5 Easy Steps to See When Passover Is
God's Word says much about Passover and when to observe it. Assembling all the Passover scriptures in both Old and New Testaments, "line upon line, here a little, there a little" (Isa. 28:10, 13), is like assembling a puzzle that shows a breathtaking picture when completed. It can also be very simple, however. Here are 5 easy steps to see when Passover ought to be observed. Step 1: We know that Jesus died on the preparation day for the high holy day (John 19:31), the First Day of Unleavened Bread, and that He was buried shortly before sunset (Luke 23:54), when the First Day of Unleavened Bread officially began. Mark 15:42 also confirms that the preparation day was the day before this high holy day. Ex. 12:18 and Lev. 23:6, among other passages, tell us that the First Day of Unleavened Bread always fell on Abib 15, or Nisan 15 by later terminology. Therefore, Jesus was crucified on the previous day, Nisan 14. Step 2: The accounts in all four gospels confirm that Jesus at...