Today is Good Friday commemorating The Passion– the biblical story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary– before His resurrection.
Christians all over the world observe the day by fasting and attending church services or re-enactments of Jesus Christ’s last hours.
In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, Christians organise special Church services climaxed with fasting and fasting.
Although the precise date of Christ’s death is a source of much debate, Biblical scholars agree that it came on a Friday on or near Passover, from 30-33AD.
According to the Bible, Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples on what is now marked as Maundy Thursday.
Thereafter, Judas Iscariot betrayed Him, and revealed the location of his master to Roman soldiers in return for 30 pieces of silver.
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The New Testament’s four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all conclude with a detailed account from Jesus’s arrest to his eventual death.
Christ first faced a trial with the Jewish judicial body of the Sanhedrin, before a further hearing at the court of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea.
Although the Jewish authorities found him guilty of the blasphemous claim that he was the son of God, Pilate unconvinced that his crimes warranted capital punishment.
However, the Roman leader was influenced by the gathered crowds, and despite literally “washing his hands” of the affair, he handed the prisoner over to be crucified.
The Bible says that it took Jesus six hours to die on the cross at Calvary, outside Jerusalem, ending his life with the famous words: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Ministry of Railways tweeted ”Marking the possibility of new beginnings! Good Friday marks the commemoration of Lord Jesus Christ’s sacrifice, who was devoted to serve the poor and the needy. May the occasion of Good Friday give rise to new possibilities and beginnings in our lives.”
