Significant dates of Christ - Frankincense - Are the customs Pagan? Dinners around the world!

[GerhardEbersoehn]

 

[Grailhunter]

Tis the season for giving. What better charity than your local Food Pantry. A lot of the big charities, you really never know where the donations go and rarely see or hear of them in action. But with your local Food Pantries or Food Banks, you can get to know the people and know how it operates.

It does not take much effort to see how your local Food Pantry works and who it helps. Your money stays local to feed those that are in need. It is not the same as other charities, you are involved and you get to know the people involved. What better gift than a thoughtful expression of your time and donations.

Teaching our kids the love of offering a helping hand. Watch for the schools in your area collecting food donations and let the kids have a chance to give. It is one of those things that builds character.

You might find a blue bag on your door knob. It is probably from the Boy Scouts, they are collecting food this time a year, give what you can. Again it is about teaching our children to get involved and be charitable in a smart way.

The elderly watch; Everyone knows someone. You might not need help with utilities but it is good to know the help that is available for utilities in your area so you can advise.

Keep an eye out for the elderly in your church…this takes a little skill…. sometimes they are too proud to ask. Most of heard about the elderly eating dog food, that is no good.

No one should be eating alone for Christmas. Invite someone that you know to share a holiday meal. What better expression of the love of Christianity.

Sometimes you can ask a round to see if someone in your area needs help. Strangely enough, you might find that your mail carrier would know someone on their route that needs help. I run a cross people in need when I am yard sale-ing.

Also I would like to mention that Habitat for Humanity may have local locations that you can check into and see the good they are doing in your community. Over the years they have developed a very good reputation.

Bottom line, the truth about charity is that it is an expression of love and compassion, and sometimes it is not about the amount you give, but how you give it. And who knows, you maybe answering someone’s prayers. The personal touch makes the difference.

Have a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas everyone!

 

[Prayer Warrior]

Tis the season for giving. What better charity than your local Food Pantry. A lot of the big charities, you really never know where the donations go and rarely see or hear of them in action. But with your local Food Pantries or Food Banks, you can get up and personal and know how it operates.

It does not take much effort to see how your local Food Pantry works and who it helps. Your money stays local to feed those that are in need. It is not the same as other charities, you are involved and you get to know the people involved. What better gift than a thoughtful expression of your time and donations.

Teaching our kids the love of offering a helping hand. Watch for the schools in your area collecting food donations and let the kids have a chance to give. It is one of those things that builds character.

You might find a blue bag on your door knob. It is probably from the Boy Scouts, they are collecting food this time a year, give what you can. Again it is about teach our children to get involved and be charitable in a smart way.

The elderly watch; Everyone knows someone. You might not need help with utilities but it is good to know the help that is available for utilities in your area so you can advise.

Keep an eye out for the elderly in your church…this takes a little skill…. sometimes they are too proud to ask. Most of heard about the elderly eating dog food, that is no good.

No one should be eating alone for Christmas. Invite someone that you know to share a holiday meal. What better expression of the love of Christianity.

Sometimes you can ask a round to see if someone in your area needs help. Strangely enough, you might find that your mail carrier would know someone on their route that needs help. I run a cross people in need when I am yard sale-ing.

Also I would like to mention that Habitat for Humanity may have local locations that you can check into and see the good they are doing in your community. Over the years they have developed a very good reputation.

Bottom line, the truth about charity is that it is an expression of love and compassion, and sometimes it is not about the amount you give, but how you give it. And who knows, you maybe answering someone’s prayers. The personal touch makes the difference.

Have a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas everyone!

This is great! Thanks for reminding us about the true meaning of Christmas--giving.

Blessings to you!

 

[Nancy]

This is great! Thanks for reminding us about the true meaning of Christmas--giving.

Blessings to you!

Yes, PW, @Grailhunter 's post is wonderful! It's community folks! And, if all communities were more aware of how many homeless they have in their own neighborhoods...I think it would be quite an eye opener...God has given me such a heart for those in my area where back in the day, all I did was criticize them. Oh how He changes our hearts! ❤❤❤

 

[justbyfaith]

Concerning the title question:

Isaiah 1:13 and Malachi 1:11 are contrasting verses on the issue.

I believe that Isaiah 1:13 was speaking of God's detesting of their religious practices over the fact that they were done in hypocrisy. It was not incense in itself that was the abomination to the Lord; but the fact that they offered it up in a heart that wasn't upright before Him. It was religion; not relationship. Outward observance rather than inward change.

 

[Grailhunter]

Concerning the title question:

Isaiah 1:13 and Malachi 1:11 are contrasting verses on the issue.

I believe that Isaiah 1:13 was speaking of God's detesting of their religious practices over the fact that they were done in hypocrisy. It was not incense in itself that was the abomination to the Lord; but the fact that they offered it up in a heart that wasn't upright before Him. It was religion; not relationship. Outward observance rather than inward change.

I respect the fact that some people have issues with Pagan "things." But Christian holidays do not commemorate Pagan gods. People do not like to admit that God changes His mined or there is a change in the plan....that is their problem because even in the OT we can sight were God did change His mind.

It is clear in the OT that God did not like the Pagans....or Pagan practices, or Pagan shrines.
In the NT, the Pagans were welcomed into the religion and to some degree merged.
The cultures merged....at this point it is hard to separate them, other than the worship of Pagan gods.
As I stated before it is a matter of who you are worshiping and what the decorations and customs mean to you.
The Pagans do not have a patient or copy write on evergreens and flowers.
If you give your girlfriend a rose, it means you like her, not a Pagan god.

 

[Grailhunter]

Christmas Dinners around the world
Denmark
Danish Christmas dinner
In Denmark, the traditional Christmas meal is served on 24th of December the main course varies and as in America sometimes have two main meat courses. Roast duck (66%), roast pork (43%), turkey (8%), goose (7%). The meat is served with boiled potatoes (some of which are caramelized, some roasted), red cabbage, and plenty of gravy. The main course is followed by a dessert called Risalamande which is rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, vanilla and chopped almond topped with warm cherry sauce. Traditional Christmas drinks are Glogg (spiced wine) and selection of Christmas beers, specially brewed for the season which usually have a higher alcohol content.

Germany
In Germany, the primary Christmas dishes are roast goose and roast carp (fish) although suckling pig (very young pig) or duck may also be served. Weihnachtsgans, the German Christmas goose is the preferred fowl choice, along with duck, for festive occasions. Turkey is rarely seen on holiday dinner tables. Goose, for that matter, is rarely seen anymore, as well, which is a shame because it is so simple to prepare. Like other poultry, onions, thyme, and fruit are great seasoning choices with goose.

Typical side dishes include roast potatoes and various forms of cabbage such kale, brussel sprouts, and red cabbage. In some regions the Christmas dinner is traditionally served on Christmas Day rather than Christmas Eve. In this case, dinner on Christmas Eve is a simpler affair, consisting of sausages (such as bockwurst or wiener) and potato salad. Sweets and Christmas pastries are all but obligatory and include marzipan, spice bars (Lebkuchen), several types of bread, and various fruitcakes and fruited breads such as Chrisstollen and dresderner stolen.

Ireland
In Ireland, preparations for Christmas dinner begin on Christmas Eve. People will boil the ham and may start to prepare vegetables. The Irish Christmas dinner which is eaten normally between 1.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. consists of turkey, ham, Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, stuffing and various vegetables. The older tradition, still followed by many people in Ireland, is to serve a duck or a goose at Christmas.

The dinner usually consists of roast turkey (although other poultry such as goose, chicken, duck, capon or pheasant are alternatives), sometimes with roast beef or ham or, to a lesser extent, pork. In some parts of Ireland, especially County Cork and Limerick, spiced beef could also be eaten. The centre piece is typically served with stuffing, gravy and sometimes forcemeat, pigs in blankets, cranberry sauce or redcurrant jelly, bread sauce, roast potatoes (sometimes also boiled or mashed), vegetables (usually boiled or steamed), particularly Brussels sprouts and carrots; dessert consists of Christmas pudding (or plum pudding), sometimes mince pies, Christmas cake or trifle, with brandy butter or cream.

Norway
The most common dish is svineribbe (usually just ribbe), pork belly side prepared with seasoning (salt and pepper), for proper crackling. Usually it is consumed together with boiled vegetables, sauerkraut, lingonberry jam, potatoes, gravy, beers and a few shots of akevitt. In the western parts of the country, pinnekjott, mutton ribs, is by far the most popular Christmas dinner. The traditional lutefisk is also still eaten by some, but it is more commonly eaten at other occasions during the Christmas period. For dessert rice pudding is very popular, served with a raspberry sauce.

Sweden
The Swedish Christmas is a banquet called Julbord sometimes features decorated pig heads. The Swedish Christmas dinner or Julbord consists of three courses. The first is a variety of fish, usually different types of pickled herring and salmon, eaten with boiled potatoes. The second is cold cuts of meat, with the Christmas ham being the most important. Sausages, head cheese and leverpaste (a meat paste with various ingredients) boiled potatoes and crisp bread. The third course consists of warm dishes such as meatballs, small fried sausages and Janssons frestelese which is a casserole made of potatoes, onions, picked sprats, bread crumbs and cream.

Finally, a dessert of Ris à lá Malta (Risalamande, rice pudding) is served with cherry sauce or strawberry sauce, with a whole almond hidden inside. The finder of the almond is expected to get married before next Christmas. Common drinks are a variety of Christmas beers, julmust and schnapps.

New Finland
In Finland, Christmas is a precious time for families to gather together and to eat amazing Christmas dishes. The Christmas dinner is eaten on Christmas Eve, December 24th. Families enjoy eating a variety of traditional Christmas dishes and sharing the warm and festive atmosphere of the Happy Christmas. Baked Ham is an essential part of Finnish cuisine to fulfill a perfect Christmas dinner. Baking the ham for a long time in the oven is one of the Finnish Christmas traditions and rituals. It is eaten with homemade mustard or bread along with the other Christmas dishes.

Root vegetables and liver casseroles Casserole dishes, along with ham, are the most iconic dishes at a Christmas dinner. The vegetables or liver are cooked and pureed, mixed with milk or cream, egg, flour and different seasonings. It is baked in the oven until ready. There are usually four casseroles made with swede root, potato, carrot and liver and those are served with Christmas ham and other meat dishes at Christmas dinner. Pastries One of the most common Finnish Christmas foods consumed in is the star-shaped Christmas pastries. Those are made with puff pastry and filled with sweet plum or apricot jam.

Rice Porridge It is a part of Christmas dinner and is usually eaten as the last dish but it sometimes it is eaten for breakfast. Rice porridge is usually served with sugar and cinnamon on top on Christmas. Traditionally, whoever finds an almond hidden in the pot of porridge will have good fortune

Glögi is a traditional Finnish Christmas drink that is a type of mulled wine. It is made from hot red wine or red juice, mixed with different spices such as cinnamon and cardamon. If you want to enjoy the Scandinavian and Nordic versions, try adding almonds and raisins into a cup of glögi. You will have the chance to drink it almost everywhere in Finland during Christmas season. In cold winter, a cup of warm glögi and a Finnish gingerbread cookie make you feel warm inside.

 

[Grailhunter]

Hawaii
Hawaiian Christmas dinner is typically a luau, celebrated on Christmas Eve. Kalua pig: The word, “kalua” is actually a traditional Hawaiian cooking method that utilizes an imu, a type of underground oven. You can cook any type of meat in the imu, but most popular is pork. Since cooking meat in an imu takes many hours, this is one item you may want to purchase (or simply cheat and use a contemporary oven).

Poke: Poke is a raw fish salad usually served as an appetizer. The word, “poke” is the Hawaiian word (a verb) for “section” or “to slice or cut.” The most popular type of poke is ahi poke, which is generally made with yellowfin tuna. But, these days, chefs are getting more creative and using proteins, such as raw salmon, smoked octopus, and different types of shellfish. The term, “poke” can also apply to any bite-sized appetizer seasoned with the common “poke” seasonings.

Lomi-Lomi Salmon: Lomi-lomi salmon is a side-dish for your Christmas luau. It is a fresh tomato and salmon salad and was introduced to Hawaiians by early western sailors. It is typically prepared by mixing raw salted, diced salmon with tomatoes, sweet gentle Maui onions (or sometimes green onion), and occasionally flakes of hot red chili pepper or crushed ice. It is always served cold. Other variations include salmon, diced tomato, diced cucumber, and chopped sweet onion.

Poi: Love it or hate it, poi is here to stay! A Christmas luau wouldn’t be complete without a bowl of poi at the table. Poi is made from the underground plant stem or corm of the taro plant (known in Hawaiian as kalo). Poi is produced by mashing the cooked corm (baked or steamed) until it is a highly viscous fluid. Water is added during mashing and again just before eating to achieve the desired consistency, which can range from liquid to dough-like. As such, poi can be known as “one-finger,” “two-finger,” or “three-finger” poi depending on the consistency, alluding to how many fingers are required to scoop it up in order to eat it. Poi can be eaten immediately when fresh and sweet, or left a bit longer to ferment.

Laulau: The traditional preparation consisted of pork in wrapped taro leaf. In old Hawaii laulau was assembled by taking a few luau leaves and placing a few pieces of fish and pork in the center. In modern times, the dish uses taro leaves, salted butterfish, and either pork, beef, or chicken and is usually steamed on the stove. In the classical preparation, the ends of the lualau leaf are folded and wrapped again in the leaf. When ready, all the laulau is placed in an imu. Hot rocks are placed on the dish and covered in banana leaves and buried again. A few hours later, the laulau is ready to eat.

Haupia: When it’s time for something sweet this Christmas, many people who live in Hawaii enjoy their haupia! Haupia is a traditional coconut mil-based Hawaiian dessert which is served in gelatin-type cubes. The traditional Hawaiian recipe called for heated coconut milk to be combined with pia (Polynesian arrowroot). But, in the typical modern recipe, diluted coconut milk, sugar, and salt is mixed with arrowroot or cornstarch and heated until thickened and smooth, then poured into a rectangular pan and chilled as with gelatin. It is traditionally cut into small blocks and served on squares of ti leaf.

United Kingdom
Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom is usually eaten in the afternoon on the 25th of December. The dinner usually consists of turkey, pheasant, duck or goose, served with stuffing, gravy, sometimes pigs in a blanket, cranberry sauce or redcurrant jelly; bread sauce; roasted potatoes (sometimes also boiled or mashed potatoes); vegetables, particularly brussel sprouts and parsnips; with desert of Christmas pudding (or plum pudding), sometimes mince pies or trifle, with brandy butter.

In England the evolution of the main course into turkey did not take place for years, or even centuries. At first, in medieval England, a main course of boar was sometimes served. Through the 16th and 17th centuries goose or capon as commonly served and the rich sometimes dined chose peacock and swan. The turkey appeared on Christmas tables in England in the 16th century.

A 16th century farmer Thomas Tusser noted that by 1573 turkeys were commonly served at English Christmas dinners. The tradition of turkey dinners at Christmas rapidly spread throughout England in the 17th century, and it also became common to serve goose which remained the predominant roast until the Victorian era. A famous English Christmas dinner scene

Appears in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in 1843, where Scrooge sends Bob Cratchitt a large turkey. The pudding course of a British Christmas dinner may often be Christmas pudding, which date from medieval England. Trifle, mince pies, Christmas cake or candied Yule log are also poplar.

Canada
In English-speaking Canada, the Christmas dinner is served on the 25th of December. The dinner is similar to that of Britain. Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables such as carrots, turnip, parsnips, etc. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham are also used. For dessert, pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are the staple. Eggnog, a milk-based punch that is often infused with alcohol, is also popular around the holiday season. Other Christmas items include Christmas cookies, butter tarts, and shortbread, which are traditionally baked before the holidays and served to visiting friends at Christmas and New Year parties, as well as on Christmas Day.

Australia
Christmas lunch (in Australia, dinner refers to the evening meal) in Australia is based on the traditional English versions. However, due to Christmas falling in the heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer, meats such as ham, turkey and chicken are sometimes served cold with cranberry sauce, accompanied by side salads or roast vegetables. Barbecues are also a popular way of avoiding the heat of the oven. Seafood such as prawns, lobster, oysters and crayfish common, as are barbecued cuts of steak or chicken breasts, drumsticks and wings. In summer, Australians are also fond of pavova, a dessert composed of fruit such as strawberries, kiwi fruit and passion fruit atop a baked meringue, with whipped cream. Trifles are also a favorite in Australia at Christmas time. Fresh fruits of the season include cherries and mangoes, plums, nectarine and peaches.

Brazil
In Brazil, the Christmas meal is quite a feast, (served in the evening on the 24th of December) offering large quantities of food, such as a wide variety of dishes which include fresh vegetables, luscious fruits and Brazil nuts. Accompanying these are bowls of colorful rice and platters filled with ham and fresh salad (sometimes cold potato salad is also served) served with roast turkey. Also some parts of Brazil feature roast pork or chicken. Red, white wine and apple cider are common alcoholic beverages. Other Christmas items include a variety of desserts such as lemon tart, nut pies, chocolate cake and also Panettone.

Cranberry sauce tradition
Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries. It is commonly served as a condiment or a garnish with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Cranberry sauce was first offered to consumers in the United States in 1912.

 

[Grailhunter]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 

[amadeus]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

And a very Merry Christmas to you my friend!

 

[Helen]

A VERY HAPPY HAPPY CHRISTMAS
TO ONE AND ALL...MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE WITH DEEPER INSIGHT FOR 2020.
✟

 

[Helen]

@Grailhunter

This is a awesome thread you have put up here...so very interesting.
I've enjoyed reading it all.

Being British I must say ..Glad that cranberry sauce started in the State.
I just wonder WHY!

USA is very large , there is lots of room there for all the cranberry sauce in the world. LOL

 

[Grailhunter]

@Grailhunter

This is a awesome thread you have put up here...so very interesting.
I've enjoyed reading it all.

Being British I must say ..Glad that cranberry sauce started in the State.
I just wonder WHY!

USA is very large , there is lots of room there for all the cranberry sauce in the world. LOL

 

[Nancy]

We should call them "bog berries", hahha.. I never knew they could grow in water, thank you for sharing, awesome!

 

[Helen]

Oh thank you for posting that info....

 

[Grailhunter]

Oh thank you for posting that info....
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Like you ladies I did not know for a long time how the process worked. Family owned farms.

 

[Grailhunter]

Merry Christmas to all!

 

[CovenantPromise]

Significant dates of Christ
A little background info…Mosaic Law….Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy. The Jewish Sabbath occurs weekly on Saturday, similar to the Christian Holy Day that occurs on Sunday.

The Gregorian calendar missed the birth of Christ by 3 years. When calculating keep in mind that the Gregorian calendar does not have a year 0 (zero) and Year 1 is both BC and AD.

Herod dies March 12th 4 bc So Christ has to be born before that. Josephus notes an eclipse of the moon around the time of Herod death. Computerized astronomical calculations (NASA) indicate that there was an eclipse of the moon that could be seen from Jerusalem on the night of the 23rd of March 4 BC.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!
So Herod secretly told the Magi to go to Bethlehem and investigate and report back to him, but the Magi chose to follow the star instead. (Matt. 2:1-9) The star then moved north to Nazareth and they followed the star to a small home were the baby Jesus lived and they worshiped Him (Matt. 2:11) It was the Star of Nazareth, not the Star of the Nativity, because the Magi never went to Bethlehem. Which solves another misunderstanding.

( Oh Three Kings of Orient are…)
The early Christian leaders had problems with the word Magi because it means magic-ian, better understood in this time period as wizard, sorcerer, or even witch. In fact, the masculine noun of this word is used to describe Simon Magus in Acts chapter 8 and Elymas the sorcerer in Acts chapter 13 who were not Magi, but just run of the mill sorcerers. So in some translations they named them wise men and tradition labeled them as three Kings, even though the number is not specified in the Bible. The gifts that the Magi gave Christ was a treasure, not trinket gifts. Matthew 2:11 And as indicated they may have been the first to worship Him.

The custom or tradition that the Magi were from the east and His star appeared in the east, is a contradiction. (Matt. 2:1-2) If the Magi would have been from the orient or east of Jerusalem and saw His star in the east they would be following the star in the opposite direction of Bethlehem/Nazareth. So this simply does not make any sense...unless they saw it from somewhere else. This group of Magi although not all Egyptians were probably from the area around Alexandria, Egypt and maybe they saw it in the sky east of Egypt. Also it should be noted that the star is a light, not a heavenly body because it moves, not in straight lines, and rests and according to some traditions casts a light to where Christ was. So the light could have hovered east of Alexandria and the Magi followed it around the Mediterranean, coming from the east to Nazareth by way of Jerusalem. Another contradiction resolved.

Then God spoke to the Magi in a dream and warned them not to return to King Herod. So they departed for their own country by another way. Matt. 2:12 Then in the next verse Matt. 2:13... Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

Then in Matthew 2:19-20 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” Herod dies on March 12th 4 BC.

Spoiler Alert: Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.
The Bible indicates Christ’s ministry starts when He was baptized by John the Baptist. Luke 3:23 ----Luke 3:1 Indicates that John the Baptist starts Baptizing in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, which would be in the year 29 AD. Which means that you would have to push Christ’s crucifixion off to 33 AD, (Next available date for the Passover on a Sabbath.) which would mean that Christ was born after Herod’s death? Which would make Christ 36 years old or throws Matthew’s story of the Magi, Herod, and the killing of innocents out the window. So it would seem that Luke may have added incorrectly. To keep the timeline correct Christ ministry would have to start in 27 AD, plus or minus a few months.

Christ's week in Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
Matthew 21:1-11
Mark 11:1-11
Luke 19:28-44
John 12:12-19

Monday
Cleansed the Temple of the money changers
No broom a length of rope
Matthew 21:12
Mark 11:15-17
Luke 19:45-46

Tuesday
Mount of Olive sermon and parables
Matthew 21:23-24
Mark 11:20-13:27
Luke 20:1-21:36
John 12:20-38

Wednesday
The woman with the Alabaster Jar
Judas goes to negotiate Christ betrayal
Matthew 26:2-16
Mark 14:1-11
Luke 22:3-6

Thursday
The Last supper
Matthew 26:17---
Mark 14:12---
Luke 22:7---
John 13:1---

Friday
Passover---The Feast of Unleavened Bread----Hag Ha-Matzot.
Passover is one 24 hour period in the seven day Feast of Unleavened bread. The Jewish Passover occurs each year on the evening of the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.

One thing we know for sure, Christ was not crucified on the day He ate the His Last Supper. But the Jews would have normally been eating the Passover meal on the day Christ was crucified, that would be Friday.

Over the centuries there have been some confusion on which day the Last Supper occurred, and the circumstances of its occurrence. So before we go on let me explain. Traditionally in this time period, on the eve before the Passover the sacrificial lamb was slain and butchered ritualistically. The blood was collected ritualistically and applied to the doorways. (This is the Passover part of the ritual of the plaque of the first born.) Then the entire lamb was cooked over a fire and eaten entirely, with unleavened bread. (The sacrifice could be either an unblemished goat or lamb. You can read about this ritual in Exodus chapter 12.) This is not exactly what happened during the evening of the Last Supper. But the Gospels use the term Passover meal to refer to the Last Supper and also reference the Passover lamb being sacrificed on Thursday evening, from there, confusion ensued.

The Jewish Passover that year occurred on Saturday April 8th 30 AD, and started at dusk (As the Full Moon rose) on April 7th. Computerized astronomical calculations (NASA) shows a full Moon on the evening of April 7th when Passover began. So the Passover for that year occurred on the Jewish Sabbath...Saturday. Two Holy events occurring on the same day. Some refer to this as a High Holy Day, High Day, or High Sabbath for the Jews. The Lambs would have been killed on Friday, the afternoon of the 7th of April. But Christ would not be alive Friday evening. So in this instance there was an honorary Passover meal for Christ. As I said, we know that Christ did not eat the Last Supper on the day He was crucified.

He was the symbolic and divine sacrificial lamb and He was slain around 3:00 pm on the 7th of April, around the time that the actual sacrificial lambs were being slain. The Passover dinner for Him was held on the evening of the 6th of April...Thursday and they had a sacrificial lamb. The next day, the actual Passover lambs would be slaughtered and eaten on Friday evening/night...for the Passover dinners. Christ was the sacrificial lamb for the New Covenant and He was crucified during the day on Friday, about the time the sacrificial lambs for Passover were being killed. So Christ would not be observing the normal processes of the Passover and the Passover meal, and as it turned out, the same was true for the Apostles because they would be in hiding, not sacrificing lambs. They may have arranged for food to be brought to them, but they probably were not sacrificing lambs at the Temple while Christ was being crucified.

The meal that Christ attended was a meal that the Gospels refer to as the Passover meal, put it was not the actual Jewish Passover meal. As I explained, the next day was the Jewish day of preparation for the Passover, and the Jewish Passover meal would occur then. This was the day that Christ was slain. Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54, John 19:14, 31, and 42, all confirm that the day that Christ was crucified was on the Day of Preparation, which was Friday, April 7th 30 AD. John 18:28 also proves that on Thursday night/Friday morning, the day of Christ’s crucifixion, the Apostles had not eaten the actual Passover meal yet. The morning cock had crowed for Peter John 18:27 Christ was before Pilate in the Praetorium and the Apostles did not enter because they did not want to be defiled because they wanted to eat the Passover. Which would be that evening. Another mystery solved....

Luke did not add incorrectly.

 

[Grailhunter]

Luke did not add incorrectly.

What makes you think that?

 

[farouk]

Luke did not add incorrectly.

Good to stick with the record of Scripture, right?