On Friday morning, to obtain official approval of the death sentence, Jesus is set before the Roman ruler Pontius Pilate for a final judgment. Finding Jesus to be from Nazareth and a Galilean, Pilate sends him to Herod Antipas who was in Jerusalem for the Passover festival. Herod sends Jesus back to Pilate who, giving into political pressure, then publicly gives the death sentence to Jesus as the crowds requested. Jesus is scourged and then crucified …
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Lent: The Last Supper
On Thursday evening Jesus and His disciples celebrate Passover– what we call the Last Supper because it’s the last meal Jesus will eat — in an upper room of a house. Since 11 of the 12 were northern Jews from the region of Galilee (except for Judas), they calculated days from sunrise to sunrise, making Thursday evening Passover for them. During the Passover meal Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper …
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Lent: The Triumphal Entry
Much of the gospel narratives focus on the last week of Jesus’ life. In the case of the Book of John, Jesus’ Passion Week encompasses chapters 12-20. And as the prophet Daniel predicted, Jesus’ death or “cutting off” would be in the year 30 A.D. (Dan 9).
Christ’s Passion Week begins with His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Sunday (what Christians now call Palm Sunday). The crowds hailed Him as the ‘King of Israel’ and the ‘Son of David,’ both of which are messianic titles. Many people also spread their clothes and branches on the ground and they waved palm branches signifying that Jesus was arriving as a king and a liberator. Jesus Himself …
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