The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Good morning.

​Let us meditate together on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.Theme:

"The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ."

Reference text: Mark 14. Verses 1 and 2.

Let us read in the second verse, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.It is written:

The Feast of Unleavened Bread was to take place two days later. The chief priests and the scribes were seeking ways to arrest Jesus by deception and put him to death. For they were saying, "Not during the feast, so that there would be no uproar among the people." Amen.

Let us remember.

The religious leaders had clearly chosen the right time to seize Jesus. They wanted to do it without attracting the attention of the people who were loyal to his cause. They decided to do it during the Passover season. Every year at the same time, there were two major feasts: Passover first, and the next day, the Feast of Unleavened Bread began. The Feast of Unleavened Bread lasted seven days. However, the Jews and other religious leaders believed that Jesus did not know that they had set an ambush for him to capture him alive like a mouse in a trap. The truth was that Jesus was leaving to offer himself to fulfill his Father's will. They had already cobbled together the motives that would lead to his arrest. They also had the plan of a hasty mock trial to evacuate him and liquidate the savior of the world. Their fear was not to create a riot or sedition. They were also afraid of the impetuous Galileans whom Jesus had fed and healed; they loved Jesus very much. Thus, two days before the beginning of Passover, they prepared to set in motion their crime. The chief priests and scribes sought ways to arrest Jesus by deception and put him to death. However, the plan of the chief priests and scribes did not align with God's. A traitor was missing, someone who would deny Jesus was missing. Thus, Judas entered the picture as the traitor, and later, Peter as the one who denied him. From then on, everything aligned, and this is what would make the Lord's sacrifice coincide with that of the Passover lamb. They wanted to do it after Passover in silence, while God wanted it to take place during the feast, but without uproar among the people. May God bless his word. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Amen.

Alain Louz.-