Misinterpretations often treat this as a binding command for modern Christians to celebrate Passover literally with sacrifices, overlooking its eschatological context tied to a future temple and prince rather than the church age post-Christ's fulfillment; others dismiss it entirely as obsolete Jewish ritual without recognizing its prophetic role in illustrating restored covenant worship, or apply it ahistorically to mandate exact calendrical dates today absent the temple, thus missing the emphasis on obedient adherence to divine order in symbolic purity and national atonement.
Ezekiel 45:21
King James Version (1769)
21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.
This passage instructs on the observance of Passover in the visionary temple system of Ezekiel's prophecy, specifying its commencement on the fourteenth day of the first month for a seven-day feast according to established ordinance, underscoring God's desire for precise, pure ritual worship in the future millennial kingdom where the prince leads the people in commemorating redemption and maintaining holiness amid offerings and sacrifices.