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NASB | John 12:12 ¶ On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 12:12 ¶ The next day, when the large crowd who had come to the Passover feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, [Matt 21:4-9; Mark 11:7-10; Luke 19:35-38] |
Bible Question:
Then why does the church celebrate Good Friday? - Lamb Selection day is Nisan (Abib) 10 (Sunday) - He died while the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in Nisan (Abib) 14 (Thursday) - He was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights ... which meant He could not of died on Friday. A Jew should tell you the truth. - On Sunday, it was three days since He died (Luke 24:21). I'll ask this question every year ... Then why does the church celebrate Good Friday? Searcher |
Bible Answer: Searcher, If your point about Thursday Nisan 14 being the day the passover lamb was slaughtered is correct, then consider: Mark, Luke and John indicate Jesus died on the "day of preparation" for the sabbath which is Friday. See also Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54-56, John 19:31, 40-42. Matthew calls the next day after the crucifixion, "the day following the preparation day." Matt 28:59-66. The three days can be counted as Friday, Jesus is laid in the tomb, Saturday, and Sunday, the third day on which He rose. John 12: Six days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany and they gave a dinner. ... on the next day he entered Jerusalem (Palm Sunday?). Thursday evening Jesus celebrates the Last Supper and institutes the Eucharist, our Passover (the Lamb of God) in which we eat his body and blood, which he promised in John 6, also mentioned in 1 Cor. 10:16; 11:24-26. On Friday the day of preparation for the Sabbath He was crucified. Luke is clear that the Last Supper was celebrated on the evening of Thursday "the day for sacrificing the Passover lamb." Luke 22:7, see also Mark 14:12-18 which mentions the day on which "preparations' were made for Passover (v15-16), which is different from the day of preparation for the sabbath in Mark 16:42 even if you consider passover a Sabbath. It would be hard to place the celebration of the Pasover Last Supper on the evening of the day your Jesus was crucified according to the gospels. When taking into consideration the opinions of Messianic Jews, I prefer to relie on the Messianic Jews who wrote the Gospels and who were the eye witnesses from whom Luke received his information. Emmaus Emmaus |