Passover 2008
Apostolic Messianic Fellowship
7911 N 40th Street
Tampa, Florida 33604
Pastor G. ReckartTHE BREAD OF ETERNAL LIFE
(2008 Theme)Understanding The Lord's Passover
Holding a true Apostolic Messianic Passover on Saturday April 20th after sundown, the evening of Nisan 14th in the year 2008.
All Apostolic Messianics are welcome to come and join us if you are in fellowship with the Truth, Pastor Reckart, and the Apostolic Messianic Fellowship body of Believers.
Passover notes:
Jesus held a closed Passover celebration
Jesus held a closed Passover celebration with his 12 Apostles. This is proven in the following study:
When it was revealed to me by the Holy Ghost that observing Communion on new year's eve and other whim selected days was wrong, I purposed in my heart to make the Lord's Passover my most important celebration of the year. When I obtained this revelation on the Passover there was no other Apostolic Church in the world who celebrated the Lord's Supper on the right annual day. Since I brought this revelation to the world around 1986 there are many who now have quit the new year's eve practice and the many often whim days. There are now many Apostolic Churches throughout the world who now observe the Lord's Passover annually correctly. There are many Apostolic families who have no Church to observe this annual feast in and so they hold it in their homes. In every case, I teach them this celebration is closed to all except those who believe in the true Messianic Judaism of Jesus. No one may attend, observe, or participate who denies the Messianic identity of Jesus and the New Testament Church. Our services are closed just as Jesus held a closed Passover Supper with his Apostles.
It is my conviction by the Holy Ghost that Jesus held the first New Covenant Passover Supper in private and closed. Although there were about 120 members of the Church attending on the day of Pentecost, yet only 11 present were in attendance at the Lord's Passover Supper. Where were the other 109 members? They were in their homes and as Jews, observed the old Passover of Egypt privately. No non-Jew was allowed to attend, observe, or participate. They would not learn or know of the New Covenant Passover Supper Jesus instituted until after Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and ascended to heaven. The Apostles would report the events of the last Passover celebrated with Jesus and that it was commanded of them to continue this celebration of the New Covenant for ever. Therefore, it is a fact as the Holy Ghost has revealed it unto me that the Lord's Passover is to be a closed celebration for believers in the New Covenant Messianic Judaism of Jesus.
The Lord's Passover was closed to unbelievers when it was established
Mark 14:18-20 says, “And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And He answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish.” Judas dipped with Jesus in the dish. Then later Jesus dipped a sop and gave it to Judas who then left the private group as they were observing the Passover and went out to betray him for 30 pieces of silver. This is the first instance of someone eating unworthy and who ate and drank damnation unto himself. Taking the Lord's supper by an unbeliever can be damnation. Because many unbelievers have been allowed to eat of the Lord's Supper, many are sick and some have died. The presiding Pastor or Bishop should investigate all in attendance that they are Acts 2:38 Apostolic Messianic and they believe in the Judaism Kingdom of Jesus Messieh. If there is found anyone who has not fully come under the holiness and righteousness of the Blood of Jesus through water baptism according to Acts 2:38, they are to be rejected and denied attendance at the Passover celebration. They must be sent out of the service. For this reason, each Pastor and Bishop should prepare his congregation and or those under his Ministry for the right to observe the Lord's Passover. They should be prepared beginning the first Sunday in February with Bible Study on the Lord's Passover, the importance of Acts 2:38 in relationship to this Supper, and prepared for acceptance of the New Testament plan of salvation. They must be baptized before attending the Passover celebration. They must come under the Covenant of the Blood of Jesus by faith water baptism or they are to be rejected from the Lord's Supper observance. The observance is open to all who are under the Covenant of the Blood of Jesus. All others are rejected and to be refused attendance at the celebration.
Because of the Scriptural policy of Jesus, the Passover Supper is open only to Believers.
In the Corinthian Church the Apostle Paul instructed the Lord’s Supper to be held by Believers.
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat” (I Cor. 5:11).
Obviously if Believers were not to eat daily meals with these kinds of sinners, there is no way these would be welcome to eat the Lord's Supper Passover!
The Scripture is clear, we are not eat the Lord’s Supper with ungodly people even if they are attending the local church. The Supper is to be observed only in a local church by those who have come under the New Covenant of the shed blood of Jesus in Acts 2:38 water baptism.
Because of the policies of Jesus and the Apostle Paul, I require all Churches and Ministers who fellowship with me to respect the Lord's Supper highly and in doing so, prove it by investigative judgment of all who plan to celebrate to determine if they are worthy to celebrate this great Feast of THE BREAD OF ETERNAL LIFE.
It is only carnal human nature that some will rebel, hold a contrary doctrine, and open up their Passover or Communion Supper to the godly and ungodly alike. They will do this in defiance of my doctrine that the Lord's Passover is to be a closed and private celebration. For those who follow this path of falsehood we can only have pity. But, we will not suffer shame or intimidation because of these rebel factions, rather: we will rejoice and count ourselves worthy to observe this Memorial as Jesus instituted it.
From a careful examination of the Scripture testimony, it is evident closed communion was the Biblical pattern.
If you plan to celebrate the Lord's Passover in Tampa this April 20th, please contact me so I can verify you will be allowed to participate. If you have already celebrated this great feast of THE BREAD OF ETERNAL LIFE with us in the past, you are welcome to do so again. If you are a backslider and have come back to the Lord but you have not been rebaptized, you must prepare yourself for the Lord's Passover by rebaptism and coming back under the New Covenant of the Blood of Jesus. You must accomplish this before you will be allowed to join with us at the Lord's Table.
Come, all ye who are hungry and eat!
Come, all ye who are thirsty and drink!
Come, all ye righteous sons and daughters of God and Feast with us in Tampa, Florida on April 20th. Services will begin after sundown Nisan 14th.
Next Year Jerusalem!
This is your personal invitation from Pastor Reckart to attend our annual Lord's Passover celebration.