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Pastor Richard "Buddy" Wimberly "Christ Our Passover" I Corinthians 5:7

I Corinthians 5:7 “…For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:”

Jesus Christ the Son of God was born into this world for many reasons. One of the most important reasons (if not the most important reason) was that He might be offered up as the Lamb of God on Passover day for the remission of man’s sin.

Contrary to the traditional ideas of religion (about Good Friday, the Sabbath, etc…) below is a summary of the events of the week of the Passion of the Christ.

Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem was on Sunday Nisan 10^th. The day that the Passover lamb was to be set aside and marked for sacrifice. Ex. 12:3

Jesus was crucified on Wednesday in the evening, Passover Preparation Day, Nisan 14th. Ex 12:6; John 19:14

He was entombed Wednesday at evening (The Lord’s Passover) Lev. 23:5

He was in the heart of the earth...

Wednesday night (Night 1 - Passover)

Thursday (Day 1- Passover)

Thursday night (Night 2 Feast of Unleavened bread – No Work) Lev. 23:6-7

Friday (Day 2 – Still first day of Unleavened bread))

Friday night (Night 3 – start of the weekly Sabbath – No Work)

Saturday (Day 3 – still the weekly Sabbath).

The Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected at twilight on Saturday...
at the instant Saturday died, and the instant Sunday was born.

The basis for believing that Jesus was resurrected on Sunday at dawn is given in Matthew 28.1 and 28.5-6. Specifically, it was at dawn on a Sunday that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the Lord's tomb and heard the angel say, "He is risen."

Accordingly, many churches celebrate the Lord's resurrection by holding services at dawn on Easter Sunday. As do we. Because after all is said and done… what really matters is that the tomb is now empty and He is alive forevermore and will one day return to take us home with Him.

I thought you’d like to know,

Bro Buddy