The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent […]

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “From now on, this month will be the first and most important of the entire year …” — Exodus 12:1, 2 (TLB)  These verses begin the story of the Jewish Passover. God’s plan was to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Pharaoh had consistently resisted Moses’ appeal to […]

Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, […]