Yesterday we kicked off what is going to be a mini-study of the correct timing of Yeshua’s last supper, arrest, crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
Let’s pause for a moment and quickly get our bearings by reviewing the three key pieces pertinent to this puzzle.
FIRST, the final events of Yeshua’s life took place during the Springtime Biblical feasts as follows:
AVIV 14th: Pesach (1-Day Event)
AVIV 15th: Matza (7-Day Event)
AVIV 16th: Bikkurim (1-Day Event)
SECOND, in Scripture there are two different kinds of Sabbath days.
There is the weekly 7th Day of rest established at the creation and…
…Festival Sabbath days connected to the Biblical Feasts.
For example, recall that the first and last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (MATZAH) were considered festival Sabbath days.
THIRD, Christian tradition maintains that Passover (the day Yeshua died) took place on a Friday night and then rose on Sunday morning.
In other words, the gentiles say Yeshua went into the tomb on the evening of Aviv 14th and arose from the tomb on Aviv 16th.
However, the problem with this interpretation is that no matter how you look at it, this just ain’t three nights in the tomb man!
It’s only two!!!
Okay, now I’m going to add another piece to the puzzle.
The next super important thing you need to know is that…
…there were exactly three different Passover traditions in operation during the time of Yeshua.
They are as follows…
The Judean Tradition
The Judean tradition was the Passover observed by those who lived in the kingdom of Judah (Judea in the Greek tongue), In other words, they lived in and around Jerusalem. These folks had it the easiest because they didn’t have to travel far to get to the Temple.
The Samaritan Tradition
This tradition was observed by those folks who lived in Samaria (the central part of the Holy Lands). Their Passover observance was based on the belief that Mount Gerizim was the place where the Temple belonged. Since they broke away from the Judeans and not only built their own Temple but also established their own priesthood, these folks weren’t too well-liked. In fact, that’s putting it lightly. They were actually despised as all hell.
The Galilean Tradition
The Galilean traditions were pretty much identical to their brothers in Judah. They bowed down to the authority of the Jerusalem-based priesthood and they accepted that Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem was the legitimate place to do sacrifice. However, the Galileans had one humongous problem. They were located a loooooooooong ways from Jerusalem. So not only did this make traveling to the Temple a very time-consuming affair but they had to begin their preparations for the Pilgrimage Feasts much earlier than their brothers in Judea.
Now let me ask you a question.
Out of these three traditions, which one do you think Yeshua and his disciples followed?
If you said…
…the “Galilean Tradition”…
…you…
…are…
…CORRECT!
That’s right.
Because Yeshua and his followers were Galileans, they followed certain Passover customs that involved tinkering with the timing of when the festival Sabbaths began and ended as well as what allowed and not allowed on these special feast Sabbath days.
The next time we meet, I’m going to give you the missing piece of the puzzle that in one final stroke will solve the mystery of the timing of Yeshua’s death and resurrection much better than any other interpretation out there, EXPLODE your motivation to observed God’s MOEDIM (appointed times) AND…
…in terms of Biblical knowledge and understanding separate you from 99% of all pastors anywhere in the world today for all time and forever…
…ABSOLUTELY GUARAN…FRIGGIN’…TEED!!!
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