast of Unleavened Bread will be on Thursday, April 20.

If you have any more questions about YHVH’s biblical feasts or the biblical calendar, please go to the search button at the top this page and type in key words such as “biblical calendar” or “biblical feasts” or “Passover” or “Feast of Unleavened Bread”. Numerous articles and videos that I have made in the past will come up and likely answer all of your questions. Instead of having to re-invent the wheel over and over again by answering the same questions the people have over and over again, I have made these articles and videos available for your convenience to freely access whenever you like.

May YHVH bless you as you learn to walk as Yeshua and his disciples did. A whole new world of revelation will open to you, your faith in Yeshua will be strengthened and your love and understanding of the Word of Elohim will be deepened beyond measure.

Love and blessings to everyone!

Nathan Lawrence

 

Free Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread Resources From Hoshana Rabbah

Many of us are busily preparing our hearts and homes to celebrate the Passover which is immediately followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread the next day. For those of us on the visible new moon/abib barley calendar, this year Passover occurs on Tuesday, April 23 and the first high holy day Sabbath of the Feast of Unleavened falls on Wednesday, April 24 with the seventh day of this feast, another Sabbath, occurring on Tuesday, April 30.

Over the years, I have prepared many teaching resources to help people to understand the importance or YHVH’s biblical feasts and along with their historical significance, their relevance to his people today as it relates to the gospel message and our walk with Yeshua along with any of their prophetic implications.

To help you to celebrate these current feasts with meaning and purpose, here is a list of links to some of these free resources.

The Biblical Calendar

The Biblical Feasts in General

Passover

The Feast of Unleavened Bread

Playlist of Videos on the Biblical Feasts

Free Passover Haggadah

 

How to Prepare Yourself for Passover and YHVH’s Spring Feasts

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. (1 Thess 5:1–8)

It’s time to get spiritually clean!

Repent of Sin and Get Under the Lamb’s Blood. As the children of Israel applied the lamb’s blood to the door posts and lintels of their house, so we must apply the sin-cleansing and Satan-defeating blood of Yeshua afresh to our lives (i.e. to our thoughts as represented by the door lintel and and to our hands or actions as represented by the door posts). This occurs as we repent of our sins, and pray for and receive YHVH’s forgiveness. He will then cover our sins over or wash away our sins by Yeshua’s blood (1 John 1:9Rev 1:5).

In Egypt at Passover time, YHVH judged all those who had failed to put the lamb’s blood on the door posts of their houses. In other words, they weren’t under the blood of the lamb, but were still under the penalty of sin, which is death (Ezek 18:4Rom 6:23). Any unrepented of sin in our lives brings the curse of death on us. To the degree that one has sin in their life is the degree to which the spirit of death has a legal claim on us. Now is the time to repent of sin by confessing it and seeking Elohim’s forgiveness under the blood of Yeshua and then forsaking that sin through YHVH’s grace (1 John 1:9). 

Here are some things of which to repent. 

  • Pride. Do you always think that you’re right? Your opinion is what matters the most? Do you have a hard time with those who don’t see it your way, when you don’t get your way? Do you have a fit when people disagree with you? Do you criticize others and put others down (especially those who are closest to you)? Do you belittle, mock, scorn and ridicule others? Do you focus on other people’s faults? Do you have a hard time identifying any sins that you have committed? Are you proud of your humility? Are you proud of how Torah-observant you are (compared to others)? Are you overly defensive when someone corrects you or challenges your opinion? Do you blame others when things don’t go right instead of taking personal responsibility for your actions? Are you proud of (instead of grateful to YHVH for) your achievements in life? Do you constantly have to be talking about yourself? Is much of what you do, say and think focused on yourself? These are all signs of pride. Pride is self-idolization. Elohim hates pride and calls it an abomination (Prov 6:16–17).
  • Ungratefulness and selfishness. Are you ungrateful? Are you discontent about your place in life? Do you always want more? Are your material possessions and personal belongings really important to you? Do you have a hard time giving things away? This is a form of self-idolatry, pride and idolization of things.
  • The love of this world over love of YHVH and the things that matter to him. This is a form of idolatry. In this case, we’re concerned with what others think more than what Elohim thinks about things. Therefore, our thoughts and actions are geared at trying to please ourself and others instead of pleasing Elohim (Jas 4:41 John 2:15).
  • Sins of the mouth include mean, selfish, unkind, angry, impatient, egotistical words and gossip. This is idolization of self. What matters most is what I have to say, how I feel, my opinions and I have the right to say what I want when I want. This is also pride.
  • The lack of the fear of Elohim. Are you more concerned with what others think than what YHVH Elohim thinks about something? Anything in our lives that we put ahead of Elohim is idolatry.

Ask yourself this: In everything that I do and say, am I advancing the kingdom of Elohim and bringing glory to Yeshua or am I doing the opposite? Am I being a river of life to all those around me, or am I dragging them downward by being a purveyor of negativity and darkness? Are my words, thoughts and deeds leading people to the light of YHVH Elohim and to Yeshua or away from them?

Tell the Redemption Story. It is the responsibility of parents and elders to pass on to the next generation the Passover story (Exod 12:24–27). Explain how the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt (a metaphor for the world), to Pharaoh (a metaphor for Satan), and how YHVH delivered the Israelites from the judgment of the destroyer (YHVH’s judgment against sin) because they put the blood of the lamb on their doorposts (a picture of Yeshua’s sin-atoning death on the cross). In reality, this is the basic gospel message. This is what the Passover seder is all about and why we celebrate it.

Celebrate the Feasts. Prepare your heart and mind to obey YHVH by keeping his appointed times of Passover and Unleavened Bread. Are you willing to obey his commands pertaining to these observances? How much do you love him (John 14:15)? How much do you want to know him (1 John 2:6–7)? Celebrating YHVH’s feasts help us to love him and to know him better.

Examine Yourself. At this time of the year, we must each examine ourselves to insure that we will not be partaking of the cup of redemption (i.e. the communion cup) unworthily (1 Cor 11:28).

Rediscover the Cross. It is time to rediscover the cross of Yeshua again and your place at its foot. It is also time to rediscover the power of the resurrected Yeshua in one’s life. Marvel at the miracle of the resurrection and consider the fact that you have access to Yeshua’s resurrected life through faith in him and through the work of his Set-Apart Spirit as you obey the Word of Elohim. 

A Time of Spiritual Awakening and New Beginnings. Passover occurs in the spring at the beginning of the biblical year. Spring is a time of new beginnings physically and spiritually. It’s the time of year to take stock of one’s life, assess any weaknesses and deficiencies you have, and then resolve to make the necessary changes. It is the time to make improvements through the power of YHVH’s grace, his Word, his Spirit all through a vibrant, daily relationship with Yeshua our Master and Savior.

The Season for Spiritual Housecleaning. It’s Time to Deleaven.  Passover is time of spring cleaning and deleavening our physical houses (Exod 12:15–20) and removing the leaven of sin from our spiritual houses as well (Pss 26:2139:123–24). We must root out and eradicate the old sin habits from the crevices and dark areas of our life. In Scripture, leavening represents sin, pride, hypocrisy and false doctrine.  Do the sinful practices, evil habits and illicit delicacies of Egypt still hold sway on us? Do any unclean spirits or filthy habits still have control over us? It is time to take control of these sins and eliminate them and become wholly consecrated unto YHVH-Yeshua, his Word, his plans and purposes. It is time to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness (Matt 6:33). One can’t serve two masters at the same time (i.e. the world and the flesh) and expect to be pleasing to YHVH (Matt 6:24). It’s time to forsake all these things that drag us down spiritually and pull us away from our Father in heaven. It’s time to move onward and upward spiritually!

Time to Renew Our First Love For Yeshua. Take this time to rediscover the glorious beauty of Yeshua our Heavenly Bridegroom (Rev 2:4–5). Now is the time to rekindle our passion and zeal for Yeshua and to repent of spiritual lukewarmness (Rev 3:15–21).

 

From Levitical Sacrifices to Becoming a Living Sacrifice Like Yeshua

What is the higher, prophetic relevance of the Old Testament Book of Leviticus sacrificial system? What was YHVH’s ultimate purpose for the bloody animal sacrifices? Was it an end it itself, or did it point to something much more nobler and grander? Obviously, they pointed to Yeshua’s death on the cross—the ultimate sacrifice to pay for man’s sin, but there’s more—much more, and this relates to the walk of the disciple of Yeshua and the glory that will come to those who embrace this walk as this video teaching reveals.

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The Zadok Calendar—A Damnable Heresy!

The Zadok Calendar is the latest wind of doctrine to sweep through the Hebraic roots movement and needs to be carefully analyzed in light of Bible truth and the full counsel of Elohim’s word. When done, the Zadok calendar falls short and DOES NOT pass the test, unless one relies on non-biblical sources, much speculation, and both in the twisting of the Scriptures or the blatant ignoring of clear Bible truth that disproves this heresy. This video is a condensed version of several longer video and written teachings that Nathan has done previously. It succinctly hits the key points that disprove the damnable and divisive heresy (2 Peter 2:1, KJV) of the Zadok calendar.

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Biblical Definition of Sin—NOT What Most Christians Think

If you ask most Christians what is the definition of sin, you will likely get a hazy, unclear answer. Yet the subject of sin is one of most fundamental topics of the Bible. Because of sin, man was cut off from Elohim, and Yeshua had to die on the cross to redeem man from sin’s death penalty. Sin will keep a person out of the kingdom of Elohim. In this video, we explore the Bible’s five definitions of sin, which actually boil down to only one main definition of sin.

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