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Their purpose was to find fault in Him, but they could not.  Indeed, He  was 
without spot and blemish.
On the morning of the 14th at the third hour (9:00 a.m.), the lamb in  the 
temple was bound to the alter (Psa.118:27).  At the same time  outside the 
city walls, YaHshua was both tied and nailed to the tree  (Mark 15:25).  For 
six hours both the lamb and YaHshua awaited death.   At the ninth hour (3:00 
p.m., now the 15th), the High Priest ascended  the altar in the Temple, took 
his knife, and killed the lamb, 
pronouncing the words, "It is finished."  This is the term that the  priest 
in the Temple would say with the conclusion of the daily peace  offering as 
well as the various special festival offerings.
At exactly the same moment, YaHshua on the cross, gave up His Spirit  with 
the same words (it is finished) and died (John 19:30).  The death  of 
YaHshua, occurring simultaneously with that of the lamb in the  Temple, was 
no accident.  The slaying of the Passover lamb was a  rehearsal of the 
sacrifice of the MessYah.  The Apostle Paul, in his  letter to the believers 
in Corinth, referred to the MessYaH as the  Passover.
    "For even MessYaH, our Passover (Lamb), is sacrificed for us."
     (I Cor. 5:7)
I hope this clarifies the dual lamb concept for you.
 JH> It was precisely at 9 a.m.  To say that it was between 6-9 a.m. would
 JH> allow 3 hours of play.  The third hour was the third hour, and not a
 JH> time span.  Right?  Right.
CH> Heaven's no, for the third hour started at exactly one second
  > after the third hour and "an hour" runs exactly 60 minutes or
  > 3,600 seconds and it was indeed between the third hour and the
  > ninth hour, but it was STILL a span of time of 60 minutes or
  > 3,600 seconds and could have been any time during that period or
  > span of time, correct?
Agreed.  The third hour, fore instance, would include that whole hour,  but 
not 3 hours.  However, in Scripture, the words "about" and "at" are  used.  
Meaning, the hour was "about" to begin, or, it was just "at"  that hour, but 
not past, or within.  It is important to understand that  the Passover lamb 
was killed with one decisive blow, at 3:00 p.m.   Therefore, since Passover 
was a "Moed" or, (in Hebrew), an appointed or  set time.  This appointment 
was to be met by Yahshua, exactly, and was  met.  It was not an "in the ball 
park" meeting.  YaHshua met His  appointments parallel to His pre-appointed, 
and commanded times.
CH> As for saying that the third hour was
  > between 6am to 9am, this is only a figure of speech of the
  > Hebrew reckoning of time which was divided into three hour
  > increments in any 12 hour period of night or day, were they not?
Actually, to be totally accurate, 0 hour was 6 a.m; the 1st hour was  7 a.m; 
the 2nd hour was 8 a.m.; the 3rd hour was 9 a.m.; etc.  This  continued to 
the 12 th hour, which is 6 p.m., the end of the Day and  Night periods of a 
24 hour day.  We read:
    "YaHshua answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?  If any
     man walk in the day (daylight), he stumbleth not, because he seeth
     the light of "this" world (the sun)."  (John 11:9.)
CH> The sixth hour can be midnight or twelve noon in Hebrew, which is
  > clearly proved by Joh 19:14, was it not?  The time which you are
  > using is man's doctrine of the reckoning of time, correct?  And
  > even in man's reckoning of time, one second after 12 noon is
  > referred to as the "afternoon" period of the day and "quitting"
  > time is normally at 5pm and evening begins at 6pm, correct? 
The sixth hour mentioned in John 19:14, was the sixth hour of 
"Morning".  Morning is a time stressed by scripture as as beginning at  1 
a.m. and ending at 12 noon.  The sixth hour of"Day or Daylight," as  denoted 
int he crucifixion, was Noon.  The sixth hour of "Evening" was  6 p.m.  The 
sixth hour of the "Night" was Midnight.  Remember:
EVENING  Began past 12 noon, the beginning of a time which would be        
         divided in to the Minor and Major evenings.  Noon, itself
         being "even".
MORNING  Began past Midnight and continued until Noon.
DAY      Was a 24 hour period of time; also, sunrise to sunset.
         1.  A 24 hour period of time starting at 12 o'clock noon
             and ending at 12 o'clock noon the following day.
         2.  The daylight portion of a 24 hour period of time starting
             at sunrise and ending at sunset.
NIGHT    Was sunset to sunrise.  The dark portion of a 24 hour period
         of time starting at sunset and ending at sunrise. 
The time, as described here, is not based on man's or secular 
calculations.  These were from old.  However, these times were changed  and 
adapted by thrones and governments, including the Pharasitical  Jews of 
YaHshua's day, to conform to political and economic needs.   According to all 
the Wisdom of Scripture (YaHVaH's), these periods are  met and are in harmony 
with Creation.  All things concerning His  Sabbath, work out perfectly in 
light of His appointed times.
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