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8 "THIS MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE"
herbs . This meant life for all their first-born ones,
and the following morning they prepared to march
out of Egypt a free people .
2 In celebration of this a group of men, all Hebrews,
were met together in an upper room somewhere
in Jerusalem this anniversary night of
Nisan 14 of A.D. 33 . There in obedience to God's
law through Moses they ate the passover lamb
with unleavened bread and wine-cups of blessing .
3 As we now observe the men, there are twelve
of them . One of the original number has gone out,
but not to return and rejoin them . His name is
Judas Iscariot, and he has hurried down from the
upper room on a treacherous mission that speedily
leads to the death of the leader of those men the
coming afternoon-yes, and to his own suicide by
hanging!
The men remaining continue reclining on their
couches about the low passover table . The leader
among them is addressing them in a long talk of
warning and comfort. He finishes with the words :
"I have said these things to you that by means of
me you may have peace. In the world you will
have tribulation, but cheer up! I have conquered
the world ." The speaker knew he was destined to
die that fourteenth day of Nisan like the unblemished
passover lamb slaughtered that same day
long ago in Egypt . He knew his death would be
2, 3 . What special group of men celebrated Passover
A.D. 33? Where?
4 . What had their Leader conquered? How? With good
cheer to whom?