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The Long Walk to Calvary: A Day-by-day Account of Jesus' Final Week on Earth. As we meditate on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of out Lord Jesus Christ, I am pleased to announce that my new book, the long awaited book, “THE LONG WALK TO CALVARY” is now available for free download. To Download THE LONG… Continue reading Book Release: The Long Walk to Calvary
PASSION WEEK OVER; RESURRECTION SUNDAY The passion week was finally over: following a turbulent Friday and a Saturday of “impatient” waiting, Sunday finally dawned and there was Resurrection! The ladies were at the tomb at daybreak with their spices, but found an empty tomb, and the stone rolled away from the entrance and a missing… Continue reading THEME OF THE DAY: RESURRECTION!
Everybody rested on the Sabbath: By the religious law, no “work” must be done from Friday evening to Saturday evening. The women also rested on Sabbath – by the time they were finished preparing spices and ointments on Friday, the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law. The Jewish Leaders however… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 7 – HOLY SATURDAY. PATIENT WAITING.
LETS GIVE HONOUR TO THESE TWO MEN! Many events rapidly followed before 6pm on Friday, e.g. the “Temple Curtain” was torn, there was an earthquake. Even the centurion was afraid. The Jewish leaders made request to Pilate to break Jesus’ legs to accelerate His death. But when they got to Jesus, He died already, so… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – STILL ON FRIDAY – AFTER THE DEATH OF JESUS.
These are the famous Last 7 Words of Jesus, which He spoke while hanging on the Cross. Famous Last Words #1: “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing” Luke 23:34. That was in response to the soldiers still nailing Him and physically hurting Him, but it’s also an intercession for all.… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – FAMOUS LAST 7 WORDS OF JESUS.
LOCATION: ROAD TO GOLGOTHA TIME: SOME MINUTES TO 9:00 The Roman soldiers led Jesus away to Golgotha to crucify Him. Golgotha is the hill of execution located outside the city walls of Jerusalem. Jesus was forced to carry his own cross. However, on the way, one Simon of Cyrene, a random man coming in from… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – THE CRUCIFIXION.
TRIAL #6: Second Trial Before Pilate Pilate repeatedly tried to release Jesus, but the Jewish leaders continued to object. In his final verdict, Pilate Declares Jesus “Innocent” and did not deserve to die. He told them: “I will punish Him and release Him” Luke 23:16. Pilate physically tortured and beat Jesus beyond recognition seeking to… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – THE FINAL TRIAL AND SENTENCING.
BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD. TRIAL #4: Trial Before Pilate. Pontius Pilate was the Roman Governor over the entire Judah/Judea. Pilate was apparently pissed by the whole shenanigan, and after the hearing, he told the Jewish leaders and the crowd: I find no basis for a charge against this man. But they insisted he was a… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – TRIALS #4 & #5.
THE VERDICT & PETER'S DENIALS. While Jesus was temporarily imprisoned at the High Priest’s court, the Sanhedrin arrived at a decision. All the Jewish elders, including the High Priest, scribes and whole Sanhedrin decided they had a festival to officiate, and so they needed someone to do their dirty job for them, while they carried… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – THE TRIAL #3.
BEFORE CAIAPHAS & SANHEDRIN Trial Before Caiaphas – Current Jewish High Priest, and the Sanhedrin Court. The chief priests, the scribes, the elders and the entire Sanhedrin gathered at the court to seek for witnesses so that they could proceed with their singular plan of ending the menace called Jesus. The witnesses came forward, but… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – THE TRIAL #2.
BEFORE ANNA. Jesus was arrested by representatives of religious institution – “The band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him” John 18:12. They literally handcuffed him and led him away. These soldiers were accompanied by a large crowd of angry mob. But Jesus needed to be… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY – THE TRIAL #1.
Today, we remember the death of Jesus. And trust me, by midnight, Jesus was not even arrested yet, let alone any trial or sentencing. But on that day, that Friday morning, Jesus was tried six good times, sentenced to death by crucifixion. Talk about the justice system! Let’s from where we stopped, shall we? Location:… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 6 – GOOD FRIDAY. THE ARREST
At around midnight on Thursday, after a very long day, Jesus and His disciples were in the Garden of Gethsemane – where Jesus prayed as He waited for His arrest. Now, Gethsemane is garden of olive trees located across the Kidron Valley on Mount Olives, with truly beautiful scenery. Jesus was deeply troubled by what… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 5 – THURSDAY Part 4 of 4. GETHSEMANE
In John 14:31, Jesus made a statement that changed history: “But I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be going.” NLT. The dinner was over, and Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and returned to Mt Olives – to Gethsemane.… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 5 – THURSDAY Part 3 of 4. FINAL WALK.
Jesus and His Disciples at their private Passover dinner at the Upper Room. On arrival at the Upper Room for the Passover, first of all, Jesus washed His Disciples’ Feet, which obviously must have been dusty from the 5km walk from Mt Olives; and more importantly, to teach them service and humility. Jesus then predicted… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 5 – THURSDAY Part 2 of 4. LAST SUPPER
Thursday finally arrived – and it was truly a bitter-sweet experience. It also coincided with the day the Passover Lamb must be slayed – traditionally around 3-5 pm. Earlier in the day, Jesus sent Peter and John to Jerusalem to prepare A Large Upper Room “that is already set up”, so He and His disciples… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 5 – THURSDAY Part 1 of 4. UPPER ROOM
Wednesday was the proverbial calm before the storm. The Passover was two days away and Jesus predicted His death again, this time, specifically mentioning “crucifixion” In Matthew 26:2, Jesus told His disciples: “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” NLT. The Final… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY.
Jesus made His final appearance at the Temple and did the proverbial bowing out. As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple, the architectural design and the memorial decorations on the walls. They pointed out to Him the various Temple buildings. He immediately… Continue reading PASSION WEEK : DAY 3 : STILL ON TUESDAY…
We continue with the day-by-day account of how Jesus spent the final week on earth, physically. Tuesday started with the journey back to Jerusalem from Bethany. On the way, Jesus's company realized that the Fig Tree He cursed the previous day had withered and died from the root! On arrival to Jerusalem, Jesus had some… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 3 – TUESDAY.
We continue with the day-by-day account of how Jesus spent the final week on earth, physically. On Monday, after the triumphant entry, Jesus left Bethany again and took the 5 km journey back to Jerusalem. #1. Jesus cursed the Fig Tree when He was on the way back to Jerusalem. Why would He do this?… Continue reading PASSION WEEK: DAY 2 – MONDAY
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