Segment 6 - Daniel 9
“God’s Timing Is So Perfect”
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“… Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the
the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God
apart from me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but me.”
Isaiah 45:21

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Step 2

According to the dates and times published by the USNO, a new moon occurred on the same night as the Equinox in A.D. 30. (Jerusalem local time for the new moon was 8 p.m. and for the Equinox, midnight.) Since a new moon and the Equinox occurred on the same day, a new month and a new year began on Wednesday night, March 22, Universal Time. Converting Universal Time to Bible Time: Wednesday night, March 22 becomes Thursday, March 23 and Nissan 1. This translation is necessary because a day in God’s calendar begins at sundown. (Genesis 1; Leviticus 23:32) Notice in the New Moon calendar (Chart 6.8) that New Year’s day (Nissan 1) occurred on Thursday and Passover (Nissan 15) occurred on a Thursday in A.D. 30.

If Jesus and His disciples observed Passover according to the new moon calendar, Chart 6.8 indicates that Jesus and His disciples ate the Passover together on Thursday night at midnight. (Remember, in God’s calendar, the night precedes the light.) We know that God required the Jews to slay the Passover lamb near sundown on Nissan 14. (Exodus 12:6) In this case, the disciples killed the paschal lamb about sundown on Wednesday afternoon and they roasted it until about midnight on Thursday, Nissan 15. Jesus and His disciples then celebrated the Passover, for it was at midnight that the Lord passed over Egypt. (Exodus 11:4) Take a few moments and study the Passion Week Outline. Notice how each of the gospel writers describe the course of events in their order:

The Passion Week Calendar

      C = Creation Calendar                      B = Babylonian Calendar

            (Observed by Jesus)                  (Observed by the Jews)

C    B

Nisan  11, 9	Sunday night
	Sunday light
	-  Jesus arrived in Bethany (John 12:1)
C   B
Nisan  12, 10	Monday night
	-   Mary washed Jesus’ feet at Simon’s house (Mark 14:1)
	Monday light
	-   Jesus went to the temple, publicly rebukes the leaders of Israel.   (Matthew 23)
	-   Jesus went to the Mount of Olives – predicted end of Jerusalem and world (Matthew 24,25)
	-   Judas went to the chief priests offering to condemn Jesus (Mark 14:10,   Luke 22:1)
	-  Chief priests held meeting to accept the offer of Judas to condemn Jesus (Matthew 26:3-5)
Nisan 13, 11	Tuesday night
	Tuesday light
	- Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey (John 12:12-16)
Nisan  14, 12	Wednesday night
	Wednesday light
	-   Disciples made preparations for Passover meal (Mark 14:12, Matthew  26:17)
Nisan 15, 13	Thursday night
	- Jesus ate Passover at midnight with disciples (Mark 14:17,18)
	- Jesus predicted His betrayal (Matthew 26: 20,21)
	-   Jesus eager to eat this Passover before He suffered (Luke 22:15)
April 6, A.D. 30	-   Judas left room after midnight meal to betray Jesus (John 13:30)
	Thursday light
	-   At daybreak, they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30)
	-   Jesus spent all day talking to the disciples. (John 13:36-16:33)
	-   Jesus predicted the scattering of the disciples (Matthew 26:31,32)
	-   Jesus prayed for His disciples. (John 17)
Nisan 16, 14	Friday night
	-   Jesus took Peter, James and John into Gethsemane. (Matthew 26:36)
	-   Jesus betrayed and arrested. (Luke 22: 44-47)
	-   Peter denied knowing Jesus. (Luke 22:60,61)
	Friday light
	-   Jesus taken before the chief priests and elders. (Luke 22:66, Matthew  27:1)
	-   Jesus taken to Caiaphas then to Pilate. (John 18:28)
	-   Jesus taken to Herod and sent back to Pilate. (Luke 23:7,12)
	-   Pilate offered to release a prisoner to Jews for goodwill. (John 18:39)
	Jesus Crucified
	-   Jesus crucified about the third hour. (9 am) (Mark 15:25)
April 7, A.D. 30	-   Darkness covered the land from noon to 3 pm. (Mark 15:33,34)
	-   Jesus died about the ninth hour. (3 pm) (Matthew 27:46)
	-   Jesus’ body was not prepared because Sabbath was so close. (Luke 23:55)
	-   Jews asked Pilate to have bodies removed for Passover (John 19:31)
Nisan 17, 15	Sabbath night
	-   National Passover feast eaten at midnight.
	-   Disciples mourn, chief priests worried that Jesus’ body might be stolen.
	Sabbath light
	-   Chief priests asked Pilate to seal the tomb to prevent theft. Matthew 27:62)
Nisan 18, 16	Sunday night
	-   Disciples hid for fear of Jewish leaders.
	Sunday light
	Jesus resurrected
	-   Mary and Mary go to the tomb near sunrise. Empty! (Mark 16:1)
	-   Afternoon: Jesus walked with Cleopas and a friend to Emmaus.  (Luke 24:13)

 

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