Thursday, April 5, 2012

Thursday:  The Last Week of Jesus’ Life Before the Crucifixion (Passion Week)

In the last week of Jesus’ human life before on earth, He commenced the redemptive work to accomplish salvation for all humanity of their sins.  Jesus’ love, suffering and resurrection established salvation for everyone through faith (John 3:16; Romans 5:8-9).

Sunday, Jesus’ Messianic and Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19

Monday, Jesus curses the fig tree, Monday
Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, Mark 11:20-26

Monday, Jesus clears the Temple
Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-46; cp. John 2:13-16

Tuesday, Jewish religious leaders questions Jesus' authority
Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8

Tuesday, Jesus teaches in the Temple
Matthew 21:28-23:39; Mark 12:1-44; Luke 20:9-21:4

Tuesday, Jesus anointed at Bethany
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-11

Wednesday, The plot against Jesus
Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:3-6

Thursday, The Last Supper
Matthew 26:17-29; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-20; John 13:1-38

Thursday, Jesus comforts His disciples
John 14:1-16:33

Thursday, Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

Jesus and the disciples ate the traditional Passover meal in an Upper Room as Jesus gave His final farewell and instructions to His disciples. The Passover celebrated Israel's escape from Egypt when the blood of a lamb painted on their door frames saved their firstborn sons from death. This experience predicted Jesus' future work on the Cross. Jesus is our Passover Lamb (John 1:29; Revelation 5:1–14). His blood saves all people from the penalty of death from sin.

Thursday records the Lord's Supper, also called Communion or Eucharist (Thanksgiving) in the Upper Room (see also 1 Corinthians 11:23-29). Jesus and His disciples ate the Passover meal, sang Psalms, read Scripture, and prayed. The Psalms they sang were most likely taken from Psalms 115 — 118, traditionally sung at the Passover meal. Then, Jesus took the bread and the wine and gave them new meaning as symbols of His body and blood. The Lord‘s Supper is still celebrated in church services today.

After eating the Lord’s Supper, Jesus and His disciples went to the Mount of Olives into a garden called Gethsemane. At this garden, Jesus prayed for to God for the strength to carry the sins of all humankind on the Cross.
 
Thursday night and Friday, Jesus’ arrest and trial
Matthew 26:47-27:26; Mark 14:43-15:15; Luke 22:47-23:25; John 18:2-19:16

Friday, Jesus’ crucifixion and death at Golgotha
Matthew 27:27-56; Mark 15:16-41; Luke 23:26-49; John 19:17-30

Friday, The burial of Jesus in Joseph’s Tomb
Matthew 27:57-66; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42

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