Dear John and all doves,
      Within about two weeks there will be the Second Passover. The themes from the times of Moses and Christ/Messiah would be like those of the First. The First was commanded in the Torah. The Second was as well, only for a much smaller group of those defiled and therefore excluded from participation in the earlier one. Our Master was very concerned about keeping vigil, staying awake, for Himself and His 11 friends that night at Gethsemane. In the garden was a group of Peter, James, and John. There were the other 8. We see a theme of a division or separation. When they all suddenly awaken, they are caught off guard. Ultimately, they flee the scene. The theme of watching and keeping vigil is paramount to the Master. These quotes are from the English Standard Version. "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation." Matthew 26:41. "Watch and pray that you will not enter temptation." Mark 14:38. "Pray that you will not enter into temptation". Luke 22:40. Awake or asleep. Watching or not.  He told them to watch and keep vigil. Entering into temptation or fleeing it. Does this remind us of something? Are these for our benefit in our generation? I wonder if this is a message which transcends centuries. For us?
Is this a message for another generation? It seems that the message is for more than those 11 friends of the Master. Will this other little flock be able to flee the scene in association with the Second Passover? In the later days of the latter days there is a select group of Philadelphian-like individuals who will be watching, praying, and holding vigil in order to escape all that is going to happen and be found worthy to stand before the son of man. The night of vigil of The First Passover is over. Yet, the night of Second Passover is before us. A double chance intensifies both the earlier and the later. The Second one fulfills itself and the process begun with the earlier. The Master never needed the Second Passover for Himself. But what if this Second Passover will be vitally important for those watching this year? What if the Master comes to call for the vigilant bride within days? In spirit, how unleavened will we want to be? Especially if this is  THE SEASON OF THE MASTER, may we be vigilant in our watching for the blessed hope.
      One more thing, will the numbers of the Scriptures quoted tell us more? I invite John Tng, Bob Ware, and others to see if there are more clues.

With Love and Shalom,
Jean Stepnoski