Easter Dinner

[Wickabee]

it is celebrating the day of rest, which is the end of creation

That's sabbath. Passover is when God passed them over and killed the Egyptian firstborns. It's right in the name "passover". It's why The Ten Commandments gets played on TV every Easter.

[shrewsbury]

then why is it not just one night?

many correlate it with the final plague,the slaves being freed, eating unleavened bread, parting of the red sea.

(and you are right about the sabbath)

[Wickabee]

I go by the name, so...

And the Passover meal is just one night (Nissan 14) is it not?
Which would make sense that the celebration is longer and leads up to the "big meal" as it would represent all the plagues culminating in the death of first horns.

[shrewsbury]

I thought it started with thte last plague and ended with the arrival of the 10 commandments

[Wickabee]

I thought it started with thte last plague and ended with the arrival of the 10 commandments

Wouldn't that cover months/years?

[xpucksx]

this is pretty cut and dry and veggie no matter how bad you wish/want Jesus to have been a vegetarian, it does not matter, Christianity does not have dietary restrictions.

passover is celebrating the end of creation and abiding the laws of God of the old covenant with the Jews, their laws included dietary restrictions.

Easter is the 1st day of Christianity and the new covenant with all people.

Christ did not eat pork because he had to fulfill the old covenant to begin the new one. there are no dietary restrictions for Christians.

except Catholics who can't eat meat on Fridays in Lent,,,thats a pretty big group of Christians to overlook

[Wickabee]

I think what he meant, based upon my knowledge of his beliefs, is the Christ himself set forth no dietary laws.

[shrewsbury]

Christ himself set forth no dietary laws.

wickabee is correct, and perhaps I should have been more clear, Jesus never set any dietary laws

[xpucksx]

wickabee is correct, and perhaps I should have been more clear, Jesus never set any dietary laws

ah, yes. That is true.

In fact, I am willing to bet that Jesus is facepalming at MOST of what has happened to his ideas for a spiritual path for life, as well as his dad, Mohammed, Vishna, Satan, Thor, Zeus, Haile Selassie....

...I think for the most part humans have really messed things up in any religion

[mrveggieman]

ah, yes. That is true.

In fact, I am willing to bet that Jesus is facepalming at MOST of what has happened to his ideas for a spiritual path for life, as well as his dad, Mohammed, Vishna, Satan, Thor, Zeus, Haile Selassie....

...I think for the most part humans have really messed things up in any religion

CHURCH!!