Happy Good Friday - Christian Passover Poem

[BeFranklin]

Happy Good Friday. The following is a Christian Passover poem I wrote - which explains what Passover is from a Christian perspective. (posted mainly because of something I saw in another thread reminded me. Passover isn't just a Jewish day.

Note: The purpose of this thread is to celebrate Good Friday.



Passover!

Jesus didn't die for dyed eggs and bunnies
And Santa doesn't come but once a year
Alcohol, drugs and sex isn't a party
And TV makes you dumb

There are no Christmas trees in the bible
And pagans worshiped trees
The heart of man is only evil continual [1]
Since Eve and Adam ate the fruit [2]

Angels aren't chubby cheeked babies with wings,
And devils don't have horns
And unsaved man doesn't come into the light
Or else his sins are exposed [3]

Easter isn't in the Hebrew,
and the last weekday is named from Saturn,
Mass doesn't mean the birth of Christ,
And God isn't worshiped on lips [4]

Repeating prayers won't save you *,
And indulgences are a whitewash
You can't work your way to heaven
And only the blood of the lamb will save you

For one did die to take your sins,
And make you white as snow, [5]
And caused the angel of death to pass you by [6]
When you were only going to die [7]

Oh sinner have you sprinkled your house with blood? [6]
And washed your garments in the blood of the Lamb [8]?
For Jesus Christ was crucified on Passover,
Unblemished, without sin, for you –

Behold, the Lamb of God! [9]




[1] Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

[2] Genesis 3:1-24

[3] John 3: 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the
light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

[4] Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do
worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. John 4:24 … they
that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

[5] Isaiah 1: 18-20 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat
the good of the land: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the
sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

[6] Exodus 12:21Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto
them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the
passover. 22And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in
the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the
bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
23For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the
blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the
door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
24And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for
ever. 25And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD
will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean
ye by this service? 27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover
who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the
Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and
worshipped.

[7] Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Roman 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

[8] Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the
word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.|
Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are
they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb.

[9] John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!

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* Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

[TurtleBurger]

You want us to literally sprinkle our houses with blood?

[BeFranklin]

You want us to literally sprinkle our houses with blood?

If you aren't washed in the blood of the Lamb, you have no part in him

FYI: Enjoy
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[JoshLowry]

Happy great Friday!

[TurtleBurger]

If you aren't washed in the blood of the Lamb, you have no part in him

OK I'm just checking. I don't want to participate in any Easter celebration that involves lowering the resale value of my house.

[BeFranklin]

OK I'm just checking. I don't want to participate in any Easter celebration that involves lowering the resale value of my house.

There is a mansion in heaven where thieves don't break in and steal

[BeFranklin]

Happy great Friday!

Happy Good Friday Josh

[TurtleBurger]

There is a mansion in heaven where the federal reserve does not touch, and thieves don't break in and steal

Yup, and if I start sprinkling blood all over my house, my wife will make sure I get to that mansion really quickly.

[TurtleBurger]

This poem has a very puritanical flavor, with the negative reference to drugs, alcohol, TV, etc. Also the aversion to physical symbolism shows puritanism or even Manichaeism (the spiritual is always good, the physical is always bad). Puritanism isn't necessarily a superior form of Christianity. God is the creator of both the physical and the spiritual, and rejecting one for the other is generally considered heretical.

[BeFranklin]

This poem has a very puritanical flavor, with the negative reference to drugs, alcohol, TV, etc. Also the aversion to physical symbolism shows puritanism or even Manichaeism (the spiritual is always good, the physical is always bad). Puritanism isn't necessarily a superior form of Christianity. God is the creator of both the physical and the spiritual, and rejecting one for the other is generally considered heretical.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bunyan/pp21.htm
Pilgrim's Progress

WHEN at the first I took my Pen in hand
Thus for to write; I did not understand
That I at all should make a little Poem
In such a mode; Nay, I had undertook
To make another, which when almost done,
...
It seems a novelty, and yet contains
Nothing but sound and honest Gospel strains.
Would’st thou divert thyself from Melancholy?
Would’st thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly?
Would’st thou read Riddles, and their Explanation?
Or else be drowned in thy Contemplation?
...
Do thou the substance of my matter see.
Put by the curtains, look within my veil,
Turn up my metaphors, and do not fail,
There, if thou seekest them, such things to find,
As will be helpful to an honest mind.
What of my dross thou findest there, be bold
To throw away, but yet preserve the gold;
What if my gold be wrapped up in ore? --
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou shalt cast all away as vain,
I know not but it will make me dream again.

[TurtleBurger]

http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bunyan/pp21.htm
Pilgrim's Progress

WHEN at the first I took my Pen in hand
Thus for to write; I did not understand
That I at all should make a little Poem
In such a mode; Nay, I had undertook
To make another, which when almost done,
...
It seems a novelty, and yet contains
Nothing but sound and honest Gospel strains.
Would’st thou divert thyself from Melancholy?
Would’st thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly?
Would’st thou read Riddles, and their Explanation?
Or else be drowned in thy Contemplation?
...
Do thou the substance of my matter see.
Put by the curtains, look within my veil,
Turn up my metaphors, and do not fail,
There, if thou seekest them, such things to find,
As will be helpful to an honest mind.
What of my dross thou findest there, be bold
To throw away, but yet preserve the gold;
What if my gold be wrapped up in ore? --
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou shalt cast all away as vain,
I know not but it will make me dream again.

Nice.

Pretty much everything that gets posted on RPF gets thoroughly dross-tested, so don't feel picked on!

[BeFranklin]

Nice.

Pretty much everything that gets posted on RPF gets thoroughly dross-tested, so don't feel picked on!

John Bunyan was a great writer

[tpreitzel]

A time of great sorrow for the consequences of our sin and a time of great joy for the atonement of our sin. The longer I live through the calamity of the limited free will (agency if you prefer), the more thankful I am for Jesus' help and wisdom to place limits on our ability to self-destruct. Peering into the spiritual realms is unsettling, experiencing the spiritual realms can be deadly. I'm fully prepared to leave the spiritual conquest to Jesus who has overcome any adversary in His time of judgment. Biblical judgment is judgment of the limited free will, God's highest gift to humanity and ALL creation. The world is a shambles because God doesn't change like the fleeting shadows of our reality. His command of the gift of the free will continues, but He provided a door of escape and help amidst the calamity of its expression.

[LibertyEagle]

Thanks BeFranklin. Enjoyed it.

[Josh_LA]

I already forgetted what I gived up for lent.

[Theocrat]

Praise be unto the Lamb Who was slain for our sins and transgressions! These Scriptures remind us of what our Savior did for us, suffering because He loves us:

• Psalm 69
• Isaiah 42
• Matthew 27
• Hebrews 10

[tonesforjonesbones]

Thanks be to GOD....HE is risen! and thanks to benfranklin too for the great poem! tones

[pcosmar]

A good reminder, Thank You.

It might be good for those that don't understand it or who wish to understand , to look into the original Passover.
What it was , what it meant, and How Christ was the fulfillment and finality of it.

Just saying,
We research everything here.
From Wiki For reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover

In the story of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God inflicted ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves, with the tenth plague being the killing of firstborn sons. The Hebrews were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term "passover".

It is freedom from slavery.

[BeFranklin]

One bump for Easter Day

Matthew 28:
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

[BeFranklin]

FYI: I went to church today and had a nice dinner with some fellow believers.