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The age of innocence is over … we are the first generation that will have to talk to our children about porn. We have to tell our kids that pornographic sex is fake and real sex is about love, not lust.
The children’s extensive knowledge of porn terms was not only startling, it superseded that of every adult in the room – including the sex education consultant himself. The adults in attendance were incredulous at the thought that not only did this kind of porn exist, but that a 14-year-old boy may have actually watched it.
‘That’s illegal. Where are you getting this stuff from?’
‘Facebook,’ the boy said. ‘It just pops up whether you want it or not, sometimes via advertisements.’
It’s horrifying enough for parents to know that children can get porn via the internet. But to think they get it from Facebook – the social media currency that has become a universal must-have for teenagers globally – will strike terror into their hearts.
Letting our children consume it freely via the internet is like leaving heroin lying around the house.
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The moment I knew internet pornography had cast its dark shadow over the lives of millions of ordinary British teenagers will live with me for ever.
I was sitting in the smart drama hall of a specialist sports college in the North of England with a fantastic reputation.
Before me were a group of 20 boys and girls, aged 13-14. Largely white, working class children, they were well turned-out, polite, giggly and shy.
Martin Daubney with his wife Diana and his son Sonny
I’d been invited to sit in on a forward-thinking class led by sex education consultant Jonny Hunt, who is regularly asked into schools to discuss sex and relationships. To establish what these kids knew about sex – including pornography – he had asked the children to write an A-Z list of the sexual terms they knew, no matter how extreme.
Most of these children had just hit puberty and some were clearly still children: wide-eyed, nervous, with high-pitched voices.
But when Jonny pinned their lists on the board, it turned out that the children’s extensive knowledge of porn terms was not only startling, it superseded that of every adult in the room – including the sex education consultant himself.
The adults in attendance were incredulous at the thought that not only did this kind of porn exist, but that a 14-year-old boy may have actually watched it.
When questioned, they had all – every child in a class of 20 – seen sodomy acted out in porn videos. I was stunned they even knew about it – I certainly hadn’t heard of it at that age – let alone had watched it and as a result may even have wanted to try it.
By the end of the hour-long class – and three others that followed with other children – I was profoundly saddened by what I had witnessed. While teenage boys will always be fascinated by, and curious about, sex, what’s now considered ‘normal’ by under-18s is an entirely distorted view of intercourse and the way relationships should be conducted.
It seemed as if the children’s entire expectation of sex had been defined by what they see in online porn. The conversation was horrifying enough, yet there was worse to come.
In the playground, I interviewed a brave group of seven bright boys and girls aged 14-15 to ascertain in more detail what online porn they had witnessed.
‘You’re watching bestiality?’ I asked. ‘That’s illegal. Where are you getting this stuff from?’
‘Facebook,’ the boy said. ‘It just pops up whether you want it or not, sometimes via advertisements. You don’t have any control over it.’
A girl added, ‘On Facebook, you just scroll down and it’s there. If any of your friends like it, it comes up on your home page.’
These kids were balanced, smart and savvy. They were the most academically gifted and sporting in the school. They came from ordinary, hard-working households. This was not ‘Broken Britain’.
Some were clearly shocked by what they had seen on the internet.
It’s horrifying enough for parents to know that children can get porn via the internet. But to think they get it from Facebook – the social media currency that has become a universal must-have for teenagers globally – will strike terror into their hearts.
I asked the teenagers: ‘On a scale of one to ten, how likely would you say it is that boys and girls your age are watching porn online?’
The reply was a chorus of tens, nines and one eight.
When I asked the children if there were parental controls on the internet at home, they all said no, their parents trusted them. They all admitted their parents had no idea what they were watching, and would be shocked if they did know.
What I saw at the school was awful, but sadly not unusual.
The findings were backed up in a survey of 80 boys and girls aged 12-16.
It proves the vast majority of UK teens have seen sexual imagery online, or pornographic films.
According to the survey, the boys appear largely happy about watching porn – and were twice as likely as girls to do so – but the girls are significantly more confused, angry and frightened by online sexual imagery. The more they see, the stronger they feel.
But what impact is this steady diet of online depravity having on the attitudes of boys and girls towards real life relationships, and on their self-esteem?
Could it even have a wider impact on their lives, blighting their ability to function in the world, get good qualifications and jobs?
My interest was deeply personal, too, as my own beautiful little boy, Sonny, is now four. Even though he has only just started primary school, the Children’s Commissioner estimates boys as young as ten are now being exposed to online porn.
I wanted to know what I could do to protect my own son from a seemingly inevitable exposure to hardcore material in just a few years’ time.
I used to be sceptical that porn was as damaging a force as the headlines and David Cameron – who recently said it was ‘corroding childhood’ – suggest. In the past I’d even defended pornography in university debates, on TV and on radio. I claimed it was our freedom of choice to watch it and said it could actually help add to adult relationships.
Research for ‘Porn on the Brain’ TV film
What I saw during the making of the film changed my opinion of pornography forever.
The true stories of boys I met whose lives had been totally taken over by porn not only moved me to tears but also made me incredibly angry that this is happening to our children.
And the looks of revulsion on those poor girl’s faces in the playground enraged me.
I feel as if an entire generation’s sexuality has been hijacked by grotesque online porn.
To find out what porn is doing to young men, and the girls they have relationships with, we spoke to them via online forums and discovered that there were many young lives seriously blighted by an excessive, unhealthy relationship with pornography that can begin when they are as young as 12.
We learned that some had lost their jobs, others had broken relationships, failed exams, or got into serious debt through using porn.
‘Every bit of spare time I have is spent watching porn,’ he says. ‘It is extreme. I can’t hold down a relationship for longer than three weeks…’
Having established, like the recent Children’s Commissioner report, that ‘basically, porn is everywhere’, we set out to discover what all this porn was doing to their brains.
Was it having any effect at all? Could it be addictive?
We found Dr Valerie Voon, a neuroscientist at Cambridge University and a global authority on addiction.
Then, in the first study of its kind, we recruited 19 heavy porn users who felt their habit was out of control and had Dr Voon examine their brain activity as they watched, among other things, hardcore porn.
She showed them a variety of images, both stills and videos.
These ranged from images known to excite all men, such as bundles of £50 notes and extreme sports in action, to mundane landscapes and wallpapers – all inter-spliced with hardcore porn videos, plus pictures of both clothed and naked women.
The ways in which their brains responded to this diverse imagery were compared with the responses of a group of healthy volunteers.
She was interested in a particular brain region called the ventral striatum – the ‘reward centre’ – where our sense of pleasure is produced. This is one of the areas where an addict will show a heightened response to visual representations of their addiction – whether it’s a syringe or a bottle of vodka.
‘Letting our children consume it freely via the internet is like leaving heroin lying around the house’
What we discovered was a revelation. When shown porn, the reward centre of normal volunteers barely reacted, but that of the compulsive porn users lit up like a Christmas tree.
The compulsive porn users’ brains showed clear parallels with those with substance addictions.
Everybody on the project was astounded, even Dr Voon, who admitted she had been ‘sceptical and ambivalent’ about the study at the outset.
If porn does have the insidious power to be addictive, then letting our children consume it freely via the internet is like leaving heroin lying around the house, or handing out vodka at the school gates.
And this toxic effect is filtering down directly into young girls’ lives.
The most shocking testament came from Professor Gail Dines. Regarded as the world’s leading anti-pornography campaigner, she has interviewed thousands of men and women about sex and pornography.
‘When you interview young women about their experiences of sex, you see an increased level of violence: rough, violent sex,’ she says.
‘That is directly because of porn, as young boys are getting their sexual cues from men in porn who are acting as if they’re sexual psychopaths.
‘Pornography is sexually traumatising an entire generation of boys.’
By talking with sexual addiction experts such as Professor John E Grant of the University of Chicago, Dr Paula Hall, the UK’s top sex addiction therapist, and Professor Matt Field from the University of Liverpool, we learned that the teenage brain is especially vulnerable to addiction.
The brain’s reward centre is fully developed by the time we’re teenagers, but the part of the brain that regulates our urges – the pre-frontal cortex – isn’t fully developed until our mid-20s. The brains of teenagers are not wired to say ‘stop’, they are wired to want more. The implications of this study are profoundly troubling.
So who is going to take on the responsibility for protecting our children until they are old enough to do it for themselves?
Can we rely on schools? It strikes me that the current sex education system in the UK – where schools are obliged only to teach the basics of reproduction and the perils of sex, which they can opt out of anyway – is hopelessly outdated.
In the internet age, our children are turning to online porn for an alternative sex education – the worst place they can go.
The Mail claimed a victory in July when David Cameron announced that by the end of 2014 all 19 million UK homes currently connected to the internet will be contacted by service providers and told they must say whether family friendly filters that block all porn sites should be switched on or off.
But our TV show proved that determined children will always find a way around online blocks.
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with us, the parents. The age of innocence is over.
Like many parents, I fear that my boy’s childhood could be taken away by pornography. So we have to fight back.
We need to get tech-savvy, and as toe-curling as it seems, we are the first generation that will have to talk to our children about porn.
We have to tell our kids that pornographic sex is fake and real sex is about love, not lust.
By talking to them, they stand a chance. If we stick our head in the sand, we are fooling only ourselves.
By Martin Daubney in Britain’s Daily Mail, Mail Online, edited & emphasis added.
Why put this article (even edited with offensive terms and images removed) on a revival website? Because it’s an urgent wake-up call.
Every parent, pastor, youth leader and teacher should be aware of this. Some Christian homes use internet blockers, but not all. Even so, as the article reveals, pornography still turns up on social media sites. So you must inform and guide your teenagers and children.
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That question is a good topic for home groups, study groups, youth groups and families. Here are a few starting suggestions.
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Good Friday – Day of Crucifixion Mark 14:43 – 15:47 – trials and death
They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. 54 Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they found none. 56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree. 57 Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, 58 ‘We heard him say, “I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.”’ 59 But even on this point their testimony did not agree. 60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, ‘Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?’ 61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’ 62 Jesus said, ‘I am; and
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63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, ‘Why do we still need witnesses? 64 You have heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?’ All of them condemned him as deserving death. 65 Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, ‘Prophesy!’ The guards also took him over and beat him. (Mark 14:53-65)
As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 2 Pilate asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ He answered him, ‘You say so.’ 3 Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 Pilate asked him again, ‘Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.’ 5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
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When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign. 9 He questioned him at some length, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate. 12 That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies.
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Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. … 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. (Mark 15:6-7, 15)
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. 18 And they began saluting him, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ 19 They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
(Mark 15:16-20)
They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22 Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The inscription of the charge against him read, ‘The King of the Jews.’ 27 And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. 29 Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!’ 31 In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.’ Those who were crucified with him also taunted him. (Mark 15:21-32)
This was to fulfil what the scripture says, ‘They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots’
(John 19:24; see Psalm 22:18)
These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, ‘None of his bones shall be broken.’ 37 And again another passage of scripture says, ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.’
(John 19:36-37; see Psalm 34:20; 22:16; Zechariah 12:10)
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 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?’ 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘Listen, he is calling for Elijah.’ 36 And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.’ 37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was God’s Son!’
40 There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 These used to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem. (Mark 15:33-41)
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And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘This man is calling for Elijah.’ 48 At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.’ 50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. (Matthew 27:46-53)
It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid. (Mark 15:42-47 NIV)
Holy week, from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his death and resurrection, is by far the greatest week in history.
Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, chose to be crucified in Jerusalem at the Passover festival. He became our Passover Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world.
The Old Testament points to Jesus, the Messiah, God’s Anointed One. The New Testament tells his story and calls us to respond in faith to his gift of salvation and eternal life.
Key Passages
Holy Week: the last week of the earthly life of Jesus may be summarized this way as a general guide. The different Gospels record different events, each one telling the Gospel, the good news, in their own way. So this arrangement is just an estimate of the sequence of the momentous developments in Holy Week.
This summary follows the outline in Mark’s Gospel:
Selections from The Lion of Judah (4) The Death of Jesus
Palm Sunday – Day of Demonstration
Mark 11:1-11 (Zech 9:9) – Jesus enters Jerusalem
Mark 11:12-19 – fig tree, temple cleansed
Mark 11:20 – 13:36 – debates with leaders
Wednesday – Day of Preparation
Mark 14:1-11 – anointed at Bethany
Mark 14:12-42 – last supper
Good Friday – Day of Crucifixion
Mark 14:43 – 15:47 – trials and death
Mark 15:46-47 – tomb sealed
Easter Sunday – Day of Resurrection
Mark 16:1-18 – resurrection appearances
The following selections give highlights of key events that week.
These passages remind us of events from the most momentous week in all history, and indeed in all eternity. The Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world, took our sin upon himself, died in our place, and conquered death. He alone is the Saviour of the World. All who believe in him, all who trust him, will not die but live for ever with him.
Holy Week: Confrontation
Description | Location | Scripture |
The supper in Simon’s house | Bethany | Mt 26:6-13 Mk 14:3-9 Jn 12:1-9 |
Mary anoints Jesus | Bethany | Mt 26:7-13 Mk 14:3-8 Jn 12:3-8 |
Triumphal entry into the city | Jerusalem | Mt 21:1-11, Mk 11:1-10, Lk 19:29-44 Jn 12:12-19 |
Survey of the Temple | Jerusalem | Mk 11:11 |
Retirement to Bethany | Bethany | Mk 11:11 |
Withering of the barren fig-tree | Olivet | Mt 21:18-19, Mk 11:12-14 |
Second cleansing of the Temple | Jerusalem | Mt 21:12-17 Mk 11:15-19, Lk 19:45-48 |
Retirement to Bethany | Bethany | Mt 21:17, Mk 11:19 |
The lesson of the fig-tree | Olivet | Mt 21:20-22, Mk 11:20-25 |
Discourses in the Temple: | Jerusalem | Mk 11:26 |
The rulers’ question | Jerusalem | Mt 21:23-27, Mk 11:27-33, Lk 20:1-8 |
The parable of the two sons | Jerusalem | Mt 21:28-32 |
Parable of the wicked husbandmen | Jerusalem | Mt 21:33-46, Mk 12:1-12, Lk 20:9-19 |
Parable of the wedding garment | Jerusalem | Mt 22:1-14 |
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1) of the Pharisees – the tribute money | Jerusalem | Mt 22:15-22, Mk 12:13-17, Lk 20:20-26 |
2) of the Sadducees – the resurrection | Jerusalem | Mt 22:23-33, Mk 12:18-27, Lk 20:27-39 |
3) of the Lawyer – the great commandment | Jerusalem | Mt 22:34-40, Mk 12:28-34 |
Our Lord’s counter question | Jerusalem | Mt 22:41-46 Mk 12:35-37, Lk 20:41-44 |
Scribes and Pharisees denounced | Jerusalem | Mt 23:13-33 |
The widow’s mite | Jerusalem | Mk 12:41-44, Lk 21:1-4 |
The coming of the Greeks | Jerusalem | Jn 12:20-36 |
The departure to the Mt of Olives | Olivet | Mt 24:1-3, Mk 13:1-3 |
Prediction 1: the destruction of Jerusalem | Olivet | Mt 24:3-28, Mk 13:3-23, Lk 21:5-24 |
Parable of fig-tree and all the trees | Olivet | Mt 24:32,33, Mk 13:28,29, Lk 21:29-32 |
Prediction 2: of the second coming | Olivet | Mt 24:28-51, Mk 13:23-37, Lk 21:24-36 |
Parable of the householder | Olivet | Mk 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, Mk 14:1-2, Lk 22:1-2 |
Compact of the traitor | Jerusalem | Mt 26:14-16, Mk 14:10,11, Lk 22:3-6 |
The Last Supper
Preparation of the Passover | Jerusalem | Mt 26:17-19, Mk 14:12-16, Lk 22:7-13 |
Washing the apostles’ feet | Jerusalem | Jn 13:1-17 |
The breaking of bread | Jerusalem | Mt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk 22:19 |
‘One of you shall betray me’ | Jerusalem | Mt 26:21, Mk 14:18, Lk 22:21, Jn 13:21 |
‘Is it I ?’ | Jerusalem | Mt 26:22-25, Mk 14:19 |
Giving of the dipped bread | Jerusalem | Jn 13:26,27 |
Departure of Judas Iscariot | Jerusalem | Jn 13:30 |
Peter warned | Jerusalem | Mt 26:34, Mk 14:30, Lk 22:34, Jn 13:38 |
Blessing the cup | Jerusalem | Mt 26:27-28 Mk 14:23-24 Lk 22:17 |
The discourses after supper | Jerusalem | Jn 14:1-16:33 |
Christ’s prayer for his apostles | Jerusalem | Jn 17:1-17:26 |
The hymn | Jerusalem | Mt 26:30, Mk 14:26 |
Gethsemane and Trials
The agony | Gethsemane | Mt 26:37, Mk 14:33, Lk 22:39, Jn 18:1 |
The thrice-repeated prayer | Gethsemane | Mt 26:39-44, Mk 14:36-39, Lk 22:42 |
Sweat and angel support | Gethsemane | Lk 22:43-44 |
The sleep of the apostles | Gethsemane | Mt 26:40-45, Mk 14:37-41, Lk 22:45-46 |
Betrayal by Judas | Gethsemane | Mt 26:47-50, Mk 14:34,44, Lk 22:47, Jn 18:2-5 |
Peter smites Malchus | Gethsemane | Mt 26:51, Mk 14:47, Lk 22:50, Jn 18:10 |
Jesus heals the ear of Malchus | Gethsemane | Lk 22:51 |
Jesus forsaken by disciples | Gethsemane | Mt 26:56, Mk 14:50 |
Jesus led to Annas | Jerusalem | Jn 18:12-13 |
Jesus tried by Caiaphas | Jerusalem | Mt 26:57, Mk 14:53, Lk 22:54, Jn 18:15 |
Peter follows Jesus | Jerusalem | Mt 26:58, Mk 14:54, Lk 22:55, Jn 18:15 |
The high priest’s adjuration | Jerusalem | Mt 26:63, Mk 14:61 |
Jesus condemned, buffeted, mocked | Jerusalem | Mt 26:66,67, Mk 14:64-65, Lk 22:63-65 |
Peter’s denial of Christ | Jerusalem | Mt 26:69-75, Mk 14:66-72, Lk 22:54-62, Jn 18:17-27 |
Jesus before Pilate | Jerusalem | Mt 27:1-2, Mk 15:1, Lk 23:1 Jn 18:28 |
Repentance of Judas | Jerusalem | Mt 27:3 |
Pilate comes out to the people | Jerusalem | Jn 18:29 |
Pilate speaks to Jesus privately | Jerusalem | Jn 18:33 |
Pilate orders him to be scourged | Jerusalem | Mt 27:26 Mk 15:15 Jn 19:1 |
Jesus crowned with thorns | Jerusalem | Mt 27:29 Mk 15:17 Jn 19:2 |
‘Behold the man’ | Jerusalem | Jn 19:5 |
Jesus accused formally | Jerusalem | Mt 27:11 Mk 15:2 Lk 23:2 |
Jesus sent by Pilate to Herod | Jerusalem | Lk 23:6-11 |
Jesus mocked, arrayed in purple | Jerusalem | Lk 23:6-11 |
‘Behold your King’ | Jerusalem | Jn 19:14 |
Pilate desires to release him | Jerusalem | Mt 27:15, Mk 15:6, Lk 23:17, Jn 19:12 |
Pilate’s wife message | 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, Mk 15:15, Lk 23:25 Jn 19:16 |
Crucifixion
Simon of Cyrene carries the cross | Jerusalem | Mt 27:32, Mk 15:21, Lk 23:26 |
They give Jesus vinegar and gall | Golgotha | Mt 27:34, Mk 15:23, Lk 23:36 |
They nail him to the cross | Golgotha | Mt 27:35, Mk 15:24-25, Lk 23:33, Jn 19:18 |
The superscription | Golgotha | Mt 27:37, Mk 15:26, Lk 23:38, Jn 19:19 |
1) Father, forgive them | Golgotha | Lk 23:34 |
His garments parted, and vesture allotted | Golgotha | Mt 27:35, Mk 15:24, Lk 23:34, Jn 19:23 |
Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile | Golgotha | Mt 27:39-44, Mk 15:29-32, Lk 23:35 |
The penitent thief | Golgotha | Lk 23:40 |
2) Today you will be with me … | Golgotha | Lk 23:43 |
3) Woman, behold your son. … | Golgotha | Jn 19:26,27 |
Darkness over all the land | Golgotha | Mt 27:45, Mk 15:33, Lk 23:44,45 |
4) My God, my God, why … ? | Golgotha | Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34 |
5) I thirst | Golgotha | Jn 19:28 |
The vinegar | Golgatha | Mt 27:48, Mk 15:36, Jn 19:29 |
6) It is finished | Golgotha | Jn 19:30 |
7) Father, into your hands … | Golgotha | Lk 23:46 |
Rending of the veil | Jerusalem | Mt 27:51, Mk 15:38, Lk 23:45 |
Graves opened, saints resurrected | Jerusalem | Mt 27:52 |
Testimony of Centurion | Golgotha | Mt 27:54, Mk 15:39, Lk 23:47 |
Watching of the women | Golgotha | Mt 27:55, Mk 15:40, Lk 23:49 |
The piercing of his side | Golgotha | Jn 19:34 |
Taking down from the cross | The Garden | Mt 27:57-60, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53, Jn 19:38-42 |
Burial by Joseph of Arimethea, Nicodemus | The Garden | Mt 27:57-60, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53, Jn 19:38-42 |
A guard placed over the sealed stone | Garden | Mt 27:65-66 |
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This morning I had an idea: Why not make a book explaining how to make a book for free?
So here it is.
I’ve been publishing books for a while. It used to cost me a lot, but now I do it for free. So can you.
All the guidebooks and articles that I found seemed hard to understand, so I thought: Why not make a simple guidebook that anyone can use? Here it is. This book is available to order in print or immediately available on Kindle and here as a PDF. I uploaded it to Kindle Direct Publishers (KDP) for free.
All you need is a computer (or laptop, or tablet, or even a smartphone) linked to the internet. The Kindle and PDF versions are handy because they have direct links to web pages.
I chose to print this book in ‘color’. That costs a bit more but for small books of 24-40 pages or so, copies are not expensive. If you use images or photographs they look better in ‘color’.
So if you would like to publish a book like this simple one for free, go ahead. It’s easy to do. You can upload it today for free and order copies tomorrow! You just pay for the copies you order, from one to any number you want. And authors/publishers get their copies cheaper than anyone else!
What book?
The possibilities are endless!
An easy way to start would be by using your family or holiday photos. Many people have albums on web pages such as on Facebook but books are still popular and welcome, especially as gifts.
You may like to use images as I have done in my Appendix.
Perhaps you could consider fiction or non-fiction. Most of my books are non-fiction, but I have included fiction stories that a pre-school grandson told me when he was 3 and 4. Uploading many edited copies to the publisher costs nothing as I gradually improved the layout of the book. There’s a holiday idea for you with your children or grandchildren
An older grandson wrote a biography for a primary school assignment so I published that and it became a welcome and popular gift. He did the layout himself. You could help your children or grandchildren make a small book of around 24 pages.
Your children or grandchildren may appreciate your autobiography or part of your life story. The world has changed so much since the twentieth century that your story could be really interesting especially if you illustrate it with some photos. You could start with some small books and then combine them into one larger volume later.
I have published various essays written by my students and made them available in a book. If you do that you become the editor of that book. Students often gave their work to me with better formatting than I can do myself. I have encouraged students to publish their work, for free.
Maybe you lead or speak in a study group and could gather your material into a small resource book. You can have that published and in your hands within a month, or have it available on Kindle tomorrow! I often use my books as resources for my speaking or teaching.
Why not try something to begin? You may find yourself enjoying this hobby and helping or blessing others in the process.
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Digital eBooks are easiest to do now. Just upload your Word file to Kindle! Add a free cover you create with Cover Creator.
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You can start small. For example, King of the Granny Flat (a biography – Look inside) was a Grade 7, primary school assignment done by my grandson, Dante Waugh, including the layout and photo selections. So Grandpa just published it – for free. There’s an idea for parents and grandparents!
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Lion of Judah
Jesus/Joshua
Son of Man
Son / Father’s Son
Son of David
Lord
Lord Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Messiah / Christ
Lamb of God
The Lamb
Master
Word of God
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
King
King of the Jews
King of Israel
Saviour
Leader / Prince
Rabbi / Teacher
Righteous One
Holy One
True One
Faithful and True
The Amen
The Branch
Root of David
Servant
Cornerstone
The Name
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
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The Emblem of Jerusalem: The Lion of Judah
The Hebrew word is Jerusalem
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The Lion of Judah in Scripture
The Lion of Judah, a title adapted from Revelation 5:5, is one of the titles for Jesus. The verses in this book cover his many titles. The name Jesus is from the Greek translation of the Hebrew name Joshua (Yeshua). See www.biblegateway.com for more references using these titles.
Lion of Judah
Judah’s father Jacob called him a young lion and prophesied that ‘the sceptre shall not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes’ (Genesis 49:9-10 NKJV), or ‘until he comes to whom it belongs’ (RSV), or ‘until tribute comes to him’ (NRSV, ESV). Revelation 5:5 declares that the Lion of the tribe of Judah has triumphed, announcing that Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb was also the conquering Lion.
Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.’ (Revelation 5:5)
Jesus/Joshua (the Lord saves)
The word Joshua/Jesus means the Lord saves, or the Lord is salvation. That is why the angel announcing his birth said, ‘… you are to name him Joshua/Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins’ (Matthew 1:21). It is the same name as Moses’ general, Joshua, who led the Israelites into their promised land.
The earliest English translations of the Bible used the name Jesus for Joshua/Jesus of Nazareth, and the name Joshua for others with that same name. It is translated as Joshua in Luke 3:29 (Jose in KJV), Acts 7:45 and Hebrews 4:8. So in English the name Jesus became unique and sacred for Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world.
Joshua (originally ‘Yehoshua’ in Hebrew) had been shortened to Yeshua in Jesus’ time, so Jesus was known as Yeshua/Joshua. That name became Iesous in Greek, Yesu in Africa and Asia, Isa in Arabic, and both Joshua and Jesus in English. The Hebrew word was translated as Joshua in English and the Greek translation of that name became both Joshua and Jesus in English.
Here are sample passages about Joshua/Jesus of Nazareth. You can respond to him as you read about him. He said, “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20).
She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21)
I am
Jesus, one with God, uses God’s name given to Moses at the burning bush – ‘I am’ (Exodus 3:14). The verses here expound many facets of who Jesus is in himself.
Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.’ (John 8:58)
The Bread of life, the living bread
I am the bread of life (John 6:35, 48)
I am the living bread (John 6:51)
The Light of the world
I am the light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5)
The Door/Gate
I am the door/I am the gate (John 10:7, 9; door NKJV; gate NRSV)
The Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd (John 10:11, 14)
… a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel (Matthew 2:6; see Ezekiel 34)
The Resurrection, the Life
I am the resurrection and the life (John 11:25)
The way, the truth, the life
I am the way, and the truth, and the life (John 14:6)
The True Vine
I am the true vine (John 15:1)
I am the vine, you are the branches (John 15:5)
The Alpha and the Omega,
The first and the last,
The beginning and the end
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (Revelation 22:13; see Revelation 1:8, 11; 22:13).
The root and the descendant of David,
The bright morning star
I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star
(Revelation 22:16; see Revelation 5:5; see Numbers 24:17)
I AM For children & youth – a way to remember these I AM statements1 – bun: I am the bread of life
2 – shoe: I am the way, the truth, and the life 3 – tree: I am the good shepherd (in the tree’s shade) 4 – door: I am the door 5 – hive: I am the resurrection and the life (if you sit on it) 6 – sticks: I am the light of the world (sticks on fire for light) 7 – heaven: I am the Alpha and the Omega … beginning and the end 8 – gate: I am the first and the last (going through a gate) 9 – vine: I am the true vine 10 – hen: I am the bright morning star (hen/rooster greets morning) |
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
(John 20:30-31)
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Introduction
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 in Jesus
Psalms
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Isaiah’s ‘Servant Songs’
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Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled
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Jerusalem Emblem: The Lion of Judah
The Hebrew word is Jerusalem
This book examines how Jesus, the Lion of Judah, fulfilled prophecies about him in the Scriptures.
Jesus Declared that he fulfilled Scripture
But all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. (Matthew 26:56)
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. (Luke 18:31)
For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me, “And he was counted among the lawless”; and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled.’ (Luke 22:37; see Isaiah 53:12)
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. (Luke 24:27)
‘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.’ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and he said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (Luke 24:44-47)
You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. (John 5:39)
Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled
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1 | Messiah would be born of a woman. | Genesis 3:15 | Matthew 1:20 |
2 | Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. | Micah 5:2 | Matthew 2:1 |
3 | Messiah would be born of a virgin. | Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:22-23 |
4 | Messiah would come from the line of Abraham. | Genesis 12:3 | Matthew 1:1 |
5 | Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac. | Genesis 17:19 | Luke 3:34 |
6 | Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob. | Numbers 24:17 | Matthew 1:2 |
7 | Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. | Genesis 49:10 | Luke 3:33 |
8 | Messiah would be heir to King David’s throne. | 2 Samuel 7:12-13 | Luke 1:32-33 |
9 | Messiah’s throne will be anointed and eternal. | Psalm 45:6-7 | Luke 1:33 |
10 | Messiah would be called Immanuel. | Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:23 |
11 | Messiah would spend a season in Egypt. | Hosea 11:1 | Matthew 2:14-15 |
12 | A massacre of children would happen at Messiah’s birthplace. | Jeremiah 31:15 | Matthew 2:16-18 |
13 | A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah | Isaiah 40:3-5 | Luke 3:3-6 |
14 | Messiah would be rejected by his own people. | Psalm 69:8 | John 1:11 |
15 | Messiah would be a prophet. | Deuteronomy 18:15 | Acts 3:20-22 |
16 | Messiah would be preceded by Elijah. | Malachi 4:5-6 | Matthew 11:13-14 |
17 | Messiah would be declared the Son of God. | Psalm 2:7 | Matthew 3:16-17 |
18 | Messiah would be called a Nazarene. | Isaiah 11:1 | Matthew 2:23 |
19 | Messiah would bring light to Galilee. | Isaiah 9:1-2 | Matthew 4:13-16 |
20 | Messiah would speak in parables. | Psalm 78:2-4 | Matthew 13:10-15,34-35 |
21 | Messiah would be sent to heal the brokenhearted. | Isaiah 61:1-2 | Luke 4:18-19 |
22 | Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. | Psalm 110:4 | Hebrews 5:5-6 |
23 | Messiah would be called King. | Psalm 2:6 | Matthew 27:37 |
24 | Messiah would be praised by children. | Psalm 8:2 | Matthew 21:16 |
25 | Messiah would be betrayed. | Psalm 41:9 | Luke 22:47-48 |
26 | Messiah’s price: money would be used to buy a potter’s field. | Zechariah 11:12-13 | Matthew 27:9-10 |
27 | Messiah would be falsely accused. | Psalm 35:11 | Mark 14:57-58 |
28 | Messiah would be silent before his accusers. | Isaiah 53:7 | Mark 15:4-5 |
29 | Messiah would be spat upon and struck. | Isaiah 50:6 | Matthew 26:67 |
30 | Messiah would be hated without cause. | Psalm 35:19 | John 15:24-25 |
31 | Messiah would be crucified with criminals. | Isaiah 53:12 | Matthew 27:38 |
32 | Messiah would be given vinegar to drink. | Psalm 69:21 | Matthew 27:34 |
33 | Messiah’s hands and feet would be pierced. | Psalm 22:16 | John 20:25-27 |
34 | Messiah would be mocked and ridiculed. | Psalm 22:7-8 | Luke 23:35 |
35 | Soldiers would gamble for Messiah’s garments. | Psalm 22:18 | Luke 23:34 |
36 | Messiah’s bones would not be broken. | Exodus 12:46 | John 19:33-36 |
37 | Messiah would be forsaken by God. | Psalm 22:1 | Matthew 27:46 |
38 | Messiah would pray for his enemies. | Psalm 109:4 | Luke 23:34 |
39 | Soldiers would pierce Messiah’s side. | Zechariah 12:10 | John 19:34 |
40 | Messiah would be buried with the rich. | Isaiah 53:9 | Matthew 27:57-60 |
41 | Messiah would resurrect from the dead. | Psalm 16:10 | Matthew 28:2-7 |
42 | Messiah would ascend to heaven. | Psalm 24:7-10 | Mark 16:19 |
43 | Messiah would be seated at God’s right hand. | Psalm 68:18 | Mark 16:19 |
44 | Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin. | Isaiah 53:5-12 | Romans 5:6-8 |
Reference: About.com Christianity
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