Full Flower Moon: 2nd Passover May 19th

May 19th 2008 (a.k.a. Iyar 14, Jewish calendar) is 2nd Passover

Also this date is Full Moon. This Full Moon is known as Full Flower. (It is also Monday which in its origins is “moon day”).

* - for the open minded…
The moon is the Bride. The greater light rules over the day (Sun) and the moon rules over the night, but can only do so by reflecting the sun’s light – it has no light of its own. There is a triangle relationship with the Sun being the Son and the Moon the bride and the earth is the Groom. This is the same as YHWH, Adam & Eve. Eve, the Bride was taken from Adam’s side just as the Moon was taken from Earth’s (Husband) side. At some point earth will reverse polarity and shift poles and draw the moon towards itself. As it is now the moon is still moving away, but God will change this and use it all to coordinate and bring about the things written in Revelation including the New Jerusalem coming down as a Bride adorned for her husband. It is also this “rock” that will destroy the image of Daniel in the feet of clay and iron, just like David took the rock and destroyed Goliath with it. The saints will return with Christ, Paradise restored and the earth’s surface will not look anything like what it does now with the oceans. The moon will “fit into” and unfold in the Pacific Ocean, changing the entire planets surface. Don’t worry its all in God’s hands (clay in the potter’s hands). Don’t think the moon sounds like Eden? Well think of a tulip bulb and then a tulip…

* Back to Second Passover…

The Full Flower Moon brings to mind the following verse in the Song of Songs:
Song of Solomon 2:11-13 (King James Version)
11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Second Passover was put into effect for those not able to celebrate first Passover because they were unclean by touching a dead man or were away on a long journey.

There are two direct mentions of the second Passover in the Bible. The first is in Numbers 9:1-12 which describes how it came about and why. The second mention is in II Chronicles 30:1-26 where the whole nation of Israel has gone astray and King Hezekiah is calling them back to repentance. I highly recommend you read this passage as it definitely underscores the importance of this little know “second chance” feast.

Here is a brief excerpt:

18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary." 20 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.

What a great foreshadowing of Jesus!!! Is there any wonder what God really wants? Our hearts. Amen, may you have all our hearts YHWH!

Even though these are the only two direct mentions of the second Passover, I believe Jesus spoke to the second Passover in parables. Here are my observations regarding two of the most famous parables:

The Good Samaritan: One of the most famous parables, the man “left for dead” on the side of the road is passed by the Priest and the Levite. They did this so that they would not be ritually unclean. The Samaritan was heading from Jerusalem to Jericho and I believe that the Priest and Levite were heading towards Jerusalem possibly for Passover. The Good Samaritan (who by the way would have been “unclean” by Jewish standards already by just being Samaritan) became unclean and was also on a journey.

The Prodigal: If the Good Samaritan isn’t the most famous parable then it might be the Prodigal Son. The Prodigal Son went on quite a journey and became quite unclean. In the United States we fashion ourselves to be a country of “second chances” and the Prodigal Son who “sowed his wild oats” before he began to sow “seeds of humility” went on quite a journey. Notice though that the Father came to the son even when the son was still “a long way off”. The other brother would have been someone that could fulfill the requirements of the first Passover, but not the Prodigal. But it was the Prodigal that was given the ring, the robe, and the feast of the fattened calf. Remind you of the Rapture? It should…

This year, 2008 1st Passover was April 20th and was full moon and 2nd Passover which is May 19th also will be full moon (full flower – consider the lilies of the field).

Watching anxiously!!!

Blessings,

Tony