LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 21 – THE QUAKE AND THE CURTAIN

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Welcome to this special Easter edition of Redeeming the Chaos with Laurie Christine! 

A FAMILY DEVOTIONAL FOR EASTER

For 30 days leading up to Easter, I will be reading to you from my easter devotional book, Come and See! 30 Family Bible Stories for Easter.  

Today, I am reading Come and See! Chapter 21 – THE QUAKE AND THE CURTAIN

Come and See!  invites families of elementary-aged children to experience firsthand the anticipation, the sorrow, the tragedy, the fear, and the ultimate triumph of Jesus’ death and resurrection. 

Through the eyes of six eye witnesses, you will be led on a journey through the busyness of  the streets of Jerusalem, to the despair of Golgotha, and finally to the celebration of the empty grave.

This bookincludes 30 short devotional stories, each with accompanying Scripture references and questions for discussion and imagination.

We are going to be reading one story each day leading up to Easter.  You’re welcome to grab the kids and listen together for your family Bible time.  Or, if you would rather read to your kids on your own, you can DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY OF THE ENTIRE EBOOK HERE.

LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 21 – THE QUAKE AND THE CURTAIN

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THE QUAKE AND THE CURTAIN – Told by Nicodemus, a Pharisee

“I heard a loud crack, a flash of lightning filled the sky, and an incredible ripping sound filled the courtyard. I looked around, searching for the source of the sound. A blast of bright light was pouring from the entrance to the Holy Place.”NICODEMUS, A PHARISEE

My thoughts were interrupted. The first bowl of lamb’s blood had just been poured onto the altar, when something happened that changed my life — and the world — forever. I began to feel unsteady and off-balance and my knees and legs began to shake. Feeling deprived of sleep after the events of the night before, I thought that perhaps I just needed to get some rest. I glanced over at Joseph, who appeared to be just as confused as I was. The shaking worsened, as if the whole foundation of the temple was moving. I could hear the priests muttering to each other, and the chatter from the crowd out in the courtyard grew louder. What was going on? First darkness, and now an earthquake? 

And then something happened too incredible to describe. I heard a loud crack, a flash of lightning filled the sky, and an incredible ripping sound filled the courtyard. I looked around, searching for the source of the sound. A blast of bright light was pouring from the entrance to the Holy Place. (The Holy Place of the temple was the area where only priests could enter.) 

I looked up to see Caiaphas (who had apparently returned to the temple after overseeing Jesus’ sentencing and crucifixion), running up the steps into the Holy Place. A moment later, he returned,