The Passion of Christ

The Passion of Christ (Note 1) describes the eighteen odd hours from when Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane (“… yet not as I will, but as You will”) until His death on the cross. During these hours Jesus is arrested, abandoned, tortured, tried, sentenced to death, and exchanged for the notorious prisoner, Barabbas. […]

Passover Circa 33 AD: Hallel

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, […]

Passover, Jerusalem, 33 AD: A Drama in Three Acts

Act 1 – Dinner Reservations, The Last Supper Jesus knows His time as Son of Man on earth is nearing an end. It is time for the Passover. He instructs His disciples to prepare the Passover meal. “On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where […]

Let’s Make a Deal: The Betrayal

Passover was approaching. The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction. Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best […]

Tuesday, Jerusalem, The Temple and Environs

It is Passion Week. Tuesday finds Jesus continuing to teach and heal. By Whose Authority? When He had returned to the Temple and was teaching, the chief priests and other Jewish leaders came up to Him and demanded to know by whose authority He had thrown out the merchants the day before. “I’ll tell you […]

Things Are Heating Up

In this final week before Passover, Jesus went to the temple every day to teach and heal. He knew that the time available for his earthly mission was running short. And His human patience was also running short. We witness an example of righteous anger. On Monday “Jesus went straight to the Temple and threw […]

Palm Sunday: The King Comes to Jerusalem

As Jesus approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of the disciples and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone asks […]

Palm Sunday: The Beginning Of The End

This, then, is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the final week of Jesus’s ministry on earth, and the day of His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. It was Passover week. Multitudes were arriving in Jerusalem for the Passover celebration. The significance of the timing will become apparent as the Passion of Christ unfolds. Herewith the description […]

Anointed

Saturday. Jerusalem. Circa 33 AD. Passover was near and the Jewish people were on their annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Jesus, too, neared the city. But His Jerusalem was to be unlike any other. Along the way Jesus and His apostles stop in Bethany to visit long time friends, including, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Events unfold […]

God’s Justice And Mercy Meet At The Cross

Tomorrow we rejoin Jesus on his journey to Jerusalem. To a Passover that would be unlike any other. In the greatest love-story of all time. We head to the cross. #Easter2023