I woke up early this morning to the sound of thunder, lightning, rain and high winds. It was a typical spring storm that popped up unexpectedly overnight. On the Thursday of Passion Week, we see a storm popping up that was predicted all the way back to Isaiah 53 and Psalms 22 and 31as well as Zechariah 13:7. Jesus spent the evening celebrating the Passover meal with His disciples. We commemorate that celebration with what we call the Lord’s Supper.
After the meal, Jesus went with His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives to pray. It was a common thing for them to do but this night was different. Tonight Jesus was betrayed and arrested by a crowd of evil men. The last thing Jesus said to the crowd and His disciples that night was, “This has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” (Matt. 26:56)
You can read about this in all four Gospels. Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 and John 17-18.