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– The meaning of παρασκευή (‘day of preparation’)
– Luke 22:16 – Did Jesus say he was not going to eat THAT Passover?
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1. Question:
Is “day of” an idiomatic expression, meaning “general time”?
Why does Luke say the day of the Passover came, when it had not?
Is there any historical evidence, or grammatical rules, that may suggest that this phrase was often used imprecisely, idiomatically?
- Then came the Day of: …
- Then came the Feast of: …
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Is it possible that: “It’s the Feast of Passover!” – may have have been understood the same way that we understand: “It’s Christmas Time!”, (a generalization, not necessarily the actual day);
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Are Verb Tenses Significant? (“Then came:“, Aorist, Imperfect, etc.)
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Are there any historical texts, that either confirm or refute this argument?
2. The Text:
NASB, Luke 22:1 – Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
Passover Came:
NASB, Luke 22:7 – Then came, (Ἦλθεν, Aorist Tense) the day
But It Had Not, Yet? :
NASB, Luke 23:17 – Now [Pilate] was obliged to release to them (at / κατὰ) the feast one prisoner.
John 19:31 – Then the Jews, because it was, (Imperfect Tense) the day of preparation, … for a Great Day was that Sabbath.
3. Research in Progress – Feel Free to Use:
Homilies on Matthew (Chrysostom), Homily 81 – And this one calls the day before the feast of unleavened bread, Luke 22:7 speaking of the time when they came to Him, and another says on this wise, Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed; by the word came, meaning this, it was near, it was at the doors, making mention plainly of that evening. For they began with the evening, wherefore also each adds, when the passover was killed.
Note: Although Augustine, (354-439) cited Chrysostom as an authority – I feel that what Chrysostom, (349-407) wrote is not conclusive because those works were not contemporaneous with the New Testament.
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The ONLY view on the Tribulation that matters is the view derived from careful exegesis of Scripture (II Tim. 2:15).
Biblical eschatology is Premillennial.
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Duane L Burgess well this is TRUE John Mushenhouse but this gives a quite different view per their period of examination as they call it
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Jesus spoke of UP and AWAY Philip Williams just like Noah Enoch Jonah Paul Jesus
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Troy Day Noah remained on the earth. The wicked were taken away. Is the later your rapture?
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Philip Williams not really – he is above and on the high waters
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Troy Day Noah didn’t have a space ship!
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Adventist think Sunday worship will be the mark of beast. I have a friend who is an Adventist. He’s sent me dozens of videos explaining it. And I still don’t get it. lol
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Brett Dobbs sure thing – the 4th commandment is still OK – how about the timeline this post tell us? Michael Chauncey Robert Dickinson
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Troy Day the fourth commandment is a day of rest not a day of gathering to worship. The Christian church has always gathered on the day “Our hope sprang to life” to break bread, give their offerings and worship the risen Christ.