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...

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...

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...

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...

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...