Happy Passover!

Jews around the world are celebrating for eight days our liberation from bondage in Egypt through the Exodus. This is a rare year in that Passover, which began last evening at sunset (Friday, April 22), falls on the same days of the week as it did at the time of Jesus' arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. The Gospel of John makes it clear that Passover that year began on Friday. Therefore, the Last Supper was not a Seder meal, but rather Jesus instituted the New Covenant the night before the Passover Seder. Likewise, on Good Friday, he died about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, right at the time the Passover lambs were being slaughtered at the Temple for the Friday evening Seder.

The Temple Mount as seen from the Mount of Olives