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I believe the LORD combined multiple things in His system of sacrifices and Feasts and priests. We've mentioned duel prophecies. Prophecies that came to pass, and will yet have another fulfillment. The priests had many roles. They taught the Law, acted as judges, settled disputes, administerd justice and offered sacrifices” (Deut. 17:8-11, Deut. 21:5, Deut. 33:8, Ezra 8:7-8, Eze. 44:23-24). They made "atonement" for the people. They were mediators between persons and God. In these roles they were a TYPE of Christ (especially the High Priest). The animals, as they were sacrificed, were also symbolic or typical of Christ "the Lamb of God". The manna, and the 12 loaves of bread for the Tabernacle - also symbolized Christ. The special days - appointed times, were prophetic (they symbolized events in the future, when Christ would do specific things). The appointed times will also be commemorated - forever, in the kingdom to come - to remember the things Christ has done for us, things He did on earth, at specific times in the Hebrew calendar. I believe the animal sacrifices are obsolete, and so are the Aaronic priests. They are no longer needed for "atonement". The priesthood at a Temple on earth, offering up animal sacrifices, is no longer needed to symbolize or prophesy Christ. The real Messiah is ministering in "the true Tabernacle". The prophecy has been fulfilled. Jesus could easily have told His disciples to eat the meat of a Lamb to show His death til He come. He didn't. He told them to "eat this bread" and "drink this cup" - things that do not require the sacrifice of an animal on Passover, or at any other day.

Exodus 23:32 "You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods." (NAS) Deuteronomy 7:2 "You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them." To eat a meal with others, as part of fellowship - was (in that culture) to make a peace covenant with them (especially if they shared the salt). This was the reason for the Pharisees objection. On Mount Sinai, when the 70 elders "ate and drank" after they "saw God", they were eating a covenant meal. The point the LORD made - for Peter, in the vision of the animals in the sheet (given just before Cornelius' men arrived at the gate) was to say that Gentiles who believed on Jesus Christ were not to be regarded as "foreigners", therefore the prohibition against covenant making did not apply to them. They were now Israelites, because they were "grafted in" and "adopted" (see Romans 11 and the tree). Paul wrote, "be not unequally yoked with unbelievers". The prohibition against covenant making with non-Israelites is still in force - when it comes to marriage.

5 Things You Didn't Know About "Jingle Bells" On September 16, 1857, the song "Jingle Bells" by James Pierpont was copyrighted under its original title, "One Horse Open Sleigh." Here are 5 things you never knew about this popular Christmas tune... “Jingle Bells” Wasn’t Written as a Christmas Song The strains of “Jingle Bells” can be heard throughout the holiday season, but it was reportedly first performed at a church service for Thanksgiving for either the brother or father of James Lord Pierpont, the composer and lyricist of the song. Most people don’t know that several of the verses may have been considered risque during the time it was written since they talk about racing through the snow and crashing the sleigh with a young, single lady on board. Also, the third verse is about falling down in the snow and a passerby laughing. An Uncle of J.P. Morgan Wrote the Popular Christmas Song Songwriter and lyricist James Lord Pierpont wrote the song. He was somewhat wild, at least in his early life, and his song lyrics reflect that. After trying his luck as a prospector during the California gold rush, he wrote a song titled “The Returning Californian,” which is about how he was duped into heading to the goldfields, was disappointed and ended up broke. Juliet, Pierpont’s sister, was married to John Pierpont Morgan, whose son became the famous J.P. Morgan, one of the Gilded Age’s powerful financiers, so it might have been a better plan to ask for a job. Pierpont Was an Unusual Guy Pierpont might have been a bit of a problem child and was sent off to boarding school but ran away at age 14 to become a whaler on a ship named “The Shark.” Afterward, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served until he was 21. He was reconciled with his family in 1851 and was in Medford, Massachusetts, when he was inspired to write “Jingle Bells” while watching people out in the snow taking sleigh rides. “Jingle Bells” Wasn’t the Original Title The original title of the song was “One Horse Open Sleigh” when the Boston publishing house released it in 1857. The name was changed, and two years later, it was being reissued with the familiar name of “Jingle Bells.” The Astronauts From Gemini 6 Broadcast it From Space Shortly before Christmas 1965, astronauts on Gemini 6 reported that they saw an object moving from the North Pole to the South Pole in a low trajectory. Then they said to stand by, and listeners heard the strains of “Jingle Bells.” Wally Schirra accompanied the song with a small harmonica while Tom Stafford shook sleigh bells that they had taken with them into outer space.