In the run up to the 2016 Presidential Election, presidential hopeful John Kasich walked face first into a bit of a debacle of his own making. Standing before a large group of Hasidic Jews that were gathered in the Borough Park neighborhood and a gaggle of journalists, after he had shaken hands and kissed babies for most of the day, he inadvertently stumbled into a bit of a morass as he waxed eloquently about the significance of the Passover... and Christ's part in it. The Hasidic Jews looked on with amazement, and shock as he explained Christ's part in the forgiveness of our sins, as our atoning Passover. He took quite a bit of heat for his statements, but he isn't wrong, he just inadvertently stumbled into the difference between two Passovers that we see outlined in scripture. In the modern Churches of God today, we keep the New Covenant Passover that we see Christ kept with his disciples, but even between these two Passovers there are differences, when taken in total - it is a tale of Three Passovers. What is the significance of the Old Testament Passover, the significance of the New Testament Passover, and how do these relate to our modern Passover today? Why do we do what we do, when we do it? [Handout available in the downloads tab to the right]

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.