Answers to April Questions

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1. The feast of the Passover. (John 2:13, 23; 6:4; 13:1; 18:2813And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, (John 2:13)
23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. (John 2:23)
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. (John 6:4)
1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. (John 13:1)
28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. (John 18:28).) The feast of Tabernacles. (Chapter 7:2.) The feast of the Dedication. (Chapter 10:22.) A feast of the Jews. (Chapter 5:1.) The feast of the Dedication, mentioned only here, was a joyful festival, celebrated much in the same way as the feast of Tabernacles; it was in commemoration of the cleansing of the Temple and rebuilding of the altar (B.C. 164). It is thought that the feast mentioned in John 5 may have been the Passover.—2. "Life," 52 Times; "light," 23; "truth," 25; "love," 7. —3. They said they were ready to face all difficulties and dangers; to drink of their Lord's cup and he baptized with His baptism, (Matt. 20:2020Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. (Matthew 20:20); Mark 10:35-4135And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 37They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. (Mark 10:35‑41).) They forbad those who cast out devils in Christ's naive (Luke 9:4949And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. (Luke 9:49)), and desired to call down fire from heaven to consume those who received not their Lord. —4. A son of love; but his gospel was written in his old age, and after he had known the love of Christ. —5. Acts 8:1414Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: (Acts 8:14). —6. "Make not My Father's house an house of merchandise." —7. While He drove out the sheep and oxen, and overthrew the tables and money, He bade those who sold doves to take them away. —8. Chapter 3:9-21: "And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth (practiseth) evil hateth the Light, neither cometh to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved (or discovered). But he that doeth truth cometh to the Light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that (or because) they are wrought in God.”