The sands of time have passed and blown across the desert of our minds often clouding our remembrance of the events of the crucifixion and resurrection story. In by-gone eras families often read the Scriptures together and just about everyone attended Good Friday Services. Today the importance is placed on personal experience to the detriment of historical record. It is good to remember, rehearse, and rejoice in the historical and miraculous events of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Take some time this Holy Week to review, reread, and reflect on the Lord’s death. He told us to “remember his death ’til he comes.”
Matthew 26:47-28:20 (114 verses) Mark 14:43-16:20 (96 verses)
Luke 22:31-24:53 (149 verses) John 18:1-21:25 (138 verses)
(A synoptic Gospel combining all elements = approximately 200 verses)
1. Basin – Jn 12:4-5, Mat 27:24
2. Bone Unbroken – John 19:36
3. Chains of Barabbas – Matt. 27:16, Mark 15:15, Lk 23:18, John 18:40
4. Clock – 3rd to 9th hour – Mk 15:33
5. Cross – Luke 23:26
6. Crown of thorns – John 19:2/ Mt 27:29/ Mk 15:17
7. Cup Pass from me – Matthew 26:27, 42, Luke 22:42, John 18:11
8. Dice – Lk 23:34/ Jn 19:24/ Mt 27:35/ Mk 15:24
9. Ear – Mk 14:43
10. Gavel – Luke 23:24
11. Grave clothes – Luke 23:53 /24:12/ John 19:39
12. Halladah – Matthew 26:17
13. Hammer – Mt 27:35
14. Honey comb – Luke 24:42
15. Hymn – Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26
16. Lips – Mt 26:48-49/ Mk 14:44
17. Matzah Bread – Matthew 26:26, Luke 22:7, Luke 22:19
18. Nails – Mt 27:35
19. Napkin – Jn 20:7
20. Net – John 21:1-12
21. Noose – Mt 27:5/ Acts 1:18-19
22. One Angel – John 20:12/ Mt 29:2-6
23. Perfume – Luke 23:56/ John 19:39
24. Pieces of silver – Mt 27:2-9
25. Pillow – John 13:23
26. Plaque “King of the Jews” – Lk 23:38/ Jn 19:19/ Mt 27:37/ Mk 15:26
27. Purple robe – Lk 23:11/ Jn 19:2/ Mt 27:28/ Mk 15:17
28. Purse – Luke 22:36
29. Rock – Lk 23:53/ Jn 19:41-42/ Mt 27:59-61/ Mk 15:46
30. Rod/reed – Mat 27:29-30/ Mark 14:19
31. Rooster – Lk 22:60/ Mt 26:74/ Mk 14:72
32. Rope for hands – Mt 27:2/ Mk 15:1
33. Sandals – Lk 24:12/ John 20:3-4
34. Scull – John 19:17/ Mt 27:33/ Mk 15:22
35. Seal for tomb – Mt 27:62-66
36. Sop bowl – John 13:26-30
37. Spear – John 10:34
38. Stone of tomb – Luke 24:2/ Mt 28:2
39. Sword – Luke 22:50/ Mat 26:51/ Mark 14:47
40. Sword – Mt 26:47/ Mk 14:43
41. Tears in bottle (wept bitterly) – Matthew 26:75, Luke 22:62
42. Two Angels – Jn 20:12
43. Veil of temple – Lk 23:45/ Mt 27:51/ Mk 15:38
44. Vinegar & sponge – Lk 22:36/ Jn 19:29/ Mt 27:34/ 27:48/ Mk 15:23
45. Whip – John 19:1/ Mark 14:15
46. Whip – John 19:1/ Mark 14:15
47. White robe – Jn 19:23-24/ Mt 27:35
48. Wine & Two Cups – Luke 22:17, 20
49. Wood fire – Lk 22:55
So what is the use of listing all this material objects of the Easter Story?
Much in every way, if we use them the way God ordained for Israel to tangibly remember the events of the Passover. The Passover was not just a meal but a celebration of God’s deliverance of the Jews from Egypt by a mighty hand. In that remembrance are objects incorporated into the meal to make it memorable. That is why when Jesus partook of the Last Supper with his disciples (that was the Passover) he said, “Do this in remembrance of me.”
In Remembrance of What?
It was to be like the original Passover with specific remembrances of the Lord’s death and resurrection. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Christians today would mimic the Passover Haggadah Service with our own remembrances of Christ’s death and resurrection? I think it would make it more real to the generations to come and remind all of us that these were real events in the real world.
As with the Passover Haggaday (Seder) ceremony it ought to have the past historical look and the present reality of our salvation through the blood of Jesus, but also the forward look of expectation of the Lord’s return. Let us “REMEMBER HIS DEATH UNTIL HE COMES.”
Maybe next year we will be in heaven.
“Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!”
Revelation 22:20
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