No.
Jesus was the Lamb of God, he was the Passover.
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. (John 18:28)
Read the chronology of Matthew, Mark and Luke step by step. They are clearly harmonious in marking the day on which the lambs were killed(14th) and that Jesus ate the Passover with his disciples at GOD's appointed time for Israel(15th).
Why does John 'appear' to be out of harmony with Matthew, Mark and Luke on this timeline?
Could John be speaking of some aspect of Passover week that is not readily apparent to our non-Jewish western thinking?
The Passover animals were killed that afternoon on the 14th and the meal was eaten that night after sundown, which is the night to be much observed.
It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. (Exodus 12:42 KJV)
Yes, the lambs were killed on the afternoon of the 14th, however, John 18:28 is not referring to the 14th.
He is referring to the 15th, the day when all males made a freewill offering before the LORD, called the Chagigah and required ritual purity, thus Christ's accusers did not enter the Praetorium, lest they be defiled.
The night to be much observed was on the 15th, the day Christ brought Jacob's people out of Egypt. The 15th is a Sabbath.
Yes.
The first day being referenced in Ex 12:16 is the 15th, the feast of unleavened bread and is a 'holy convocation'. No work is to be done, but only that which is necessary to keep the feast. It is not a work-prohibition to the degree of the weekly seventh day Sabbath.
Exo 12:16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
Exo 12:17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
As Jesus was laid in the tomb that Sabbath began. After the Sabbath the women purchased spices and fragrant oils to anoint the body. They prepared the spices and oils and rested on the weekly Sabbath.
Jesus was laid in the tomb on the afternoon of the 15th, just before sundown when the weekly seventh day Sabbath would begin.
Joh 19:42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation(paraskeue-Grk. Friday) day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Luk 23:54 And that day was the preparation(paraskeue-Friday), and the sabbath(Saturday) drew on.
Luk 23:55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Luk 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day(Saturday) according to the commandment.
Mark defines what the word 'paraskeue' means. It is the preparation for the weekly seventh day Sabbath.
On top of that 'Paraskeve' is the word used in Greece for our word 'Friday'. I had this discussion at the jail recently with a young Egyptian Coptic Christian, raised in Egypt. I asked him if he had ever heard the word 'Paraskeve'. He said, "Yes, in our liturgy, it's the day before the weekly Sabbath."
Mar 15:42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
The women did not have access to the body until Sunday morning.
True.
Luk 24:1 Now upon the first day of the week(Sunday), very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
Mar 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
Mar 16:2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Try reading the chronological narratives of Matthew, Mark and Luke without your preconceived notion of what John means by his language concerning the 'preparation'.
If you believe John is saying that Christ is crucified on the fourteenth when the lambs were killed in Israel, then you can't reconcile John with the narratives of Matthew, Mark and Luke.
Jesus ate the Passover at Israel's appointed time.
Mat 26:17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
Mat 26:18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
Mat 26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
Mat 26:20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
Mat 26:21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
Mar 14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
Mar 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Mar 14:17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
Mar 14:18 And as they sat and did eat
Luk 22:7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
Luk 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
Luk 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Luk 22:14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
