Originally Published March 25, 2021
Before you read this, you may want to read More About The First Passover: “Behold Christ the Lamb Comes Quickly [w/update]. Written by God’s Holy Spirit through Chris Williams during 2023.
(Matthew 26:2)
Jesus said to His disciples: “You know that after two days is the Passover (*1), and the Son of Man [the innocent sacrificial Lamb] will be delivered up to be crucified.” NKJV
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(Matthew 27: 45-53)
On Passover from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is,
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (*2)
Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Then, behold, the veil(*3) of the temple [in Jerusalem] was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep [died] were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city [Jerusalem] and appeared to many NKJV
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[NOTES:]
*1 The First Passover: Please read, “Behold Christ the Lamb Comes Quickly [w/updates]; Also please read Exodus 12 in your Bible for more information.
The Paschal lamb, in Judaism: “the lamb sacrificed at the first Passover, on the eve of the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, the most momentous event in Jewish history. According to the story of the Passover (Exodus, chapter 12), the Jews marked their doorposts with the blood of the lamb, and this sign spared them from destruction.”
Please remember that Jesus is a Jew from the tribe of Judah! Now He is Lord over all mankind, including Jews and Christians: if you accept Him as your Savior from sin.
*2 FORSAKEING JESUS: God did temporarily forsake Jesus for our sake! Jesus was paying a price that we were to have paid. Today, as Christians, we are marked in His blood when and if we take His Communion in Remembrance of Him. Without sin, and taking our sin as His own He saved us, and now says:
(Hebrews 13:5-6)
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said,
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say:
“The Lord [our/God’s innocent Lamb] is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?” NKJV
*3 VEIL: For more information on the thickness and height of the veil you can visit: http://www.libertygospeltracts.com/question/prequest/veiloftemple.htm
** The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-22. Pesach 2024 (Passover) begins before sundown on Monday, April 22, 2024, and ends after nightfall on Saturday April 30, 2024.
Good Friday In 2024: the religious holiday will take place on Friday, March 29. “The date of Good Friday changes every year depending on when Passover occurs.” Easter is on Sunday March 31.
God wrote a beautiful piece explaining Passover for you this year. I pray that you read it. It’s important to you. It is one of the times in the Bible you see Jesus Christ wearing His crown! Again, you can read it on this site at: “Behold Christ the Lamb Comes Quickly [w/update].
