The Six Days before the Passover and The Week of Unleavened Bread

Ap. 156

“Six days before the Passover” (Jn. 12 : 1)
(We will read from sources within the gospels)

6th day before The Passover, the 9th Nisan = sundown April 3, 2009 = Friday evening until Saturday, 4th @ sundown
Luke 19 : 1-23; Matt. 21 : 1-17; John 12 : 1

5th day before Passover, The 10th of Nisan = sundown April 4, 2009 = Saturday evening until Sunday, 5th @ sundown
John 12 : 2-11 * 1st of 3 “Lord's Supper's” 1 of 2 anointings took place

4th day before Passover, The 11th of Nisan = sundown April 5, 2009 = Sunday evening until Monday,6th April @ sundown
(The Gentile “Palm Sunday”)
Mark 11 : 1-11; Luke 19 : 29 – 44; John 12 : 12 – 19

3rd day before Passover, The 12th of Nisan = sundown 6th April, 2009 = Monday evening until Tuesday, 7th @ sundown
Matt. 21 : 13 – 22; Mark 11 : 12 – 19; Luke 19 : 45 – 48; John 12 : 20 – 50

2nd day before Passover, The 13th of Nisan = sundown 7th April, 2009= Tuesday evening until Wednesday, 8th @ sundown
Matt. 21 : 18 – 22; 22 (whole chapter); 24 (whole chapter); 25 (whole chapter);
26 : 1 -13* ; Mark 11 : 20 – 33; 12 (whole chapter); 13 (whole chapter); 14 : 1 – 9*; Luke 20 (whole chapter) 21 (whole chapter)
*2nd of 3 “Lord's Supper's” & 2nd of 2 anointings took place

The day before Passover, The 14th of Nisan = sundown 8th April, 2009 = Wednesday evening until Thursday, 9th @ sundown
“The Preparation Day” -- The day of the crucification. First Day of Unleavened Bread (according to Mark 14 : 12 & Luke 22 : 7)
Matt. 26 : 14 -27, 66; Mark 14 : 10 – 15, 47; Luke 22 : 1 – 23, 56; John 13 : 1 – 19, 42
*3rd of 3 “Lord's Supper's ( a/k/a The Last Supper )

“The First Day of the Feast”-- “The High Day” (Yom tov),The 15th of Nisan = sundown 9th April, 2009 = Thursday evening until Friday, 10th @ sundown

The First Night & First Day in the Tomb.
To be explained @ passover... Deut. 26 : 5

1st part Hallel* 2nd part Hallel* The Greater Hallel*
Psalm 113,114 Psalm 115 – 118 Psalm 120 – 138
*Hallel = Hebrew word for Hallelujah


The Second Day of the Feast – “The (Weekly) Sabbath” -The 16th of Nisan = sundown 10th April , 2009 = Friday evening until Saturday, 11th @ sundown
The Second Night & Second Day in the Tomb.

The Third Day of the Feast - The 17th of Nisan = sundown 11th April, 2009 = Saturday evening until Sunday, 12th @ sundown
The Third Night & Third Day in the Tomb.
Matt. 27 : 63; 28 : 1 – 10; Mark 8 : 31; 16 : 8 – 31; 16 : 1 – 18; Luke 24 : 1 – 49; John 20 : 1 – 23

(Our Saturday sunset: “the third day” of Matt. 16 : 21; NOT the third day of the Feast!)

Sequence of Events following The Lord's Resurrection
Matt. 27 : 61 Mark 15 : 47 Luke 23 : 55, 56 John 20 : 1 – 29 [30,31]
Matt. 28 : 1 - 20 Mark 16 : 1 - 20 Luke 24 : 1- 53* John 21 : 1 – 23 [24,25]

Ap 166

1st commission-- Luke 24 : 47 – given in Jerusalem on the evening of the day of the resurrection. Were to proclaim “repentance & remission of sins”!

2nd commission-- Mark 16 : 15 – 18 - given for the personal ministry of the Apostles, to be fulfilled BEFORE the destruction of the temple & of Jerusalem.

3rd commission-- Matt. 28 : 19,20 – proclamation of:
(a) The King (parables Luke 19 : 12; 26 : 64)
(1.)The summons to Gentiles to submit to Jesus Christ, as King of Israel.
Ps. 2 : 10 – 12)
(b.) “The Gospel of the Kingdom” -- for a witness to all nations, immediately before the end of this age (Matt. 24 : 14; Rev. 14 : 6)
Final deliverance of Israel (Ps. 2 : 9, vrs 6 then fulfilled!)

The Fourth Day of the Feast - “ The First Day of the Week” - The 18th of Nisan = sundown 12th April, 2009 = Sunday @ sundown until Monday, 13th @ sundown

The Fifth Day of the Feast- The 19th of Nisan = sundown 13th April, 2009 = Monday, 13th @ sundown until Tuesday, 14th @ sundown

The Sixth Day of the Feast- The 20th of Nisan = sundown 14th April, 2009 = Tuesday, 14th @ sundown until Wednesday, 15th @ sundown

The Seventh Day of the Feast- The 21st of Nisan = sundown 15th April, 2009= Wednesday, 15th @ sundown until Thursday, 16th @ sundown