The peace offering described in Leviticus provides the central picture of communion with God, revealing that fellowship with the Father is achieved through sacrificial devotion rather than mere ritual. When the offering was placed on the altar atop the already-burning burnt offering and meal offering, it depicted God, the priest, and the offerer all sharing in the same meal and being satisfied—filled, gratified, contented, and accepted. This shared satisfaction signifies that all parties are joined in peaceful communion or fellowship, the direct fruit of devoted keeping of the two great commandments: total devotion to God and outgoing concern for others. Because Jesus Christ alone fulfills the whole burnt offering (devotion to God) and the whole meal offering (devotion to man), He alone makes the peace offering—and thus communion with the Father—possible. In this sacrifice, Christ symbolically fills all three roles: He is the offering, the Priest who mediates, and the Offerer who brings the sacrifice. The altar itself represents the place of meeting where sacrificial devotion results in acceptance before the Father. This communion is not abstract but is tied directly to obedience and love. As I John 5 and II John make clear, true love for God consists in keeping His commandments, and this love produces the victory that overcomes the world. Jesus Himself taught that abiding in His love depends on keeping His commandments, just as He abides in the Father's love by keeping His. The fruit of such abiding communion is described in I Corinthians 13—patience, kindness, humility, and endurance—qualities that can only be produced through this sacrificial relationship with God, not through knowledge, prophecy, or even faith alone. Communion with God is also urgent and time-bound. The peace offering had to be eaten within a strict time limit, or it became an abomination and the one who ate it would be cut off. This warning underscores that the present calling is the appointed time for learning and living this self-sacrificial duty; wasting this opportunity risks forfeiting what God intends to give. Just as the foolish virgins and the unbelieving Israelites lost their chance, the called-out must not squander their sanctified time by failing to pursue communion with God through obedience and sacrifice. This present communion is only a foretaste of what is coming. Isaiah's prophecy of the Prince of Peace, whose government and peace will have no end, points to Christ as the One leading all creation toward the Father in perfect, unbroken fellowship. Paul's description of peace that "surpasses all understanding" guarding hearts and minds through Christ anticipates the ultimate fulfillment pictured in Revelation, where the tabernacle of God will be with men, He will dwell with them, and He will wipe away every tear. When Christ declares "It is done!", the perfect peace of God will be fully established—a Family perfectly united with the Father in eternal, unbroken communion and outgoing concern for one another.

Since Adam and Eve disobeyed, mankind has lived apart from God, and the way to the Tree of Life is cut off. Humans cannot bridge that gulf, but God can. He takes the initiative to call people to Himself (John 6:44), makes peace with them by covenant, and teaches them His way of life, leading them toward ever-closer communion with Him and His Son, Jesus Christ. Passover marks the first step in that fellowship, and keeping it each year reminds us of God's gracious initiative. The Old Testament Passover speaks of redemption, of Israel purchased from Pharaoh, not of forgiveness of sins. The blood on the doorposts represents the life of the lamb given to buy back those within the house. Of all the offerings, the Passover sacrifice most closely resembles the peace offering, which pictures an individual and the priest in peaceful, secure fellowship with God over a shared meal because He has bestowed His favor. Jesus' Passover meal with His disciples carries the same themes: oneness with the Father, love and fellowship with Him and each other, peace, and joy, never sin. Christ's sacrifice for sin is commemorated on the Day of Atonement. At the start of the holy day season, God wants the focus on the ongoing fellowship He initiates with His called-out people. The New Testament Passover, kept with footwashing, unleavened bread, and wine, is therefore a solemn yet joyful celebration of the peace and well-being we have in Christ. Partaking of His body and blood is essential to having life in us.

Communion with God comes through the Passover, a sacrificial meal that joins a person in fellowship with the object of the sacrifice, whether the true God or an idol (demon). Paul calls the cup and the bread a communion of Christ's blood and body, and communion means sharing, participation, and fellowship. The bread is broken only so that all may share it, yet it remains one bread because those who partake are one body, Christ's unbroken and undivided body. Eating it joins us to Jesus Christ and to one another. The bread symbolizes life, not death. Jesus calls Himself the living bread that gives eternal life, and whoever eats His flesh and drinks His blood abides in Him, and He in that person. So the bread pictures His living flesh and sinless life, not a dead, broken body, though the wine does picture shed blood. Baptism into His death must come first, but we are saved by His life. By partaking, we take in His perfect life, the living Savior abides in us and we in Him, and we are accepted into God's presence on the basis of His sinless flesh. We must keep eating the living bread to continue this connection with the Savior and with fellow believers.