Years ago, in a pastor’s conference, I was asked to explain the sufficiency of Holy Scripture, and my answer was: “The Scriptures are self-interpreted; i.e., we don’t have to go outside of the Scriptures to get our interpretations.” When the Holy Spirit inspired the 40 different authors to write the 66 books of the Bible,…….Read More
Now, as Paul said, over the 40-days after His resurrection, Jesus was seen by many people, including 500 at one time. The angel sitting on the rock at the tomb told the women to go tell the disciples what they had seen and what they had been told, and they did. Mary Magdalene returned to…….Read More
Nisan 17 – From Sunset Saturday to Sunset Sunday – resurrection morning – the first day of the week Matthew 28:1-6 – “In the end of the Sabbath (Sat) as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, (Sun) came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (mother of Jesus), to the sepulcher,…….Read More
Nisan 16 – sunset Friday – sunset Saturday – the regular Sabbath Day The disciples remained hidden in fear, and the women rested and worshipped according to the Sabbath laws. But near the end of the Sabbath, at sunset, exactly three days and three nights later; 72 full hours after Jesus was put into the…….Read More
Nisan 15 – sunset Thursday – sunset Friday Passover was a High Sabbath, and personal activity was limited, which meant nothing could be done on Thursday to improve the hasty burial of Jesus’ body. Friday began at Sunset on Thursday, but still, nothing could be done, for nothing could be purchased because the shops would…….Read More
Nisan 14 – 16 – Sunset Wednesday to Sunset, Saturday Both Matthew and Mark record how all the disciples deserted Jesus and fled. (Matthew 26:56, Mark 14:50), but because of the Sabbath Laws regarding travel, they could not leave Jerusalem until sunset Saturday. It would have been according to Jewish tradition for them to go…….Read More
Now, starting at Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified, let’s trace the events and the actions of the people up to Jesus’ ascension into glory. If you have not been convinced already, I pray, by seeing the chronology of these events from the very Scriptures, you too will also conclude, Jesus is Lord! Let’s…….Read More
The first three feasts, Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits, always occur in the spring and last eight consecutive days. The Passover – remembering the night the angel of death passed over the houses of the Jews in Egypt where the blood of the lamb had been placed on the doorposts – the final…….Read More
The infallible sign Jesus said would prove that He was who He said He was and that He had come to do what He had said He had come to do, for the reason He said He had come to do it was His physical resurrection from the grave. In John 2:19-22, Jesus predicted His…….Read More
We will now walk with Jesus: From Golgotha where He was crucified. To the Garden Tomb, where He was buried and from which He was resurrected. To the Mount of Olives where He gave His disciples the Great Commission, and where they watched Him ascend into glory, and to which He will soon return…….Read More