Passover is much more than most Christians could ever imagine.

Many Christians think of Passover as simply “a Jewish holiday or holy day,” but its significance runs far deeper. As Rabbi Schneider explains, “Passover is central to the faith of New Testament or New Covenant believers.”

Passover, in its essence, commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. God instructed each family to sacrifice a lamb and apply its blood to their doorposts, a sign of obedience to His command. The blood served as a mark of protection, sparing them from the final plague. This powerful symbol of salvation through sacrifice is foundational for understanding Jesus’ role as the ultimate Passover Lamb.

As Christians, we believe that Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross mirrors this ancient act, offering us spiritual freedom and protection from sin’s ultimate consequence—death.

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From the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, the Passover imagery is clear. “John the Baptist identified Jesus as ‘the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world’” when he saw the Holy Spirit descend on Him at the Jordan. This wasn’t just poetic language—it was prophetic: “This is Passover language,” Schneider says.

Passover is not just a historical event but a continual spiritual practice that shapes the believer’s understanding of Jesus’ redemptive work. In the Gospels, Jesus’ words and actions during the Passover meal reflect the deeper fulfillment of the Old Testament promises. By becoming the true Passover Lamb, Jesus not only fulfilled the symbolism of the sacrifice but offered a new covenant for all who believe in Him. This deep connection to the Old Testament roots of faith makes Passover essential for understanding the fullness of Jesus’ mission.

Schneider explains how Jesus wasn’t crucified at a random time. “He could have been crucified any day of the year,” but “Yeshua slipped away because His time had not yet come.” That time was Passover. “Why? Because he is ultimate fulfillment of it.”

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In the Book of Revelation, Jesus is identified “28 times as the Lamb of God.” Rabbi Schneider explains that the term “lamb” isn’t meant to evoke a soft or sentimental image: “They’re connecting Yeshua to the lamb because Yeshua fulfilled the ancient Passover lamb that was sacrificed almost 3500 years ago.”

The sacrifice of Jesus fulfills the deepest longing of the Old Testament: to restore humanity’s broken relationship with God. The lamb’s blood that once covered the Israelites’ doorposts now covers the believer’s heart. The sacrifice of the lamb represented the price of freedom, and through Jesus, that price has been eternally paid for every believer. This momentous event not only signifies the end of the old sacrificial system but introduces the once-for-all perfect sacrifice through Christ.

Jesus Himself instituted what we now call Communion during a Passover meal. The bread and wine are no longer just symbols of the Exodus, but now represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the ultimate Lamb of God. Communion is a way we can reflect on the full significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection while embracing the reality that through Him, we experience a new covenant of grace.

But the message of Passover isn’t just historical—it’s deeply personal. “The blood in the basin wasn’t enough to save anybody.” Just as the Israelites had to apply the blood to their homes, “we have to take that blood and personally apply it over our own hearts,” says Schneider.

This idea of personal application is essential for salvation. The blood of the Lamb, symbolizing Jesus’ sacrifice, must be personally appropriated. This requires more than just acknowledging Jesus as the Savior—it means receiving His forgiveness into our lives, allowing His sacrifice to transform our hearts. It’s an intimate act of faith, where each individual claims the promise of salvation for themselves.

“We need to bring Jesus near. We need to cover ourself in his blood by eating his flesh and drinking his blood, which means he is the one that we’re drawing from in life,” Schneider says.

In this season, Rabbi Schneider encourages believers to “take this time of year seriously,” perhaps even to “have a family meal in your home” using a traditional Haggadah.

For believers today, Passover is not only a time to remember but to reflect on the ongoing relationship with Christ, who remains the sacrificial Lamb.

Celebrating Passover reminds Christians of the ultimate freedom found in Jesus and encourages them to make His sacrifice a central part of their spiritual lives. As Rabbi Schneider suggests, “take this time of year seriously” and consider how the significance of Passover can deepen your faith.

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Could your illness be directly linked to spiritual idolatry?

In an interview with Isaiah Saldivar, Katie Souza shared a powerful testimony that revealed the surprising spiritual root behind a mysterious illness.

Her employee, John Blake, suffered from symptoms resembling Alzheimer’s—confusion, memory loss and extreme fatigue. Despite medication, his condition persisted. After much prayer, Katie and her team received a revelation through dreams involving the smell of ammonia. Research revealed that the chemical name “ammonia” originated from the ancient temple of the Egyptian god Ammon, suggesting a spiritual connection.

As they prayed and worshipped over John, he experienced immediate mental clarity. Over time, all his symptoms reversed. Medical tests confirmed his ammonia levels were suddenly and completely normal. This breakthrough led Katie and her team to a deeper understanding of how spiritual forces and idolatry can manifest in physical affliction.

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Idols in Disguise
Following this testimony, Isaiah Saldivar unpacked how idolatry isn’t just an ancient sin—it’s alive and thriving in modern society. While we may not bow before carved statues, many people still serve idols, often unknowingly. These idols take the form of excessive devotion to career, success, comfort, entertainment and even family activities. When anything consistently takes priority over God—whether sports, social media or material possessions—it becomes a modern-day idol.

The Idol in Your Pocket
One of the most prominent idols today is the smartphone. It commands our attention, often the first and last thing we engage with each day. The constant scrolling, checking and dependence on digital stimulation mirror the acts of worship seen in ancient idol rituals. This devotion robs believers of prayer time, Scripture meditation and meaningful spiritual engagement.

When Idolatry Grows from Trauma
Souza and Saldivar also highlighted a deeper root of idolatry: trauma. Many turn to distractions—shopping, food, media—as coping mechanisms for pain and emotional wounds. These temporary comforts can subtly become spiritual strongholds, offering relief while pulling people away from true healing found only in Christ.

Reclaiming the Altar
Believers are called to examine their lives for hidden idols and to confront them honestly. God desires to occupy the throne of our hearts, not share space with worldly distractions. In this digital age, reclaiming time for God and turning tools like phones into instruments for worship can transform altars of distraction into altars of devotion.

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In a world overflowing with distractions and counterfeit comforts, the call to renounce idolatry has never been more urgent. Idols may no longer be carved from stone, but they are just as real—shaping our priorities, consuming our time and subtly stealing our devotion. God is not asking for a place on our schedule; He is demanding the throne of our hearts.

Now is the time for believers to tear down every altar that exalts itself above Christ, to break agreement with the idols we’ve unknowingly served, and to return to the only One worthy of our worship. Revival begins when we surrender everything that competes with Him—and say once again, with undivided hearts, “Jesus, You alone.”

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Investigators are trying to find out why a helicopter crashed in New York City on Thursday. All six people on board were killed, including a family of five Spanish tourists.

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What began as a family trip to see New York City from the air in a helicopter turned into a disaster when the sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair, plunging into the Hudson River upside down. Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, and three children, along with the pilot, did not survive the crash. 

From the ground, people could hear and see the last moments of the helicopter as it began to freefall. People looked up in disbelief, then watched in horror as the helicopter came crashing down. 

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“We just saw the plane just started falling apart in midair,” one eyewitness said. “I got video of it flipping into the water.”

First responders made a swift response to the crash scene, hoping to rescue the victims. But they were unable to save any of them. 

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What’s the worst thing that can happen to a Christian?

What if it’s not persecution?

What if the bigger tragedy is… passivity? Squandered opportunity? Regret?

Arrested for silent prayer in England. Thousands martyred in Nigeria. More than 2,000 house churches demolished in China.

These are not dusty memories of horrors from bygone centuries. Persecution happens today.

Now!

The spiritual war is escalating, but the church still has a chance to fight back. While there’s still time. But we don’t have forever.

Mike Signorelli’s journey proves it. A kid from nowhere. A truckload of faith. Car breaks down in Times Square, he turns it into revival epicenter. His obedience launches a movement that’s baptized thousands, trained global leaders, topped music charts and brought Jesus to Hollywood’s turf with The Domino Revival.

All with no outside backing. Just faith.

But now the world stands on the edge of eternity.

More witches than Presbyterians. A rise in Bible sales—but a fall in biblical worldview. Entire generations are slipping away. Is midnight more than a metaphor? Will it become spiritual reality?

What if God is gifting His creation one last chance to return to Him, and save this generation?

It’s time for the shoeless army to strap up and join the battle.

Enter Mission 11:59. It’s time to pray, partner and give.

The final call has arrived. Mission 11:59 has secured a Long Island facility to build a global HQ. We’re launching digital discipleship, and large-scale gatherings where freedom, healing, unity, provision gospel and truth explode.

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President Donald Trump has tasked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a global team of scientists with uncovering the cause behind the alarming rise in autism rates in the United States, promising results by September. The initiative is part of Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, driven by a newly signed executive order to investigate chronic childhood illnesses including autism and asthma.

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At a cabinet meeting open to the press, Kennedy addressed the president directly, saying, “At your direction, we are going to know by September.” He emphasized the scale of the effort, calling it a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide. Kennedy promised the administration would be able to identify and eliminate the exposures driving what he referred to as the autism epidemic.

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The urgency of the mission was underscored by Trump’s response. “So it was 1-in-10,000 children had autism. Now it’s 1-in-31 … That’s a horrible statistic,” the president said, describing the sharp rise as “artificial.” He added, “There will be no bigger news conference than that … if you can come up with that answer where you stop taking something, you stop eating something, or maybe it’s a shot, but something’s causing it.”

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The initiative marks one of the most comprehensive government-led investigations into the autism crisis in recent memory. While previous research has explored both genetic predispositions and environmental triggers, the cause of autism remains widely debated. The Trump administration’s commitment to finding a definitive answer represents a stark shift from past approaches that often avoided direct inquiry into environmental or medical contributors.

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Reports of parents reversing some autism symptoms in children using alternative treatments have fueled growing public demand for answers. Earlier this year, CBS News featured a case in which a non-verbal child began speaking shortly after receiving an off-label prescription of Leucovorin, a drug typically used in chemotherapy support. While anecdotal, such cases have added urgency to the search for underlying causes and potential interventions.

The “Make America Healthy Again” Commission, led in part by Kennedy, will focus not only on autism but also on a range of chronic conditions increasingly affecting American children. Trump’s promise of answers by September puts the federal government on a timeline that could produce one of the most significant medical revelations in decades.

This article originally appeared on American Faith, and is reposted with permission.

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Many of Israel’s scenic sites have been eerily silent over the last year and a half, closed to the public for security reasons. Now together with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Passover heritage programs have secured access to sites that have been closed, including some locations that have never been open to Israelis before.

Travel within sensitive areas, particularly in the Palestinian Territories, is not often an option for Israelis at the best of times. With pre-organized tours and careful coordination with the army, trips to places like Jericho can be made possible, but many of these sites have been strictly off-limits during the war precipitated by the Oct. 7 attacks. Even sites within Israel proper have been closed in areas vulnerable to attack, especially in the north of the country. 

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However, on Thursday the IDF announced they will be arranging military-approved guided tours of several sites close to the northern border and into Syria itself, as well as supervised tours to Solomon’s Pools near Bethlehem in Palestinian Authority-controlled area.

YNet News reports that northern sites along the borders of Lebanon and Syria, including the Ruqqad stream which flows out of Syria into the Golan Heights, the Al-Hamma Bridge on the Yarmouk River, the Hijaz railway tunnel, and Mount Dov near Mount Hermon have all been made accessible. Moreover, Israeli civilians will be allowed for the first time since the founding of the state to step foot in Syria.

Mount Dov is thought to be the biblical site of the Covenant of the Pieces, a foundational biblical event described in Genesis 15, in which God makes a covenant with Abram (later Abraham), promising him descendants, land, and a special relationship.

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The initiative, named “Returning to a Safer North,” has been led by the IDF Northern Command and 210th Division, together with local municipalities and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The option to see inside Syria was so popular that the trips sold out almost immediately.

Similarly, Solomon’s Pools, an ancient water site which was a crucial part of the water system that served Jerusalem, particularly during the Second Temple and later Roman and Byzantine-era Jerusalem, has been out of bounds to Israelis for over 25 years. A separate initiative to open this site has also been pioneered by Gush Etzion Tourism together with the Kfar Etzion Field School.

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A disappointed Israeli hoping to see the pools wrote on Trip Advisor back in 2021, “Jewish tourists can only look from afar, best view from above Road 60 or from the northern tip of the city of Efrat. Sadly this is the case, and we can only hope access will not be denied according to this criteria in the future” adding that it “could happen if authorities cooperate with Israel, I hope this happens soon.”

Now the three large reservoirs filled by natural springs, a testament to ancient water engineering, are finally open to both Arab and Jewish Israelis as part of this new initiative for the Passover break. Situated in area A of the Palestinian Territories, travel to the pools which once supplied Jerusalem with water via aqueducts has been prohibited for Israelis for over two decades. However, the Kfar Etzion Field School is offering visitors special access to the site on April 17: 

“Visitors will arrive in bulletproof buses, accompanied by professional guides and under special approval from the IDF,” the school said in a statement. “This is a rare chance to witness a biblical-era site up close, connect to thousands of years of history and celebrate Passover in the heart of the Judean Hills,” the statement continued. “The IDF-approved, fully secured tour offers a unique mix of heritage, nature and inspiration for the whole family.”

Time will tell whether access to these sites remains limited in the future, but due to exceptionally high demand, the IDF has announced some additional tour dates for trips to the Syrian border.

This article originally appeared on ALL ISRAEL NEWS, and is reposted with permission.

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Is there something brewing in the spiritual realm this Passover?

In a recent message, Amanda Grace delivers a powerful word from the Lord, urging believers to “cleave unto Me” as God prepares His people for the coming days. Grace shares the weight of this word, saying, “I felt the absolute weight on that word. I really did. I’m still heated up from it because there’s an absolute weight on that word.”

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The Lord also revealed that there may be a “plummeting of the market,” though not necessarily a crash.

“He will allow a sudden drop to get certain people’s attention and to expose the greater deceptions that definitely will happen in multiple nations,” Grace says.

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This warning serves as a call for believers to be vigilant and prepared as this time of exposure unfolds. As we dive into Passover, Grace expects this intensity to increase.

Grace urges, “…just pray, intercede, be in the word, stay close to the Lord. Spend time with Him daily right now. You need to do that as a believer right now in the times we’re entering.”

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She believes the Holy Spirit is set to enter churches, Washington D.C. and the Texas border, consuming their sin and corruption. While this takes place, Grace predicts God’s faithful will experience a double portion of the Lord’s goodness.

“The Holy Ghost is about to enter these churches and consume them and the stubble will be burnt up,” Grace says. “The Lord is deploying the locust and the canker worm and the palmer worm against the wicked. It’s going to eat up the cash supply of the cartels.”

Watch the rest of the video below to hear Amanda Grace’s full message!

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A series of storms has devastated several states with tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding. In the aftermath, members of a Kentucky church are thanking God no one was hurt when a powerful twister destroyed their main sanctuary at a time when the building would have been full of people. 

Amid the incredible destruction, the believers at Christ Community Church are grateful to God. That’s because, in an unprecedented move, the building sat empty during its usual Wednesday night prayer service.

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It was April 2nd, and the forecast over Paducah, Kentucky, didn’t look good. In that moment, Pastor Tim Turner felt compelled to do something he’d never done before. 

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“We canceled that night because of the storms,” he recalls. “It is the first time in my 35 years of pastoring that we’ve ever done that.”

All signs point to divine intervention. “We just feel like that was an act of God,” Turner tells CBN News.” If you look at all these blocks, it was a block wall, 18 feet high, and it all fell, and the roof caved in to and I doubt there would’ve been any survivors. So we’re not mourning today, we’re praising God,” he says.

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Church member Lindsay Stanley says she and her husband rarely miss Wednesday night service.

“But we had a feeling like we should just stay home. And then Pastor Tim actually decided to cancel services and we never canceled services,” she says. 

“Actually, when we got the call that the church was gone, we were in the closet because the tornado had literally just gone past over our house… It was me, my husband and our two daughters, literally in the closet with helmets on and everything. It was that like this thing’s coming,” Stanley recalls.

The tornado hit just as the church had completed five years of renovation on their new sanctuary, wiping out thousands of dollars in new cameras, instruments and lighting equipment. 

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“Is your past holding you back?”

Rabbi Kirt Schneider asks this question with urgency, sincerity and hope in his recent message. His answer, rooted in Scripture and personal conviction, is clear: through the power of God and the blood of Jesus, you can be set free.

Rabbi Schneider pulls no punches as he addresses how many people live in the shadow of what once was. “Sometimes we don’t understand how what we’ve been through in the past is causing us to be ineffective today,” he says. “Causing us to be ineffective in relationships, perhaps in our career.”

But God, Rabbi Schneider explains, is not distant from these struggles. “He is in the ministry of delivering people from their past,” he says, drawing from the book of Exodus, specifically chapter 14, as a profound example of God’s saving power.

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He recounts how the Lord told Moses to speak to Israel as they faced the Red Sea: “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord…for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever.” Rabbi Schneider emphasizes the significance of this moment: “Can you believe with me today that God can set you free?”

For Schneider, this isn’t just about a story from ancient history—it’s a living reality for believers today. “Even though for the whole time of your past days on earth you’ve been experiencing this negative thing, God can set you free from that thing in an instant, just like He did the children of Israel.”

But that freedom doesn’t come without movement. God told Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.” Rabbi Schneider brings the point home: “There comes a time where you need to take a step forward in the right direction…believing He’s going to do something as you go forward.”

The message resonates: staying stuck in the past—wallowing in regret, replaying old failures or listening to voices of shame—will never lead to freedom. “Stop accepting your past as a present reality,” Schneider says, “because once again in Christ Jesus, all things become new.”

The crossing of the Red Sea, he teaches, is symbolic of Christian baptism. “Even as Israel was supernaturally translated from Egypt to the other side of the sea with a brand-new life, you and I also…our past life is buried…and we’re brought up…a brand-new creation.”

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He encourages listeners to lift their heads and believe in a future shaped by God’s promises: “Let’s lift up our head. Let’s take our head out of the ground and believe that we’ve been set free. The Scripture tells us that we’ve been released from our sin by His blood.”

The message is hopeful, and Schneider delivers it with passion. “Every day is a brand-new beginning,” he reminds us. “No matter what happened yesterday…because of the blood of Messiah, you start over.”

As believers prepare to celebrate Passover, Rabbi Schneider’s words strike a powerful chord: “Passover is about freedom and deliverance…the ultimate Lamb of God shed His blood on Passover to redeem us and set us free from our sins.”

And that freedom, he insists, is not just theological—it’s deeply personal. “Let go of the past. Don’t let it cling to you anymore. Don’t let Satan’s lies cling to you. You’re destined for glory.”

A timely reminder for all of us.

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There’s an increase in Bible use and Scripture engagement among younger Americans and men, according to a new study from the American Bible Society.

In fact, the first chapter of the organization’s annual State of the Bible report titled, “The Bible in America,” found a rise in Bible users from 38% to 41%, which means there are 10 million more U.S. adults reading the Bible outside houses of worship at least three times each year.

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But the increases are particularly notable among young people and men.

“Millennials saw a 29% increase in Bible Use from 2024 to 2025 and men saw a 19% increase, closing the long-time gender gap in Bible Use,” a press release reads. “In recent years, Millennials and men were among the least likely to use the Bible.”

The American Bible Society also found that Scripture engagement — something described as a “deeper” exploration of people’s interactions with the Bible — increased in 2025, with younger people also driving that shift.

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Among members of Gen Z, Scripture engagement rose from 11% in 2024 to 15% in 2025. Likewise, Millennials saw a shift during this same time that crew from 12% to 17%, according to the study.

Notably, the survey also explored Americans’ beliefs about how they wish to interact with the Bible, with 51% telling the American Bible Society they would like to read the Christian Scriptures more often.

Dr. John Plake, editor-in-chief of the State of the Bible series and the chief innovation officer at the American Bible Society, said the findings are notable.

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