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Alternative Chronology of the Crucifixion of Jesus

by Geoff 18 December 2020 2 Comments

Alternative Chronology of the Crucifixion of Jesus

Like Christmas, celebrating Jesus’ birth, we may celebrate these events of the crucifixion on symbolic days which remind us of the literal events, even though we may not be following their exact chronology or dates.

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This page is adapted from Appendix 4: Alternative Chronology in my book The Life of Jesus.

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Contents of The Life of Jesus

Preface
Introduction
1 Birth and Boyhood
2 Ministry Begins
3 First to Second Passover
4 Second to Third Passover
5 Passover to Pentecost
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Appendix 1: Chronology Chart
Appendix 2: The Feast Days
Appendix 3: The Gospels
Appendix 4: Alternative Chronology
Appendix 5: The Shroud of Turin
Appendix 6: Publications

Appendix 4: Alternative Chronology

Some scholars argue for a crucifixion on the Thursday of Holy Week followed by two Sabbath days, the Passover Sabbath on Friday and the regular Sabbath on the Saturday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Passover is one day while the Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts for seven days.

Jesus led the Last Supper with his disciples on the same Jewish day, after sunset, that he died, the day the Passover lambs were killed, to be eaten that night on the special Passover Sabbath (the next Jewish day, as the day ended at sunset).

A literal translation of Matthew 28:1 has Sabbaths in the plural (in Greek), allowing for two: After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site. (International Standard Version, © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.)

John also allows for this: Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath (John 19:31, see also John 13:1).

This chronology correlates with Jesus’ predictions:

For just as Jonah was for three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth (Matthew 12:40).

Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ³² For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon. ³³ After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again’ (Luke 18:31-33).

James Tabor examines the gospel accounts of the last supper in his article ‘The Last Days of Jesus: A Final “Messianic” Meal’, reproduced by the Biblical Archaeology Society (https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/the-last-days-of-jesus-a-final-messianic-meal/). He writes:

The confusion arose because all the gospels say that there was a rush to get his body off the cross and buried before sundown because the “Sabbath” was near. Everyone assumed the reference to “the Sabbath” had to be Saturday so the crucifixion must have been on a Friday. However, as Jews know, the day of Passover itself is also a “Sabbath” or rest day no matter what weekday it falls on. In the year 30 AD Friday, the 15th of the Jewish month Nisan was also a Sabbath so two Sabbaths occurred back to back Friday and Saturday. Matthew seems to know this as he says that the women who visited Jesus’ tomb came early Sunday morning “after the Sabbaths” (Matthew 28:1).

As is often the case, the gospel of John preserves a more accurate chronology of what went on. John specifies that the Wednesday night “last supper” was “before the festival of Passover.” He also notes that when Jesus’ accusers delivered him to be crucified on Thursday morning they would not enter Pilate’s courtyard because they would be defiled and would not be able to eat the Passover that evening (John 18:28). John knows that the Jews would be eating their traditional Seder meal Thursday evening.

That discussion sent me checking the plural Sabbaths in Matthew 28:1. It is plural and can be used for either Sabbaths or Sabbath, as also in Matthew 12:1. Most translators opt for singular, but a few retain the literal plural, such as these for Matthew 12:1 and 28:1.

At that time Jesus went through the grain on the Sabbath days. And his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of grain and to eat.
(New Matthew Bible,© 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis))

At that time did Jesus go on the sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,
(Young’s Literal Translation, by Robert Young who compiled Young’s Analytical Concordance.)

After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site.
(International Standard Version, © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.)

The Bible passages allow for a crucifixion on the Thursday of Holy Week, and even where Sabbath is used in the singular it does indicate that they found the stone rolled away on the first day of the week after that Sabbath. The first day of the week had begun at the previous sunset.

That Friday may have been a special Passover Sabbath, not just the Saturday. Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down (John 19:31).

Blood Moon AD 31 on Nisan 14

Kevin Woodridge, Ph.D., gives details pointing to a crucifixion date in AD 31 on Thursday, 14th Nisan, including a blood moon on Wednesday night, the beginning of Nisan 14 on the Thursday. Friday 15th Nisan, a special Sabbath, was followed by the normal Sabbath on Saturday 16th Nisan, and the resurrection on Sunday 17th Nisan, the first day of the Feast of First Fruits.

His article is titled When was Jesus crucified – Evidence pointing to 31 AD. His Abstract says:

In which year was Jesus crucified? Many scholars consider that he died sometime between 29 AD and 34 AD. A partial lunar eclipse (as described by St. Peter on the Day of Pentecost) on Wednesday 25 April 31 AD (evening/night on 14^th Day of Nisan in the Jewish calendar) corresponds well with the Gospels, if the Last Supper were a private “eve of Passover” meal eaten as a Teacher with his disciples one day earlier than others in Jerusalem, followed by Jesus praying and being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. The crucifixion of Jesus on Thursday 26 April 31 AD (daytime on 14^th Day of Nisan) corresponds well with the New Testament, if this were followed by a “special Sabbath” for the Passover on 15^th Day of Nisan, then a regular weekly Sabbath on 16^th Day of Nisan, then the resurrection of Jesus on 17^th Day of Nisan (the First Day of the Feast of First Fruits), with descriptions of fig trees in bloom and bearing “early figs” being suggestive of a late Passover.

He continues:

Crucifixion of Jesus on Thursday 26 April 31 AD (daytime on 14^th Day of Nisan)

It is reasonable to assert that Jesus was crucified on the day after his arrest. All four Gospels indicate this, and the priests would have wanted swift action before the Passover and before Pilate left Jerusalem, as the consent of Pilate was needed to inflict capital punishment (Freeman, 2011). If that were the case, then Jesus was crucified on Thursday 26 April 31 AD (daytime on 14^th Day of Nisan). Whilst this is contrary to church traditions which assign the crucifixion to a Friday, dates for the crucifixion of Jesus on a Thursday and the resurrection of Jesus on a Sunday fit in very well with certain interpretations of the Gospels and the New Testament.

It is worth noting that the word “Sabbaths” – the Greek word is σαββάτων (sabbaton), which is clearly plural (Nestle et al., 1988) – is used in certain places in the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus, as shown by Young’s Literal Translation:

“And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,” (Matthew 28:1)

“And the sabbath having past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James, and Salome, bought spices, that having come, they may anoint him, and early in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, they came unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun, and they said among themselves, ‘Who shall roll away for us the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?’” (Mark 16:1-3)

“And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching, and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed, and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command. And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain [others] with them, and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb, and having gone in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.” (Luke 23:54-24:3)

“And on the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene doth come early (there being yet darkness) to the tomb, and she seeth the stone having been taken away out of the tomb, she runneth, therefore, and cometh unto Simon Peter, and unto the other disciple whom Jesus was loving, and saith to them, ‘They took away the Lord out of the tomb, and we have not known where they laid him.’” (John 20:1-2) …

These two consecutive Sabbaths could have been a “special Sabbath” on the Friday that was the First Day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread (daytime on 15^th Day of Nisan), on which no regular or ordinary work was to be done (Leviticus 23:6-7), followed by the regular weekly Sabbath on the Saturday (daytime on 16^th Day of Nisan). This appears to be borne out by Luke 23:54-24:1, with the women preparing spices and ointments (to anoint the body that had been prepared and buried by Joseph of Arimathea on the Thursday), on the first Sabbath on the Friday, the First Day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Figure 3). This was a day on which no regular or ordinary work was to be done, and the preparing of spices and ointments by the women was not “ordinary” work. The next day, the regular weekly Sabbath on the Saturday, the women rested according to the commandment. Then on the Sunday, after the two Sabbaths, they went to the tomb (Biblical Hermeneutics, 2016). Furthermore, the Gospel of John clearly specifies that the day after Jesus’ crucifixion was a “special Sabbath”: “Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down” (John 19:31). It would have been highly objectionable to the Jewish leaders to allow crucified bodies to remain on the crosses overnight during this special Sabbath (Deuteronomy 21:22-23). All of this indicates that Jesus was crucified on Thursday 26 April 31 AD (daytime on 14^th Day of Nisan) and was resurrected on Sunday 29 April 31 AD (daytime on 17^th Day of Nisan).

Other scholars argue for crucifixion on Wednesday, 25 April, AD 31.
See Passover Dates 26-34 A.D.

Irrespective of the day, the great significance is that the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world was crucified on the Day of Preparation for the Passover, the day on which the Passover lamb was killed so that after sunset the Passover could be celebrated on the next Jewish day beginning after sunset.

John suggests this: Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. ²And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, ³Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, ⁴rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. ⁵After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. (John 13:1-5)

However, most scholars see the special Passover Sabbath as on Saturday. Some point out that there is no Nisan 14 (the day of preparation) on a Thursday, and that from the celestial calendars Nisan 14 fell on Friday April 7 in AD 30, and Friday April 3 in AD 33, the most likely dates for the crucifixion, based on the dates from the new moon of those years.

The synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) describe how the meal with Jesus was celebrated as a Passover meal and Jesus gave it new meaning, telling us to “do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25).

Like Christmas, celebrating Jesus’ birth, we may celebrate these events of the crucifixion on symbolic days which remind us of the literal events, even though we are not following their exact chronology or dates.

I’m content to follow the traditional chronology and dates, as in our diaries, as symbolic and liturgical reminders of the greatest events in human history.

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The Shroud of Turin

by Geoff 17 December 2020 3 Comments

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The Shroud of Turin

Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. (Matthew 27:59-60)

We do not base our faith, or hopes, on an artifact but, although controversial, it does provide confirmation of the brutal torture and trauma of crucifixion that Jesus suffered.

Enhanced positive image

The Shroud of Turin is the most intensely investigated religious artifact in history. Many scholars believe it may be the linen cloth that was wrapped around Jesus’ body. Its faint image shows the horrendous wounds of a crucified man with wounds exactly matching the description of Jesus’ death.

Physicist, and founder of the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), John P. Jackson, has proposed that the image features of the Shroud of Turin were produced by radiation emanating from the body in the Shroud at the moment of resurrection.

The shroud of Turin is a 14.3 foot by 3.7 linen cloth bearing the faint double image (ventral and dorsal) of a naked man who appears to have been crucified (together with burn marks and water stains resulting from fires, one in 1532).

There is a puncture wound on his left wrist (his right wrist is hidden from view), and there are puncture wounds on his feet as if they were pierced by a nail or nails. The back of the man is covered with over 120 scourge marks, apparently imposed by the Roman instrument of torture known as the flagrum (a whip with two or three thongs to which were attached small balls of lead). There is a large puncture wound on the right side between the ribs from which blood and a watery serum have flowed. The image resides only on the top-most fibres of the threads with which the Shroud is woven, and it is a negative image.

Although very faint when viewed as a positive, the image becomes much clearer when darks and lights are reversed.

[Carbon dating in 1988 from a tiny corner of the Shroud dated the sample between 1260 and 1390 AD, but it is argued that the sample came from repaired cloth.]

If the medieval date is right, then this implies that the Shroud is a forgery, when all the scientific evidence we have other than this date implies that it is not a forgery: the image on the Shroud was not drawn or painted (there are no binding agents or particulates on the Shroud in the region of the image); it is a negative created at a time when photography didn’t exist, but it is not a photograph (in contains 3D information and photographs do not), it is not a contact print (parts of the Shroud that were not in contact with the body bear impressions as clear as parts that were in contact with the body); the man in the Shroud has truly been subject to horrific and mortal injuries; he has wounds associated with crucifixion, and the exit wound on the wrist contradicts depictions of the crucifixion in medieval art, but reflects the way in which people were crucified; he is covered with scourge marks clearly inflicted by the Roman instrument of the torture known as the flagrum, and he has puncture wounds on his head consistent with the wearing of a roughly prepared cap of thorns rather than the elegant wreath of thorns depicted by medieval artists; there is a large wound on his right side which matches a spear used by Roman executioners and from which post-mortem blood and a watery serum (visible only by ultraviolet fluorescence photography) have flowed; the blood on the Shroud – that of a real man – contains a high level of bilirubin, a substance associated with severe physical trauma; there are no signs of decomposition, meaning that the body was removed from the Shroud within a few days; the Shroud contains traces of pollen from plants growing only in the area of Jerusalem, some of which are extinct since antiquity, and there are microscopic traces of dirt at the foot of the man in the Shroud that only match limestone found in the area of Jerusalem.

Source: On the Physics of the Shroud of Turin.

See Google for many articles and images from the Shroud of Turin.

Latest on Shroud of Turin: Science Finally Catches Up with Faith

It is the most intriguing and unique relic of its kind and the longstanding irony is – there are legions of professed Christians who have no idea what it is, or that it even exists. The Shroud of Turin is revered as the sacred burial cloth of Jesus Christ and is arguably the most important archaeological artifact ever found. The image on the cloth is like a photographic negative exposed to light that is a detailed portrait of a crucified man. The historical specifics include the multitude of gashes from the scourging, the flow of blood, the presence of Pontius Pilate coins on the eyes, the wounds on the wrists and not the hands, the presence of a pony-tail running down the man’s back, bits of pollen that are unique to the region around Jerusalem are all remarkably accurate.

Encoded 3-D Information at High Resolution

Experts say victim was ‘tortured’

Is this proof that the Turin Shroud was used to bury Jesus?

Experts have revealed that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a victim of torture – supporting claims it was used to bury Jesus.

The linen cloth, believed to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus after crucifixion, contains ‘nanoparticles’ which are not typical of the blood of a healthy person.

Elvio Carlino, a researcher at the Institute of Crystallography in Bari, Italy, says the tiny particles “have recorded a scenario of great suffering, whose victim was wrapped up in the funeral cloth.”

These particles had a “peculiar structure, size and distribution,” according to University of Padua professor Giulio Fanti.

Model of the wounded Shroud of Turin image

English translation of Model of the wounded Shroud of Turin image – Medical-Forensic Explanation of the Shroud of Turin

Blood trickled from the victim’s wrists down his arms, indicating that he hung from his wrists on the cross, not with his arms horizontal as in most crucifixion paintings.

We do not base our faith, or hopes, on an artifact but, although controversial, it does provide confirmation of the brutal torture and trauma of crucifixion that Jesus suffered.

The Shroud of Turin and the painting by Akiane Kramarik

Akiane Kramarik became famous for her paintings and poetry, begun at age four when she started having visions of Jesus and heavenly scenes. An interesting video shows the correlation between the face on the Shroud of Turin and the painting of the vision of Jesus by Akiane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2AdNTKcGnc

Enhanced Shroud face and Akiane painting.

Visions are subjective and open to interpretation, but we live in a time when increasing numbers of people, especially Muslims, are having visions of Jesus that often bring them to faith in him as their Saviour and Lord. You too can believe in Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, your Saviour and Lord.

Comment on the Shroud of Oviedo (Spain) – face cloth

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Jesus, Author & Finisher: Timeless Principles of Christianity

Brian Mulheran (Synergy, 2002)

Review by Outreach Magazine, Brisbane.

Brian Mulheran’s 200-page book, Jesus, Author & Finisher: Timeless Principles of Christianity, which includes a study guide, is designed to help new Christians, older Christians and pastors desiring to establish people in the faith.

Through his book, Brian hopes to further awaken people to their fullest potential in God. “Every Christian has great potential in their life to do something powerful for God,” says Brian. “They know that on the inside, but to see that come to pass, they need to really grab hold of the truths of God’s word.”

Having been a COC pastor for more than 15 years, Brian has seen thousands of people “come to the altar to have their faith authored, but many of them sadly didn’t finish the race”. “I see a lot of them struggle, trying to fix things up in their life in order for God to use them, but they end up just going round and round. This book gives them keys on how to release their potential.”

“Any ordinary person can look at the negatives of life in order not to succeed. Any ordinary person can read passages of scripture that seem to tell them what they need to do or not do in order to ‘keep themselves in God’. Any ordinary person will try to hold their life in God in order to make it to heaven. Any ordinary person can live a respectable life in God. Any ordinary person can pray enough and read their Bible enough in order to appear godly. But the Bible is full of extraordinary truths for ordinary people like you and me to allow our extraordinary God to do extraordinary things through us.”

Now working on a second book about the Holy Spirit, Brian believes many Christians are too pre-occupied with their own issues to focus on God. He says:

What could God do through a person who was not focused on whether or not they would commit any more sins but were totally preoccupied with fulfilling His call?

What could God do through a person who knew they were totally righteous and could stand before God at all times?

What could God do through a person who knew that He could not fail to do anything He said?

What could God do through a person who knew that they had the unlimited resources of heaven at their disposal?

What could God do through a person who knew that He was totally for them?

It is Brian’s desire that, through discovering these truths, readers would look to Jesus, the author and finisher of their faith, to lay a foundation from which to fulfil the call that God has placed upon their life.

South Pacific Revivals: Community and Ecological Transformation

By Geoff Waugh (3rd edition 2012)

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Useful insight into Revivals in the South Pacific region

The cover’s the immediate attraction with this book – beautiful Pacific Island image …… Nice large format size book, too.

Geoff Waugh has been fascinated with Christian revivals since he was a young man, so it’s no big surprise that he should conduct some research into these fascinating phenomena ‘down under’ in the South Pacific area, as he has travelled and worked in many of these islands over several decades. His other recent book, Looking to Jesus: A Journey Into Renewal & Revival is another book worth checking out, being essentially an auto-biography of the author.

South Pacific Revivals gives some very illuminating information about numerous little-known revivals in the region, as well as a number of charismatic movements, one or two of which I personally wouldn’t necessarily term ‘revivals’, but many will find to be of much interest nonetheless, because of the phenomena exhibited and the passion aroused, etc. [The 3rd edition, 2012, has a comprehensive Preface of the history of revivals in the South Pacific.] A surprising number of movements are provided – including islands and places I had never before heard of! A number of remarkable personal testimonies are included, and some black and white photos are dotted throughout the book. Some useful appendices are included, such as ‘Characteristics of Revivals from Acts 2′ and ‘Examples of Repentance and Revival’.

If you’re interested in revivals, this is a book you’re going to want to get. (Blue Yonder, Amazon)

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Radicals can’t stop the Jesus Film – Central Asia

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Central Asia: Radicals can’t stop the Jesus Film

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Jesus Film Project carries more than 30 short and feature-length films and has partnered with more than 1,500 ministries to see more than 500 million indicate decisions to follow Jesus. Many missions organizations have called the JESUS film “one of the greatest evangelistic success stories of all time.”

Jesus Film Project team members had arranged for a film showing outside a Central Asian village. Upon arrival near the community, an area they knew to be dangerous because of religious radicals, they sensed something was not right.

With no moon, all the team members could see were faint silhouettes of buildings and trees. They felt an unsettling and eerie foreboding but began playing music through the speakers to attract people from the nearby community to the film showing.

Nobody came, which almost never happens. Suddenly, they heard the sound of rustling bushes and the cracking of branches breaking under the feet of 12 radicals rushing toward them. Waving machetes, they screamed, “We are going to kill you and every infidel with you!” The three team members fled for their lives, running as fast as they could to their Jeep. With hearts pounding and fumbling to get the Jeep started, they sped away.

A year later, through prayer, they recognised that those people still needed to hear the Gospel, so they asked the Lord what they should do. In agreement, they felt God urging them to go back, although the risk was great. The members loaded the ‘JESUS’ film and equipment back into their Jeep, along with three boxes of Bibles, and headed for the village, several hours away.

‘Can you give me a ride?’ the police officer asked

On the road, they came to a police checkpoint – a potentially dangerous stop in the road considering the load of Bibles. The officer asked where they were going. Trying to be noncommittal, they said, “We are headed south.” To their surprise, he said “Well so am I. Can you give me a ride?” There was no way they could refuse the officer’s request. Insisting on climbing into the back of the Jeep, the officer sat on a box full of Bibles. They feared if the officer looked into the box, they could be arrested or possibly killed.

So they prayed and drove on. Soon, the team approached another police checkpoint. Popping his head out from the back of the Jeep, the first police officer told the other officers, “I’m with them. You don’t need to search the vehicle.” The police waved them through. This happened at three more police checkpoints, and all three times he got them through. At his request, they drove the officer to his home, where he invited them in for tea. Once there, he asked what they were planning. “We’ve come to show a film about the Great Prophet Isa (Jesus).”

In gratitude for their kindness, the officer asked, “What do you need?” This was the same village where radicals chased them out a year earlier, nearly killing them with machetes. “We need permission,” they answered. “Oh, that’s no problem. My brother is the mayor. Where do you want to show this film?” They asked, “Could we use the town square?” (This is where they had tried unsuccessfully before.) The policeman replied: “Sure, but you know we have some radical elements here. So I’m going to have my police guard you as you show the film.”

That night 167 people came to Christ

The team prayed and set up their equipment. Once again, as they had a year earlier, they played music as darkness fell to draw the people. This time a crowd gathered, sat down and watched ‘JESUS’, hearing the Word of God in their heart language. For the first time in their lives, they learned who Jesus really was. The Holy Spirit ministered to their hearts. Jesus was not just a great prophet, but the Son of God who demonstrated power and authority over sickness and death, was raised from the dead, and offered all who believed in Him eternal life. That night 167 people came to Christ!

These new believers need the support of trained church leaders, but training programs are lacking. And due to the threat of extreme violence, any evangelism must be carried out with sensitivity and wisdom. Please pray for the safety, growth and spiritual maturity of those in underground house churches. Ask God for a miraculous explosion of religious freedom and that believers would be bold in sharing their faith with family and friends.

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The history of the Jesus Film Project

1979: “JESUS” premieres in 250 U.S. theaters.

1980: “JESUS” has first international showing in Hindi to 21 million Indian viewers. First “JESUS” film teams launch in the Philippines.

1984: “JESUS” film translations reach 100.

1985: The ministry “The JESUS Film Project” is founded.

1989: First Soviet Union language premier in Georgia, the birthplace of Stalin.

1991: First convocations on Christian morals and ethics, linked with the “JESUS” film, are held for Russian educators. It becomes the International School Project.

1993: “JESUS” reaches an astonishing one-half billion viewings.

1997: “JESUS” reaches one billion viewings and is translated into 400th language. Dramatic audio/radio versions of “JESUS” developed.

1999: “JESUS” reaches 500 translations. “The Story of Jesus for Children” is produced.

2001: “JESUS” is shown in every country around the globe. Audio/radio translations reach 200. The “JESUS” film is distributed in New York after the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

2002: Total viewings: 5 billion, Translations reach 700.

2003: “JESUS” film translations 800, audio/radio translations 300, “JESUS: Fact or Fiction?” apologetic DVD produced and packaged with “JESUS” film.

2004: The Global Short Film Network begins.

2007: 1,000th translation of “JESUS”. The film “Magdalena: Released from Shame” premiers at the United Nations, NY—and in 22 countries.

2009: Film translations: 1,071, Audio/radio translations (“The Story of Jesus”): 423, Translations of “The Story of Jesus for Children”: 135, Translations of “Magdalena: Released from Shame”: 48.

2012: Erick Schenkel named executive director of Jesus Film Project. Jesus Film Project app is released.

2013: 10,000th projector shipped.

2015: Enhanced 35th-anniversary Blu-ray edition of “JESUS” released. Version 2.0 of the Jesus Film Project app makes it easier for people to find videos of Jesus in their own language. Jesus Film Project sets goal to reach 5 billion people by 2025.

2017: 1,500th language produced for the Daasanach people.

Today: Jesus Film Project carries more than 30 short and feature-length films and has partnered with more than 1,500 ministries to see more than 500 million indicate decisions to follow Jesus.

Many missions organizations have called the JESUS film “one of the greatest evangelistic success stories of all time.”

Jesus Film Project’s goal is to help people experience Jesus in their own language using media tools and momentum-building strategies. The fact that “JESUS” has been recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the “Most Translated Film” in history reveals how seriously we take the objective to share the gospel with people from every nation, tribe, and tongue.

Similarly, the Bible is the most translated book in history.

The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. As of 2020 the full Bible has been translated into over 700 languages, and portions of the Bible into an additional 3,600 languages.

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The Lion of Judah

(3) The Life of Jesus

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Jesus’ Ministry –

Characteristics

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Contents of Book 3: The Life of Jesus

Introduction
The Life of Jesus
The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus
The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry
Jesus’ Ministry – Overview
Jesus’ Ministry – Characteristics
~ Prayer (see below)
~ Crowds & Healing (see below)
~ Teaching
~ Parables
~ Opposition
Chronology with Jerusalem festivals
Holy Week
The Resurrection & Ascension
Appendix: Book Resources

This book, The Lion of Judah (3) The life of Jesus provides an overview of Jesus’ life and summarizes some key verses or passages describing Jesus’ short ministry. These passages highlight important characteristics of his life and ministry.

They are: Prayer, Crowds and Healing, Teaching, Parables, Disciples, Opposition

This Blog reproduces the first ones: Prayer, Crowds and Healing

Prayer

Jesus prayed, constantly.

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, ²²and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ (Luke 3: 21-22)

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. (Mark 1: 35)

But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. ¹⁶But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray. (Luke 5:15-16)

Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. ¹³And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles. (Luke 6:12-13)

Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. (John 6:11)

Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. (Matthew 14:22-23)

Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. (Luke 9:28-29)

And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. ⁸“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. ⁹In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
¹⁰Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.
¹²And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
¹³And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:7-13 NKJV, from a later manuscript)

So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. ⁴²I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’ (John 11:41-42)

Jesus prayed at the last supper, and three times in Gethsemane, and on the cross.

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, ²since you have given him authority over all people^] to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ⁴I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. ⁵So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. (John 17:1-5; full prayer, John 17: 1-26)

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ ³⁷He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. ³⁸Then he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.’ ³⁹And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.’ ⁴⁰Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, ‘So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? ⁴¹Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;^[^a^] the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ ⁴²Again he went away for the second time and prayed, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.’ ⁴³Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. ⁴⁵Then he came to the disciples and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. (Matthew 26:36-45)

Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34)

At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ (Mark 15:34; Psalm 22:1)

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. (Luke 23:46 NIV)

The resurrected Jesus blessed his people.

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. ³¹Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. (Luke 24:30-31)

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. (Luke 24:50-51)

Crowds and Healing

Jesus constantly healed people and great crowds flocked to him.

And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Matthew 4:25)

[Paralytic healed] And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.

When the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings. (Mark 2:4; Matthew 9:8; see Luke 5:19)

Jesus went out again beside the lake; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. (Mark 2:13)

At daybreak he departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them. (Luke 4:42)

But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. (Luke 5:15)

A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. (John 6:2)

Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, ²he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. ³He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. (Luke 5:1-3; see Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20)

[The Beatitudes] When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. (Matthew 5:1)

Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, (Matthew 7:28)

When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him (Matthew 8:1)

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. (Matthew 8:18)

Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others sitting at the table with them. (Luke 5:29)

[Jesus teaches and heals] He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. (Luke 6:17-19)

When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.’ (Luke 7:9; see Matthew 8:5-13)

[Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain] Soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. (Luke 7:11)

[The Parable of the Sower] When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: (Luke 8:4)

[A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed ] When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. ²²Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet ²³and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ ²⁴So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. … [A woman who touched his robe was healed.]³⁰Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ ³¹And his disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, “Who touched me?”’ (Mark 5:21-31; see Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56)

And when the demon had been cast out, the one who had been mute spoke; and the crowds were amazed and said, ‘Never has anything like this been seen in Israel.’ (Matthew 9:33)

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew 9:36)

While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ (Matthew 12:46; Mark 3:32; see Luke 8:19)

He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him; ¹⁰for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. (Mark 3:9-10)

Then he went home; ²⁰and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. (Mark 3:19-20)

[The Parable of the Sower] Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the land. (Mark 4:1; see Matthew 13:2)

[Feeding 5,000] Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. ¹⁵When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ ¹⁶Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’ ¹⁷They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.’ ¹⁸And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ ¹⁹Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. … Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone (Matthew 14:13-19, 22-23; see Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)

[Feeding 4,000] Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, ³¹so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.³²Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.’³³The disciples said to him, ‘Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?’ ³⁴Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves have you?’ They said, ‘Seven, and a few small fish.’ ³⁵Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. ³⁸Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. (Matthew 15:30-39; see Mark 8:1-10)

[Deaf man cured] He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. (Mark 7:33; see Matthew 15:29-31)

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Mark 8:34; see Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23)

[The Healing of a Boy with a Spirit] When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. … ²⁵When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ‘You spirit that keep this boy from speaking and hearing, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!’ (Mark 9:14-15, 25; see Matthew 17:14-20)

Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. …’ (Luke 12:1)

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. ³⁰There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ‘Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!’ ³¹The crowd sternly ordered them to be quiet; but they shouted even more loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!’ … Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they regained their sight and followed him. (Matthew 20:29-30; see Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)

[The plot to kill Lazarus] When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. (John 12:9)

So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify. ¹⁸It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him. (John 12:17-18)

[Triumphal entry to Jerusalem] A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

‘Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’

¹⁰When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who is this?’ ¹¹The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’ (Matthew 21:8-11; see Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19)

[The betrayal and arrest of Jesus] While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. (Matthew 26:47; see Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47)

Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. (Matthew 27:20)

[Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified] So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.’ (Matthew 27:24)

References to healing all diseases and all people:

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. (Matthew 4:23)

That evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick. (Matthew 8:16)

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. (Matthew 9:35 NKJV)

Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, ¹⁶and he ordered them not to make him known. (Matthew 12:15-16)

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. (Luke 4:40 NKJV)

One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting nearby (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. (Luke 5:17)

And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. (Luke 6:19)

And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. (Mark 6:56)

Jesus sent his disciples and others out to preach and heal.

Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. (Matthew 10:1; see Luke 9:1)

Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, ²and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. ⁶They departed and went through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere. (Luke 9:1-2, 6; see Matthew 10:1)

So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. ¹³They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. (Mark 6:12-13)

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. ²Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. ³Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. … ⁹And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ (Luke 10:1-3, 9)

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Open yourself to the wonder of Jesus Christ

Looking for a great book to help you meditate on the wonder of Jesus in all his richness and grandeur and love? Geoff Waugh has helpfully and thoughtfully brought together wide-ranging biblical passages (not just a string of references for you to look up!), arranged in clearly titled sections (this book is a combination of his smaller books, The Lion of Judah nos. 1-6). Read this book prayerfully and you will not be the same! Then share it with others. Dr John Olley.

This book is full of information, biblical information. I have learned so much from it and what I wasn’t able to keep in my head, I had my handy highlighter, so I could go back to it and find it. It is a book of multiple books and it’s not that big, but it’s filled with so many facts and details. If you want to learn more from the Bible, this is the book to read. A. Aldridge.

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1 The Titles of Jesus
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2 The Reign of Jesus
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3 The Life of Jesus
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4 The Death of Jesus
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5 The Resurrection of Jesus
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6 The Spirit of Jesus
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7 The Lion of Judah
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Selection from (1) The Titles of Jesus: Aslan – The Lion of Judah

Selection from (2) The Reign of Jesus: Appendix – China Miracle

Selection from (3) The Life of Jesus: Prayer, Crowds and Healing

Selection from (4) The Death of Jesus: The Tree

Selection from (5) The Resurrection of Jesus: Biblical accounts

Selection from (6) The Spirit of Jesus: Testimonies

The Emblem of Jerusalem – The Lion of Judah The Hebrew word is Jerusalem

Contents of (7) The Lion of Judah

1 The Titles of Jesus
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Lion of Judah – Jesus/Joshua – Son of Man – Son of God – Son / Father’s Son – Son of David – Lord – Lord Jesus – Lord Jesus Christ – Messiah / Christ – Master – The Word – Word of God – King of Kings and Lord of Lords – King – King of the Jews – King of Israel – Saviour – Saviour of the World – Lamb of God – The Lamb – Rabbi / Teacher – Leader / Prince – Righteous One – Holy One – True One – Faithful and True – The Amen – The Branch – Root of David – Servant – Cornerstone – The Name – The Almighty – Immanuel / Emmanuel – Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

I am – The Bread of life, living bread – The Light of the world – The Door/Gate – The Good Shepherd – The Resurrection, the Life – The way, the truth, the life – The True Vine – The Alpha and the Omega – The first and the last – The beginning and the end – The root and the descendant of David – The bright morning star

Appendix: Aslan – The Lion of Judah

2 The Reign of Jesus
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The Lion of Judah in Scripture

Jesus declared that he fulfilled Scripture

Matthew declared that Jesus fulfilled Scripture

Mark declared that Jesus fulfilled Scripture

Luke declared that Jesus fulfilled Scripture

John declared that Jesus fulfilled Scripture

The church declared that Jesus fulfilled Scripture

Old Testament Prophecies fulfilled:

Psalms, Prophets, Isaiah’s ‘Servant Songs’, Other Prophets,

Summary

Chart: Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled

Appendix – China Miracle

3 The Life of Jesus
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The Life of Jesus

The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus

The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry

Jesus’ Ministry – Overview

Jesus’ Ministry – Characteristics:

Prayer, Crowds and Healing,

Teaching, Parables, Disciples, Opposition

Map and Chronology

4 The Death of Jesus
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The Old Testament foretold Jesus’ death

Jesus foretold his death

Holy Week

The Resurrection and Ascension

Reflections on Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

New Testament

Other Sources

Story – The Tree

5 The Resurrection of Jesus
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The Kingdom of God

The Old Testament proclaims God’s Kingdom

Jesus proclaimed his Resurrection and Reign

The Resurrection is God’s Vindication of Jesus’ Reign

The New Testament proclaims Jesus’ Reign

The Resurrection and Ascension

6 The Spirit of Jesus
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God has given us the Spirit of His Son

The Spirit of the Lord in the Old Testament

The Spirit of the Lord in Jesus

The Spirit of the Lord in Us

Testimonies

Summary

7 The Lion of Judah
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Appendix 1: Aslan – The Lion of Judah

Appendix 2: China Miracle

Appendix 3: Resources

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The Lion of Judah (6) The Spirit of Jesus

by Geoff 9 April 2015 1 Comment

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Selection 1 from this book: God has given us the Spirit of His Son

Selection 2 from this book: Testimonies – Zinznedorf, Wesleys & Whitefield, Finney, Moody, Roberts, Gondarra

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The Emblem of Jerusalem – The Lion of Judah

The Hebrew word is Jerusalem

Contents of (6) The Spirit of Jesus

Introduction

God has given us the Spirit of His Son

The Spirit of the Lord in the Old Testament

The Spirit of the Lord in Jesus

The Spirit of the Lord in Us

Conclusion

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The Spirit of the Lord in Jesus

Jesus was conceived in the power of the Holy Spirit, anointed by Spirit of God at his baptism, ministered in the power of the Spirit, and imparts his Spirit to us.

The Spirit in Jesus

Luke records how the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would conceive Jesus by the power of the Spirit: “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God’s power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35).

The stories in Luke surrounding Jesus’ birth make frequent reference to the Spirit’s activity (see Luke 1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25‑27).

For about thirty years, Jesus matured as a Jewish male, worked as a craftsman in the family business, and would have supported his family. Then a major turning point came during the prophetic ministry of John the Baptist. John saw his main task as announcing the coming of the Messiah and preparing the people for that great event (Matthew 3:1‑17; Mark 1:1‑8; Luke 3:1‑22; John 1:19‑34).

Jesus’ experience of being filled with the Spirit was public and open, not a secret. God announced by his Spirit that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah, the one who would baptize us in the Spirit

“The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰This is he of whom I said, “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” ³¹I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.’ ³²And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. ³³I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” ³⁴And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.’” (John 1:31‑33).

The Spirit of God coming on Jesus at his baptism transformed his life. It launched him into three years of powerful and controversial ministry culminating in his death, resurrection and ascension.

It did not make Jesus any more holy. He was already holy.

It did not make Jesus more obedient. He was already obedient.

It did not make Jesus more divine. He was already divine.

It did anoint and empower Jesus for his mission, as he explained in Nazareth, quoting from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19; see Isaiah 61:1-2).

The passage in Luke 4:18-19, where Jesus quotes from Isaiah, makes a dynamic link between Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfilment concerning the Spirit of the Lord.

Jesus recognised the work of the Spirit of the Lord as crucial to his ministry. He did no mighty works before the Spirit came upon him at his baptism. Luke, especially, sees this as pivotal in Jesus’ life. The Holy Spirit came upon him (3:22), he returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit (4:1), faced and overcame temptation being led by the Spirit (4:1), and then returned north to Galilee in the power of the Spirit (4:14). At Nazareth, Jesus interpreted his experience in terms of the Spirit of the Lord coming on him for the purposes described in Isaiah 61:1‑3.

Jesus’ ministry gives many examples of his words and his deeds which fulfilled this prophecy concerning the Spirit of the Lord, as Luke describes:

* bringing good news to the poor (Luke 4:38‑44; 6:17‑19);

* proclaiming liberty to captives (Luke 8:26‑39; 11:14‑23);

* giving sight to the blind (Luke 7:36‑50; 18:35‑43);

* setting free the oppressed (Luke 13:10‑17; 17:11‑19);

* announcing the Lord’s salvation (Luke 10:21-22; 12:32‑40; 18:15‑30).

Jesus answered a question about him being the Messiah by referring to that charter:

“John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them, ¹⁹he sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’

²⁰When the men came to Jesus, they said, ‘John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”’

²¹At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, illnesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. ²²So he replied to the messengers, ‘Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. ²³Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.’” (Luke 7:21‑23).

Jesus’ ministry demonstrated how the Spirit of the Lord was upon him enabling him to fulfil God’s purposes. The Spirit of the Lord fulfils God’s will in the world. Jesus saw his ministry in that context. So can we.

God’s purposes were supremely fulfilled in Jesus’ atoning death, his mighty resurrection and his ascension to glory where he now has all authority in heaven and on earth. He expresses that authority through the Spirit of Lord, his Spirit, in his people. The Holy Spirit continually glorifies Christ and reveals God’s will to his people and to the world. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgement by the resurrected Christ through his Spirit. (John 16:8-15; Acts 2:32-39; 3:13-16; 17:30-31).

Our mission is to continue the ministry Jesus had. The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, fulfils that work in and through us.

Jesus gave his disciples power and authority to do what he did (the twelve, Luke 9:1‑6; the seventy-two, Luke 10:1‑12). Then, after the resurrection he renewed that same commission:

Matthew 28:19‑20, we are to obey all Jesus commanded them to do;

Mark 16:15‑18, this applies to everyone;

Luke 24:45‑49, Jesus’ death and resurrection make it possible by his Spirit;

John 20:19‑22, we are sent as Jesus was sent by the Father in the Spirit’s power;

Acts 1:8, we are his witnesses to the whole earth, filled with the Spirit.

Further, Jesus promised us the power to do it. The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, still empowers the servants of the Lord.

Matthew 28:18-20, all authority has been given to Jesus; he is with us:

“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’”

Mark 16:17‑18, Jesus gives believers power for mission:

“Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. ¹⁶The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; ¹⁸they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.’”

Luke 24:44-49, Jesus said he would send the promised power:

“Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.’ ⁴⁵Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, ⁴⁶and he said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’

John 20:19-23, Jesus breathed the Spirit on his followers:

“When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ ²⁰After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ ²²When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’”

Acts 1:1-9, Jesus promised that his followers would be baptised in the Spirit:

“In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning ²until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ³After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over the course of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. ⁴While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. ‘This’, he said, ‘is what you have heard from me; ⁵for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.’

⁶So when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ ⁷He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ ⁹When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

The Spirit of the Lord comes on us for mission, as on Jesus, and his disciples. This is the kingdom perspective: the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, imparts power for mission.

Jesus, at the Last Supper, promised to send what the Father had promised – his Spirit.

‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. ²⁷You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. (John 15:26-27)

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by Geoff 5 April 2015 1 Comment

The Resurrection

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This summary is also an estimate of the order of the resurrection appearances of Jesus, followed in the book by a chart which also estimates the order of events in those 40 days.

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Resurrection Sunday

Mary Magdalene – Mark 16:9, John 20:11-18
The Women – Matthew 28:9-10
Cleopas and friend, Emmaus Road – Mark 16:12-13, Luke 24:13-34
Simon Peter – Luke 24:34, 1 Corinthians 15:5
The Disciples – Mark 16:14, Luke 24:36-49, John 20:19-23,
1 Corinthians 15:5

40 Days – Acts 1:3

He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:3)

Disciples with Thomas, one week later – John 20:24-29
500 at once – 1 Corinthians 15:6
James – 1 Corinthians 15:7
Galilee Shore – John 21:1-25
Galilee Mountain – Matthew 28:16-20
Ascension, Mount of Olives – Acts 1:6-9

Due to different emphases in each gospel, the chronological order is not always clear. The following passages are selected and reproduced in an estimated order using the New International Version (NIV).

1) Mary Magdalene

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. ²Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb ³and they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’

⁴But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. ⁵As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

⁶‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. ⁷But go, tell his disciples and Peter, “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”’

⁸Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

⁹When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. ¹⁰She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. ¹¹When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. (Mark 16:9-11)

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. ²So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!’

³So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. ⁴Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, ⁷as well as the cloth that had been wrapped round Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. ⁸Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. ⁹(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) ¹⁰Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

¹¹Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb ¹²and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

¹³They asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying?’

‘They have taken my Lord away,’ she said, ‘and I don’t know where they have put him.’ ¹⁴At this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realise that it was Jesus.

¹⁵He asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?’

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.’

¹⁶Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’

She turned towards him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means ‘Teacher’).

¹⁷Jesus said, ‘Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”’

¹⁸Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them that he had said these things to her. (John 20:1-18)

2) The Women

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. ⁴For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.” This is my message for you.’ ⁸So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’ (Matthew 28:1-10)

3) Cleopas and Friend, Emmaus Road

Afterwards Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. ¹³These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. (Mark 16:12-13)

Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles^[^a^] from Jerusalem. ¹⁴They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. ¹⁵As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; ¹⁶but they were kept from recognising him.

¹⁷He asked them, ‘What are you discussing together as you walk along?’

They stood still, their faces downcast. ¹⁸One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, ‘Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?’

¹⁹‘What things?’ he asked.

‘About Jesus of Nazareth,’ they replied. ‘He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. ²⁰The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; ²¹but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. ²²In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning ²³but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. ²⁴Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.’

²⁵He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?’ ²⁷And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

²⁸As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going further. ²⁹But they urged him strongly, ‘Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.’ So he went in to stay with them.

³⁰When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. ³¹Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him, and he disappeared from their sight. ³²They asked each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?’

³³They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together ³⁴and saying, ‘It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.’ ³⁵Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognised by them when he broke the bread. (Luke 24:13-35)

4) Simon Peter

There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together ³⁴and saying, ‘It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.’ (Luke 24:33-34)

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. (1 Corinthians 15:3-5)

5) The Disciples behind locked doors

Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. (Mark 16:14)

While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’

³⁷They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. ³⁸He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? ³⁹Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.’

⁴⁰When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. ⁴¹And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’ ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³and he took it and ate it in their presence.

⁴⁴He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’

⁴⁵Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶He told them, ‘This is what is written: the Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’ (Luke 24:36-49)

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ ²⁰After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. ²¹Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ ²²And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’ (John 20:19-23)

40 Days – Acts 1:3

6) The Disciples with Thomas, one week later

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’

But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.’

²⁶A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’

²⁸Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’

²⁹Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’ (John 20:24-29)

7) 500 at once

After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:6)

8) James

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, ⁸and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. (1 Corinthians 15:7-8)

9) Galilee Shore

Afterwards Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: ²Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. ³‘I’m going out to fish,’ Simon Peter told them, and they said, ‘We’ll go with you.’ So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

⁴Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realise that it was Jesus.

⁵He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’

‘No,’ they answered.

⁶He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

⁷Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the Lord,’ he wrapped his outer garment round him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. ⁸The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred metres. ⁹When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

¹⁰Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’ ¹¹So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. ¹²Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord. ¹³Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. ¹⁴This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

¹⁵When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’

‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’

¹⁶Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’

He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’

¹⁷The third time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Feed my sheep. ¹⁸Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.’ ¹⁹Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!’

²⁰Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, ‘Lord, who is going to betray you?’) ²¹When Peter saw him, he asked, ‘Lord, what about him?’

²²Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.’ ²³Because of this, the rumour spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?’

²⁴This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

²⁵Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. (John 21:1-25)

10) Galilee Mountain

The great commission

¹⁶Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. ¹⁷When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. ¹⁸Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’ (Matthew 28:16-20)

THE ASCENSION

When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. ⁵¹While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. (Luke 24:50-51)

Then they gathered round him and asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’

⁷He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’

⁹After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

¹⁰They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ¹¹‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’ (Acts 1:6-11)

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The Lion of Judah (3) The Life of Jesus

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Contents of Book 3: The Life of Jesus

Introduction

The Life of Jesus

The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus

The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry

Jesus’ Ministry – Overview

Jesus’ Ministry – Characteristics

~ Prayer ~ Crowds & Healing ~ Teaching ~ Parables ~ Opposition

Chronology with Jerusalem festivals

Holy Week

The Resurrection & Ascension

Appendix: Book Resources

Jerusalem Emblem: The Lion of Judah The Hebrew word is Jerusalem

This book surveys the life and ministry of Jesus, the Lion of Judah, using key passages and a harmony of the Gospels,

*The Nativity and Early Life of Jesus*
Description	Location	Scripture
The Divinity of Christ	.	Joh 1:1-5
Annunciation of birth of John the Baptist	Jerusalem	Lu 1:5-25
Espousal of the Virgin Mary	Nazareth	Mt 1:18 Lu 1:27
The annunciation of the birth of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 1:26-38
about 120 miles – about two weeks travel
The visitation of Mary to Elisabeth	Hebron,or Juttah	Lu 1:39-55
about 120 miles – about two weeks travel
Her return to Nazareth	Nazareth	Lu 1:56
Joseph’s vision	Nazareth	Mt 1:20-25
Birth and infancy of John the Baptist	Hebron	Lu 1:57-80
about 90 miles – about ten days travel from Nazareth, and ten miles PAST Jerusalem
Birth of Jesus	Bethlehem	Lu 2:1-7
Adoration by the shepherds	Bethlehem	Lu 2:8-16
Circumcision	Bethlehem	Mt 1:25 Lu 2:21
about 10 miles – about one day’s travel
Presentation and purification	Jerusalem	Lu 2:22-29
The Genealogies	.	Mt 1:1-17 Lu 3:23-38
about 10 miles – about one day’s travel
Adoration by the wise men	Bethlehem	Mt 2:1-12
Flight into Egypt	.	Mt 2:13-15
Massacre of the innocents	Bethlehem	Mt 2:16-18
about 100 miles – about ten days’ travel
Return to Nazareth	Nazareth	Mt 2:19-23 Lu 2:39
Childhood of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 2:40
about 90 miles – about ten days’ travel
With the doctors in the Temple	Jerusalem	Lu 2:46-50
about 90 miles – about ten days’ travel
Youth of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 2:51

*From the Preaching of John the Baptist to the First Passover*
Description	Location	Scripture
Ministry of John the Baptist	Bethabara	Mt 3:1-4 Mr 1:1-8 Lu 3:1-6 Joh 1:6-15
Baptisms by John	Bethabara	Mt 3:5 Mr 1:5 Lu 3:7
First testimony of the Baptist to Christ	Bethabara	Mt 3:11,12 Mr 1:7,8 Lu 3:15-18
Baptism of Jesus by John	Bethabara	Mt 3:13-17 Mr 1:9-11 Lu 3:21,22
Temptation of Jesus Wilderness Of Judea	Judea	Mt 4:1-11 Mr 1:12,13 Lu 4:1-13
John the Baptist’s second testimony	Bethabara	Joh 1:19-35
Call of the first disciples	Bethabara	Joh 1:37-51
First Miracle at Cana	Cana	Joh 2:1-11
Visit to Capernaum	Capernaum	Joh 2:12
First Passover: Cleansing of the Temple	Jerusalem	Joh 2:13-23
Discourse with Nicodemus	Jerusalem	Joh 3:1-21

*From the First Passover to the Second*
Description	Location	Scripture
The Baptist’s last testimony	Aenon	Joh 3:23-36
Christ’s visit to Samaria	Sychar	Joh 4:1-42
Return to Cana	.	Joh 4:43-46
Miraculous Healing of the Nobleman’s son	Cana	Joh 4:46-54
Brief visit to Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Joh 5:1-47
Miracle at pool of Bethesda	Jerusalem	Joh 5:1-47
Imprisonment of John the Baptist	Machaerus	Mt 4:12,17 Mr 1:14,15
Christ preaches in Galilee	Galilee	Lu 4:14,15
about 15 miles – about two days’ travel
Christ preaches at Nazareth	Nazareth	Mr 6:1 Lu 4:15-30
Christ preaches at Capernaum	Capernaum	Mt 4:13-16 Lu 4:31
Call of Andrew,Peter,James and John	Capernaum	Mt 4:18-22 Mr 1:16-20 Lu 5:1-11
Miracle draught of fishes	Capernaum	Lu 5:1-11
Miraculous Healing of a demoniac	Capernaum	Mr 1:23-27 Lu 4:33-36
Miraculous Healing of Peter’s mother-in-law	Capernaum	Mt 8:14,15 Mr 1:29-31 Lu 4:38,39
Miraculous Healing of many sick and diseased	Capernaum	Mt 8:16,17 Mr 1:32-34 Lu 4:40,41
Retirement for solitary prayer	.	Mr 1:35 Lu 4:42
Circuit through Galilee	.	Mr 1:35-39 Lu 4:42-44
Miraculous Healing of a leper	Galilee	Mt 8:1-4 Mr 1:40-45 Lu 5:12-16
Retirement for a solitary prayer	Galilee	Mr 1:45 Lu 5:16
Miraculous Healing of a paralytic	Capernaum	Mt 9:1-8 Mr 2:1-12 Lu 5:18-26
Call of Matthew(Levi) Discourse at the feast	Capernaum	Mt 9:9-17 Mr 2:13-22 Lu 5:27-39
Disciples pluck the ears of corn	Galilee	Mt 12:1-8 Mr 2:23-28 Lu 6:1-5
Miraculous Healing of the man with a withered hand	Capernaum	Mt 12:9-14 Mr 3:1-6 Lu 6:6-11
Retirement for solitary prayer	.	Lu 6:12
Call of the Twelve Apostles	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 10:2-4 Mr 3:13-19 Lu 6:13-16
Sermon on the Mount	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 5:7-29 Lu 6:17-49
Parable of House on rock or sand	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 7:24-29 Lu 6:47-49
Miraculous Healing of the centurion’s servant	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 8:5-13 Lu 7:1-10
Miraculous Raising of the son of the Widow of Nain	.	Lu 7:11-17
Message from John the Baptist	Capernaum	Mt 11:2-19 Lu 7:18-35
Christ’s testimony respecting him	Capernaum	Mt 11:2-19 Lu 7:18-35
The woman which was a sinner	Capernaum?	Lu 7:36-50
Parable of two debtors	Capernaum?	Lu 7:41,42
Tour through Galilee with the twelve	Galilee	Lu 8:1-3
Miraculous Healing of a demoniac	Capernaum	Mt 12:22
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit	Capernaum	Mt 12:24-37 Mr 3:22-30
The unclean spirit	Capernaum	Mt 12:43-46
The interruption of his relatives	Capernaum	Mt 12:46 Mr 3:31
Parables: The Sower	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:1-9,18-23 Mr 4:1,14-20 Lu 8:4,11-15
Parables: The Tares	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:24
Parables: The Mustard seed	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:31 Mr 4:30
Parables: The Leaven	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:33 Lu 13:20,21
Parables: The Candle	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 5:15 Mr 4:21 Lu 8:16
Parables: The Candle	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 5:15 Mr 4:21 Lu 11:33
Parables: The Treasure	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:44
Parables: The Pearl	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:45
Parables: The Drawnet	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:47
Parables: The Seed growing secretly	Plain of Gennesaret	Mr 4:26-29
Christ miraculously calms the storm	Sea of Gennesaret	Mt 8:24-27 Mr 4:37-41 Lu 8:23-25
Miracle involving the Gergesene demoniacs	Gergesa	Mt 8:28-34 Mr 5:1-15 Lu 8:27-35
Parables: The Bridegroom	Capernaum	Mt 9:15
Parable of new cloth on old garment	Capernaum	Mt 9:16 Mr 2:21 Lu 5:36
Parable of new wine in old bottles	Capernaum	Mt 9:17 Mr 2:22 Lu 5:37,38
Miracles: Woman with issue of blood	Gennesaret	Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41
Miracles: Jairus’ daughter	Capernaum	Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41
Miracles: Two blind men	Capernaum	Mt 9:27,30
Miracles: Dumb spirit	Capernaum	Mt 9:32,33
Mission of Twelve Apostles	Capernaum	Mt 10:1 Mr 6:7-12 Lu 9:1-6
Death of John the Baptist	Machaerus	Mt 14:1-12 Mr 6:14-29 Lu 9:7
Feeding of the five thousand	Bethsaida	Mt 14:13-21 Mr 6:30-44 Lu 9:12-17 Joh 6:1-13
Miraculous walking on the water	Lake Gennesaret	Mt 14:25 Mr 6:48 Joh 6:19
Discourse in synagogue on the Bread of Life	Capernaum	Mt 14:34 Joh 6:26-70

*From the Second Passover to the Third*
Description	Location	Scripture
Opposition of Scribes and Pharisees	Capernaum	Mt 15:1
Discourse on Pollution	Capernaum	Mt 15:2-20 Mr 7:1-23
Miraculous Healing the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman	Phoenicia	Mt 15:21-29 Mr 7:24-30
Miraculous Healing of the deaf and dumb man	Tyre, Sidon	Mr 7:32
Miraculous Healing of many sick persons	Decapolis	Mt 15:30,31
Miraculous Feeding of the four thousand	Gennesaret	Mt 15:32-39 Mr 8:1-9
Parable of the leaven of Pharisees	Gennesaret	Mt 16:1-12 Mr 8:14-22
Miraculous Healing of the Blind man	Bethsaida	Mr 8:23-27
Peter’s confession of Christ	Caesarea Phillippi	Mt 16:13-21 Mr 8:27-30
First prediction of the passion	Caesarea Phillippi	Mt 16:21-28 Mr 8:31-38 Lu 9:22-27
The transfiguration	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:1-8 Mr 9:2-8 Lu 9:28-36
Miraculous Healing the demoniac child	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:14-21 Mr 9:14-27 Lu 9:37-42
Second prediction of the passion	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:22,23 Mr 9:31 Lu 9:43,44
Miracle: The stater in the fish’s mouth	Capernaum	Mt 17:27
Lesson on docility	Capernaum	Mt 18:1-14 Mr 9:33-37 Lu 9:46-48
Lesson on forgiveness	Capernaum	Mt 18:15 Mr 9:43
Lesson on self-denial	Capernaum	Mt 18:18
Parable of the unmerciful servant	Capernaum	Mt 18:23-35
Journey to Jerusalem through Samaria	.	Lu 9:51,52
Jealousy of the Samaritans	Samaria	Lu 9:53
Anger of the ‘sons of thunder’	Samaria	Lu 9:54-56
The feast of tabernacles	Jerusalem	Joh 7:2-10
Discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 7:10-46
Officers sent to arrest Christ	Jerusalem	Joh 7:30,46
The adulteress	Jerusalem	Joh 8:3
Discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 8:12
Christ threatened with stoning	Jerusalem	Joh 8:59
Miraculous Healing of the Blind man and discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 9:1
Christ the Door	Jerusalem	Joh 10:1
Christ the Good Shepherd	Jerusalem	Joh 10:11
Departure from Jerusalem.
Mission of the seventy	Judea	Lu 10:1-16
Return of the seventy	Judea	Lu 10:17-24
Parable of the Good Samaritan	Judea	Lu 10:30-37
Visit to Martha, Mary	Bethany	Lu 10:38-42
Jesus teaches his disciples to pray	Judea	Lu 11:1-13
Parable of importunate friend	Judea	Lu 11:5-8
He miraculously heals the mute demoniac	Judea	Mt 12:22-45 Lu 11:14
He rebukes the blasphemy of the Pharisees	Judea	Mt 12:22-45 Lu 11:14
Discourses:- The repentant Ninevites	Judea	Mt 12:41 Lu 11:29-36
God’s providence to birds and flowers	Judea	Lu 12:1-12
Parable of the Rich fool	Judea	Lu 12:13-21
Parable of servants watching	Judea	Lu 12:35-40
Parable of the wise steward	Judea	Lu 12:42-48
The murdered Galileans	Judea	Lu 13:1-5
The barren fig tree	Judea	Lu 13:6-9
Miraculous Healing of a woman with an infirmity	Judea	Lu 13:10-17
Visit to Jerusalem at the feast of Dedication	.	Joh 10:22-30
Attempt to stone Jesus	Jerusalem	Joh 10:31
Jesus retires across Jordan	Peraea	Joh 10:40
Are there few that be saved?	Peraea	Lu 13:23-30
The message to Herod	Paraea	Lu 13:31-33
Miraculous Healing of the man with the dropsy	Peraea	Lu 14:1-6
Parable of the great supper	Peraea	Lu 14:15-24
Parable of Tower, King going to war	Paraea	Lu 14:28-33
Parable of the lost sheep	Peraea	Mt 18:12,13 Lu 15:1-7
Parable of the lost coin	Peraea	Lu 15:8-10
Parable of the prodigal son	Peraea	Lu 15:11-32
Parable of the unjust steward	Peraea	Lu 16:1-13
Parable of the rich man and Lazarus	Peraea	Lu 16:19-31
Parable of the unprofitable servants	Peraea	Lu 17:7-10
Sickness of Lazarus	Bethany	Joh 11:1-10
Return of Jesus from Peraea to Bethany	.	Joh 11:11-16
Miraculous Resurrection of Lazarus	Bethany	Joh 11:17-46
The council: Advice of Caiaphas	Jerusalem	Joh 11:47-53
Jesus retires to the town of Ephraim	.	Joh 11:54
Last journey to Jerusalem	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:1 Mr 10:1 Lu 17:11
Miraculous Healing of the ten lepers	Borders of Samaria	Lu 17:12-19
Parable of the unjust judge	Borders of Samaria	Lu 18:1-8
Parable of the Pharisee and the publican	Borders of Samaria	Lu 18:9-14
The question of divorce	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:3-12 Mr 10:2-12
Christ blesses little children	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:13-15 Mr 10:13-16 Lu 18:15-17
The rich young ruler	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:16-22 Mr 10:17-22 Lu 18:18-23
Parable of the labourers in the vineyard	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:1-16
Third prediction of the passion	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:17-19 Mr 10:32-34 Lu 18:31-34
Request of James and John	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:20-28 Mr 10:35-45
Miraculous Healing of Blind Bartimaeus	Near Jericho	Mt 20:29-34 Mr 10:46-52 Lu 18:35-43
Jesus at the house of Zacchaeus	Jericho	Lu 19:1-10
Parable of the pounds	Jericho	Lu 19:11-28

*Holy Week*
Description	Location	Scripture
The supper in Simon’s house	Bethany	Mt 26:6-13 Mr 14:3-9 Joh 12:1-9
Mary anoints Jesus	Bethany	Mt 26:7-13 Mr 14:3-8 Joh 12:3-8
Triumphal entry into the city	Jerusalem	Mt 21:1-11 Mr 11:1-10 Lu 19:29-44 Joh 12:12-19
Survey of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mr 11:11
Retirement to Bethany	.	Mr 11:11
Miraculous Withering of the barren fig-tree	Mt. of Olives	Mt 21:18-19 Mr 11:12-14
Second cleansing of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mt 21:12-17 Mr 11:15-19 Lu 19:45-48
Retirement to Bethany	.	Mt 21:17 Mr 11:19
The lesson of the fig-tree	Mt. of Olives	Mt 21:20-22 Mr 11:20-25
Discourses in the Temple:	.	Mr 11:26
The rulers’ question	Jerusalem	Mt 21:23-27 Mr 11:27-33 Lu 20:1-8
The parable of the two sons	Jerusalem	Mt 21:28-32
Parable of the wicked husbandmen	Jerusalem	Mt 21:33-46 Mr 12:1-12 Lu 20:9-19
Parable of the wedding garment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:1-14
The subtle questions:-
1a) of the Pharisees – the tribute money	Jerusalem	Mt 22:15-22 Mr 12:13-17 Lu 20:20-26
1b) of the Sadducees – the resurrection	Jerusalem	Mt 22:23-33 Mr 12:18-27 Lu 20:27-39
1c) of the Lawyer – the great commandment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:34-40 Mr 12:28-34
Our Lord’s counter question	Jerusalem	Mt 22:41-46 Mr 12:35-37 Lu 20:41-44
The woes on the Scribes and Pharisees	Jerusalem	Mt 23:13-33
The widow’s mite	Jerusalem	Mr 12:41-44 Lu 21:1-4
The coming of the Greeks	Jerusalem	Joh 12:20-36
The departure to the Mount of Olives	.	Mt 24:1-3 Mr 13:1-3
The prediction –
1a) of the destruction of Jerusalem	Olivet	Mt 24:3-28 Mr 13:3-23 Lu 21:5-24
Parable of fig-tree and all the trees	Olivet	Mt 24:32,33 Mr 13:28,29 Lu 21:29-32
The prediction –
1b) of the second coming	Olivet	Mt 24:28-51 Mr 13:23-37 Lu 21:24-36
Parable of the householder	Olivet	Mr 13:34
Parables:- The ten virgins	Olivet	Mt 25:1-13
Parables:- The talents	Olivet	Mt 25:14-30
Parables:- The sheep and the goats	Olivet	Mt 25:31-46
The Sanhedrin in council	Jerusalem	Mt 26:3-5 Mr 14:1-2 Lu 22:1-2
Compact of the traitor	Jerusalem	Mt 26:14-16 Mr 14:10,11 Lu 22:3-6

The Death and Burial

Description	Location	Scripture
Preparation of the Passover	Jerusalem	Mt 26:17-19 Mr 14:12-16 Lu 22:7-13
Washing the apostles’ feet	Jerusalem	Joh 13:1-17
The breaking of bread	Jerusalem	Mt 26:26 Mr 14:22 Lu 22:19
‘One of you shall betray me’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:21 Mr 14:18 Lu 22:21 Joh 13:21
‘Is it I ?’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:22-25 Mr 14:19
Giving of the sop ‘That thou doest, do quickly’	Jerusalem	Joh 13:26,27
Departure of Judas Iscariot	Jerusalem	Joh 13:30
Peter warned	Jerusalem	Mt 26:34 Mr 14:30 Lu 22:34 Joh 13:38
Blessing the cup	Jerusalem	Mt 26:27,28 Mr 14:23,24 Lu 22:17
The discourses after supper	Jerusalem	Joh 14:1-16:33
Christ’s prayer for his apostles	Jerusalem	Joh 17:1-17:26
The hymn	Jerusalem	Mt 26:30 Mr 14:26
The agony	Gethsemane	Mt 26:37 Mr 14:33 Lu 22:39 Joh 18:1
The thrice-repeated prayer	Gethsemane	Mt 26:39-44 Mr 14:36-39 Lu 22:42
His sweat and comforting by the angel	Gethsemane	Lu 22:43,44
The sleep of the apostles	Gethsemane	Mt 26:40-45 Mr 14:37-41 Lu 22:45,46
Betrayal by Judas	Gethsemane	Mt 26:47-50 Mr 14:34,44 Lu 22:47 Joh 18:2-5
Peter smites Malchus	Gethsemane	Mt 26:51 Mr 14:47 Lu 22:50 Joh 18:10
Christ miraculously heals the ear of Malchus	Gethsemane	Lu 22:51
Christ forsaken by his disciples	Gethsemane	Mt 26:56 Mr 14:50
Christ led to Annas	Jerusalem	Joh 18:12,13
Christ tried by Caiaphas	Jerusalem	Mt 26:57 Mr 14:53 Lu 22:54 Joh 18:15
Peter follows Christ	Jerusalem	Mt 26:58 Mr 14:54 Lu 22:55 Joh 18:15
The high priest’s adjuration	Jerusalem	Mt 26:63 Mr 14:61
Christ condemned, buffeted, mocked	Jerusalem	Mt 26:66,67 Mr 14:64,65 Lu 22:63-65
Peter’s denial of Christ	Jerusalem	Mt 26:69-75 Mr 14:66-72 Lu 22:54-62 Joh 18:17-27
Christ before Pilate	Jerusalem	Mt 27:1,2 Mr 15:1 Lu 23:1 Joh 18:28
Repentance of Judas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:3
Pilate comes out to the people	Jerusalem	Joh 18:29
Pilate speaks to Jesus privately	Jerusalem	Joh 18:33
Pilate orders him to be scourged	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26 Mr 15:15 Joh 19:1
Jesus crowned with thorns	Jerusalem	Mt 27:29 Mr 15:17 Joh 19:2
Jesus exhibited by Pilate;’Behold the man’	Jerusalem	Joh 19:5
Jesus accused formally	Jerusalem	Mt 27:11 Mr 15:2 Lu 23:2
Jesus sent by Pilate to Herod	Jerusalem	Lu 23:6-11
Jesus mocked, arrayed in purple	Jerusalem	Lu 23:6-11
‘Behold your King’	Jerusalem	Joh 19:14
Pilate desires to release him	Jerusalem	Mt 27:15 Mr 15:6 Lu 23:17 Joh 19:12
Pilate receives a message from his wife	Jerusalem	Mt 27:19
Pilate washes his hands	Jerusalem	Mt 27:24
Pilate releases Barabbas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26
Pilate delivers Jesus to be crucified	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26 Mr 15:15 Lu 23:25 Joh 19:16
Simon of Cyrene carries the cross	Jerusalem	Mt 27:32 Mr 15:21 Lu 23:26
They give him vinegar and gall	Golgotha	Mt 27:34 Mr 15:23 Lu 23:36
They nail him to the cross	Golgotha	Mt 27:35 Mr 15:24,25 Lu 23:33 Joh 19:18
The superscription	Golgotha	Mt 27:37 Mr 15:26 Lu 23:38 Joh 19:19
THE SEVEN WORDS
1a) Father, forgive them	Golgotha	Lu 23:34
His garments parted, and vesture allotted	Golgotha	Mt 27:35 Mr 15:24 Lu 23:34 Joh 19:23
Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile	Golgotha	Mt 27:39-44 Mr 15:29-32 Lu 23:35
The penitent thief	Golgotha	Lu 23:40
1b) Today shalt thou be with me in paradise	Golgotha	Lu 23:43
1c) Woman, behold thy son, etc	Golgotha	Joh 19:26,27
Darkness over all the land	Golgotha	Mt 27:45 Mr 15:33 Lu 23:44,45
1d) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me	Golgotha	Mt 27:46 Mr 15:34
1e) I thirst	Golgotha	Joh 19:28
The vinegar	Golgatha	Mt 27:48 Mr 15:36 Joh 19:29
1f) It is finished	Golgotha	Joh 19:30
1g) Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit	Golgotha	Lu 23:46
Rending of the veil	Jerusalem	Mt 27:51 Mr 15:38 Lu 23:45
Opening of the graves, resurrection of saints	Jerusalem	Mt 27:52
Testimony of Centurion	Golgotha	Mt 27:54 Mr 15:39 Lu 23:47
Watching of the women	Golgotha	Mt 27:55 Mr 15:40 Lu 23:49
The piercing of his side	Golgotha	Joh 19:34
Taking down from the cross	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60 Mr 15:46 Lu 23:53 Joh 19:38-42
Burial by Joseph of Arimethea, Nicodemus	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60 Mr 15:46 Lu 23:53 Joh 19:38-42
A guard placed over the sealed stone	The Garden	Mt 27:65,66

*The Resurrection and the Great Forty Days*
Description	Location	Scripture
Women carry spices to the tomb	The Garden	Mt 28:1 Mr 16:1,2 Lu 24:1
The angel had rolled away the stone	The Garden	Mt 28:2
Women announce the resurrection	Jerusalem	Mt 28:8 Lu 24:9,10 Joh 20:1,2
Peter and John run to the tomb	The Garden	Lu 24:12 Joh 20:3
The women return to the tomb	The Garden	Lu 24:1
The guards report these things to the chief priests	Jerusalem	Mt 28:11-15
APPEARANCES OF CHRIST AFTER HIS RESURRECTION
1a) To Mary Magdalene	The Garden	Mr 16:9,10 Joh 20:14
‘All hail! Fear not. Touch me not’	The Garden	Mt 28:9 Joh 20:17
1b) To the women returning home	The Garden	Mt 28:9
‘Go tell my brethren that they go	The Garden	Mt 28:10
Into Galilee – there shall they see me’	The Garden	Mt 28:10
1c) To two disciples going to Emmaus	.	Mr 16:12 Lu 24:13
(Exposition of prophecies on the passion)
1d) To Peter	Jerusalem	1Co 15:5 Lu 24:34
1e) To ten Apostles in the upper room	Jerusalem	Lu 24:33 Joh 20:19
‘Peace be unto you As my Father hath..	Jerusalem	Joh 20:21
‘sent me, so send I you’	Jerusalem	Joh 20:21
‘Receive ye the Holy Spirit..	Jerusalem	Joh 20:22,23
Whose sover sins ye remit,’ etc	Jerusalem	Joh 20:22,23
1f) To the eleven Apostles in the upper room	Jerusalem	Mr 16:14 Joh 20:26
‘Peace be unto you’	.	Joh 20:26
To Thomas’ reach hither thy finger,’ etc	Jerusalem	Joh 20:27
‘Blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed’	Jerusalem	Joh 20:29
Miracle – Draught of fishes	Tiberias	Joh 21:1-11
1g) To the disciples at the sea of Tiberias	.	Joh 21:1-24
1h) To Peter;’Feed my sheep,fead my lambs’	Tiberias	Joh 21:15-17
1i) To the eleven disciples on a mountain..	Galilee	Mt 28:16
1j) in Galilee (1 Cor.15.5)	Galilee	Mt 28:16
‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth’	Galilee	Mt 28:18
‘Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them,’ etc	Galilee	Mt 28:19
‘Lo, I am with you alway,..	Galilee	Mt 28:20
‘even unto the end of the world. Amen’	Galilee	Mt 28:20
1k) To five hundred brethren at once	Galilee	1Co 15:6
1l) To James	.	1Co 15:7
THE ASCENSION	Bethany	Mr 16:19 Lu 24:50,51

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