Richard wrote: > You have here the symbol of the "innocent lamb", > of complete purity, exposed to the ultimate in > evil and the Negative. > According to what I've read, Easter does not refer to 'eating the Passover Lamb', but to the eating of the of unleavened bread, not to the eating of the sacrificial lamb offered in the temple. Apparently Jesus and the deciples ate the bread, not a lamb.
"..."eat the passover" in John 18:28 refers to the eating of the Passover lamb, not to eating any of the sacrifices that were offered during the Days of Unleavened Bread. However, Easter itself commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, and not his crucifixion." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter