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creation... He could have destroyed them all, but He wanted oursalvation.✥ The Lord could have done what Elijah did with theCaptain of the fifty who asked him to meet the king. "SoElijah answered and said to the Captain of fifty: If I am a manof God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you andyour fifty men. And fire came down from heaven andconsumed him and his fifty." (2 Kgs. 1:10)The Messiah could have simply done what Elijah did, but Hecame to die for Man. His power was in controlling Himself notto destroy them. It is the power that saved us and the couragethat made Him face death without fear...He was Strong During the Trial:The Chief priests were afraid of the Lord, so they held His trialat night. They were confused and... "false testimony againstJesus to put Him to death, but found none. Even though manyfalse witnesses came forward, they found none” (Matt. 26:59-60). They were amazed to see Him calm and silent, "So the highpriest stood up and said to Him, 'And the high priest arose andsaid to Him, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these mentestify against You? But Jesus kept silent (Matt. 26:62-63)Accusations did not upset the Lord Christ, neither did falsewitnesses. His silence was more powerful than words, itmade them feel that their accusations and false witnesseswere trifles. They searched for another charge and imploredHim to admit that He was Christ the Son of God. "I chargeYou on oath by the living God that You tell us whether You are28
the Christ, the Son of God. “ He could have kept silent but Heanswered powerfully, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say toyou hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the RightHand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven".(Matt. 62:63-64)He was powerful in facing Pilate as well as Caiaphas. Hisdignity overruled that governor who repeatedly confessed, "Ifind no fault in this Man." "And indeed, having examined Himin your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerningthose things of which you accuse Him” I have found no reasonfor death in Him ". (Luke. 23:4,14 &21)No words were said to convince Pilate, but it was the Lord'ssilence and the power that radiated from Him. That governortried different tricks to set Him free and when he failed hewashed his hands announcing his innocence of the blood of theLord Christ.✥ We stand beside the Lord during the trial saying:Thine is the Power...He was Powerful During His Crucifixion and Death:✥ When the Lord was on the Cross, the sun was darkenedand... "the veil of the temple was torn in two from top tobottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and thegraves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who hadfallen asleep were raised" (Matt. 27:51-52).29
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Page 4: H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope
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Page 9 and 10: Saviour" from Wednesday night, as t
Page 11 and 12: For this reason, a general prayer f
Page 15 and 16: THE PASCHA HYMNThine is the Power,
Page 17 and 18: The first thing we praise the Lord
Page 19 and 20: You showed Your Power as a Creator:
Page 21 and 22: The Lord Christ came to take away o
Page 23 and 24: THINE IS THE POWERThe Cross is our
Page 25 and 26: destroy the Cross and those who wan
Page 27: That is how the Lord Jesus Christ w
Page 31 and 32: He struggled at Gethsemane... " The
Page 33 and 34: One of the beautiful stories about
Page 35 and 36: to announce His arrival and the hea
Page 37 and 38: fame at all. The Lord would not was
Page 39 and 40: devil said: could it be He?! But ho
Page 41 and 42: telling the parable of the vineyard
Page 43 and 44: saw the Lord despised and forsaken
Page 45 and 46: During the Passion Week, we see the
Page 47 and 48: You Are Our Glorified God:They desp
Page 49 and 50: lampstands. Your face shone as when
Page 51 and 52: We follow our Lord Jesus Christ in
Page 53 and 54: Lord in His passion, "Thine is the
Page 55 and 56: But You the Holy, born of the Holy
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