West Point Church Explores Passover Traditions on Palm Sunday

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WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Easter is just one week away and on Sunday, a special presentation about the Jewish Passover and it’s connection to Christianity was held in West Point.

Igor Barbanel from ‘Jews for Jesus’ was invited to speak at West End Baptist Church in West Point. Barbanel explained Passover traditions and that Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover. Senior Pastor Chris Layton believes that understanding Passover is key to understanding the Christian faith.

“He’s going to show how Christ is represented throughout the Jewish Passover where you can see Christ in it. As we get ready for Easter next week, I think it’s an important thing to understand the Jewish roots that our faith was born in,” says Layton.

Jews for Jesus was founded in 1973 by Barbanel, who is originally from the Ukraine.