What is Lent?

Why do Christians celebrate lent, and what does it have to do with Easter? Learn more about this important season, and how celebrating it can help you prepare for Easter, and to become closer to the Savior.
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[@stacyjobe6697]

Me and my mom are going to do this together. Looking forward to learning about our savior Jesus. We long to see him. We aren't Catholic or Mormon but we love yr videos. 📖🕊️🙏

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

As a point of clarification, Lent actually ends on the evening of the Thursday of Holy Week at the start of the Triduum. At this point, the Paschal fast begins, running until the completion of the Triduum at the Easter Vigil on Saturday evening.

[@messagesofChrist]

Thanks for the clarification! And great channel by the way. Subscribed.

[@kristopherbarker3282]

Thank you for this video. I'm also a Latter-Day Saint, but I love the traditions of other faiths. I wanted to celebrate Lent this year, and this video helped me better understand it.

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you enjoyed it! It really is a wonderful concept. Making Easter a season of preparation, not just one day of the year.

[@KoroFilipino]

What a beautiful reminder for us Catholics. Lord have mercy on us.

[@suem6004]

Thank you. Such a good tradition. I am starting to observe lent though not Catholic. Doing so was excellent spiritual preparation for Easter.

[@messagesofChrist]

I am not actually Catholic as well, but I agree, it is a good tradition. We can learn good from so many sources.

[@jean-micheldoumar5688]

Messages of Christ There are evangelical christians who think Lent is not to be observed based on certain bible verses that they would cite. What would you advise them to do if you heard them say that?

[@michaelm254]

@@messagesofChrist Mark 7:6 “He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” Mark 7:7 “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Mark 7:8 “For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.” Mark 7:9 “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Jesus is talking about the commandments in the Torah. Ecclesiastes 1:9 “The thing that hath been, it is thatwhich shall be; and that which is done isthat which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” And have faith in Jesus Christ ! CODEX SINAITICUS 12 Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

[@terraconensis2317]

Roman Catholicism is not Christianity. It is based on Greco-Roman and Babylonian paganism. We have one High Priest Jesus of Nazareth. The Bishop of Rome is Man of Sin the Son of Perdition.

[@suem6004]

Thanks for this video. Like you, I believe we can learn about beautiful observances in other faith traditions. I observe lent with a dear Catholic friend. Brings us close together and closer to the Savior as we prepare for Easter. Have a good lent.

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I agree, there is much we can learn from other denominations. I think we could do so much more good if we focused on what good each has instead of looking for the faults.

[@suem6004]

Messages of Christ As long as it leads to Christ as Moroni 7 sets forth. And lent does bring us to Christ

[@millie1897]

Thanks for helping my on my upcoming test! This not only will help my grades, but help my learn about my religion, so thanks!

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad the video helped! Good luck with your test!

[@Mike-zy8in]

My friend go KZbin - are you a good person by living waters..it's very helpful

[@cynthiak.509]

watching from kenya, i wish it was longer, great message & elaboration!

[@setsukoduffin5447]

Beautiful message as always. Thank you. I now know more about Lent. I will be better prepared for Easter this year, thanks to this short video!!

[@messagesofChrist]

You're welcome!

[@ireneedmonds4712]

My parents were Baptist and never taught me about Lent… I am very interested to learn how to successfully fast and grow with God

[@thesquad7989]

Jesus is important

[@tringumbs]

This really helped my daugther in her homework. Thank you so much :)

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad to hear!

[@wesleyclayswank6732]

Thanks for letting us know about the app. As this week is Parshas Trumah the building of the Tabernacle it was good to see the Temple as depicted by the app developer.

[@vincewyn1396]

During his solitary confinement he prayed: "I am happy here, in this cell, where white mushrooms are growing on my sleeping mat, because You are here with me, because You want me to live here with You. I have spoken much in my lifetime: now I speak no more. It's Your turn to speak to me, Jesus; I am listening to You". Ps 18:2-3a, In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. Cardinal Francis-Xavier Thuan V Nguyen 🙏🏻4us

[@sjgar3]

Hi Vince Wyn, could you tell me where I can read something Francis Xavier's? I've been interested in Japan and he led the first Christians there so I'd like to know more about his story.

[@jeanie6279]

Very nice. God bless you.

[@RussellSimon]

loved the video and the message, Daniel! Thank you for the invitation to use lent to prepare for Easter :o)

[@edgarmiranda4917]

Your videos are such a beautiful and educative pieces of the life and events of the Savior.I wonder there is any chance you may produce them in Spanish or at least subtitled ? We can help if is needed.Keep it up.

[@messagesofChrist]

Edgar Miranda glad you enjoy the videos! I produce all the videos on my own and don't feel very comfortable with my Spanish for translating. If you are willing to help I can share a link for contributing subtitles to my channel.

[@AJ_Jingco]

As Catholics we start the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday putting ash on a shape of Jesus cross on our foreheads!

[@yourhawtcupoftea6379]

And then we can't ear meat every Friday for 40 days

[@raptureangel5409]

ASH WEDNESDAY (WHEN ASH IS PUT ON YOUR FOREHEADS) IS ONE WAY THEY PUT DEMONS INTO catholics=satanic!!!!! Peniel Ngonde Channel, "Exposing the Church of satan", April 4, 2017. 15:15 ash wednesday, see the whole video! TIME IS VERY SHORT!

[@raptureangel5409]

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[@jaybest1787]

Beautiful video. Long live the Church of Christ, The Holy Catholic Church

[@generalnwankwo8689]

FLEE FROM SIN REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS.

[@kudduhappy7968]

Amen

[@jchrg2336]

As woensdag, as kruisje halen!

[@andrewjoy08]

You should make a video about purim.

[@messagesofChrist]

I'd like to at some point. I have so many videos on my list, that it is just hard to get them done. Each video takes around 15-30 hours, so it is a significant amount of time. Someday!

[@eniddorothy2931]

What is that song in background? I love it

[@messagesofChrist]

It is a beautiful song! Song credits are always at the end of my video in the credits. The music comes from the Cantorum Chamber Choir: www.cantorumchamberchoir.org/

[@KirbyFever]

I usually do this stuff without even knowing what lent is so I guess I am following the day of lent without knowing

[@genes8881]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Thr Church is true !

[@angelynarlin1811]

But in new testament it's not mentioned isntd bro

[@messagesofChrist]

Correct. I am not Catholic and don’t celebrate myself, but I think it is still a beautiful practice to prepare for Easter by studying the events of Holy Week. I think anyone would be blessed by doing that, even if not in the New Testament.

[@angelynarlin1811]

@@messagesofChrist Tq bro..but as for me ...i give more importance to Christ coming ...the meditation of cross is fine but it's very very important to know about ENDTIMES

[@יעקבאליעזרנגר]

G-d did not commands to keep 40 days lent. Where it is written?

[@messagesofChrist]

Nowhere. I never said he did.

[@יעקבאליעזרנגר]

@@messagesofChrist then why you made this.!

[@messagesofChrist]

Because God never says anything about cultural traditions being wicked. In fact Jesus honored many of the Jewish traditions in his teachings, such as marriage customs not found in the Old Testament, later traditions about the various Jewish Feasts. The issue he had with traditions is if they led you away from the true purpose of the law. That is when he condemned it. Just one example. The command about Passover in Exodus never mentions multiple cups of wine, but later four cups of wine were added as tradition to the ritual of Passover. And Jesus uses these multiple cups, the cup after the supper to begin the ritual of communion.

[@יעקבאליעזרנגר]

@@messagesofChrist “Shalom" Brother,

[@mpho5664]

I don’t understand why there should be a certain period for this type of lifestyle. We are called to live this all the time .I don’t believe in celebrating “lent” . This should be how we live already, why give up the tobacco or alcohol for 40days ? What about the rest of the days? we just smoke until next lent? We’re called to die to ourselves continually . Also Easter & Christmas are pagan holidays. The question we should ask ourselves is “Does heaven recognize this set apart day” .

[@patriafernandez]

These people are not true Christians they are catholic and only follow man made religion, they do not read, nor believe in the word of God. My family is catholic and 7 years I've been trying to teach them that they are wrong but I stopped because God told me, Judgement has fallen on them, all I can do now is pray. Matt.7 [6] Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

[@garyyu2991]

Why and how did jesus get lost in the dessert? Did he do it on purpose?

[@messagesofChrist]

I don't think there is anything that said he got lost, just that he went to fast in the wilderness. Other prophets did the same thing. Again, it was not that he was lost, but he went to be with God. And yes, it was on purpose.

[@kimevillanueva5807]

are you a Catholic?

[@messagesofChrist]

No, I am not. But I see so much good from so many religions (including Catholics) that I try to pull the good I can see from each of them. I also love learning about cultures and religion as I feel it makes me better understand people. With my videos I try to help others see this as well. There is a lot we can learn from one another.

[@kimevillanueva5807]

You are so right in many level. well, I'm a Catholic. so what religion do you follow?

[@messagesofChrist]

I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or often called Mormons.

[@kimevillanueva5807]

Messages of Christ oh. I see. havent tried attending their service. although I am practicing Catholic (not a good one tho) I ve also tried worshipping with the Christian Baptist, BornAgains, Jehovah's witness, also a Church of Christ ( commonly known as Iglesia ni Cristo here in the Philippines). I'd like to talk to someone like you, someone who isnt about the differences rather to talk about similarities of one's faith. :)

[@messagesofChrist]

I'm happy to discuss questions you might have. Feel free to send me a private message through KZbin if you want to chat. I'm happy to help in any way I can.

[@jamesloggins8397]

Eric Whitacre huh

[@Reporterreporter770]

byu

[@pigjubby1]

What is the purpose of abstaining from vises, only to return to them after 40 days?

[@messagesofChrist]

Well, I personally don't see that as part of Lent. Yes, people do that, but if celebrated correctly, it can help you refocus, just like the Sabbath. Yes, we should worship every day, not just the Sabbath, but one day a week helps us to refocus. I see that as something that can be learned from Lent. If you only celebrate it to return to vises after 40 days, then I agree, but if you use it to recommit, then I think it has a great deal of benefit.

[@jeanie6279]

The idea is not to return to the vices, or do enjoy pleasures less frequently and indulgently thereafter. Lent is a time to realize that the "goods" and pleasures of this world are nothing in comparison to the "goods" of love, forgiveness, and resurrection that come from Christ and the unfathomable riches and joy of heaven. We strive to renounce the things that distract us from Christ and increase the efforts to become holy saints made for heaven. We are made for heaven, not this world. Ideally, with each and every Lent we grow more detached from the things of the world and grow closer to Jesus Christ, Our Savior. Lent also helps us, by way of alms and prayers, to do more for others and hopefully help bring more souls to Christ.

[@generalnwankwo8689]

What is the purpose of going to Church this sunday to worship God and to return again next sunday to the church to worship again, what is the purpose pigjubby1, so what is the purpose of a farmer going to farm and harvest this year only to return to the same farm next year, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?

[@Patrick-qm7wf]

@MessagesOfChrist Your Mormon church doesn’t celebrate lent. And it’s a restoration?

[@messagesofChrist]

Patrick, you are correct that most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don't celebrate Lent. That said, there is nothing saying we can't, and I know quite a few that do. I have attended Lent quite a few times and very much love the idea of preparing for the Easter season through Lent. As one good friend of mine said, we have Holy Envy for practices such as Lent. I do believe our church is the "restored" church as you called it, but I also believe there are many, many things we can learn, and should learn from other Christians. Simply put, I believe there is far too much good among the many Christain churches just to discount a beautiful tradition just because it is not your faith.

[@thechristianway5865]

i don't trust any mark on my hand or forehead

[@PT-fh3nd]

Don't use tobacco at school We use it for holy week

[@Girish_ji]

जय श्री राम

[@terraconensis2317]

Roman Catholicism is not Christianity. It is based on Greco-Roman and Babylonian paganism. We have one High Priest Jesus of Nazareth. The Bishop of Rome is the Man of Sin the Son of Perdition.

[@messagesofChrist]

I'm not Catholic.

[@terraconensis2317]

@@messagesofChrist First It was not for You, its for anyone reading. Second You are a Mormon cult member. They are just as bad. Jesus of Nazareth is man and GOD.

[@terraconensis2317]

The Book Mormon is not scripture. Revelation is the last book of divine scripture. Revelation 22:19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

[@terraconensis2317]

@@messagesofChrist By Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone with Christ Alone using Scripture Alone. Understand and read before its too late

[@terraconensis2317]

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.

[@michaelm254]

Mark 7:6 “He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” Mark 7:7 “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Mark 7:8 “For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.” Mark 7:9 “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Jesus is talking about the commandments in the Torah. Ecclesiastes 1:9 “The thing that hath been, it is thatwhich shall be; and that which is done isthat which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” And have faith in Jesus Christ ! CODEX SINAITICUS 12 Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

[@aksoapco804]

Lent stems from the Babylonian worship of weeping for 40 days for Tammuz. The roman Catholic church implemented it and claims it is to honor Jesus. It isn't in scripture and it is NOT Christian.

[@sassyitalian3157]

It’s Catholic not Christian!!

[@andrewjoy08]

The Lord never commanded an observance of lent it come from paganism.

[@alexandraelliott4154]

Then don’t do it. Go and live your worldly life with the rest of the world. Keep partying, drinking, buying, eating like it’s the end of the world, but respect whoever believes in this…. 🙄

[@GFCProductionsx]

​@@alexandraelliott4154 This is pagan you twit... Believers should be celebrating the 7 Holy days not this 💩...

[@voodocurse]

Just come from hellsing

[@frcisco0715]

Christians don’t do this

[@PT-fh3nd]

Yeah they do

[@cbooth151]

Real Christians don't celebrate Lent. Lent is not a Bible teaching.

[@messagesofChrist]

I would say God is the only one who can decide who is a true Christian or not. I’d be careful on how you judge another, especially saying someone is not a true Christian.

[@cbooth151]

@@messagesofChrist "I’d be careful on how you judge another, especially saying someone is not a true Christian.". Do you even know what a Christian is? Clearly, you don't. A Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. As Jesus said at John 8:31: “If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples." Now, tell me, did Jesus teach his followers to celebrate Lent? NO! If you don't agree, show me from your Bible where _any_ Christian celebrated Lent, or even Easter.

[@messagesofChrist]

Teachings from Jesus: “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

[@cbooth151]

@@messagesofChrist What a sad person you are. You claim that Christians celebrate Lent, yet, when I requested that you show me from the Bible where it says that _any_ Christians celebrated Lent, you can't do it. Instead, you quote a scripture that has absolutely nothing to do with my request. Maybe this will teach you not to say things you can't prove.

[@allyouneedtoknowanonymous7558]

ok........so lent is remembrance of the 40 days in the desert after Jesus' baptism......bit out of Biblical context isn't it? what was Jesus doing last 6 weeks of his life? he for sure was in no desert. also in the Bible there is no record of Christians after the death of Jesus doing this.......40 days of lent i mean.....the only requirement was to keep in remembrance Jesus' death by observing the bread and wine once a year.

[@messagesofChrist]

It commemorates the 40 days of fasting. The video never says that Jesus did this before Holy Week. I agree that this is a later tradition, but for me, the fact that it helps one focus on the importance of Easter for 40 days is not a bad thing. I am not Catholic, and my church does not actually celebrate Lent, so for me, I just like that it helps prepare me.

[@lovedavis9572]

Lent isn't scriptural did the apostles are the Prophets did this someone show me in Scriptures! are even teach this.. Did GOD told any one to practice this this is all man made 👎

[@messagesofChrist]

Correct, lent was not practiced in the New Testament. I don’t suggest at all in the video that it is Biblical or needs to be practiced. The thing I do hope people learn is that taking 40 days to focus on the suffering, death, and resurrection is not a bad thing. In fact it is a very good thing. If Lent does that for someone, I’m good with it not being Biblical.

[@owendigity1581]

Bullshit. Some dude went camping in the spring, he ate too many mushrooms, couldn't kill a deer, and came back to town with a bunch of campfire ash on his face cuz he was sleeping in the dirt.