From Mark 14:22-25 . Communion & Deliverance. It is interesting that Jesus was crucified not on the Day of Atonement, but rather at Passover. Passover is celebrated April 7-14, while atonement follows later, Sept. 26. But stands out with Passover, is the theme of deliverance. And so it is with Jesus bringing the type and shadow of the Old Testament Passover to its fulfillment. Even the precursor to Passover held this theme as seen in Gen. 14 when Melchizedek and Abraham meet and bread and wine are symbolically shared regarding the deliverance from the kings who raided Sodom and captured Lot and his family. Then we have the 1st. “Passover” in Exodus 11 and deliverance from the slavery of Egypt. And there will yet be a final fulfillment in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb – Rev. 19, which is concurrent with the binding of Satan and the False Prophet, deliverance from the dominance of “Babylon” (this world’s system) the influence of Satan & the False Prophet. Jesus here says He will not drink it again until He does so in the manifested Kingdom of God. There is (as seen in Exodus) a deliverance to be had before full possession of the “land”. And so we see how this deliverance theme for the Believer is seen in: Rom. 7:21-8:1 / Delivered from the Law of sin and death – “sin and you will die” to “Believe and you will live”. NO CONDEMNATION! Col. 1:11-13 / Delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred into the Kingdom of His Dear Son. 1 Thess. 1:9-10 / Delivered from the Wrath to come. Heb. 2:14-15 / Delivered from the fear of Death.

Oh praise the Lamb of God, by whose blood, all who trust in Him are delivered from all of this by His sacrifice.