We also have one extra cup on our table tonight, and there is usually an extra cup on every Seder's table. This is called the Elijah cup. The Jews are still waiting for Elijah to come and declare that Messiah is coming. We open the door to let him come in, as it is written:

"The door of the house is opened and they call out to Elijah — Eliyahu, Eliyahu! expecting the spirit of Elijah to enter and dine with the family.  In all households, a cup of wine is poured. It is the Cup of Elijah, but they do not drink it. Some children intently watch for ripples in the wine, a sign that Elijah has visited."  Messianic Bible Prophesy Project

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"See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord Comes." Malachi: 4:5

READER:

Before the birth of John the Baptist, an angel of the Lord said, " And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous--to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Luke 1:17

Jesus spoke of John, "And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come." Matt: 11:14 It was the same John who saw Jesus and declared, "Look the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:29


haggadah Section: Nirtzah