Should Christians Celebrate Passover? (Roy Schwarcz 2021 Interview)
Easter and Passover are two different holidays belonging to two distinct religions (namely, Christianity and Judaism)...right?
At first glance, one could be forgiven for thinking the two holidays don’t have much in common. And yet, every year there are many Christians who celebrate both holidays. What should we make of this, and what are the connections between these two ancient religious festivals?
Are you fascinated by the connections between modern-day Christianity and ancient Judaism? Perhaps you have been researching the connections between Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) and Easter (still called Pascha in some Christian traditions). Or maybe the subject is totally new to you. Either way, you will not want to miss this conversation between Roy Schwarcz and Joel Settecase.
In today’s episode you’ll see why Passover has so much importance for followers of Jesus (AKA Yeshua), whether it’s appropriate for Christians to celebrate Passover, and how believers who choose to celebrate Passover can unlock its messianic meaning.
Specifically, you’ll find out…
Roy Schwarcz’s background growing up in Judaism, and how he became a believer in Jesus.
Why so many Christians celebrate Passover.
Why it matters that Jesus was crucified on Passover, and what it meant that John the Baptist called Him “The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.”
Whether Passover can rightly be considered a “Christian holy day.”
What the connection is between Passover and Easter.
What a Messianic Passover Seder looks like, and how to observe one yourself.
Whether Christians celebrating Passover is “cultural appropriation” or “religious appropriation.”
How celebrating Passover can be a powerful way of connecting with non-Christian, Jewish friends.
Whether a Messianic Passover Seder can be a tool for evangelism.
Joel’s guest today is Roy Schwarcz, Midwest Regional Director of Chosen People Ministries (www.chosenpeople.com) and author of Where Jesus Walked, a book examining over 50 portions of Jesus’s life and showing how the Old Testament prophets foretold them. His teaching regularly focuses on the Jewish Holy Days and the connection between the Old and New Covenants. He is also Joel Settecase’s father-in-law!
You will hear Roy Schwarcz explain why so many Christians are celebrating Passover this year, and how the holiday pointed the Jewish people to the coming Messiah—and still points to Him today.
Roy Schwarcz's "Messiah in Passover" Demonstration at Moody Church: https://youtu.be/vPL5vKgOWfk
Get more quality content from Roy Schwarcz at royschwarcz.org.
Read Roy's "Why We Jews Reject Jesus": https://drive.google.com/file/d/15oO3YSKZyQGF0wM1z7RPGEhkdk1_MGwF/view?usp=sharing
Get Roy Schwarcz’s book, Where Jesus Walked: A Jewish perspective of Israel’s Messiah, here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YSVSYLT/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_TB72JGZ7TFTRM62BXPGE.
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