JESUS' LAST WEEK IN JERUSALEM

JESUS' LAST WEEK IN JERUSALEM Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to BethanyJohn 12:1 [note: the Jewish day begins at sundown]
Day #1: Saturday, 9 Nisan [also Abib]		Arrival in Bethany. Dinner with Mary, Martha, Lazarus and the Apostles. Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus' feet [John 12:1]
Day #2: Sunday, 10 Nisan		The triumphal entry into Jerusalem [Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1- 11; Lk 19:28-44; John 12:12-19] *8 days from entry into Jerusalem to resurrection! The Passover lambs are chosen for sacrifice [see Ex 12:3]
Day #3: Monday, 11 Nisan		Jesus cleanses the Temple for a second time [Mt 21:10-17; Mk 11:15-18; Lk 19:45-48]. Jesus curses the fig tree [Mt 21:18-19; Mk 11:12-14]
Day #4: Tuesday, 12 Nisan		Jesus teaches at the Temple: a day of controversy and parables [Mt. 21:23-24:51; Mk 11:27-13:37; Lk 20:1-21].
Day #5: Wednesday, 13 Nisan		Dinner at Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper. An unnamed woman anoints Jesus' head [Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9]. Judas betrays Jesus [Mt 26:14-16; Mk 14:10-11; Lk 22:3-6]
Day # 6: Thursday, 14 Nisan		The Feast of Passover also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the 1^st century AD. Passover was the first day of the celebration that lasted for a Week known as Unleavened Bread [8 days total]; both names are used [see Mk 14:12]. Preparation for the Sacred Meal [Ex 12:1-20; Lev 23:5-8; Num 9:1-14; 28:16-25; Mt 26:17-19; Mk 4:12-16; Lk 22:7]. The Temple liturgy began at 12 noon and the Passover lambs and kids are sacrificed at the Temple 3pm, the 9^th hour Jewish time [Mk 14:12]
Day #7: Friday, Nisan 15 [Every Friday is called "Preparation Day" because it is the day to prepare for the Sabbath]. At Sundown on our Thursday the Jewish Friday began, the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread which lasted from 15-21 Nisan [Ex. 12:17-20; Lev 23:5-8].		The Feast of Unleavened Bread begins at Sundown [our Thursday night] with the Passover meal [Ex 12:17-20; 13:3-8; Lev 23:5-8; Num 9:1-14; 28:16-25] Jesus and His disciples celebrate the Last Passover and the First Eucharist. Sundown is the beginning of the Jewish Friday but our Thursday night [Mt 26:20-35; Mk 14:22-25;Lk 22:15-20; Jn 13:1-20]. Jesus and the disciples withdraw to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mt.of Olives [Mt 26:36-46; Mk 14:32-33; Lk 22:40-46; Jn 18:1]. Jesus is arrested [Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Lk22:47-53; Jn 18:2-12]. Dawn: He is condemned by the Jewish court, the Sanhedrin [Mt 26:57-75; 27:1-2; Mk14:53-65; Lk 22:54-55; 66-71; Jn 18:24]. Jesus is taken to Pilate the Roman governor [6^th hour Roman time = 6AM] at the Antonia Palace [Mt 27:1-2; Jn 18:28-32; Mk 15:1; Lk 22:66-23:1]. Pilate sends Him to Herod Agrippa I [Lk 23:6-12] Jesus is crucified at 9AM, the 3^rd hour Jewish time [Mk 15:25]. The 1^st daily Tamid lamb is sacrificed at the Temple on the 3^rd hour Jewish time, our time 9AM 12 noon [6^th hour Jewish time] the sky turns dark and remains dark until 3PM [9^th hour Jewish time].[Mt 27:45; Mk 15:33; Lk 23:44 At 3PM, the 9^th hour Jewish time, the 2^nd Tamyid Lamb is sacrificed at the Temple and Jesus gives up His life on the altar of the Cross [Mt 27:45-50]. The veil that covers the Holy of Holies in the Temple is torn in half [Mt. 27:51; Mk 15:37; Lk 23:45].
JESUS: from the tomb to the Resurrection
Day #1 in the tomb Friday afternoon	Jesus is laid in the tomb of a rich man. The tomb is sealed [Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-55; Jn 19:38-42].
Day #2 in the tomb Saturday	Jesus descends to the abode of the dead and Preaches the Gospel of salvation [1 Peter 3:19-20; 4:6].
Day #3 in the tomb Sunday dawn	The Jewish Feast of Firstfriuts: Jesus is raised from the dead! [Lev. 23:9-15; Mt 28:1-8; Mk 16:1-8; Lk 24:1-10; Jn 20:1-10]