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===Abolition of the Passover===

As the Council of Nicaea decided to have the Holy Supper on the Resurrection Day, the [[Passover]] that Jesus Christ established as the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] was abolished. The [[New Covenant Passover]] is [[The Feasts of God|God’s feast]] that the early Church kept in accordance with the will of Jesus, who said, “I have eagerly desired to eat the Passover with you before I suffer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15%2C19-20&version=NIV |title=Luke 22:15, 19-20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The early Church had the Holy Supper of the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, not as a Jewish tradition but as God’s commandment. Thus, God’s people commemorated the holy sacrifice of Christ by eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent Christ’s flesh and blood.<ref name="누룩">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

As the Council of Nicaea decided to have the Holy Supper on the Resurrection Day, the [[Passover]] that Jesus Christ established as the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] was abolished. The [[The New Covenant Passover|New Covenant Passover]] is [[The Feasts of God|God’s feast]] that the early Church kept in accordance with the will of Jesus, who said, “I have eagerly desired to eat the Passover with you before I suffer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15%2C19-20&version=NIV |title=Luke 22:15, 19-20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The early Church had the Holy Supper of the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, not as a Jewish tradition but as God’s commandment. Thus, God’s people commemorated the holy sacrifice of Christ by eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent Christ’s flesh and blood.<ref name="누룩">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

However, after the Council of Nicaea, those who continued to observe the Passover were branded as heretics and called Quartodecimans (Latin: Quārtadecimānī).<ref>[https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/1819-1893,_Schaff._Philip,_History_Of_Christian_Church_%5b03%5d_Nicene_And_Post-Nicene_Christianity_AD_311-600,_EN.pdf History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600], ''History of the Christian Church'', Philip Schaff, pg. 85</ref> Over time, the distinction between the Passover and Resurrection Day blurred, eventually leading to the Passover, the greatest Christian feast, being completely forgotten. The [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], observed to commemorate Christ’s [[Suffering on the Cross|suffering on the cross]] on the day following Passover, specifically on the 15th day of the first month according to the sacred calendar, gradually faded from practice. Likewise, the scriptural Resurrection Day, celebrated on the day after the first [[Sabbath]] (on the first Sunday) following the Feast of Unleavened Bread, also vanished over time.

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 ===Abolition of the Passover===
-As the Council of Nicaea decided to have the Holy Supper on the Resurrection Day, the [[Passover]] that Jesus Christ established as the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] was abolished. The [[New Covenant Passover]] is [[The Feasts of God|God’s feast]] that the early Church kept in accordance with the will of Jesus, who said, “I have eagerly desired to eat the Passover with you before I suffer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15%2C19-20&version=NIV |title=Luke 22:15, 19-20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The early Church had the Holy Supper of the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, not as a Jewish tradition but as God’s commandment. Thus, God’s people commemorated the holy sacrifice of Christ by eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent Christ’s flesh and blood.<ref name="누룩">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
+As the Council of Nicaea decided to have the Holy Supper on the Resurrection Day, the [[Passover]] that Jesus Christ established as the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] was abolished. The [[The New Covenant Passover|New Covenant Passover]] is [[The Feasts of God|God’s feast]] that the early Church kept in accordance with the will of Jesus, who said, “I have eagerly desired to eat the Passover with you before I suffer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15%2C19-20&version=NIV |title=Luke 22:15, 19-20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The early Church had the Holy Supper of the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, not as a Jewish tradition but as God’s commandment. Thus, God’s people commemorated the holy sacrifice of Christ by eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent Christ’s flesh and blood.<ref name="누룩">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
 However, after the Council of Nicaea, those who continued to observe the Passover were branded as heretics and called Quartodecimans (Latin: Quārtadecimānī).<ref>[https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/1819-1893,_Schaff._Philip,_History_Of_Christian_Church_%5b03%5d_Nicene_And_Post-Nicene_Christianity_AD_311-600,_EN.pdf History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600], ''History of the Christian Church'', Philip Schaff, pg. 85</ref> Over time, the distinction between the Passover and Resurrection Day blurred, eventually leading to the Passover, the greatest Christian feast, being completely forgotten. The [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], observed to commemorate Christ’s [[Suffering on the Cross|suffering on the cross]] on the day following Passover, specifically on the 15th day of the first month according to the sacred calendar, gradually faded from practice. Likewise, the scriptural Resurrection Day, celebrated on the day after the first [[Sabbath]] (on the first Sunday) following the Feast of Unleavened Bread, also vanished over time.

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