50 EVENTS OF PASSION WEEK

 

“Passion Week” or “Holy Week” is the final week of Christ’s life on earth culminating in His crucifixion and inhumation and preceding His resurrection. The word “passion” according to Chambers Dictionary means “power of feeling pain or suffering.” Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ felt a lot of pain and went through great suffering in His life. The pain and suffering intensified during His final days on earth and reached its height when He was nailed to the cross. He suffered pain and death in order to save us from our sins. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit” (1 Pet 3:18).

Thus, Passion Week as observed today begins with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and ends with His death and burial just outside of Jerusalem on Good Friday.

Just as our Lord rode triumphantly into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, He departed from it even more so on Easter Sunday when He rose victoriously from the grave conquering death once and for all.

I would encourage you to follow the steps of Jesus day by day by reading all 50 biblical accounts listed below as you prepare yourself for the worship services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the events of Passion Week with the Scripture references:

Palm Sunday

(1) The Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-9)
(2) Lament over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44)
(3) Visit to the Temple (Matt 21:10- 11)

Monday

(4) Cursing of the Fig Tree (Mark 11:12-14)
(5) Second Cleansing of the Temple (Mark 11:15-18)
(6) Healing in the Temple (Matthew 21:14-17)

Tuesday

(7) Death of the Fig Tree (Mark 11:20-26)
(8) Christ’s Authority Questioned (Matt 21:23-27)
(9) Parable of the Two Sons (Matt 21:28-32)
(10) Parable of the Wicked Farmer (Matt 21:33-46)
(11) Parable of the Wedding Dinner (Matt 22:1-14)
(12) Jesus Questioned concerning Caesar’s Taxes (Matt 22:15-22)
(13) Jesus Questioned about the Resurrection (Luke 20:27-40)
(14) Jesus Questioned on the Greatest Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)
(15) Christ’s Unanswerable Question to the Pharisees (Matt 22:41-46)
(16) Christ’s Denunciation of the Pharisees (Matt 23:1-39)
(17) The Widow’s Last Cent (Mark 12:41-44)
(18) The Greeks Visit Jesus (John 12:20-36)
(19) The Jews Reject Jesus (John 12:37-50)
(20) The Olivet Discourse (Matt 24:1-25:46)
(21) Christ’s Fifth Prediction of His Passion (Matt 26:1-5)

Wednesday

(22) Mary of Bethany Anoints Jesus (Matt 26:6-13)
(23) Judas Iscariot Betrays Jesus (Luke 22:3-6)

Maundy Thursday

(24) The Final Passover (Luke 22:7-18)
(25) Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet (John 13:1-20)
(26) Jesus Identifies His Betrayer (John 13:21-35)
(27) The Institution of the Lord’s Supper (Matt 26:26-39)
(28) Selfish Ambition of Disciples Rebuked (Luke 22:24-30)
(29) Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial (Matt 26:31-35)
(30) The Farewell Discourse in the Upper Room (John 14:1-31)
(31) The True Vine Discourse (John 15:1-27)
(32) The Promise of the Holy Spirit (John 16:1-33)
(33) The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus (John 17:1-26)

Good Friday

(34) The Agony in Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46)
(35) The Betrayal and Arrest (Matt 26:47-56)
(36) Trial before Annas (John 18:12-14, 19-24)
(37) Trial before Caiaphas (Matt 26:57-58, 69-75)
(38) Trial before the Sanhedrin (Matt 26:59-68)
(39) Remorse and Suicide of Judas Iscariot (Matt 27:3-10)

(40) Trial before Pilate (John 18:28-38)
(41) Trial before Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6-12)
(42) Trial before Pilate Again (Matt 27:15-26)
(43) Jesus Tortured by the Roman Soldiers (Matt 27:26-30)
(44) Cowardice of Pilate (John 19:4-16)
(45) The Way of Sorrow (Luke 23:26-33)
(46) The Crucifixion: 1st 3 Hours (Matt 27:35-44)
(47) The Crucifixion: 2nd 3 Hours (Mark 15:33-37)
(48) Immediately after Jesus’ Death (Matt 27:51-56)
(49) The Burial (John 19:31-42)

Saturday

(50) Guarding of the Tomb (Matt 27:62-66)

“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom 5:6-8). JK

 

FEBC’s 17th Holy Land Pilgrimage Dr Jeffrey Khoo will lead another pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel & Jordan), September 4-14, 2013 (DV). Highlights: Lord’s Day Service in Bethlehem, Holy Communion at the Garden Tomb, Sunrise Service by the Sea of Galilee, Explore the Rock City of Petra. Don’t miss it! Only a handful of vacancies left. Book with Mrs Jemima Khoo (jemimatow@yahoo.com)