Comments on: Fred on Friday: Calendar Compromise

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:25:37 +0000

Thanks Travis
You responded to Banner Kidd on my behalf quite appropriately…

By: Travis Prinzi

Travis Prinzi — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:15 +0000

Banner Kidd, you’re aware this is satire, right?

The reason Dan made that comment is because Fred’s position is that the KJV is the only entirely accurate translation.

But to the point you raise: There’s a whole lot of exceedingly-overly-superlatively literal stuff going on in your thinking there. First, there’s nothing incorrect about calling him “Jesus,” anymore than there’s anything incorrect about “Passover” instead of “pascha.” It’s simple transliteration across languages.

But to the more important point: If Jesus redefined Passover, which he did on the night that he was betrayed, then we should observe it as Jesus taught us. Jesus is the fulfillment of Torah, which contained the shadows; but the substance is Christ. We don’t return to shadows once the substance has arrived.

We observe Passover every time we take the bread and cup at communion.

“Embrace Torah and embrace Yeshua Messiah – They are the same!” is an interesting statement in light of Pauline theology.

By: Banner Kidd

Banner Kidd — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:07:50 +0000

To Dan,
This might be “earth shattering to you” but the word translated easter is pascha and is really Passover. This is a mistranslation. Don’t believe me? Go to the Strong’s Lexicon and you can find it for yourself. Fred is right about easter. But further than that we should be celebrating the Passover. It was at Passover that Yeshua was crucified, actually the preparation day for Passover. Passover is in April this year so you have HIM risen a month early. The Feasts of Yahweh are tied to the work of Messiah and keeping thoses Moedim (appointed feasts) is what HE commanded. Why did HE command them? Because they are all about the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus, as HE is called by professing christianity)!

My friends you need to wake up to the fact that our fathers have told us lies! The Torah of Yahweh is the Word of Yahweh and HE has never changed and neither has HIS Word. Yeshua is the purpose of Torah. Embrace Torah and embrace Yeshua Messiah – They are the same!

By: Travis Prinzi

Travis Prinzi — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:25:14 +0000

Dan and lonelypilgrim, Fred is so stunned by this realization that he’s reeling. It may be some time before he can respond…

By: lonelypilgrim

lonelypilgrim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:49:34 +0000

Yeah Fred. Dan stole my thunder. Easter is in that version that God dropped from heaven in 1611. All the New Age versions translate that word as Passover.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:21:24 +0000

Brother Fred,
This will be, no doubt, earth shattering to you…but the word “Easter” is actually in the Bible! Check it out:
Acts 12:4 (KJV)
…And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people…

By: Mike F.

Mike F. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:13:49 +0000

Best post yet, Fred. It is impossible to disagree with you.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:19:47 +0000

Brilliant. I love it.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:51 +0000

Fred, you’re crazy. Go back to work on Law and Order.