Passover
In 2025, Passover is observed on the evening of April 11, after sundown, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins the following evening, April 12.
The dates and times listed above are not exact due to your location. Please check your local sundown times for the start of Passover on April 11 and with your local congregation for Passover service start times.
Keeping the Passover each year reminds us that God is the forgiver of sin who grants us eternal life in His Kingdom through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Passover. This observance is a memorial of our Creator’s continuing role in humanity’s salvation.
Passover was instituted in Exodus 12 when the nation of Israel was enslaved in Egypt. The Israelites were commanded by God to set aside an unblemished lamb for sacrifice and put it's blood on the door posts of their homes. The Lord spoke explaining that He would come through the land of Egypt and strike all the firstborn in the land except for those with the blood on the door post and the plague would not come over those households (Exodus 12:12-13). The lamb was a foreshadow of the sacrifice of Christ. The death of Jesus Christ takes the death penalty from us and forgive us of our sins. Through His blood we are freed of sin's death penalty (Romans 5:9; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14). The New Testament Passover explains that the unleavened bread represents Jesus Christ's broken body and the wine signifies His blood (1 Corinthians 11:27). We remember Jesus Christ's sacrifice and humble ourselves through ceremony of foot washing (John 13:8). We take part in the Passover to be purified.
In biblical reckoning, days begin in the evening (Genesis 1:5), when the sun goes down (Joshua 8:29; 2 Chronicles 18:34; Mark 1:32), and are counted “from evening to evening” (Leviticus 23:32). Thus, all God’s festivals begin the sunset just before the dates listed. The festivals end at sunset on the dates given.
To read more about the Passover please refer to the links below.
http://www.ucg.org/tags/passover
