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Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, I pray that God will richly bless you, keep you and that His everlasting Divine face will continue to shine upon you. The Lord Jesus Christ be with you in all things as we look to the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless you, Jesus Walk 2010 Preview Version (PDF) |
Easter Day in 2010 is Sunday April 4th
The 10th Annual "Jesus Walk" 10 Day Easter Timeline Devotion 2010
An Ancient Holy Week Timeline, Bible Study, Devotional & Personal Journal for Easter Week
~ Starting Friday March 26th 2010 ---> Easter Sunday April 4th 2010 ~
An Ancient Holy Week Timeline, Bible Study, Devotional & Personal Journal for Easter Week 2010
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The Jesus Walk 10 Day Easter Timeline Devotion
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Friday March 26th ---> Easter Sunday April 4th, 2010
The Jesus Walk 10 day timeline devotion includes the group oriented devotion "Becoming United in Jesus". The additional individual oriented devotion "All the Way, Walking the Long Road" is scheduled to be completed and included in the 2010 Jesus Walk final version. David Anson Brown Be a part of the Jesus Walk 2010 (Easter) Resurrection
Week 10 Day Timeline - Devotion - Bible Study. Jesus Walk 2010 proving the Leadership of Jesus Christ Also look for the Jesus Walk 2010 Timeline
Devotion All the Way, Walking the Long Road Begins March 26, 2010 and continues through (Easter) April 4, 2010 Looking forward to joining you all in the Marvelous and Joyous Celebration of
Resurrection Life! Downloads for the 2010 version (PDF) Jesus Walk 10 Day (Easter) Week 2010
Devotion Jesus Walk 10 Day (Easter) Week 2010 - Bible Study - Personal Devotion - Timeline of Events Follow along with Jesus in the current Resurrection (Easter) Holiday dates of 2010 during the last Ten days
leading up to and including His Cross and His Glorious Resurrection. It also marvelously explains and demonstrates that Jesus did indeed die and remain deceased for a total of
3 days and 3 nights and that He then Resurrected,
returned from death, just as He prophesied that He would. This is a Personal Study-Journal encouraging the reader to include their own devotions during this 10 day
journey with Jesus. Welcome to Jesus Walk 2010 This is your Personal Invitation to join in and follow along with In 2010, Jesus Walk will begin Friday, March 26th Brought to you by:
What is Jesus Walk
2010 Why is there a Jesus Walk
2010 Where is Jesus Walk 2010 My Part in Jesus walk 2010 Materials
for Jesus walk 2010 Please Invite your friends and loved ones to
join you in taking the Jesus Walk 2010 Devotion available at: www.BasicChristian.org/jesuswalk.html God Bless you, [Timeline] A Timeline and Biblical explanation of the events of the Ten
Days [Introduction] An Introduction and getting started on our journey with
Jesus [Friday] March 26, Meeting up with Jesus and His disciples in
Bethany [Saturday] March 27, Palm Saturday the Triumphal Entry of King
Jesus into Jerusalem, the Feast of Sabbath is fulfilled [Sunday] March 28, Jesus cleanses the Temple of moneychangers [Monday] March 29, The Pharisees dispute the authority of Jesus
& the Mt. Olivet discourse is given [Tuesday] March 30, Judas agrees to betray Jesus [Wednesday] March 31, The New Covenant of Jesus. God agrees
to die for our sins; therefore death has "Passed us Over." The Feast of the Lord's Passover is fulfilled [Thursday] April 1, Crucifixion and death of Jesus on the cross,
providing removal of our sins, the Feast of Unleavened Bread is fulfilled [Friday] April 2, The tomb of Jesus is sealed by the
Romans, spices and ointments are purchased and prepared to further anoint the body of Jesus [Saturday] April 3, The tomb of Jesus remains sealed,
Sabbath day [Sunday] April 4, The Resurrection of Jesus, the Feast of
First Fruits is fulfilled as Jesus gives the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit to His disciples [Conclusions] Final thoughts about the Ministry, the Cross and Resurrection of
Jesus [Old Testament Feasts] The Eight Appointed Holy Feasts of
Leviticus Chapter 23 [Future Feasts] Considered [Old Testament Prophecies] Old Testament Prophecies and their New Testament
fulfillment [Common Holy Week Questions] Questions often asked about the Holy Week Events [Chanukah - Hanukkah] The Jewish Festival of Lights [Easter Articles] - Information [Secular Easter Season Hoaxes] Secular denial of the Easter resurrection of Jesus Christ [Leadership Articles] A 5 part Holy Week Leadership article series based on
the Jesus Walk Timeline Devotion presented at iExalt.com in April - May 2004 [Additional Resources] Mp3 file download and future Devotion dates Spending Resurrection (Easter) Week with Jesus 2,000 Years
Ago Resurrection Week 2010 Luke 12:49,50 But I am (Jesus) come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already
kindled? But I have a baptism (Crucifixion & Resurrection) to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished (Fulfilled)! As disciples of Jesus, let's go back with Jesus and the original disciples to revisit and re-live the last week
that Jesus spent on earth. This week is also referred to as "Holy Week." The 10 days will be Friday through the
next Sunday. To examine the last week we will have to piece together many items and statements from throughout the
Bible. As we go back to the original Holy Week, we will travel like students and detectives, searching the
scriptures for events and clues that took place nearly 2,000 years ago. We will in actuality be students and
detectives of Jesus, searching out Who He is and what His ministry came to accomplish here on earth. Our first and most substantial clue to the last days of Jesus' visit on earth is the fact that Jesus rose from
the dead and that He did it on the first day of the week, Sunday. We find this important information in each of
the four gospels. Matthew 21, Mark 16:1,2, Luke 24:1, and John 20:1. Sunday is the first day of the week.
We often consider Monday to be the first day of the week but Monday is actually the first workday of the week. A
glance at any calendar will confirm that Sunday is listed first in the row with Saturday being the last day of the
week. God prescribed in the 10 commandments given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai, for the last day of the week to be
a "Sabbath" or a day of rest Exodus 20:10. The last day, Saturday, of each week is the rest day for every
Jew. As detectives we write our first piece of information in the column with the heading of Sunday, "The
resurrection of Jesus, from Death to Life." We currently celebrate this day as Easter but the correct name for
this day is "Resurrection Sunday." Next as detectives Matthew 12:40 tells us that Jesus Himself told the Scribes and the Pharisees who were
asking of Him to perform a miraculous sign, that indeed a miraculous sign would be given. The sign would be that
Jesus would spend three days and three nights in the center of the earth, just like Jonah the prophet spent three
days and three nights in the whale's belly, Jonah 1:17. In many places the Bible tells that Jesus was to
suffer and die then be resurrected the third day, Matt 16:21, Mark 8:31, Luke 9:32. Counting back from
Resurrection Sunday three days and three nights, we now land on the Thursday column as the day of the Crucifixion
of Jesus. Traditionally, Friday is celebrated as the day of crucifixion but remember we are journeying back to the
original Holy Week to be with Jesus and His original disciples. Knowing that Thursday was the day of crucifixion,
we also now know that Wednesday, the day before the crucifixion is the "Lord's Passover Feast" the day that Jesus
celebrated the "Last Supper and Communion" with the disciples. We now have five of our ten days of Jesus' activity known, the Sunday of Resurrection and the Thursday of
Crucifixion and the Wednesday of the Last Supper or Passover. Now as detectives we can broaden our horizon of the
last week and catch up to Jesus and the disciples. John 12:1 tells us "Then Jesus six days before the
Passover came to Bethany where Lazarus was." Six days before the Passover on Wednesday will place Jesus at
Lazarus' house on the preceding Friday. We can now travel back to the Friday before the Passover and meet with
Jesus and the disciples to spend the last Glorious week with Him. This day coincides with Friday March 26, 2010 On our journey to be with Jesus we find that Bethany is located on the Mount of Olives, Luke 19:29, Mark
11:1 and that Bethany is less than 2 miles from Jerusalem John 11:18. Once we walk up the Mount of
Olives and ask directions to Lazarus', Mary's, and Martha's house, we would come into a small stone house to find
Martha busy working in the kitchen while Mary is seated and at rest beside Jesus. Lazarus whom Jesus had recently
raised from the dead John 11:44 was also seated at the table no doubt he had much to talk to Jesus about.
If we came in at just the right moment, we would smell the aroma that filled the house as Mary anointed Jesus with
almost a pound of very costly Spikenard oil John 12:3. We would hear Judas complain that the expensive
ointment was wasted and hear the rebuke of Jesus as He defended Mary and proclaimed that she had committed an honorable
act of worship in anointing Him for His coming burial. Mary Anointed Jesus with very costly and very precious oil. Biblically oil is a symbol of
acceptance. To anoint someone is to accept them, to accept them for who and for what they are. Judas on the other
hand did not want to bother with anointing Jesus. He didn't even want to be bothered with other people anointing
Him. Mary was accepting Jesus. She had accepted that He had come to die for her in her place and was anointing
Jesus for His coming burial. The cross of Jesus was something that even the disciples had not yet been able to
come to grips with yet Mary had and Mary acknowledged and accepted Jesus for it. Having accepted the gift from
Jesus that He was to die in her place for her sins she had now entered into a place of rest and comfort. Rest in
that she did not have to work to amend for her own sins and comfort in that all things would be taken care of for
her through God who is also King, her King Jesus. As we begin our walk with Jesus let's pause and reflect (Selah) about acceptance ... are there people in our
own lives who we need to anoint and to accept even though we don't understand them? How much could our fellowships
gain by this one simple act of anointing one another in the simple affection of acceptance. Anointing others with
the precious oil of acceptance can only come from our own rest and security through the knowledge of what Jesus
Himself has done and will do for us in our lives. Psalms 133 Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is
like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard even Aaron's beard: that went down to the
skirts of his garments; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there
the LORD commanded His blessing, even life forevermore. Are we anointing and accepting of ourselves? Biblically people are allowed to anoint - refresh themselves with oil (Matthew 6:17). In fact it is crucial that we accept ourselves. God has already accepted us. He created us
and He is for us. How is it that we can reject what God has already accepted? Are we anointing and accepting of Jesus? Even today we can anoint Jesus with His precious costly oil of
acceptance by accepting His accomplishments in His sacrificial death and eternal resurrection life for us and by
trusting in His authority and Kingly rule over and in our lives. We would like to be bold enough to take the steps to walk where Jesus walks, but it is now evident even on this
day, day one, that Jesus does not walk as a human walks but that He walks as God walks. For us to walk with Jesus
we are going to have to be bold and remove our focus from others and place it on God. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Saturday March 27, 2010 Palm Saturday - Feast
of Sabbath Rest - 10th of Nisan, Selection of the Passover Lamb, Exodus
12:3 Psalms 84:3 .. O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. On the next day Saturday, John 12:12, we would rise up early with Jesus and the disciples. The people
gathering for the celebration of the week long Passover Feast in the city of Jerusalem would hear that Jesus was
on His way to Jerusalem and would gather palm branches to wave in honor of their coming King, Jesus. Because
Saturday is a Sabbath day it is unlawful for the people to gather branches for their own personal use but it is
not unlawful to gather the branches and wave them in an act of worship of Jesus. It is work to sustain our lives
but it is not work to worship God. Jesus would send two disciples ahead to get a donkey and the donkey's baby that Jesus would ride on His way
into Jerusalem. This will be a direct fulfillment of what the Prophet Zechariah saw and wrote about 400 years
earlier. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout O Daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto
thee: He is just, and having salvation; upon the colt the full of a donkey." We would see on this day Jesus
would present Himself to Israel as the King. The prophet Daniel also saw and wrote about this day, Daniel
9:25. The event of cheering Jesus as King would take the entire day. There would be one dispute with the
Pharisees as they would demand that Jesus silence His disciples. Jesus would reply that if the disciples remained
silent that the very rocks would cry out in testimony to the glory of God. Mark 11:10-11 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about
upon all things, and now the eventide [close of this Saturday Sabbath day] was come, He went out
unto Bethany with the twelve. We will enter into the Temple with Jesus and look around but we will soon depart as the evening is near and
with the darkness of nightfall the Jewish Sabbath day will draw to a close. We depart the temple and Jerusalem
with Jesus keeping all of the Triumphal entry and the Temple events of that Glorious day enclosed within the one
Sabbath day and not permitting the Triumphal Entry events to continue into the next day a non-Sabbath, non-Feast
day. That evening we would return with Jesus back up to the Mount of Olives to Bethany Mark 11:11. We
would have to leave at the evening time to get to our destination before nightfall as this day is a Sabbath day
and is a day of rest. Acts 1:12 tells us that Mount Olivet is "from Jerusalem a Sabbaths days
journey" so we know that we would be able to walk that distance and not break the Sabbath law. That night laying at the top of Mount Olives and looking at the stars and reflecting on the days events, it
would begin to seem that the events that Jesus is carrying out have already been written about by the prophets
hundreds even thousands of years earlier. As disciples wanting to be informed about the situation at hand, we
would rethink the scriptures in a new light and begin to consider that Jesus has presented Himself as King to the
people and this occurred on a feast day the feast day of "Sabbath." Examining Leviticus 23, we would notice
that God prescribed eight Feasts that were to be followed in order, by His people the Jews. The first feast was
the weekly Saturday feast of "Sabbath" or rest. This was the feast we celebrated today. Suddenly, life flows through our bodies as we remember a Bible passage
from the Apostle Paul, Colossians 2:16;17 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect
of any holy day, or of the new moon or of the Sabbath days: which are shadows of the things to come; but
the body is of Christ." Wow! We realize that Jesus is now at this very moment in the process of fulfilling
scripture, the prophecies and the feasts appointed in Leviticus 23 which were written in advance for Jesus
to later fulfill. We consider and savor the thought that our King has come and we can now find rest. With Jesus in
rule and authority over our lives we can now rest or Sabbath. Jesus is our King. In Him is Justice, righteousness,
Truth, Light and Life. In Him we can trust and in Jesus we find our rest. No more striving with a world that is
full of inhumane wrongs and cluttered with injustice. In King Jesus we now have comfort. We note that the "Sabbath" is first a commandment, the 4th of the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mt.
Sinai and it is also the 1st prescribed feast day of God. We then pay special attention to entering into the rest
that Jesus provides as King in our lives, we do not want to disobey both a Commandment and a Feast day. Life
becomes much more meaningful as we peacefully rest-Sabbath the night in Jesus. Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His
handywork. We too would like to join in with the rocks of Jerusalem and indeed all of creation and
declare the glory of our God and King in Christ Jesus and as we do declare the Deity and Honor of Jesus we declare
that we to can now rest in His rule and in His Authority. We rest in Jesus, resting physically, emotionally and spiritually. It is a wonderful accomplishment to be able
to cease from worry, fear and anxiety. Few are they that enter into it but blessed are those who do as rest is
something to be entered into, it is an achievement, an accomplishment. Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same
example of unbelief. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Sunday March 28, 2010 We awake early Sunday morning, the first day of the week, to see Jesus and the disciples on their way back to
Jerusalem and the temple Mark 11:12. Catching up we would find Jesus examining a fig tree for fruit.
Finding no fruit Jesus will curse the fig tree Mark 11:14. We will stand by in amazement as we realize that
this Jesus is the same God that Adam and Eve sinned against and then used a fig leaf in an attempt to cover their
sins. Jesus is now saying that there are no more self-made, man-made coverings for sin. The system of fig tree
religion is now a curse by God because fig tree religion never did produce fruit for God. We will then follow Jesus into the temple as acting King. Jesus will now cleanse the temple of ungodliness
Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19 and we will know that the true temple is our bodies and that we need to
present our bodies holy and undefiled to God. Listening we hear Jesus proclaim that His temple will be a house of
prayer for ALL nations Mark 11:17 and we rejoice to be a part of the Kingdom of God and to know that above
all, God desires for us to pray (talk/listen) to Him in getting to know Him. That evening we will return with
Jesus and the disciples to the Mount of Olives. Jesus recognized unfruitfulness and He took action to remove it. Every one of us (unlike
Jesus) has an unfruitful aspect in our own life. We too can be bold like Jesus, in that when we see unfruitfulness
we can declare it as unacceptable to God and recognize it as a cursed item, not a blessing. In cursing it, curse
it at it's root so that it will immediately wither and dry up no longer sustaining an appearance of being
potentially fruitful but being what it truly is, something that does not give pleasure to God. Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Monday March 29, 2010 Arising early the next day Monday, we know from Mark 14:1 and Matthew 26:2 that we have two days
left until the Passover (Wednesday). We would again follow Jesus to Jerusalem and to the temple as Jesus spends another day
preaching in the temple and having discourse with the Scribes and Pharisees. On the way to the temple we would
again pass the fig tree that Jesus had cursed the day before and be astonished with the other disciples that the
fig tree has completely dried up and withered from the roots up Matthew 21:19, Mark 11:20. We would again
consider that the fig tree cannot be our covering for sin and that God finds man-made religious practices
unacceptable, not one day will pass where the religious practices of man are acceptable to God. We would follow Jesus back into the temple where the Scribes, Pharisees and lawyers will make a final assault
on the authority of Jesus Matthew 21:23-23:39, Mark 11:27-12:44. Jesus will end His discussion with the
Scribes and Pharisees with the comments of "Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Jesus uses strong
words for strong circumstances. The leaders of Judah are misrepresenting Jesus. They are misrepresenting the word
of God in the Bible and all that God stands for. Jesus refers to them as a "brood of vipers", referring to the
words and actions of the leaders that their deeds are separating people from the true God and are therefore as
poisonous as the poison of a snake. Earlier, through the prophet Isaiah, Jesus said to the leaders of ancient Judah that when the circumstances of
their lives pressed against them and caused them to be uncomfortable that they would responded from their heart.
Jesus saw that the leaders were upset with circumstances that they didn't understand and that their actions really
revealed their true heart towards God. Jesus was therefore quoting the prophet Isaiah in order to encourage the
leaders to search the scriptures in a new light and gain new insight into the person of God and new insight into
the kingdom of God. After the death and resurrection of Jesus the book of Acts tells us that many of the Priests
came to believe in Jesus Acts 6:7. Jesus is showing us that although strong words were used, Jesus did it
in a way of Reconciliation. There is only one Ministry, it is the ministry of reconciliation, man to God and man
to man. After this discussion, Jesus left the temple for the last time Matthew 24:1, Mark 13:1. We can
immediately remember the Prophet Ezekiel, Ezekiel 10:1-22 and his depiction of the presence of God
departing from the temple as the people had rejected God. Ezekiel wrote of a temple from which the presence of God
had departed and later that temple would be destroyed by the invading Babylonians. Likewise, this temple with the
presence of God, in the person of Jesus departing, would later be destroyed by the Roman armies. After the discussion between the leaders and Jesus, Jesus walked out of the temple and the disciples followed
Matthew 24:2, Mark 13:2. The disciples thought that this was the long awaited moment, the moment when the
King Jesus, would take control and according to scripture would reign and rule from Jerusalem. The disciples were
now interested in the buildings of the temple. In effect, the disciples were saying these are great buildings to
rule from and probably wondering where their office would be. As we stand there and eavesdrop, we would hear Jesus
reply and give a prophecy that the temple would be destroyed, one stone block at a time, until there were no more
stone blocks left stacked upon another. The disciples were stunned. They realized that they were not familiar with
the current plan of Jesus. That evening when they returned to the Mount of Olives, some of the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked
"what is the time or sign of Jesus coming into power?" In other words, when is Jesus the King going to
reign and rule on earth as the King? Jesus told them that it was not for them to know the times and gave a long
informative discourse into the end time events. Jesus specifically warned the disciples not to fall for deception,
that many will be deceived by the vast amount of lies and deceit being told in the world. He taught that only the
Bible is the true word of God. The teaching is now called "Jesus' Mt. Olivet Discourse" Matthew 24:3-26:2, Mark
13:3-14:1. What is our part in Reconciliation? Jesus came to Reconcile. The very Ministry of Jesus is
Reconciliation, reconciling man back into a relationship with God and also reconciling us humans into a
relationship with one another. 2nd Corinthians 5:18,19 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us (Christians) to Himself by Jesus Christ,
and hath given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto
Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation. *The word reconciliation is called the Gospel, the "Good News" of our Life in Jesus as
opposed to the sour fact of our death in this earthly world. The ministry of Jesus is the embodiment of the Cross that Jesus would be crucified on as on the cross Jesus is
lifted up - suspended, between Heaven (the dwelling of God) and Earth (the dwelling of man). The vertical post of
the cross represents reconciliation between God and Man while at the same time the outstretched - reaching out
arms of Jesus and the horizontal beam of the cross represent the reconciliation of one to another. Reconciliation is accomplished only in and by Jesus. There is no other hope for mankind but in Jesus, His Cross and His
Resurrection. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Tuesday Tuesday March 30, 2010 Matthew 26:6-16, Mark 14:3-11 As we awake Tuesday morning we will not go to Jerusalem and the temple as Jesus had departed the temple for the
last time on Monday. Instead, today we will go with Jesus to Bethany and enter the house of Simon, a leper whom Jesus has previously
cured. A woman will anoint Jesus with more oil. Judas will depart to meet with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus.
Judas will receive the promise of thirty pieces of silver Zechariah 11:2, Matthew 26:15 for promising to
deliver Jesus into the hands of the Jewish leaders. Jesus has returned to spend time with Simon a Leper whom Jesus had previously cleansed.
How is it that Jesus would want to visit someone that was previously Unclean? How is it that Simon would trust Jesus? Usually when someone has knowledge
of the unclean areas of our life we want to get away from them because we are vulnerable and do not want to be
exposed by them for what we were or for what we truly are. Yet Simon welcomed Jesus into his own home and prepared for Him a meal. All
throughout the Bible we read how hurting and longing and suffering people have turned to God and have found
compassion and healing and like Simon, we too have the privilege of hosting Jesus, the one who has healed us.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me (Jesus), all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you, and Learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest for your Souls. For My yoke is
easy and My burden is light. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Wednesday March 31, 2010 the start of the Passover week with the
Feast of the Lord's Passover, 14th of Nisan We will follow Jesus to Jerusalem to eat the Passover dinner and celebrate it with the disciples in an upper
room made ready by some friends. As we come into the upper room in the early afternoon prior to the Lord's
Passover feast which will be observed and eaten later "at evening". We will see that Jesus and the disciples have
just finished eating a lunch/supper John13:2. Jesus is telling the disciples that God the Father has given
all authority in heaven and on earth to Him. We marvel that this Jesus standing before us is not just the King of
Judah but is the King of the Universe, the King of heaven and of the earth, of the physical realm that is seen and
also of the unseen spiritual realm. Jesus presides over all as King. Before we can comprehend the enormity of the kingdom of Jesus, we see King Jesus lay aside His garments, pour
water into a wash basin and begin to wash the disciples feet. We are in total agreement with Peter when Peter says
to Jesus "Thou shall never wash my feet," after all, kings of the earth do not wash their followers feet,
so much more the reason that the King of the universe should not wash our feet. Then Jesus explains to Peter that
unless He washes our feet that Jesus will have nothing to do with us. We wonder, "why have Jesus wash our feet and
only our feet"? Then we realize that Jesus is King and He is also our Abba, Daddy, Father, and likewise He is also
the Holy God. Being Holy, Jesus requires that we be cleansed in able to approach Him. Our creator, Abba, Father,
Jesus is happy to take all of His authority and use it to clean us and draw us near to Him. We now know that Jesus
is really talking about cleansing our "Souls", our thought life and our emotions as the foot is a reference to the
soul. We realize that one dirty item cannot make another dirty item clean. We gasp as we realize that ONLY Jesus
can make us clean because only Jesus is clean and without Jesus washing us and cleansing us, we will remain dirty
and Jesus will "have nothing to do with us." We make a mental note to spend more quality cleansing time
with Jesus in prayer and in reading the Bible. It is now evening and time for the Lord's Passover Supper. All of the disciples are seated around Jesus
Matthew 26:20. Jesus begins to explain how one of the disciples will betray Him. We join the other
disciples wondering if we will betray Jesus? After the events of the past week, we now know that we are not that
familiar with the plans of God and that Sin is deceitful. Knowing that we can easily be deceived and betray Jesus
in our thoughts and actions, we make another mental note to walk in the Spirit with Jesus at all times, seeking
the wisdom and will of God continually for each and every activity we do during the moments of our lives. Jesus speaking up tells the disciples that to identify the one who will betray Him, He will dip His bread in
the sauce at the same time the betraying disciple dips his bread. As Judas dips his bread Jesus also dips His
Matthew 26:23. We now know why, after the foot washing that Jesus said "not everyone is clean" John
13:10 because Judas is not clean, he is a betrayer. Judas asks Jesus if he is the betrayer. Jesus tells him
"yes he is." We marvel that sin is so deceptive, that one can betray God and actually think that he is
doing God's work. We shudder as we think of all of the killing and all of the wrong that has gone on by the
deceived ones throughout the Church ages in the name of Christianity. We are very glad to make the journey back to
Holy Week to walk with Jesus and to learn who He is so that we can be true disciples and true followers of
Jesus. Judas, after receiving a bread dipped in sauce by Jesus, then departs the room to proceed to betray Jesus. The
disciples wonder were Judas has gone. Some think he is going to make arrangements for the next feast, the "Feast
of Unleavened Bread" which begins tomorrow, John 12:29. At first we think it is unlawful for Judas to go out at
night on a feast day but then a quick glance in our Bibles back to Leviticus 23 reveals that the Lord's
Passover is not a "Sabbath Feast." We wonder at the thought that the Lord's Passover feast is not a "Sabbath -
Rest" feast like all of the other feasts and therefore there is no evening curfew for the feast. Unfortunately, as
Judas leaves the presence of Jesus, Satan then enters into Judas and demonically possesses Judas John
13:27. Again we realize the importance of staying in the presence of Jesus to keep ourselves safe from the
demonic/Satanic realm. Jesus then takes the unleavened bread of the "Lord's Passover Feast" Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22 and
giving Thanks, Jesus breaks the bread explaining that this is His body broken for us, speaking of the cross that
is to come tomorrow. He then passes the bread for the disciples to eat. Much earlier while following Jesus the disciples had dealt with this very issue of Jesus' body. In John
6:47-58, Jesus told a large group of disciples that He, "is the true bread of life that came down from
heaven and any man who would eat of it that man would not die but would live forever." Many disciples were
disturbed at that saying of Jesus, John 6:66 "and some walked with Jesus no more." But Jesus had also
explained to the disciples John 6:63 that it is the Spirit that aids a man not the physical. Jesus said
that His words are Spirit. So here this night of the Passover the disciples readily enjoy the bread knowing that it is the Spirit of Jesus
that gives Spiritual life. Next Jesus takes a cup of wine. It is the third cup of the four prescribed cups of the feast. The third cup is
known as the cup of redemption. The first cup is the cup of Sanctification, meaning to be set apart to God for the
feast. The second cup is the cup of instruction, instructing that there were many plagues on the land of Egypt,
yet the children of God could not go free from slavery until there was a death of the firstborn. Now this night
Jesus is proclaiming that He is the Firstborn of God and that His death will set us free from the slavery of sin
and the cruelty of Satan just like the death of the firstborn did so many years ago back in Egypt. Then Jesus taking the cup Mark 14:23 of redemption and like the bread, giving thanks, Jesus passed the
cup to the disciples and said "take drink all of it," Matthew 26:27 this cup is the New Testament in His
blood: this do, that as often as we drink of it, to do it in remembrance of Jesus. The disciples are fully
aware that Jesus is speaking of a better blood than man has, of His Spiritual life blood. They gladly take the cup
of wine and gladly drink all of it. We marvel that Jesus wants us to "Drink all" that He has for us, all
of His Life, Love, Compassion and Mercy. Jesus then mentions that He will not drink again of the wine until He drinks it anew with us in His Father's
Kingdom. The fourth cup of wine that Jesus is postponing to drink is called the "cup of Rejoicing." After the
feast, the cup of rejoicing is to be drunk as we rejoice in all that God has done in our lives in setting us free
and reuniting us with Him in the promise land of Heaven. Jesus says that He will drink that next cup with all of
us for real in the real heaven. Jesus and the disciples then sing a Psalm in the closing of the "Lord's Passover
Feast." Jesus now reminds us again that He is about to be betrayed. He tells us in advance so that we will know that He
does indeed know all things. Jesus then reveals to us that this dark moment is Satan's time. Judas has already
left to betray Jesus. Jesus instructs us saying that "Satan has nothing in Him", but that Jesus will show His love
for the Father by giving His life as a sacrifice to reunite us back to God, as this is the will of the Father and
it is also the will of the Son Jesus. Arising they depart the room Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26, John 14:31. We marvel that this feast is not a
Sabbath feast so they are able to walk in the night and not break the law of the feast. Now during a short walk,
Jesus talks to the disciples about Himself being the vine, the source of life and that the disciples are the
branches and that the disciples are to abide in Jesus for life. He also teaches about the persecution that will
come to all of His followers. Then Jesus instructs them some more about the Holy Spirit who the Father will
send. Jesus then prays His "Priestly High Prayer" to the Father John 17:1-26, asking the Father to receive all
of His followers including us, His future followers and to unite us all with Himself in Heaven with the Father. As
Jesus prays to God the Father we conclude that we know that Jesus' prayers are heard by the Father and answered!
After His priestly prayer of intercession for us to the Father, Jesus commits to His crucifixion and then crosses
over the brook of Cedron John 18:1 as He proceeds on to the garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny.
Matthew 26:36, Mark14:32. We now know why God has not made the Lord's Passover to be a "Rest - Sabbath
Feast" because Jesus and the disciples would have to remain at home or inside after the feast and could not have
legally walked to the Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny. Had this been a "Sabbath - Rest Feast", it is
also very unlikely that the Temple guards would have broken the Sabbath themselves to journey to the Garden to
arrest Jesus who, after all was only peaceably praying to the Father. This is another powerful demonstration that
these events are events orchestrated and allowed by God Himself and not man just as these events are foreseen in
the prophetic writings by the prophets of the Old Testament. The Garden is the ideal place to reveal that God is in control. It was so many years ago that Adam and Eve lost
mankind's relationship with God through their own disobedience in the original garden, the Garden of Eden. Jesus
is now stepping into another garden, the Garden of Gethsemane. Through His desire and obedience Jesus will
continue to restore back the lost relationship between God and mankind, this time for forever. Had Jesus been
arrested anywhere but in a Garden, say for instance in the streets or in the upper-room, it would be difficult to
correlate the events of the Last Supper to the events of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Since God made
certain to go to the Garden we have to correlate these two garden events and also the coming event of the
resurrection of Jesus from yet another garden, the Garden Tomb. This again reveals the detailed plan of God as He
has set it out for us in His Prophetic Word, the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. We follow and see that Jesus is separated from His disciples and engaged in prayer to the Father. Jesus asks
for the third time for the Father to remove "this cup" Matthew 26:42 but there is no other "cup" of
redemption available to mankind. Either Jesus gives His life for us or mankind will never be reunited to God. Angels come and minister to Jesus. He arises. Judas can now be seen leading a group of Temple soldiers intent
on arresting Jesus. Judas then betrays Jesus with a kiss Matthew 26:49. Jesus in turn calls Judas
"friend" Matthew 26:50. Jesus is arrested, bound with ropes and led off as all of the disciples abandon Him
and flee. The New Covenant - God has agreed to take on the appearance of a Human, to come for us and
to die in our place for our sins so that we can Live anew in a new Spiritual relationship with God. God in His
Love for us has taken our penalty of death so that we can live in His life of love. With the New Covenant and our
New Spiritual Life "All things have become New". 2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold All things are become New. Are we allowing ourselves to live in our newfound Relationship with God and are we
allowing ourselves the New Freedom that this relationship has to offer? When Jesus took His Communion cup and
offered it to His followers Jesus gave with it the instruction and the invitation to "Drink all of it". Amen - and
drink all of it we will. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Thursday April 1, 2010 Crucifixion Thursday - Feast of Unleavened Bread, 15th of Nisan - Matthew 26:47-27:28, Mark
14:53-15:47 In the next few hours Jesus will undergo six trials all of them will be a mockery of justice. Jesus will come
out of His third trial just in time to hear the disciple Peter deny a third time to being a follower of Jesus. A
rooster will crow marking the dawn to the sunrise of a new day. This is the day in which Jesus of Nazareth, the
true and living Son of God, will be despised, rejected of man and crucified on a wooden cross. This day will be
the seventh day of our journey back and the third feast day, the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" - the feast of the removal of sin/leaven. Jesus will be despised, rejected and beaten all of this because of the love that God has for His own creation and of an ultimate desire to reunite the people that are rejecting Him back to Himself. The horrific beating Isaiah 52:13-53:12 that King Jesus will endure for us will be a savage fit of rage,
the rage of mankind and a fit of Satanic rage all wrapped into one. No person has ever been so savagely beaten as
Jesus was that day. It is the kind of abuse that all evil has against all innocence. Peter will have gone out and wept bitterly for his part in denying Jesus. Peter will not look to himself but
will again look to God and experience the total love and forgiveness that God Has for mankind. Judas, who also
betrayed God, will not look to God, but instead Judas will look to himself and will find no hope but only despair
and in despair Judas will go out and commit suicide. Jesus is now led to a hill and crucified. It is the same hill that the Jewish forefather Abraham brought his
son Isaac to 4,000 years earlier Genesis 22:1-19, to enact out a loving father offering his only beloved
son, a parallel to the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus is offered wine mixed with bitter gall to drink but Jesus
rejects the bitter wine because He has promised that the next wine He drinks will be with us in Heaven and it will
be a sweet cup of Heavenly rejoicing not the bitter cup of this world. Jesus' first words on the cross Luke 23:34 will be "Father forgive them, for they know not what they
do." Forgiveness. Even as He is rejected, Jesus forgives. We stand amazed as the two thieves being crucified
along with Jesus, mock Him. Then one of the thieves turns and says "we are getting our just rewards; but Jesus
is innocent". Then one of the thieves says a most remarkable thing. He says "Jesus remember me when you
enter into your kingdom" Luke 23:42. We look on in dismay. "Enter the Kingdom of Jesus?" True, Jesus declared Himself to be a King only a few days ago and a King has to have a kingdom, but Jesus is
dying on a cross - No! Not death! The thief is right. Jesus is entering into His kingdom, one where there is no
more curse of the flesh. Where sin does not reign. In fact sin is not even present in the Kingdom of Jesus. That's it - only the Spiritual Kingdom of God is good enough for Jesus. He died to the sin and human flesh of
this world so that we can be united with Him in His glory, in His Holy Spiritual Kingdom. Jesus will remain alive on the cross for six hours, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. At noon, the sky will grow dark
Amos 8:9, Matthew 27:45. Jesus will cry out from the cross "My God, my God why hast thou forsaken Me?"
Psalm 22:1-31, Matthew 27:46. At 3:00, Jesus will give a victory cry and proclaim "It is finished" John
19:30. We marvel that the prophecy given to Eve in Genesis 3:15 is now fulfilled as Jesus, the Son of
God, has His own heal bruised for us while supporting His weight on the cross. It was also on the same cross of
victory on a hill called Golgotha (Skull) John 19:17 that Jesus has crushed the head (skull) Genesis
3:15 of the deceiving serpent Satan. Jesus will then commend His Spirit to His Father, He will then permit His Spirit to leave His body Luke
23:46. It is now near the evening of the third feast day, the "Feast of Unleavened Bread." This feast
according to Leviticus chapter 23, is a Sabbath - Rest feast and in order to properly keep this feast the
followers need to be at home before sundown and are unable to engage in any work. The legs of the two thieves on
the other two crosses are broken to hasten their deaths and to proceed with their burials before sundown. Jesus' lifeless body is taken down from the cross and placed into a new nearby tomb, which is really a cavern
carved out of solid rock and has been provided by Joseph of Armethia. Jesus will be laid in the new tomb. His
body, including His face, will be wrapped with fresh linen cloth and soaked with 75 lbs. of anointing oils John
19:39. Those taking part in the burial of Jesus will quickly depart to get home before the Sabbath curfew of
sundown. That evening we will return with the disciples back to the upper room where the Lord's Passover feast was held
the night before. The door will be shut and locked as everyone will cower in the dark and in silence for fear that
Romans will knock down the door to seize more of the disciples and drag them off to be horribly crucified. It is
the first night without the presence of Jesus. It is a dark and bitter night. We sit down to consider the events. The third feast - we wonder what are the odds that everything of major
importance would happen on a Feast Day? We know the odds are the same as those that brought life into existence
and the same as those that could write the pages of the Bible before the events actually happened. We know that no
odds could do this because there are no odds. There is no chance involved. It is the predetermined plan of God.
Not chance, but a plan! It is a plan being carried out carefully and deliberately before the eyes of mankind. We ponder the feasts, first was "Sabbath" the required rest and Jesus presenting Himself as our King. Next was
the "Lord's Passover", the Covenant feast of escaping death and entering into life with Jesus in heaven in the
presence of the Father. Now it is the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" the third feast of the eight feasts prescribed
by God to Moses in Leviticus chapter 23. That's it! Jesus often referred to leaven as "sin." "Beware of
the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees" Jesus would say and this Feast is to remove the leaven, that is to
remove the sin that infects mankind. Jesus' shed blood and His death on the cross are a complete removal of our
sin. It is complete because death is the end result of sin therefore in Jesus' death all of our sins died. The
death of sin occurs on the cross. Later in the Resurrection of Jesus, we will receive of His eternal Resurrection
Life. Sin has to be removed. We cannot have fellowship with the Holy God in the New Covenant until the Sin is
removed. Jesus on this day became the penalty for the sins of the world reconciling those who choose to be
reconciled with God in the New Covenant. Jesus reached out to us - all the way and without compromise. He didn't compromise as He
took on the appearance of a human and entered into our physical realm so that He could interact with us on our
level. He entered into our physical level because we are separated from the Holy God on His Spiritual level. We
are separated from Him by our sins and it is impossible for God to bring us and the sin that accompanies us into
His direct presence, so God in Jesus, came to us in our existence. In reaching out to us Jesus didn't compromise. He reached out with both arms open and fully extended all the
way, even to the cross. Mankind in return didn't compromise as mankind rejected God. Mankind then reaching back
with a hammer, nailed both of His open and extended arms onto a wooden cross. Today it is still our opportunity and our turn to reach out and touch Jesus even though we do not see Him as He
is in the Spirit realm like we see one another in the physical realm. We can still come to that place of no
compromise and touch Jesus in that no compromising place called faith. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Friday April 2, 2010 We awake Friday morning our first day without the presence of Jesus. Today, the day after the Feast of
Unleavened Bread and before the weekly Saturday Sabbath that begins at Sundown Friday, Jewish time, today is
another regular day that happens to be sandwiched between the two Sabbath day Feast days in this year's original
"Jesus Passover" celebration. Therefore with today not being a Sabbath day the usual work including buying and selling
can take place. Several people go to purchase spices and ointments Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56 and mix them
together to prepare them in order to further anoint the body of Jesus. Mark 16:1-2 And when the Sabbath (feast of unleavened bread) [Thursday] was past, Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, [Friday] had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And
very early in the morning the first day [Sunday] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of
the sun. Early in the day we also find out that the Jewish leaders have just conferred with the Roman leaders Matthew
27:62-66 to have guards placed at the tomb of Jesus. This is to prevent the disciples from stealing the body
of Jesus and then claiming that He rose from the dead, something I'm sure that no disciple intended to do, after
all what good is a dead leader? The tomb is now sealed with a Roman "seal" signifying that the body of Jesus is
inside and that all is secure in the tomb. The guards stand in front of the sealed tomb and wait for Sunday. The intent is that on Sunday the tomb will be unlocked/unsealed and the body of Jesus will be shown to the
Jewish leaders and all will be back to normal in Jerusalem because Jesus said that He would live the third day,
not the second day or the fourth day. Jesus remaining dead in the tomb on Sunday would reveal that He was not a
prophet able to prophesy that He would be alive the third day and also that He is not God able to overcome human
death. There is no chance to enter the sealed tomb until the three days are up and the seal is removed by the
Romans who placed it on the tomb. None of the soldiers on duty have the authority to remove the seal and open the
tomb, only the Roman government has the authority to open the tomb and according to the contract with the Jews, it
will be after the third day. The frightened disciples are in no condition to reveal themselves as followers of
Jesus. So back to the familiar upper room everyone journeys. In the lonely darkness that comes on with despair the disciples lament that they are not prophets. One
proclaims that he is just a herder of flocks from his youth Zechariah 13:4-6. Likewise we sit in the dark
and also wonder if we have the spiritual stamina that it takes to make it through this "dark night of the soul."
We begin to think about Jesus and His ministry here on earth. We think about the parable of the sower Matthew
13:1-23 and how hard and compacted the soil of our heart is. Emotionally we are against obstacles and unable
to push our spiritual roots down any further into fresh new soil. We wonder what has become of Jesus the master
Gardener, we need Him. We need the Gardener to pull the weeds of doubt, to help us through life's thorns, to break up the shallow rocky soil and to
direct His seed into the good soil of our heart so it can bring forth much fruit. Oh, it's no use a garden needs a gardener to keep it pleasant. The garden can't maintain itself from the hard
soil, shallow rocks and choking weeds. Without a Gardener, the good plants will come to nothing as they are choked
out and perish among the weeds and hard soil. We need God's direction and His plan in order for us to fulfill our life's purpose. Matthew 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure [inventory of the tomb contents], sealing the stone, and setting a
watch. With the death of Jesus comes the Seal of approval from mankind. You can be certain that Jesus died on the
cross and you can be just as certain that the dead body of Jesus was in the tomb on this the next day when the
tomb was closed and the seal was placed on it. Certain because mankind would have it no other way than that God,
would be declared dead, null, and void. Oh they sealed the right tomb of death alright but they sealed the wrong object. What they should have placed
their seal on is on the death of sin, the sin that has separated mankind from the Holy God for all of these years
as God knows and as the Christian knows it is sin that has been declared dead, null, and void and not God. As we reflect on the death of sin, that the penalty for sin has been removed from us by Jesus, do we really
understand that the worst that can possibly happen to us is death from sin? But that Jesus died for us so the
worst thing that can happen to us has happened to Jesus as He took our penalty for us. Now with the worst behind
us thanks to Jesus, we now have the best and a new opportunity as a new relationship with God is now before
us. Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of
God. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Saturday April 3, 2010 Saturday is again the weekly Sabbath day of rest. We rest physically but emotionally we are anything but at
rest as we ponder an uncertain future without a leader, without our King Jesus. Let's recap Thursday - Sunday by looking at some verses in Luke: Luke 23:52-24:1 [Thursday][Crucifixion day] "This man, Joseph of Arimathaea, went
to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down [from the cross] and wrapped it in linen, and
laid it in a sepulcher (tomb) that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was
the preparation [preparation for the evening Sabbath of Unleavened Bread], and the Sabbath [Unleavened
Bread, evening Sabbath curfew] drew on. And the women also, which came with Him from Galilee, followed after,
and beheld (observed) the sepulcher, and how His body was laid. And they returned (home) and
[Friday] [normal Day] prepared (worked & labored) spices and ointments;
and rested the [Saturday][Sabbath Day] Sabbath day according to the
commandment [the 4th of the 10 commandments, the weekly Saturday Sabbath]. Now upon the first day of the
week [Sunday][Resurrection Day], very early in the morning, they came unto
the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them." It's dark in there; it's a dark and lonely place in those deep dark tombs. Death is dark, and it's dark when we
look death in the face. Will the light shine? Will there be life? Will life live and conquer the darkness; the loneliness, the despair, the finality of death? We as humans have to know. We have to know if there is any hope, any permanent existence, any purpose, any reason to life and our existence or if our brief existence here on earth is only a byproduct of some random collision of molecules. Only God - Jesus can answer this question for us and it can only be answered in the Resurrection Life of Jesus as only life can hold the answers to the problems that face mankind. God has given to us, a long time ago, the answer and His promise in each new day. In the beginning of creation God created the Physical Light. He created light as a representation for us to see
that indeed His true Spirit light of life shines and it does indeed remove the darkness of death. Every time life gets
dark just remember the New Day the Sunrise the Resurrection Sunshine from on high as the Sun represents to us the
True Son Light, Jesus. God made it that way! The Sun is our daily and momentary reminder of God, of His Son Jesus, of His light, His warmth, His promises, His Life, His Love and His Eternal Resurrection Life for us. Lamentations 3:21-23 This I recall in my mind, therefore I have hope. It is the Lord's Mercies that we are not
consumed, because His Compassions fail not. They are new every morning: Great is Thy
Faithfulness. Personal Devotion - Reflections This day coincides with Sunday April 4, 2010 Resurrection Sunday (Easter) also the "Feast of First Fruits," the first Sunday of the week after the feasts of the "Lord's Passover &
Unleavened Bread" Matthew 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-14, John 20:1-23 Sunday, the first day of the week, we arise early and ponder that today is also a feast day, the fourth feast,
the "Feast of First fruits". We wonder why Leviticus 23 this Feast did not have an actual date to be
celebrated like the Lord's Passover, the 14th of the month and the Unleavened Bread, the 15th of the month but the
Feast of First Fruits is specifically to be celebrated on the first Sunday of the week after the Passover. The women continue walking. They arrive at the tomb and they see the Roman seal is broken, the stone is rolled
back and looking into the tomb they notice that the body of Jesus is missing but His burial wrappings remain there
in an undisturbed manner. Seeing what appears to be the Gardener, the women ask him where he has moved the body of
Jesus too? "Mary" replies the Gardener, WAIT! Mary knows that voice. This Gardener is JESUS, HE'S ALIVE! Mary and
the women grab the feet of Jesus. Jesus tells them that He has not yet gone to the Father John 20:17 but to
go and tell the Good News "of the resurrection" to the rest of the disciples. Peter and John, like the rest of the disciples doubt the good news of the resurrection of Jesus but they run to
the tomb to see for themselves. John and Peter enter the empty tomb together. John had been one of the disciples
at the crucifixion and he helped place Jesus into the tomb. As John saw the anointed strips of cloth used to wrap
the body of Jesus, John realized that the cloth was not unwound but just empty, vacated and collapsed down in a
way in which a human body could not have been physically removed from within the cloth covered with ointment. John
seeing this, believed John 20:8. Back in the upper room two, disciples are excitedly telling of meeting and journeying with the Risen Jesus on
their way to the town of Emmaus, Luke 24:33. Meanwhile, in the upper-room the door is shut and locked
John 20:19 and Jesus suddenly appears in their midst in a supernatural way. The newly Resurrected Jesus presents Himself to the disciples. The disciples marvel that Jesus is alive again
and then King Jesus breathes His Holy breath on them to give them His resurrection Spirit life. Amazed we realize
that this is the same way and the same giver of Life who had previously breathed life into Adam our first
forefather Genesis 2:7. Jesus said "receive you the Holy Spirit" John 20:22. The disciples by faith
receive the Holy Spirit offered by Jesus and by receiving the Holy Spirit they become "Born Again" new
creations. We realize that it is by Faith that we are saved, this Faith! The faith in the risen, living, resurrection
Jesus. The faith that Jesus has personally sealed us with the Holy Spirit. We realize that this is the true feast
the "Feast of First Fruits" as Jesus breathes into us the "First Fruits" of the Holy Spirit. We know that this is
just the First Fruit, the first fruits of the Holy Spirit with much more to come. This fruit is special because it
is, according to Leviticus 23, the first of the fruit from within the Promise Land Joshua 5:10-12
that is from the Promise Land of Heaven and eternal life. We rejoice. Like the children of Israel who were delivered from Egypt, we have escaped the bondage of this
world and the cruelty of Satan and the certain death that goes with it. We have escaped by the death of the
Firstborn Son of God, His Son Jesus Christ, and we are now alive in His resurrection glory. We like, the Jews of
Egypt, have wandered in the desert wilderness of unbelief until our unbelief has vanished. Through faith in Jesus Christ we have crossed the dangerous Jordan river and entered into the Promise Land of Heaven having accepted Jesus as our leader, our King, and our Lord by entering into His New Covenant, the covenant of life. Now
alive we realize that the death of sin has "Passed Over" us by our receiving His shed blood as the cleansing of
our sins through the death of Jesus on the cross. We now rejoice in the Gospel of Good News that Jesus being
Righteous, Holy, Just, and True, the Son of God and God Himself, that He cannot die as humans die but He is alive
in the Spiritual realm, the eternal realm that Jesus existed in with the Father before He took on a fleshly body
in the womb of Mary John 16:27-28. Jesus demonstrates His Authority of Life over death. Life, our meaning and purpose in it have now been answered once and for all in this the very Resurrection Life
of Jesus. We now know that there is a God, that He has power to remove sins and to then give life over death, that He Loves us and that we are
made alive to be friends with Him forever in His Eternal Resurrection Kingdom of Heaven. How can we ever comprehend this joyous event, Life in Jesus, but comprehend it we must as it is the only way to
eternal Life. Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, by
the Resurrection from the dead. Light shines! And with it Life! Jesus is the True Light! Jesus is the Life! God is not
dead, God is Alive! Now we too are alive when Jesus breaths His Resurrection Spirit Life into us. Alive and united with the Holy God inside
of us, that is Eternal Life! John 1:3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him
was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehend it
not. 2nd Corinthians 4:6 For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus. Personal Devotion - Reflections Looking ahead we will see that after the resurrection, Jesus will spend 40 days total with the disciples
Acts 1:3. Forty days to depict that this is a life change for the disciples. Disciples are to always be
aware of the presence and company of Jesus in our lives. Jesus will convince the disciples of His resurrection to
life from death and of His divine Godliness by "Many infallible proofs" Acts 1:3. We will also consider
the death and resurrection of Jesus, the fact that it is the most witnessed and most recorded event in ancient
History. As we look through the pages of the Bible and read the prophecies that have been fulfilled and consider
the many prophecies that are being fulfilled right now in the days of our lives. For example Isaiah 11:11
states that Israel will be re-gathered into the Holy Land "a second time" and that is happening right
now. In 1948 Israel again became recognized as a Jewish State. We consider the relationship that we have with the Holy Spirit John 16:5-15 and we know that God is near
us as He speaks to us in His still small voice, words of faith and encouragement. We see by the circumstances of
our lives and through answered prayer that we abide under the shadow of the hand of Almighty God. On occasion we
have the baptism and fillings of the Holy Spirit as we experience first hand the working and effects of the Holy
Spirit in our life. As the Church, we see miracles, some pray in tongues, gifts are manifested and callings that
are above and beyond our own abilities are preformed, all in the name of Jesus. We have come to love God and also
man, our neighbor, and even our enemies in a way that is only possible supernaturally with God's help. As we
reflect about God in our lives, we, like the disciple John, can stoop into the empty tomb of Jesus and proclaim
"I Believe" for Jesus has risen, He is Alive! He is the King of the Universe. Jesus will continue to appear in the midst of the disciples for 40 days, teaching the disciples that even
though they cannot physically see Him, Jesus is right there with them. At the end of the forty days Jesus will be
taken up into heaven and at the end of the next week it will be another of the feast days, the fifth feast of the
eight total feasts, the "Feast of Pentecost" Acts 2:1. This feast is 50 days after the "Feast of First
Fruits". This feast is another harvest or fruit feast and on this day the disciples will receive the harvest &
fruits of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Unlike the "Feast of First Fruits" where the disciples had no
experience, this Feast is all experience as they heard wind, saw tongues of fire and spoke in unknown languages.
After our visit back and walk with Jesus we know that three more feasts are yet to be fulfilled so we speculate
as to what the future feasts could actually be. Looking further ahead after the "Feast of Pentecost" we will see that three of the eight feasts of Leviticus
23 still remain to be fulfilled. The Day of Atonement was the one day that the Jewish High Priest entered into
the Temple's Holy of Holies to meet with God and to make atonement for the People and this feast day could be
Fulfilled when the Jewish people reunite with Jesus as they mourn the one whom they have rejected and as they look
upon the one whom they have pierced Zechariah 12:10-13:1. For the Church we could be fulfilling this feast
every time we acknowledge the presence of God and enter into His Holiest Holy Presence. Next is the "Feast of Trumpets." The trumpet is an instrument to call the people to gather together. This feast
could be the gathering of the Christians to God known as the Rapture of the Church as there is a voice heard like
a trumpet Revelation 4:1 calling all the Christians to heaven and for the Jews this could be their gathering as a remnant into protection from the danger of the coming Antichrist. The last Feast is the "Feast of Booths" also called "Feast of Shelters." The shelters are huts built in the
backyard to remind the Jews of their time of wandering in the desert. This Feast could be fulfilled when we die
and leave this temporary body "shelter" and receive our new permanent "temple" body as a new permanent Spiritual
body/shelter in heaven by becoming Sons of God with Jesus in heaven. After spending ten glorious days with Jesus, we can see that Jesus came to fulfill His plan and in doing so He acted deliberately and decisively. Jesus has a plan and a purpose for mankind and Jesus came to fulfill His plan and is continuing His purpose. Jesus did not meander around like a lost wondering poet nor did He allow the events and passions of the day to dictate His schedule but He remained true and accomplished "All that He came to do." Jesus is God with full knowledge of mankind and of all events. As we reflect on our visit with Jesus Christ and the disciples, remembering our gaze at the sight of Jesus on the cross and the astonishment of the empty tomb and our joy in meeting the resurrected Savior Jesus Christ, we realize that the Gospel is larger than life and that certainly the Gospel is larger than death. We also realize that the Gospel is much bloodier and even more holy than we can currently comprehend. We do realize that we have a God that loves us very much. We begin to see that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus from death to life is more glorious and more stunning than anything we can currently understand yet we also realize that in Jesus Christ mankind has a chance, a lifelong opportunity to receive an eternity in heaven that is secure, fulfilling and everlasting. Leviticus 23:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them, Concerning the Feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be Holy Convocations, even these are My
Feasts ... These are the Feasts of the LORD, even Holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their
seasons. Regarding the feasts of God the "Holy Convocations" proclaimed "in their seasons" carries with it the intention that the feasts are Holy and are to be followed and fulfilled in order. Had a person not kept - proclaimed the feast of Sabbath then randomly joining in and keeping any of the other feasts like the feast of "The Lord's Passover" would not adequately proclaim that feast or any of the other feasts. Jesus being Holy is the only one and the only way that Holiness can be ascribed to and fulfilled in the feasts, the actions and deeds of sinful mankind cannot possibly fulfill the Holy feasts of God. Jesus in fulfilling the feasts has fulfilled and is fulfilling them in their proper way and in the proper order starting with the Sabbath - rest feast. We observe the feasts but it is God who fulfills them. Note: Israel is the name God gave to the Jewish Patriarch Jacob after Jacob spent an entire night wrestling
with God, Genesis 32:28, the name means "Governed by God." Jacob after a lifetime of striving (wrestling) with God finally
came to that place of submitting to God and in recognition of this God renamed Jacob to Israel. These Feasts are for all Israel, all of those who are "Submitted to God" or "Governed - led by God" and this
includes the Church - Christians. As Christians we are indeed "Governed - Submitted to God" we do indeed follow
the God of the Jews the God of Abraham, Isaac and of Jacob. The difference is that the Jewish observances of the
appointed feasts are physical in nature while the Christian observances of the Feasts are Spiritual in nature. For
instance, to fulfill the requirements of the Sabbath day feast observance the Jewish person will physically rest while the
Christian to fulfill the Sabbath feast observance enters into the Spiritual Rest that only Jesus can provide. Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all Spiritual
Blessings in Heavenly places in Christ: Colossians 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a Holy day
[don't be judged according to the Jewish Feast customs, because the Church celebrates the Holy days differently -
Spiritually, than the Jewish customs, but remember, God does judge all things, including our observances of these
His Appointed Feasts.], or of a new moon, or of the Sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come [as
the Jewish traditions celebrate them the Feasts are a Shadow of what was to come]; but [as the Church
celebrates them] the body is of Christ. Also note just how long ago these Feasts were prescribed by God to Moses. These feasts were given to Moses on
Mt. Sinai at the same time when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, given just after God had rescued the nation
of Israel from the slavery and oppression of Egypt. This truly is a Testimony to the patience and faithfulness of
God who has for a long time been faithfully working out His plan for mankind to completion. Feasts Observed on the Jewish First Month (Nisan) [approx. April] Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, a holy convocation,
ye shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. Hebrews 4:1-11 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His Rest, any of you
should seem to come short of it. ... For we which have believed do enter into Rest, as He said, As I have sworn
in my wrath, if they shall enter into My rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world
... For he that is entered into His Rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. Let us
labor therefore to enter into that Rest, least any man fall after the same example of unbelief. This is God's true rest that He has for us, rest with comfort and peace as only God can provide and as God
originally created for us to be in before sin, fear and death entered into the world through the disobedience of
Adam and Eve. Resting and trusting in God with our life into eternity is fairly easy when we keep the perspective
that we really had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of the universe or our own individual creation in
the womb. God has handed all of this marvelously so we really can trust Him with eternity. The next two feasts are both celebrated as the one long eight day feast of Passover. Leviticus 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month [Nisan - sort of like our January] at even
(evening) is the LORD'S Passover. This is the day that the Passover Lamb is killed and the Passover dinner is eaten, commemorating the event in
Egypt of the death of the Firstborn children which opened up the way and enabled the children of Israel to escape
from the slavery and bondage of Pharo and Egypt. This corresponds to Jesus the Firstborn Son of God agreeing as
the New Covenant to die for us and our sins so that we can escape Satan and sin and live forever with God. Hebrews 12:22-23 But ye are come unto mount Zion (mount Zion = New Covenant vs. mount Sinai = Old
Covenant) and unto the city of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all,
and to the spirits of just men made perfect. It is interesting that this feast day is on the predetermined given day the 14th of Nisan, eliminating any
possibility of chance or circumstance and only making room for the plans of God to be carried out and fulfilled.
This 14th day of the Jewish Lunar (moon) calendar is also a day that would assure a full moon making a solar
eclipse an impossible explanation for the miraculous event of the sun going dark at noon on the next day while
Jesus is on the cross. Also it is interesting that this one particular Feast is the only Feast that is not a required "Rest Feast",
requiring no servile work. Had this feast been a "no servile work" feast then Jesus and the disciples would have
been unable to depart from the upper room after the evening feast dinner and unable to then proceeded to the
Garden of Gethsemane setting in motion the completion of the events that took place so long ago in a different
Garden, the Garden of Eden. Leviticus 23:6-7 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto the LORD:
seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
work therein. This feast is the removal of Leaven (sin), the removal of the sin that has separated mankind from the Holy God
since the Original Sin of Adam and Eve. 1st Corinthians 5:6-8 Your glorying {about sin} is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,
neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth. This day also predetermined, the 15th of Nisan making it miraculous that Jesus would be betrayed, arrested,
convicted and crucified all on the same day and it all happens to be on the appointed day of the feast of the
removal of leaven (sin). Leviticus 23:10-14 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, when ye be come into the
(Promise) Land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of
the First fruits of your harvest unto the priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for
you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. ... And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched
corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute
forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. This is the Resurrection day of Jesus and also the day when Jesus began to breath on each of His disciples
baptizing them in the Holy Spirit and creating in each individual person a now "Born Again" Christian. This is the
start of the Christian Church. John 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be
unto you and when He had so said, He showed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when
they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I
you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost
(Spirit): [become "Born Again"]. This is the feast of receiving of the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit of God and what is very exciting about
this feast is that it is Only celebrated upon entrance into the Promise Land. Meaning that when a person partakes
of this feast they are right now Partially Partaking in Heaven, the true Promise Land. This feast of receiving the Holy Spirit is not an experiential event like the feast of Pentecost, the next
feast, but instead the Holy Spirit is received by faith as it is by our faith that the Holy Spirit has entered
into us and we are saved and not by any experiences we have. The experiences will come later including the
experiences of the cleansing and strengthening fire of persecution and tribulation. Romans 8:23 And not only they (creation also groans at the fallen nature of the world), but
ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Leviticus 23:15-21 And ye shall count unto the marrow after the Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the
sheaf of the wave offering ; seven Sabbaths shall be complete: even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath
shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new grain offering unto the LORD. ... And ye shall
proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be a Holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it
shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And
suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were
sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of Fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were
all filled with the Holy Ghost (Spirit), and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance. Pentecost is another Harvest Feast a feast of receiving of the Holy Spirit but this time it is an experience
i.e. speaking in tongues and this time the Baptism of Fire is included meaning that this is when the Christian
begins to experience fire - persecutions and tribulations as well. Feasts Observed on the Seventh month (Tishri) [approx. October] Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the
seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an Holy
convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the
LORD. The offering of fire is likely the Baptism of Fire that the Christian is undergoing since the Flames of Fire
upon the heads of the believers occurring at the Feast of Pentecost. The Trumpet is a announcement. In this case it is an announcement for God's people to gather together into one
place. For the Church this is very likely fulfilled in the Rapture, the calling by God of His Church into Heaven
to be with Him and to escape His coming judgment that is about to come upon the entire world of non-believers. Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the voice which I heard was
as it were of a Trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be
hereafter. Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the Tenth day of this Seventh month there shall be a day of Atonement. This feast in a large part was completed at the cross of Jesus as Jesus is the Atoning sacrifice for the sins
of the world.
Atonement is the repair the mending of a broken relationship. For a relationship to be repaired there has to be
a desire to repair the union and there needs to be an acknowledgment of the wrong that severed the relationship in
the first place. It is corresponding to the second coming of Jesus because there is still much to be fulfilled with this
particular feast. For starters at the Atonement Feast Leviticus 16:1-34 there are two goats the first goat is sacrificed
for the atonement, the removal of sin, because the result of sin is death so only when death occurs is sin
satisfied. This sacrifice is a representation of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us. Meanwhile, the second
goat called the "scapegoat", the carrier of sins is released far away carrying with it the sins of the people and
if that scapegoat never returns then the sins never return and are completely removed and stay away. If the
scapegoat does return then all of the sins return with it. It is evident that at the cross of Jesus that a man
called Barabbas was the scapegoat, as Barabbas was set free and he was never heard from again. That is until the
Antichrist comes because the Antichrist will be carrying the name of "Son of the Father" which translated into
Hebrew is "Barabbas" Bar = son and Abba = Father. Unfortunately the scapegoat the carrier of sin "Satan" will be
returning one day as he will again be accepted by the people to be their friend and their king and when he does
come he will bring with him the sins of the world. Also the Jewish people as a nation have not yet recognized
Jesus as the true Messiah and this will happen at the second coming of Jesus so this feast is still partially yet
to be fulfilled. Leviticus 23:34-43 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The Fifteenth day of this Seventh month shall
be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. ... That your generations may know that I made the
children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your
God. The Tabernacle is a Tent a temporary shelter as opposed to a Temple which is a permanent building. The Jewish
Temple originally was a Tabernacle a Tent that the Hebrews carried with them and set up during their wilderness
journey prior to their entry into the Promise Land of Israel. Once in the Promise Land, the permanent living place
the Tent was then replaced in Jerusalem by the permanent Temple made of stone. This is the comparison of our earthy body to our future Spiritual body. Currently we Tabernacle in a Tent body
a temporary body made of flesh. Whenever anyone dies their spirit and soul departs this tent and if you are a
child of God, God then accepts you into Heaven our Permanent home and we receive our new Temple body, a Spiritual
body to match our spirit and our soul. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt (tabernacled, 4637)[physically, temporarily stayed
among us] among us. It is possible that the Birthday of Jesus occurred on the Feast day of Tabernacles as John in the Gospel of
John uses the word Tabernacle to describe Jesus manifesting into our physical earthly realm. Article The Blood Moon Scenario - tracking solar and lunar eclipses and comparing them with Levitical Feasts This timeline is the same number of days as the traditional timeline view until the tomb where it includes the
three days and three nights in the tomb. This third day moves the crucifixion back one day from Friday (Good Friday) to Thursday (Crucifixion Thursday) and likewise moves each of the preceding events back one day of the week so then backing up by one day the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem occurs on Saturday and not the traditional Sunday. However it is Saturday and not Sunday that is the better fit and the more appropriate day according to the Biblical description of the Triumphal entry of Jesus and it is Saturday that fulfills the Feast day of Sabbath. Mark 11:10-11 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when He had looked round about
upon all things, and now the eventide [(3798) close of this Saturday Sabbath day] was come, He
went out unto Bethany with the twelve. Jesus is confining and framing His Triumphal Entry celebration into Jerusalem, including His entrance into the
Temple grounds, into the framework of the one Saturday Sabbath Feast Day. The original Greek word in the Bible for
"eventide" (3798) is in the Feminine form and not in the regular Masculine form and denotes that this is a
particular observance day i.e. the Sabbath day. I think what has happened is that somewhere in Church history the Church began to observe an abbreviated week
of Holy week. It was easier for people to get time off from work and celebrate Friday - Sunday than the Thursday -
Sunday of the Bible. Likewise shortening the events places the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Sunday
instead of Saturday therefore making for another convenient Holiday as the Church is already routinely gathered
for the Sunday Worship service. The events as we observe them in modern times are an abbreviated version of the
Biblical times in which they occurred. It was never intended to replace the Biblical version as everyone knows
that a Friday crucifixion does not equal the three days and three nights in the tomb. The Thursday crucifixion
does and it also supports all of the events of the Bible. Due to the vast amount of attention given to Holy Week in each of the four Gospels, deriving a timeline of the
Holy Week events is fairly easy. The Bible provides much information about the last week of Jesus' walk here on
earth, giving us much more information than for example the birth date (Christmas) of Jesus, because the mission
of Jesus is the Passover so the Bible keys in on it. Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the
morning were the first day. In the Book of Genesis (Genesis 1:5), God prescribed the day to be sunlight and the new day to begin at
Sundown. Following God's commandment the Jews start a new day at Sundown while the Gentile starts a new day a
little later at 12:00 midnight. For example after the Lord's Passover is eaten at evening time (then at
sundown) it would technically be a new day for the Jews and therefore the events after sundown, the going out to
the Garden of Gethsemane, are a part of the next days feast the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Yet it is before
Midnight so to the Gentile it is still the same day. We do have to consider that we have two slightly different
timelines, the Jewish and the Gentile timelines, within the four Gospels to mesh together to get the events that
occurred during the Holy Week. Fortunately at most each day is only an offset of a couple of hours and it is just
as easy to follow the events that happened during each day and during each night to accurately derive a timeline
of the Holy Week events. Also regarding the Jewish-Hebrew custom of counting days it is said after eight days or after six days but for
the gentile it would be during the eighth day or during the sixth day. For example: John 20:26 And after eight days again His disciples were within [the upper room], and Thomas with
them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace be unto
you". The time period referenced is Sunday through Sunday, eight days total and not an additional ninth day. The time
period is the original resurrection Sunday and then the eight day later is the next Sunday while the “disciples
were within” the upper room to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus the previous Sunday. This timeline accounts for all of the Biblical events of Holy Week. It does not leave out any
event nor does it create any gaps in any of the events. John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead,
whom He raised from the dead. Matthew 26:1-2 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Mt. Olivet Discourse),
He said unto His disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of Man is
betrayed to be crucified. Let's examine Thursday - Sunday by looking at a couple of verses in the Gospel
of Mark and in the Gospel of Luke. Mark 16:1-2 And when the Sabbath [Thursday][Crucifixion day]
(feast of unleavened bread) was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had
bought (purchased) sweet spices, [Friday] [normal Day] that
they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning the first day [Sunday][Resurrection Day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of
the sun. Luke 23:52-24:1 [Thursday][Crucifixion day] "This man, Joseph of Arimathaea, went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down [from the cross] and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher (tomb) that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the preparation [preparation for the evening Sabbath of Unleavened Bread], and the Sabbath [Unleavened Bread, evening Sabbath curfew] drew on. And the women also, which came with Him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld (observed) the sepulcher, and how His body was laid. And they returned (home) and [Friday] [normal Day] prepared (worked & labored) spices and ointments; and rested the [Saturday][Sabbath Day] Sabbath day according to the commandment [the 4th of the 10 commandments, the weekly Saturday Sabbath]. Now upon the
first day of the week [Sunday][Resurrection Day], very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them." 6 + 4 = 10 days with Jesus Another consideration is that the Jewish and Roman leaders of the day had their various agendas and desires
regarding what to do about Jesus, yet it is the prophecies of God that were carried out during those crucial 10
days. Mark 14:1,2 … and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him (Jesus) by
craft, and put Him to death. But they said, Not on a feast day, least there be an uproar of the
people. John 19:36,37 For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of
Him (Jesus) shall not be broken. And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on Him (Jesus) whom they
pierced. When challenged about His Deity and Authority Jesus responded to the Scribes and the Pharisees that to
authenticate who He is and what He came to do that He would spend three days in Death and Resurrect prior to the
fourth day according to His own ability to conquer death at any moment He desired. Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah {the Prophet} was Three Days and Three Nights in the whale's belly; so
shall the Son of Man be Three Days and Three Nights in the heart of the earth. The Prophecy is about how long Jesus would remain dead and does not
specifically involve how long Jesus would be in the tomb as Jesus died on the cross it is the cross where Jesus
"gave up the ghost" and began the three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Determining when Jesus
was specifically buried in the tomb is irrelevant to the prophecy as death for Jesus is established at about 3:00
p.m.. Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. In authenticating His death of three days and three nights Jesus is using the Original time frame that He set
out in Genesis 1:5 which is specific periods of daylight and darkness. This timeframe removes local customs
and references to marking days and is universal to all mankind. Therefore, all mankind will be able to establish
and identify with the authority of Jesus. Jesus generally referred to the doctrines and teachings of early Genesis including the passage about marriage
in Matthew 19:3-8 where Jesus responds by quoting Genesis 1:27. Therefore we have the Three Days and Three Nights established as
Luke 24:18-23 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him (Jesus) [not knowing
it was the resurrected Jesus], Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are
come to pass there in these days? And He (Jesus) said unto them, What things? And they said unto Him,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how
the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him. But we trusted
that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, *today (4594) [Literal:
having already been closed - completed] is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women
also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they
came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive. *The Greek word (4594) translated "today" in the Bible is in the Neuter gender and Nominative case form
and denotes that the three days are previously completed prior to this, the current day of Sunday. It would
require that the word (4594) was in the Genitive case form to begin to make the connection that the current day of
Sunday is to be counted in the three days being discussed. Therefore the three days of arrest, trial, crucifixion
and death are unmistakably the Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Matthew 28:1 In the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn {just prior to becoming daylight} toward
the first day (Sunday) of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher. Amos 4:12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee,
prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 2nd Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as
unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your
hearts: It is regarded that there are approximately 555 fulfilled prophecies from the Old Testament regarding the first
coming of Jesus and that there is also an additional 333 prophecies in both the Old and New Testaments prophesying
about the second coming of Jesus, equaling about 888 prophecies for just the two comings of Jesus. Following are a
few of the Old Testament prophecies and some New Testament fulfillment's to help place the events of Holy week
into a prophetic prospective. Chanukah - Hanukkah the Jewish Festival of Lights: Chanukah: Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah? - Yes, Jesus did :) He is Jewish :) Read John 10 Chanukah: The Festivals of Hanukkah and Christmas - Every year as Christians celebrate Christmas, the Jewish community observes Hanukkah 'the Feast of Lights' Is there any historic or symbolic connection between Hanukkah and Christmas? - Yes, both historic and symbolic - Herman Wouk, a contemporary Jewish author, in his book entitled "This is My God" says: The two festivals have one real point of contact - Had [the Greek King] Antiochus succeeded [against the Jewish Maccabee revolt] in obliterating Jewry a century and a half before the birth of Jesus, there would have been no Christmas - The feast of the Nativity rests upon the victory of Hanukkah" {Christianity rests upon all of the Jewish accomplishments, miracles, Bible prophecies and victories from the past, in the current present and on into the future!} Chanukah: Debbie Schlussel - Happy Chanukah: What It Means in the Age of Mumbai Bombings, HAMAS, Hezbos; Still No Modern Maccabees - Chanukah is the story of miracles on so many levels, miracles Jews remember during this eight-day holiday, every year - Chanukah is the story of the few against the many - Above all, Chanukah is about the age-old, repeat fight of the Jewish people for religious freedom {This Chanukah season we join Jews and Christians everywhere praying for God's blessing upon His children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God's chosen, anointed, elect and destined children of Israel the Jews. How true so many miracles that God has kept and brought the Jews through during so many perilous and dangerous times. God is going to keep and preserve the Jewish people and in fact the New Testament of the Holy Bible concludes in the book of Revelation with much of the attention and focus again on the Jews of Israel because the Jews do prevail and win as they finally at last look upon their Savior Messiah. Zechariah 12:10 … and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced …} Chanukah: Israeli archaeologists find rare gold coins - Some Israeli archaeologists are having a particularly happy Hanukkah - The Israel Antiquities Authority reported a thrilling find Sunday [start of 2008 Hanukkah] the discovery of 264 ancient gold coins in Jerusalem National Park - The coins bear a likeness of Heraclius, who was the Byzantine [Eastern Roman Empire, 330 AD - 1453 AD] emperor from 610 to 641 - the emperor is clad with military garb and is holding a cross in his right hand - One the other side, there is the sign of the cross (Photo) Update: Tourist Uncovers Hidden Treasure (Heraclius - gold coins) in Holy Land - A British tourist volunteering at the dig discovered the trove on Sunday - The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who ruled between 610 and 641 A.D. - Heraclius was the last Byzantine emperor to rule over Jerusalem, which fell to Muslim Arab armies in 637 A.D. Byzantine (Roman) Gold Coins - A private collection of Late Roman, Byzantine and western contemporary imitative gold coins from 330 AD to 1204 AD - Heraclius Gold Coin (Photo) Dictionary of Roman Coins - "CONOB" Inscribed Gold Coins - "CONOB" CON = [minted in] Constantinopoli, OB = obryzum (pure gold) and the Greek numeral 72 - the exergue CONOB coin may be read "Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold" Jordan site said to be Jesus baptism place - a site on the east bank of the Jordan River that Pope Benedict visited on Sunday - John's Gospel (1:28) says John the Baptist baptised Jesus in "Bethany beyond the Jordan" a name distinguishing it from Bethany village near Jerusalem where Jesus was said to raise Lazarus from the dead {When Jesus was Baptized it wasn't to take away sins, Jesus didn't have any it was to reveal Jesus as the Messiah (John 1:32). Note: Baptism by water does not even take away our sins it is only the blood of Jesus that removes our sins. Our Baptism in water represents our faith in the blood-death and resurrection life of Jesus the Messiah-Christ. Baptism represents (Romans 6:4) that we are dead with Jesus (immersed in water) and buried to this world and then (reemerged) resurrected with Jesus and alive in heaven.} Mt. Nebo where Moses Died is Located in Jordan [Jordan is an excellent part of the Biblical lands though it is not a part of the Holy Land - The Holy Land is exclusively Israel and specifically Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24)] - The Time and Place of the Transfiguration of Jesus {Mt. Nebo located outside of Israel separated from the Holy Land was also very likely the location of the Mt. of Transfiguration (Matt 17:1, Mark 9:1; Luke 9:28) because the Transfiguration of Jesus took place before the cross of Jesus and therefore the sins that kept Moses out of the Promise Land the first time would also keep Moses out of Israel this second time. If Moses is one of the Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:1-12) in Jerusalem during the Revelation Period it will be because it is after the cross of Jesus and the sins of Moses are now gone having been nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14) with all the sins of humanity so Moses can now enter Israel. -- Jesus was without sin and therefore could be bodily Transfigured something sinful humans cannot do we need to die first and separate from our body of sin (Romans 8:3) and then we Christians receive our new transfigured (1 Corinthians 15:35-55) bodies.} Vatican (Catholic) Radio: MAY 9, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT ON MOUNT NEBO - Pope Benedict visits Mount Nebo in Jordan where tradition states that God gave Moses a view of the Promised Land from afar (Mp3) Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation?
for He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken. {Good Friday devotion verse - I discovered this portion of a verse "He was taken from prison and from judgment" it was new to me and very amazing to say the least.} (The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com) Psalm 22 {Good Friday devotion verse.} (The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com) After Eden: Genesis 3:15 Saviour Crossing (Cartoon) Ray Comfort: Thoughts on the Resurrection - What do you think was the most significant event in human history? - This Easter, millions of both Jews and Gentiles [and even Christians] will celebrate biblical events that they don't fully understand {It's ok and perfectly normal not to fully understand all of the Passover (Easter) events because like all of the Creation Events and all of the End Times events the events and plans of God are substantially more involved both spiritually and physically than mankind can comprehend. The important thing is to trust Jesus and to get to know Jesus. Jesus created the universe, Jesus redeemed the universe on the cross and Jesus will conclude His universe with His End Time events so really most of the events are out of our hands however the one true event of having a meaningful and purposeful relationship with God in Jesus Christ is entirely within our abilities.} Whose Resurrection are You Celebrating? by Kelly McGinley - Mixing the pagan (Easter) celebration of fertility into the celebration of the resurrection is a severe insult to the Creator of the Universe, and the pastors that lead us into this sin need to repent - God does not wink at ignorance, especially willful ignorance How old was Jesus when He first began to realize that He was God in a human body? Much about the human incarnation and earthly life of Jesus was given to us via the prophets of the Holy Bible's Old Testament. For instance the firsthand account and description of the cross of Jesus is given to us by the Prophet King David in Psalm 22. The main description of the abuse and beating of Jesus is given to us by the Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12. Again in the 22nd Psalm the Prophet King David reveals that the Messiah Jesus would always even before His birth and in His infancy know that His Father is God in heaven and that He is indeed God in a human body. Psalms 22:9 -11 But thou art He (Father God) that took Me (Jesus) out of the womb: thou didst make Me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. I was cast upon Thee from the womb: thou art my God from my
mother's belly {during gestation}. Be not far from Me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. At the fairly early age of 12 Jesus publically announced that His Father is God the Father, He announced it in a way that this was something that Jesus has always known and it was not a new revelation to Him. Luke 2:49 And He (Jesus) said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me? wist (perceive) ye not that I must be about My Father's business? Could it be that the crucifixion day suddenly going dark at noontime was simply the result of the sun being eclipsed by the moon and not necessarily a Divine act of God? No, our Easter date fluctuates from year to year because we are now on a 365 day a year solar (sun) calendar. In the days of Jesus the Hebrews and most societies followed a lunar (moon) calendar where each new month began with each new occurrence of the "New Moon" cycle. A cycle that lasts about 30 days as the moon revolves around the earth and changes in appearance from crescent to a full moon and on to a darkened moon then when a hint of the sun's light was visible reflecting off of the moon it would become a new month correlating with the "New Moon". The Feast of Unleavened Bread was given the specific date of the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nisan (similar to our month of April). With the month of Nisan and all the Jewish months starting only when a new moon phase is observed then at the 15th of each month the moon would always be on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and could not possibly cause a lunar eclipse of the sun. The sun could only be eclipsed at the beginning or at the end of a lunar month when the moon had revolved around the earth and is again in between the earth and the sun. In the movie “The Passion of Christ” and other movies did Jesus and everyone really speak and write in the Aramaic language and why didn't the Jewish - Hebrew nation speak and write in their own Hebrew language the same language the Old Testament of the Bible is written in? There is every indication that Hebrew was indeed the written and spoken language of the Jews and there is no indication that Aramaic was ever used as a Jewish language. It was Hebrew that was written by Pontius Pilate and put on the cross of Jesus for the people to see and not Aramaic. John 19:19-20 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross.
And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. There is no mention of Aramaic only Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Then when the Apostle Paul finally got his one chance to speak his message to his beloved Jewish brethren in Jerusalem he spoke to them in the Hebrew language and not Aramaic and Paul certainly wanted to be heard and understood by the entire crowd of gathered Jews. Acts 21:37 - 22:2 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the (Roman) chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that
Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city:
and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the (Jewish) people. And when he had given him license, Paul stood on
the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you. And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, … And He (God) said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. And they gave him audience
unto this word (Gentiles), and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle ... The Jewish audience in Jerusalem was receptive to the Apostle Paul's message until the Apostle mentioned that he was to take the uniquely Jewish message to the non-Jewish Gentiles. Immediately the Jews found disfavor in that their customs, traditions and promises of God were being given to the gentiles. The adamant separation of the Jews from the Gentiles was also demonstrated by them having their own language of Hebrew and the Jews would have nothing to do with the neighboring Gentile language of Aramaic. In what way was Jesus actually nailed to the cross? Lately Jesus is being depicted as being crucified with four nails one in each hand and now one in each foot. At other times Jesus is depicted as having both of His hands above His head with one nail and then one or two nails in His feet. It is well known that when crucifixion was used by the Romans as a form of a death sentence it was used in many forms and in various ways throughout its years of use. However in the case of Jesus' own crucifixion we have throughout the Church history where we have paintings and depictions of the common crucifixion of Jesus being with his arms outstretched and his feet together in the familiar figure that we are all accustomed to and we also have the witness of the disciples in the Bible describing the wounds of Jesus from his crucifixion. The disciple Thomas stated that he would not believe in the Resurrection of Jesus unless he personally saw the two nail marks, one in each of the (outstretched) hands of Jesus [the hand included the tip of the finger, to the elbow]. John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him (Thomas), We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails {Plural - one nail for each hand} and put my finger into the print of the nails and thrust my hand into His {wounded - spear pierced} side, I will not believe.
Some modern day critics of the Bible have said that Jesus was crucified with His hands together above His head with one nail, but then that does not match the Biblical description. The Bible says that a sign was placed above the head of Jesus, not above His hands. Matthew 27:37 And set up over His head His accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. The disciple John records John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a tile and put it on the cross. There is plenty of information in the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments regarding the incarnation, life, teachings, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Information that should not be ignored nor discounted when examining the events of the Holy Week of Jesus Christ. John 4:21-24 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem,
worship the Father. Ye (Gentiles) worship ye know not what: we (Jews) know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true (Christian) worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship
Him in Spirit and in Truth. Easter Season Frauds: It seems every Easter without fail that the secular press inundates the media with false and fake Jesus stories. The false stories always attack the Biblical account of events and like the movie "The Da Vinci Code" they deny the Deity of Jesus. Usually the inaccuracies also specifically attack the Jewishness of Jesus now often claiming that Jesus was an Islamic figure even though Islam would not start in its present form for another 600 years after the time of Jesus. Note: now it is even at Christmas time that false stories and blatant inaccuracies about Jesus Christ are circulated. About the Easter type hoaxes: It seems that Satan quickly realized that the cross of Jesus was not a demonic victory after all but that it is in fact the triumphal victory of Jesus over Satan, sin and over death. With the incarnation (bodily) visit, first coming, of Jesus a complete success for God it seems that Satan then immediately turned his attention to defeating the second coming of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:11-16 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. With the first coming completed and the second coming of Jesus now assured Satan has set out on at least a twofold strategy. First denying the first coming and the resurrection of Jesus - immediately spreading the rumor that the body of Jesus had been stolen and He had not resurrected. Secondly attacking the people and nation of Israel as it is to the Jews and to the Jewish nation of Israel that Jesus' second coming is focused on. The Christian Church is indeed raptured into heaven prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Revelation 19:11-16 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He himself. And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He hath on his vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. The first coming of Jesus was mostly about the Church and His second coming is mostly about the Jews. Therefore we see so much of the Satanic hoaxes, frauds and even rage directed at the Jews and at their Jewish nation of Israel. Generally the Easter attacks take the following forms: Also listed are some other hoaxes to show that although hoaxes have always existed hoaxes are now very prevalent in today's society. With the ease of computer 'magic' and new digital rendering techniques hoaxes are now very common and actually hoaxes are becoming extremely common in all scientific, scholastic, entertainment and secular segments of society. March 16, 2009: Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls (Essenes) 'Authors' Never Existed - Elior, who teaches Jewish mysticism at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, claims that the Essenes were a fabrication by the 1st century A.D. Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus and that his faulty reporting was passed on as fact throughout the centuries - Charlesworth contends that at least eight scholars in antiquity refer to the Essenes - One proof of Essene authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls, he says, is the large number of inkpots found by archaeologists at Qumran March 09, 2009: The Holy Virus [anti-Jewish, anti-Christian] $10,000 CHALLENGE - From the four gospels of the 1611 King James Bible, find any personal quoted statements or scriptures coming from Jesus where Jesus himself states or teaches that he has come to shed his physical blood for the remission or atonement for anyone's sins {I submitted two verses Matthew 1:21 (for context), Matthew 26:27-28, even though he claims Matthew 26:27 is not valid, it is valid. ... Matthew 26:39 is also in context and is relevant and valid in that death [on the cross] is the only payment for sin and that only the Holy blood [cup] of Jesus can make a sinner holy. Of course the challenger-hoaxer wants an English phrase from only the Gospels to meet his intentions even though the Bible was written in Hebrew (O.T.) and Greek (N.T.) including using many symbols, analogies (parables) and prophecies all of which have to be ignored and obscured in order for the hoaxer to perpetuate his awkward agenda. Note: The blood of Jesus is physical and it is also Spiritual His blood has both Spiritual and physical implications therefore the message of the Bible is both Spiritual and physical. Jesus did not limit His blood to the physical realm. This guy seems upset because he wants the Bible to be limited to physical teachings, limited only to his agendas and not allowing for any of the Bible's Spiritual (Heavenly) messages and teachings. The challenger is just making a false accusation about the Bible and then he condemns the Bible for not teaching his false (physical only) accusation. The Bible teaches what God teaches in the way that God wants it taught not what man teaches or what man wants taught. Also: Never let a hoaxer disarm you from the FULL Biblical counsel of God. The entire Holy Bible (Genesis - Revelation) is valid and important to all of mankind!} March 07, 2009: Authors Warn That Many Textbooks Distort Religion - A "true or false" question on the origins of Christianity asserted that "Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus" - The teacher's edition says this is "true" - But even though Jesus is the founder of Christianity, the question ignores the fact that he was Jewish {Note: the Israelis after the first Passover and departing the slavery in Egypt conquered the land of Cana from seven Nations (Deuteronomy 7:1 - Joshua 13:1-8). It is Biblically incorrect to call Cana-Israel Palestine and that is exactly what the Romans wanted to do was to be Biblically incorrect when they initiated the term Palestine.} January 22, 2009: CAIR campaign: Jesus was [not] Muslim - Claims Islam is 'way of life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad' - A new $60,000 advertising campaign by the Washington, D.C. based Council on American-Islamic Relations that claims on Florida buses that Jesus was a Muslim is drawing protests - "Apparently they will say anything to try to get people to convert to Islam - What ever happened to honesty?" asked a blogger on IslamInAction {Islam did not exist in its modern form until long after Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Modern Islam with Mohammad came into existence about 600 A.D. Until the 7th century in the Middle-East people who weren’t Jewish-Christian worshiped many Gods and the many Gods were just condensed into the crescent moon god Allah. Interestingly in Genesis 12:1 God told Abram to leave his birthplace to leave behind all the false Gods and enter into the land that would later be called Israel in order for Abram to become Abraham and serve the one true God.} Palestinians Declare Joseph's Tomb a "Holy Muslim Site" DebbieSchlussel.com: Obama's Church Published HAMAS Manifesto JesusTombHoax.com: The Jesus Tomb Hoax Presenting the facts regarding the "Jesus Family Tomb" DebbieSchlussel.com: Just in Time For the Holidays, Jews "Cook Palestinian Children in Ovens" Says Palestinian TV
The Names of God - JEHOVAH: LORD in our English Bibles (all capitals) - Yahweh, YHWH is the Hebrew covenant name of God - Occurs 6823 times in the OT First use Gen. 2:4 (Jehovah Elohim) - From the verb "to be", havah, similar to chavah (to live) - JESUS: Derived from the Hebrew "Joshua" (Y'shua) or "Je-Hoshua" meaning JEHOVAH (God) IS SALVATION Which Language Did Jesus Speak – Aramaic or Hebrew? - There is no ground for assuming that Jesus did not speak Hebrew; and when we are told (Acts 21:40) that [Apostle] Paul spoke Hebrew, we should take this piece of information at face value" May, 28 This day in History 1731 - Jewish Hebrew Books Confiscated [Hoax Alert] Does Israel = ISIS--RA--EL (Isis, Ra) Egyptian gods? No! [Note: El does = YHWH or Jehovah in Hebrew, Israel = governed by God or "upright with YHVH"] - We've been over this before, and the "Isis-ra-el" concept is disinformation, put out by someone who has quite an [NWO] agenda - The Isis-Re-El connection is, frankly silly - It relies on picking names from different time periods, (two different Nation languages Jewish-Hebrew and Arabic-Aramaic) and kitbashing them together and coming to a conclusion that proves the disinformant's pet theory [Hoax Alert] World Net Daily Book - Bible [False] fact No. 19: Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob not Jews {[Genesis 14:12-13 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the *Hebrew; (it is later Abraham with the -ah- breath of life from God added to Abram and his wife Sarai after receiving the breath of life from God becomes Sarah - Genesis 17:15).] The word Hebrew means "Wanderer" Judah in Hebrew means "Praise – Praise to God" the person and tribe of Judah was named after an already existing Hebrew-Jewish word. Abraham is the Father of the Jewish (Judaism - "people of praise" [Wikipedia]) nation it was Abraham then his son Isaac and then Jacob (Israel) that each received the promises of God (Covenant of circumcision Genesis 17:8-14) that are passed down to the Nation Tribes of Israel. Noah lived before Abraham and Noah is the Father of All Nations (all modern post flood Nations) while Abraham a descendant of Noah is the Father of the Hebrew-Jewish Nation and Abraham in receiving the -ah- "born again" Spirit-breath of life from God, Abraham is the Father of Faith (Romans 4:16) "...of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all." Judah is not the start of the Jewish nation [Abraham is] and has NEVER been presented as being the start as Judah is a brother (a 12th) of the 12 Tribes of Israel (Jacob), you can't be born into something that already exists and then be considered the start of it. Note: Most or all False bible teachings come out of twisting and misrepresenting Bible words and passages. God has a plan for mankind and the Jews-Hebrews the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 6:3-4, Acts 3:13) are the chosen center piece of God's plan (Genesis 12:1-3) for mankind.} [Hoax Alert] War message found inside Abraham Lincoln's watch - A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History announced Tuesday - The actual (2009) message that the museum found differs from the watchmaker's (1906 interview with The New York Times) recollection Secret Message Found In (Abraham) Lincoln Pocket Watch - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch - On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true - Jonathan Dillon, then a watchmaker on Pennsylvania Avenue, had Lincoln's watch in his hands when he heard the first shots of the Civil War had been fired in South Carolina - The Irish immigrant later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided Washington (D.C.) - no one including Lincoln, ever saw the inscription as far as he knew - "My gosh, that was Lincoln's watch" he said, "and my ancestor put graffiti on it!" {Note: the actual date of the attack on Fort Sumpter was April 12, 1861. Widespread news of the attack probably arrived a day later on April 13th in Washington D.C. and the rest of the North. In using the April 13th date on the watch [this might not be the original watch graffiti it is probably forged graffiti (why would the original quote use the date twice?) the original quote probably said April 12th] for the start of the American Civil War. It seems the Bush Satanists are attempting to pretend that they had a hand in starting the first Civil War in America as they are even now desperately trying to ignite a second Civil War in America as a part of their overall planned destruction (population reduction) of America.} Wiki: Fort Sumter - Named after General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built following the War of 1812 - The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter. - On April 11, 1861 (Confederate Brigadier General) Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm to demand the surrender of the (Union) fort - On April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort Fort Sumter Under Union Hold - On April 11, 1861 Beauregard demanded that Anderson surrender Sumter - April 12, they (Rebels) informed Anderson that their batteries would open fire in one hour - In early afternoon the flagstaff was shot away. About 2 p.m., (April 13,) Anderson agreed to a truce - That evening he surrendered his garrison - On Sunday, April 14, Major Anderson and his garrison marched out of the fort and boarded ship for transport to New York. They had defended Sumter for 34 hours, until "the quarters were entirely burned, the main gates destroyed by fire, the ocre walls seriously injured, the magazines surrounded by flames" - Civil war, so long dreaded, had begun The Berean Chronicles - Secret Message Found In (Abraham) Lincoln Pocket Watch - reexamines recent events promoting violence and the possibility of a civil war - "03_2009-03-11 Kelly on the Rampage, numbers, and Join or Die" (Mp3) [Hoax Alert] Experts create new image of Bach - Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- and say the results may surprise his fans - "we have no realistic portrait of him" {How convenient that the 'Experts' would neglect to point out that there is an actual painting of Bach that Bach himself commissioned in 1746 and further omitting the minor detail that the 1894 excavated bones have no known connection to Bach.} The Eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Furthermore, only one portrait of Bach is undoubtedly authentic - The portrait commissioned by Bach and painted by Elias Gottlob Haussmann - Bach’s second wife, Anna Magdalena, considered the portrait a good likeness - Dubious resources of uncertain authenticity are interesting but not reliable - For example, a skeleton alleged to be Bach’s was found in 1894 (Photo) The Face Of Bach - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - This remarkable photograph is not a computer generated composite; the original of the Weydenhammer Portrait Fragment, all that remains of the portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach that belonged to his pupil Johann Christian Kittel, is resting gently on the surface of the original of the Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (Photo of two paintings together) Beyond Bach the Monument, Who Was Bach the Man? - No stone or sign marked the grave site, but the excavators, guided by archival documents to look for an oaken coffin and by an oral tradition to seek a spot six paces from the south door of the church, believed they had found the earthly remains of Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach - Later in life Bach became blind - Bach died in Lepzig, Germany, July 28, 1750 - Bach was buried in an unmarked grave, for an unknown reason, in the churchyard of St. John's {Note: It was also common at that time for famous and religious people to request to be buried in an unmarked grave. John Bunyan (1806-1841) author of "Pilgrim's Progress" requested to be buried in an unmarked grave. Desiring that their tomb would not become a monument to themselves but that their life's work would be a monument to Jesus Christ.} [Hoax Alert] Biological Evolution - "Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all" - Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) {Ape-man re-creations, ape art and models with fake human-like eyes.} Did evolution make our eyes stand out? (Photos) For Human Eyes Only - neither chimpanzees nor any of the other 220 species of nonhuman primates have whites of the eyes Chimpanzees become Human? - "In humans, the widely exposed white sclera (white of the eye) surrounding the darker colored iris makes it easy for others to discern the direction of gaze and has been said to be a characteristic of humans not found in other primate species. The icy truth behind Neanderthals Chad skull 'leans to human line' - The original fossil skull was badly mangled - The reconstruction corrects distortions in Toumaï's fossilised skull MuseumofHoaxes.com: Peppered Moth Evolution Kit - There's just one problem - Some are beginning to say that the case of the peppered moth may be one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud of the twentieth century, up there with the Piltdown Man EVOLUTION FORGERIES - The picture was drawn based on a single tooth and it was published in the Illustrated London News of 24th July 1922 - However, evolutionists were extremely disappointed when it was revealed that this tooth belonged neither to an ape-like creature nor to a man, but to an extinct species of pig DebbieSchlussel.com: Bait & Switch @ The Movies - the misleading and false quotes movie posters and movie marketing materials use to promote movies Wikepedia.com: United States one hundred-dollar bill - Obverse of the Series 2003A $100 bill - The Series 1966 United States Note {The fur coat Benjamin Franklin is wearing has been artistically removed.} Ben Franklin Gets High-Tech Makeover in New $100 Bill Friday the 13th - The reason Friday the 13th is considered unlucky is that the 10th Plague [death of the firstborn] visited by God on Ancient Egypt took place on Friday the 13th - Friday the 13th for the Egyptians - Jewish calendar it was the 14th (Passover), because the Jews started the next day at sundown LIST OF SATANIC HOLIDAYS - All Friday the 13th's are high satanic days - Satanic holiday dates change annually according to the regular calendar and differ from cult to cult {**Warning Satanic Calendar website.} The Passion of Leadership (part 1 of 5) Luke 12:49,50 I (Jesus) am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already
kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished! Jesus has a Passion for leadership and for His leaders. The Old Testament foretold of God's zeal concerning the
fulfillment of His plan for mankind. Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of
David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even
for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this ... As we all know it is not enough to just have Passion for leadership. Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate, Herod and Judas
each had a Passion for leadership but as they went on to demonstrate, Passion without knowledge can easily be
misdirected and when misapplied to the leadership role the results can be disastrous. What then is our safety net for the much needed Passions of leadership? Jesus is the anchor of the leadership soul. Jesus has to be the Passion for our leadership for it is only Jesus
who has the knowledge and the understanding of mankind and He knows the fullness of His own plan for salvation,
therefore Jesus is the only safety net to the Passions of leadership. John 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto
them, Whom seek ye? Whom seek we? ... Whom does our Passion dictate that we should seek after? Unless our Passion dictates that we seek Jesus than
like Herod or like Judas we are setting ourselves up for disaster. Leadership by definition involves moving people along through one event and circumstance and into another. Good
leadership is going to substantiate good results of growth, maturity and endurance encompassing all of the
individuals throughout all of the events and circumstances involved. Because of the rapid succession of the Passion events of Jesus during the Holy week the question could be asked
did Jesus get swept up and caught up in a series of events that were bigger than He is or did Jesus in His role of
leadership use the series of events to instruct and guide each of us along through our own betrayals, trials and
circumstances to bring us into His everlasting resurrection life. With so much written in each of the Bible's four Gospels about the Passion events of Holy Week the events
themselves clearly come into focus as a chain, a series of meaningful connected links connected to establish and
fulfill the meaningful events foretold by the Holy Prophets of old. Events that would forever alter the face of
history and the destiny of mankind. Clearly these are not just a series of random circumstances but the deliberate
and ordained plan of God Himself. The Passion is a study in the leadership of Jesus Christ as He and the disciples go through one event after
another and in the case of the disciples sometimes it is triumph and sometimes it is not a triumph but a momentary
failure and regardless of victory or defeat each event is a learning experience for the disciples. In our own Passion to follow Jesus and to learn from Him, as disciples of Jesus, let's go back with Jesus and
the original disciples to revisit and re-live the last week that Jesus spent on earth. This week is also referred
to as "Holy Week." The 10 days will be Friday through the next Sunday. To examine the last week we will have to
piece together many items and statements from throughout the Bible. As we go back to the original Holy Week, we
will travel like students and detectives, searching the scriptures for events and clues that took place nearly
2,000 years ago. We will in actuality be students and detectives of Jesus, searching out Who He is and what His
ministry came to accomplish here on earth. The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in and to
do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to take part in the
Jesus Walk 2004 devotion. Next week: Lessons in Leadership from the Fig Tree part 2 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership. God Bless you, About the author, David Anson Brown is currently the administrator of the BasicChristian.org web site and
moderator of the Basic Christian discussion forum. Lessons from the Fig Tree (part 2 of 5) Leadership requires the Passion to get to the root of the matter ... In our journey with Jesus and the rest of the disciples during the Bible's original Holy Week - Passion events
we find that on the very next day after the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that Jesus and the disciples
encounter a fig tree that is not capable of producing fruit for God. Finding no fruit, Jesus will then curse the
fig tree. Matthew 21:18-20 Now in the morning as He (Jesus) returned into the city, He hungered. And when He
saw a fig tree in the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no
fruit grow on thee henceforward forever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it,
they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus' leadership at the fig tree reveals that leadership is not just a surface matter, but in regarding
problems Jesus is depicting for us that the correct action is not to merely prune a few branches and then let the
problem still exist or to try to make it easier to look at and more appealing, but that leadership involves
getting down into the root of the problem and then cutting it off at the root for a total removal of the
problem. Good leadership knows that with a total removal of the burden comes the total freedom of relief from the
problem. Good leadership knows that to totally remove the burden, it is the root of the problem that has to be
discovered and cut off. But, what not even our good leadership knows is the depths of the root of the problem. How deep are the roots of the problem? ... Genesis 3:7,8 ... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard
the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. Only Jesus knows the depths of the root of the actual problem. Jesus, with full knowledge is able to fully access the depth of the root of the problem. In the case of the fig
tree, the root of the problem of man seeking to hide himself from our loving God extends all the way back to the
original sin of mankind and continues on to this day. During our journey with Jesus we stand by looking at the fruitless fig tree in amazement as we realize that
this Jesus is the same God that Adam and Eve sinned against in the Garden of Eden. They then used the fig leaves
in an attempt to cover up the shame of their own sins instead of acknowledging their sin & looking and turning to
God, their loving Father to provide the answers to their problems. Jesus with His cross in view and within days of it is now saying that there are no more self-made, man-made
coverings for sin. The covering of sin is to be the blood of Jesus from the cross and not of contraptions derived
and stitched together by man. In fact the system of fig tree religion is now cursed by God. Cursed because fig tree religion never did
produce fruit for God and certainly fig tree religion never did lead to eternity. Jesus as the leader recognized unfruitfulness and He took action to remove it. Everyone one of us (unlike
Jesus) has an unfruitful aspect in our own life. Can we be bold like Jesus, and when we see unfruitfulness declare
it as unacceptable to God? Can we recognize it as a cursed item and not a blessing? And in cursing it to curse it
at it's root so that it will immediately wither and dry up, no longer sustaining an appearance of being
potentially fruitful but being what it truly is, something that does not give pleasure to God. Matthew 21:20 ... And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree
withered away! During our own individual companionship with Jesus as He reveals problem areas to us in our life and we begin
to remove them at the root we too like the disciples will rejoice and say, “How soon is the fig tree withered
away!” The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in and to
do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to take part in the
Jesus Walk 2004 devotion. Next week Lessons in Leadership from the Gardens of God; Eden, Gethsemane, and the Garden Tomb in part 3 of
5 from The Passion of Leadership. God Bless you, About the author, David Anson Brown is currently the administrator of the BasicChristian.org web site and
moderator of the Basic Christian discussion forum. The Gardens of God; Eden, Gethsemane, and the Garden Tomb (part 3 of 5) During the Passion events of Jesus at the completion of the Last Supper - "The Lord's Passover Feast" and with
Jesus now on His way to the infamous Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus begins His Priestly Prayer of intercession for us
to the Father. Jesus then commits to His crucifixion and crosses over the brook of Cedron as He proceeds to the
Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny and betrayal. Leadership is the ability to recognize and to correlate events into a meaningful pattern; a pattern that can
display the lessons that the leadership desires to be taught, the valuable lessons are learned and can then be
passed on and distributed to others. The Garden is the ideal place to reveal that God is in control, it was so many years ago that Adam and Eve lost
mankind's relationship with God, through their own sin of disobedience, in the original Garden, the Garden of
Eden, the Garden of creation. Had Jesus been arrested anywhere but in a garden, say for instance, in the streets or in the upper-room it
would be difficult to correlate the events of the Last Supper to the events of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
But since God made certain to go to the Garden we can only correlate these two Garden events and the coming event
of the resurrection of Jesus from His Garden Tomb. This again reveals the detailed plan of God as He has set it
out for us in His Prophetic word, the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. On this Passion night as we journey with Jesus we now know why God has not made the Lord's Passover to be a
"Rest - Sabbath Feast" like all of the other Holy Feasts prescribed by God to Moses and written down in
Leviticus chapter 23 of the Holy Bible. Had the "Lord's Passover Feast" been a rest feast then Jesus and
the disciples would have had to remain at home or inside after the feast and could not have legally walked to the
Garden of Gethsemane, this Garden of destiny. Had this been a "Sabbath - Rest Feast" it is also very unlikely that
the Temple guards would have broken the Sabbath Law themselves to journey to the Garden to arrest Jesus, who after
all was only peacefully praying to the Father. This is another powerful demonstration that these events are
orchestrated and allowed to happen by God Himself and are not solely the whims of man but instead are completions
to the events that were foreseen in the prophetic writings by the prophets of the Old Testament. It was God that walked during the cool of the evening with Adam and Eve so long ago in the original Garden, the
Garden of Eden and now it is God that is stepping into another Garden, the Garden of Gethsemane. This time through
His desire and obedience Jesus will continue to restore back the lost relationship between mankind and God, and
this time forever. We follow and see that Jesus is separated from His disciples and engaged in prayer to the Father. Jesus asks
for the third time for the Father to remove "this cup" Matthew 26:42 but there is no other "cup" of
redemption available to mankind. Either Jesus gives His life for us, or mankind will never be reunited to God. Angels come and minister to Jesus. He arises. Judas can now be seen leading a group of Temple soldiers intent
on arresting Jesus. Judas then betrays Jesus with a kiss, Matthew 26:49. Jesus in turn calls Judas "friend"
Matthew 26:50. Jesus is arrested, bound with ropes and led off meanwhile all of the disciples abandon Him
and flee. Two Gardens revealing the destiny of all mankind, the Garden of creation, fellowship and beauty, and the Garden
of agony, suffering and betrayal. Yet there is a third Garden of God, a third appointment with destiny, the Garden
Tomb where Jesus would physically resurrect from death and begin to establish His new Garden Paradise in those His
followers the Christian Church. The Gardens of God are an invitation a call from God to mankind to walk with God among His Gardens. To walk
among the original Creation Garden of Eden and sometimes journeying into the Garden of agony, rejection and
betrayal, but always onward and into the glorious Garden of Resurrection and of Eternal Paradise life. Walking with God does indeed require us to walk along on His path and among the Gardens that He Himself has
walked in. The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in and to
do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to take part in the
Jesus Walk 2004 devotion. Next week The Holy - Passion Week Holy Feasts of God part 4 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership. God Bless you, About the author, David Anson Brown is currently the administrator of the BasicChristian.org web site and
moderator of the Basic Christian discussion forum. The Passion of Leadership: Holy Week Feasts of God (part 4 of 5) Leviticus 23:1-2, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, Concerning the Feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be Holy convocations, even these are
my Feasts." As we already know Leadership requires both Passion and knowledge the passion to do the job and also the
knowledge to accomplish the job correctly. In the case of Christian leadership it is required to have some
knowledge of the plan and events of God. Fortunately God has carefully spelled out His plan for us in the
Bible. With the Passion events of Jesus being the very definition of Leadership, let's take a look at just what some
of the events are that Jesus was fulfilling in His deliberate plan of leadership. We can find a list of the plans
of God in the Old Testament in Leviticus chapter 23. This is a list of eight Feast or Holy-Event days given
directly from God to Moses and prescribed for the followers of God to follow for all eternity. Since the Holy Week - Passion events occur on four of the eight Holy Feasts Days and they directly relate to
the other four Feasts let's take a look at the Feasts of Holy Week and their fulfillment as Jesus in His
leadership role is fulfilling His desired plan for mankind. A look at the plan of God given in His Holy Feasts ... Leviticus 23:4, "These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim
in their seasons." These four Holy Feasts are observed in the First Month of the Jewish religious calendar, occurred during the
Holy Week - Passion events and correspond to the First Coming of Jesus. Feast #1 Sabbath Sabbath means a complete Rest including one's spirit, soul and body. This is the kind of rest that can only
come from having security and trust in God. This rest can only come from having God as our ultimate leader. This
feast day is observed and fulfilled in Jesus as He entered into Jerusalem [Palm Sunday] presenting Himself to the
world as the rightful ruler and King of the World. Mark 11:10, "Blessed be the Kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest." The next two feasts are both celebrated as the one long eight day feast of Passover.
The Lord's Passover (1 day) + Unleavened Bread (7 days) = Passover (8 days). Feast #2 The Lord's Passover The Lord's Passover is the covenant feast of God whereby God agreed to step into man's predicament of
condemnation and death whereby God would take upon Himself the sins of the world and suffer death in order to
bring about death to sin. This feast day was observed and fulfilled as Jesus offers His eternal body and His
eternal blood to His followers in His New Covenant of Eternal Life given during the Passover Feast. In fulfillment
of this feast death has now "passed over" all of those who have entered into this New Covenant relationship with
God. Matthew 26:27-28, "And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all
of it; For this is my blood of the New Testament (Covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of
sins." Feast #3 Unleavened Bread The Feast of Unleavened Bread is the removal of sin. Leaven (yeast) is a type of a symbol of sin and to remove
the leaven is to remove the sin. This feast was observed and fulfilled on the day that Jesus was crucified and
died on the cross. 1st Corinthians 5:6-8, "Your glorying {about sin} is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For
even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." Feast #4 First Fruits The Feast of First Fruits according to Leviticus Chapter 23 was to be observed on the first Sunday after
the Feasts of The Lord's Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread had been observed and yes, you guessed it!
This is the very exciting day that Jesus rose from death (Easter day). This feast has begun to be fulfilled as
Jesus breaths the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit - Resurrection Life into each of His new followers. John 20:19, "Then the same day (Easter Sunday) at evening, .. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace
be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and
saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost (Spirit)." Romans 8:23, "And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even
we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our
body." Feast #5 Pentecost (Fifty) Later the Feast of Pentecost would begin as the disciples would again receive of the Holy Spirit this time it
will be an actual experiencing of the Holy Spirit as the disciples will individually speak in tongues and observe
the flames of fire upon the heads of the other disciples. Acts 2:1-4, "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one
place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where
they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, .." For a more in depth look at all eight of the feast days please refer to the Jesus Walk 2004 Timeline
Devotion. The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in and to
do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to take part in the
Jesus Walk 2004 devotion. Next week Lessons in Leadership from the Communion Cup part 5 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership. God Bless you, About the author, David Anson Brown is currently the administrator of the BasicChristian.org web site and
moderator of the Basic Christian discussion forum. The Passion of Leadership: The Communion Cup of Jesus Christ (part 5 of 5) Matthew 26:27 "And He (Jesus) took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them (disciples),
saying, Drink ye all of it;" Matthew 26:28 "For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins." As we have seen in the Leadership of Jesus during the Passion - Holy Week events, the many
events didn't just happen to Jesus but in actuality Jesus happened to the events. In the final analysis Leadership has to have Passion and substance and it has to be a part of reality in order
to have meaning. Without meaning nothing is being accomplished except for an opinion, an idea or a philosophy that
is simply being taught and not the meaningful life forming substance of reality. The substance, meaning and reality of Jesus' Passion Leadership is embodied in His Communion Cup the cup, that
contains the mercy of God within His eternal blood providing the forgiveness of our sins and the reconciliation of
sinful mankind into a relationship with the Holy God. Jesus taking the cup of redemption, Mark 14:23 and like the bread, giving thanks. Jesus then passed the
cup to the disciples and said "take, drink all of it", " this cup is the New Testament in My blood: this do, that
as often as you drink of it, do it in remembrance of Me" (Jesus) Matthew 26:27. The disciples are fully aware that Jesus is speaking of a better blood than man has. He is speaking of His
Spiritual life blood. They gladly take the cup of wine and gladly drink all of it. We marvel that Jesus wants us
to "Drink all" that He has for us, all of His life, love, healing, compassion, mercy and grace. Through the New Covenant; God agreed to take on the appearance of a human and to come for us and to die in our
place for our sins so that we can Live anew in a new Spiritual relationship with God. God in His Love for us has
taken our penalty of death so that we can live in His life of love. With the New Covenant and our New Spiritual
Life "All things have become New." 2nd Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold All things are become New." Christianity is substance and as substance it is to be taken part in. The offer is to take-receive and to
drink-absorb it, to internalize what God has for us and to then live out all that God has for us, all of His
comfort, security, holiness, boldness and convictions. While embracing the substance of Jesus' cup of wine, we Christians are to become connoisseurs of the fine wine
contained within the cup. We are to savor every drop and to delight in the infinite eternal pleasures to be
derived from the exceedingly fine wine all the while discerning even the tiniest hint of man's imperfections that
might have been added to the meaningful substance of the communion cup of Jesus. Christian Leadership knows that the reality of freedom cannot be obtained without actually being free.
Therefore, Christian leadership leads us to the eternal blood of Jesus Christ. The blood that He provides,
provides our freedom as it is only the eternal blood of Jesus Christ than can provide the resurrection life,
liberty and opportunity that comes with a new life in the resurrection relationship with God. But will we drink of the cup of eternal blood that Jesus is offering to us? ... Yes, we will drink of it if we see our need for it as the gift of eternal life that God has given to us in His
unselfish sacrifice on the cross. Like Jesus our Leader we are to give thanks for the Cup and for the opportunity
that is contained within it. It is only through acknowledging our need for it, by recognizing its significance of
the eternal life provided by it and by being thankful for what we have received from God, that we will use it and
appropriate it into our lives. Ultimately the leadership of Passion is to give thanks to God by accepting from His hand His cup that He is
offering to us and to drink from His cup of Christianity. To take part in Christianity is to partake in God's
culture of life, freedom and joy. It truly is God's gift of life, freely given for us and it is from acceptance of
this gift that all of our Passion for Leadership then does emerge. Are we allowing ourselves to live in our new found Relationship with God and are we allowing ourselves the New
Freedom that this relationship has to offer? When Jesus took His Communion cup and offered it to His followers,
Jesus gave with it the instruction and the invitation to "Drink all of it" Amen! and drink all of it we will. The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in and to
do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to take part in the
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in that during the many Passion - Holy Week events
the events didn't just happen to Jesus
but in actuality Jesus happened to the events.
Our Eternal Life in the Glorious Resurrection Life of Jesus Christ our Lord and
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the Jesus Walk 2010 Holy Week 10 day Devotion/Bible Study, Journal event
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[Introduction]
Journeying with Jesus the last 10 Days He was physically on the earth
Friday {Anointing - Preparation Friday}
Personal Reflection #1 Anointing Oil
Saturday {Triumphal Entry - Jesus is King Saturday}
Personal Reflection #2 Jesus our Savior, our King, our Friend, our Rest
Sunday {Cleansing - Holiness Sunday}
Personal Reflection #3 Unfruitfulness in our own life
Monday {Teaching Monday}
Personal Reflection #4 Our Ministry of Reconciliation
Tuesday {Betrayal Tuesday}
Personal Reflection #5 Fellowship with the one who has cleansed us
Wednesday {New Covenant Wednesday}
Personal Reflection #6 New Covenant Reflection
Thursday {Crucifixion - Agony (Bitter) Thursday}
Personal Reflection #7 The Cross - a place of no compromise.
Friday {Sealed Tomb Friday}
Personal Reflection #8 Man puts his seal of approval on God's death.
Saturday {3 Day & 3 Night Prophecy Fulfillment Saturday}
Personal Reflection #9 Getting through the darkness
Sunday {Jesus' Glorious Resurrection Life Sunday}
Personal Reflection #10 Resurrection Day "The Re-birth of Life"
[Future Feasts]
[Conclusions]
[The Eight Appointed Holy Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23]
Corresponding to the First Coming of Jesus
Sabbath (complete Rest: including one's spirit, soul, and body)
The Lord's Passover (1 day) + Unleavened Bread (7 days) = Passover (8 days)
The Lord's Passover
Unleavened Bread
First Fruits
Pentecost (Fifty)
Corresponding to the Second Coming of Jesus
Trumpets
Atonement
Tabernacles (tents) - Booths (temporary shelters)
In the spring of 2015 Israel's religious year will begin with a total solar eclipse, followed two weeks later a total lunar eclipse on Passover. And then six months later the sequence will repeat itself with a second solar eclipse on Rosh Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles, all in 2015. The last time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided Jewish city again, and before that there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was becoming a nation. There were none at all in the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that coincided with Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in fact announce the re-birth of the nation and the reunification of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in Israels' journey toward the Kingdom is their national reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it happening, and in my view is important enough to God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been waiting to take them back for 2000 years.
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Timeline
6 Days before the Passover
2 Days before the Passover
Feast of the Lord's Passover
The Cross, Tomb and Resurrection
Three Days and Three Nights
*Note Sunday daylight would be the Forth day in the tomb and I don't think that Sunday is eligible as a "death
day" as Sunday is counted as the "Resurrection Day" and therefore cannot be double counted as both a "death day"
and as the Resurrection Day in fulfilling the three day prophecy.
[Old & New Testament Holy Week Prophecies]
Palm Saturday
Sunday - Cursed Fig Tree - Temple Teaching
Wednesday - New Covenant - Last Supper - Passover
Thursday - Trials - Rejection - Death on the Cross
Sunday - Resurrection day
Prophecies about the Second Coming of Jesus
[Chanukah - Hanukkah]
Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah? I am wondering, [since] Hanakkah was an ancient Jewish holiday, would Jesus have celebrated it? I am asking as a Christian. What does the Bible say about it? ... Yes, John 10:22 It was the Feast of Hanukkah at Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). John 10:23 It was winter, and Yeshua (Jesus) was walking in the temple, in Shlomo's (Solomon's) porch. John 10:24 The Yehudim (Judean Jewish people) therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." -- If you love the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua, you should love and respect and care about His natural [Jewish] family as well. Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday to celebrate. The Jewish people were being persecuted by the Greek people of the time-- who were trying to snuff out the Jewish people's faithfulness to God by oppressing them, destroying the Torah, killing Jewish people who refused to sacrifice a pig to an idol, and encouraging Jewish people to adopt Greek culture instead of obeying the Law of Moses. However, with God's help, the Jewish people rebelled against a much larger army and were victorious. This happened three hundred years [note: 164 BC to 63 BC] before Yeshua's (Jesus') birth. The Temple was restored to true worship. God showed Himself strong on their behalf. "And His word/ broke their sword/ when our own strength failed us" goes one of the traditional songs for Hanukkah. Yeshua said that whatever a person did for the least of His brothers which could also mean Jewish people, that person is doing for Him. Absolutely, it is right to extend friendship, respect, and appreciation to the Jewish people and to appreciate and value Jewish culture. (God) The Father's heart is still bound to them (Jews) and will be forever.
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The Festivals of Hanukkah and Christmas: Hanukkah the "Feast of Lights" Q: Every year as Christians celebrate Christmas, the Jewish community observes Hanukkah' - the Feast of Lights.' Is there any historic or symbolic connection between Hanukkah and Christmas? EDB: Yes - both historic and symbolic. Herman Wouk, a contemporary Jewish author, in his book entitled "This is My God", says: "The two festivals have one real point of contact. Had Antiochus succeeded in obliterating Jewry a century and a half before the birth of Jesus, there would have been no Christmas. The feast of the Nativity rests upon the victory of Hanukkah." Q: Is there a Christian interest in the Festival of Hanukkah? EDB: I have asked myself, Why are some Christians vitally interested in the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah? Perhaps the most obvious answer is that Jesus attended the Festival, as we may read in the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verses 22 and 23: "Then came the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the Temple area walking in Solomon's Colonnade" ... The Feast of the Dedication' - Dedication' is the English translation of the Hebrew word Hanukkah'. Jesus Celebrated Hanukkah Q: So Jesus celebrated Hanukkah. What kind of ritual took place in the Temple during Hanukkah in Jesus' time? EDB: In Jesus' time there was an extra illumination of the Temple during the celebration of Hanukkah, the annual commemoration of the Dedication of the Altar' and of the Sanctuary', in 165 B.C. (some scholars give 164 B.C.). (I Maccabees 4:36-59; Alfred Edersheim. The Temple. Its Ministry and Services at the Time of Christ,' p. 334). Beside the ancient Mosaic 7-branched Menorah, there were "great candelabras burning in the Women's Court". (Alfred Edersheim. "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah", Vol. II, Book IV, chap. VI)
And in addition to that, the special Hanukkah lamp-stand was lit. It had eight branches and a leader-lamp called the Shammash' or Servant. The custom was then, as it still is, to light the Servant lamp first, and with it kindle the first lamp on the first night. Then, one additional lamp was lit each night, until on the eighth night all lamps were burning.
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As I write this, it's nightfall in Michigan, and the Jewish holiday of Chanukah began--as all Jewish holidays do--at sundown, about an hour ago. Chanukah is the story of miracles on so many levels, miracles Jews remember during this eight-day holiday, every year. It's especially compelling, this year, as we remember the murder of several Jews at the Lubavitch Chabad House Jewish Center in Mumbai, India, at the hands of Islamic terrorists less than a month ago. Chanukah is the story of the few against the many--the few Maccabees, led by Matthew [Matityahu, and then, after his death, Matthew's son, Judah [Yehudah], who fought against oppression by Greek-Assyrian King Antiochus Epiphanies and miraculously beat him and his army, which far outnumbered the Jews. It's the story of the one jar of olive oil which mirculously lasted eight days--the amount of time it took to make more jars--in lighting the menorah [candelabra] in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. All other jars had been destroyed or made impure by the Greeks, and it was the one jar that miraculously survived intact. Above all, Chanukah is about the age-old, repeat fight of the Jewish people for religious freedom.
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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Some Israeli archaeologists are having a particularly happy Hanukkah. ... "This is one of the largest and most impressive coin hoards ever discovered in Jerusalem -- certainly the largest and most important of its period," said Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets, who are directing the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Researchers discovered the coins at the beginning of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which started at sunset on Sunday. One of the customs of the holiday is to give "gelt," or coins, to children, and the archaeologists are referring to the find as "Hanukkah money." The 1,400-year-old coins were found in the Giv'ati car park in the City of David in the walls around Jerusalem National Park, a site that has yielded other finds, including a well-preserved gold earring with pearls and precious stones. They were in a collapsed building that dates back to the 7th century, the end of the Byzantine period. The coins bear a likeness of Heraclius, who was the Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. The authority said that while different coins had been minted during this emperor's reign, the coins found at the site represent "one well-known type." In that style, the emperor is clad with military garb and is holding a cross in his right hand. One the other side, there is the sign of the cross.
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JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists said they have unearthed more than 250 gold coins from the seventh century on the edge of Jerusalem's walled Old City. A British tourist volunteering at the dig discovered the trove on Sunday. ... The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who ruled between 610 and 641 A.D. He is depicted wearing military dress and holding a cross in his right hand. [Heraclius was the last Byzantine emperor to rule over Jerusalem, which fell to Muslim Arab armies in 637.] A statement Monday said the coins had likely been hidden in a niche in one of the building's walls.
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Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius -- October 5, 610 AD through January 11, 641 AD. - Minted At Constantinople [Byzantium, Asia Minor --> renamed as Nova Roma --> renamed as Constantinople --> now known as Istanbul, Turkey].
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CONOB. Constantinopoli obryzum. The solidus weighed 1/72 of the Roman pound. "OB" was both an abbreviation for the word obryzum, which means refined or pure gold, and is the Greek numeral 72. Thus the exergue CONOB coin may be read "Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold." -- "Byzantine Coinage" by Philip Grierson
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BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (Reuters) - Bethany beyond the Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River that Pope Benedict visited on Sunday, claims to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised. Extensive excavations since the mid-1990s have unearthed ruins of churches, baptismal pools and caves that show it was a Christian pilgrimage site as early as the fourth century. Here are a few facts about Bethany beyond the Jordan: -- John's Gospel (1:28) says John the Baptist baptised Jesus in "Bethany beyond the Jordan," a name distinguishing it from Bethany village near Jerusalem where Jesus was said to raise Lazarus from the dead. That situated the site on the east bank of the Jordan but the exact spot was not known. -- Over the centuries, churches for pilgrims were eventually built on both sides of the Jordan. One west bank site, now called Qasr al Yahud, was assumed to be the baptism site. ... At the site where a stream meets the Jordan, a marble stairway leads down to the baptismal pool. Accounts from ancient pilgrims said the faithful would descend the stairs to bathe in the water. The baptism site itself has ruins of five churches. The area also has ruins of two monasteries, a cave church and cells for monks, two other churches and baptismal pools.
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ABSTRACT: This speculative article proposes that the Transfiguration of Jesus occurred on Mt. Nebo, [Easter] Sunday April 20, six days after Passover April 14, AD 32 [the next year AD 33 was the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus] about three weeks following the feeding of the 5000. The 5000 were fed when Passover was “near”. Standard chronologies place the Transfiguration around the feast of Tabernacles six-months later, on or near Mt. Hermon. Peter’s confession was on Passover and prefigures the identification of the Messiah for Crucifixion and the Transfiguration prefigures the Resurrection. ... Overview: The approximate time of the Transfiguration can be discerned from the following information—In John 6:4 we are told, ‘the Jewish Passover feast was near’. This Passover was one year before Jesus’ final Passover. The author understands "Passover was near" to mean that the month of Nisan/Abib was starting. Jesus that day fed 5000 men. That night Jesus spent in prayer then before dawn he walked across the Sea of Galilee in a storm. The next day in Capernaum Jesus declared that we must eat his body and drink his blood. Most who heard this message rejected it. After this rejection, Jesus appears to turn his ministry to the gentiles for a time. He then rather that preparing to go down to Jerusalem for the Passover, journeyed northwest (20-50 miles) to the region of Tyre and Sidon and healed the daughter of a Canaanite woman of great faith. Jesus then journeyed back to the Sea of Galilee and onto the Decapolis region. There he spent three days with, and fed 4000 men (probably gentiles) and then sent them away. Jesus then crossed the Sea of Galilee to Magadan or Dalmanutha where he encounters Pharisees and Sadducees looking for a sign. They again journeyed to the other side where Jesus healed a blind man in Bethsaida (near the northern end of the Sea of Galilee).
These events and travel took nearly two weeks. Then Jesus and the apostles journeyed 25 miles north to the region of Caesarea Philippi, where Peter declared that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Then Jesus started to directly predict his crucifixion. Jesus had been doing this bit of traveling so that he came under that clause that permitted one to miss the Passover in Nisan and instead go in the second month if he was on a journey. Jesus by this time was well recognized and there was a constant threat to his life by the religious leaders. To have gone to Jerusalem for this feast would have precipitated his crucifixion a year early. They went in the second month when they could go secretly. The transfiguration occurs six days after Peter’s confession. Now it is likely that Elijah was taken up from the same mountain that Moses died on, Mt. Nebo also known as Pizgah. Mt. Nebo is about a hundred miles south of Caesarea Philippi and 20 miles east of Jericho near the Dead Sea.
Mt. Nebo: Why Mt. Nebo for the Transfiguration? Moses died on Mt Nebo (Deut. 34:1,7). Elijah was headed in the direction of Mt. Nebo when he as taken and Jeremiah hid the tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant on Mt. Nebo. In 2 Kings 2:1 Elijah starts from Gilgal in the hill country of Ephraim. He went about 8 miles south to Bethel. From there, he journeyed 13 miles east-southeast (ESE) to Jericho. From there, he continued on to the Jordan, if he continued ESE he came to the Jordan at 7 miles. He crossed the Jordan on dry land and continued. If he continued ESE in 14 miles, he would reach the summit of Mt. Nebo also known as Pizgah. This is speculative scenario, but is possible and even likely. Jeremiah hid the tabernacle, the altar of incense, and the Ark of the Covenant on Mt. Nebo. If Moses and Elijah both departed from Mt. Nebo how appropriate, that Jesus’ departure discussed there. Peter called the mount of transfiguration a holy mountain-and Maccabees states Mt. Nebo was sanctified to God or made holy. It is also stated that the majesty of the LORD shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shown to Moses. These events fit the transfiguration—the disciples saw Jesus’ majesty and the cloud. Jesus and the apostles then journeyed four days, about 90 miles south, then they rested near the Jericho on the Sabbath. The next day the transfiguration occurred—Sunday Omer/Easter Nisan. Went to a high mountain to pray—could they have prayed all night. Transfiguration occurred "as he was praying". Peter and his companions were very sleepy—an indication that the transfiguration occurred during the night—when they came fully awake they saw.
The request to build shelters could imply a place to sleep as opposed to a tabernacle for the feast of Booths [more likely Peter was attempting to build shrine like structures to commemorate the people and the event an idea that Jesus did not seem to approve of]. This mention by Peter of booths has caused commentators to place this event near the feast of Booths or Tabernacles in the fall. The feast of Tabernacles must be celebrated in Jerusalem not on some high mountain, six days or less journey from Caesarea Philippi. This mountain is normally taken to be on or near Mt. Hermon, which dominated the area around that town. Peter’s mention of booths has no connection with the feast of booths. In the gospel of John, the feast of Tabernacles follows the feeding of the 5000. But we know from Matthew’s gospel that Jesus returned to Capernaum immediately following the Transfiguration incident because there was an attempt to collect the two-drachma tax. This tax was normally paid before Passover. Therefore, this cannot be occurring just before the feast the feast of Tabernacles because they leave from here and go to Capernaum rather than Jerusalem. It cannot be occurring after the feast because they are all the way up in Caesarea Philippi and have spent at least two weeks traveling about.
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Pope Benedict visits Mount Nebo in Jordan where tradition states that God gave Moses a view of the Promised Land from afar....
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Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Behold, My (God's) servant shall deal prudently, He (Jesus) shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men: So shall He sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For He (Jesus) shall grow up before Him (father God) as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and
carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth [for acquittal]: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth [Jesus did not request to be released]. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation? for He was cut off (executed) out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken. And He made his grave (cross) with the wicked, and with the rich (tomb) in his death; because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD (YHWH) to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied: by His knowledge shall My righteous
servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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Psalms 22:1- 31 My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? why art Thou so far from helping Me, and from the words of My roaring? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but Thou
hearest not; and in the night season, and Am not silent. But thou art Holy, O Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in Thee: they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. They cried unto Thee, and were delivered: they trusted in Thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see Me laugh Me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying, He trusted on the LORD that He would deliver Him: let Him deliver Him, seeing He delighted in Him.
But Thou art He that took Me out of the womb: Thou didst make Me hope when I was upon My mother's breasts. I was cast upon Thee from the womb: Thou art My God from My mother's belly. Be not far from Me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. Many bulls have compassed Me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset Me round. They gaped upon Me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I Am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My bowels. My strength is dried up
like a potsherd; and My tongue cleaveth to My jaws; and thou hast brought Me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed Me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed Me: they pierced My hands and My feet. I may tell all My bones: they look and stare upon Me. They part My garments among them, and cast lots upon My vesture. But be not Thou far from Me, O LORD: O My
strength, haste Thee to help Me. Deliver My soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog. Save Me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard Me from the horns of the unicorns. I will declare Thy Name unto My brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him, all ye the seed of Israel. For He hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath He hid His face from Him; but when He cried unto Him, He heard. My praise shall
be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear Him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek Him: your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and He is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve
Him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done this.
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Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent (Satan), Because thou hast done this [deceived mankind], thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I (God) will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy (Satanic - Antichrist) seed and her (Jesus - Salvation) seed; it (cross of Jesus - "Golgotha") shall bruise thy head, and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His heel (nailed feet and a bruised heel on the cross at Golgotha. -- Matthew 27:33-38 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted thereof, He would not drink. And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted My
garments among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched Him there; And set up over His head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
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The fact that God raised someone from the dead is not really significant. He raised the dead a number of times both in the Old and New Testaments. But this resurrection had enormous lawful repercussions. It was evidence that the Judge of the universe had acknowledged that the payment for our sins was acceptable. It was the key that unlocked the door to immortality for humanity. Here's another question for you. What is the most precious substance in the universe? It was unquestionably the blood of Jesus Christ. Nothing else could redeem us from the just curse of God’s Law. When eternal justice called for our blood, and Jesus gave His blood to atone for our crimes. We were not redeemed with silver and gold…but with the precious blood of Christ. ... These are wonderful biblical truths that Christians know and rejoice in. But, this Easter, millions of both Jews and Gentiles will celebrate biblical events that they don’t fully understand. For one or two holy days they will give God thanks for His mercy and for the Passover lamb. Christians celebrate Easter and the resurrection of the Passover Lamb every day of the year.
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After I was born again, not only was I saved, but I was born into reality. There were two things I learned that were earth shattering to my short Christian walk. The first was that most who call themselves "Christians" did not believe God's Word. I was shocked! I thought when salvation took place that our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ meant we believed His Word. All of it, Genesis through Revelation. We did not have a choice. It is submission to the Word of God. Although I did not know much of God's Word at the time, I did know it was absolute truth. ... The second insight was finding out that the "church" called the resurrection of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after the sex goddess of Babylon, Easter! Easter is the moon goddess worshiped in Babylon and beyond. She is the goddess of fertility from which we get the term Estrogen, the female sex hormone. Plus the word, Estrus which means the sexual excitability of mammals or being in heat. ... Mixing the pagan celebration of fertility into the celebration of the resurrection is a severe insult to the Creator of the Universe, and the pastors that lead us into this sin need to repent. God does not wink at ignorance, especially willful ignorance.
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Elior's theory has landed like a bombshell in the cloistered world of biblical scholarship. James Charlesworth, director of the Dead Sea Scrolls project at Princeton Theological Seminary and an expert on Josephus, says it is not unusual that the word Essenes does not appear in the scrolls. "It's a foreign label," he tells TIME. "When they refer to themselves, it's as 'men of holiness' or 'sons of light.' " Charlesworth contends that at least eight scholars in antiquity refer to the Essenes. One proof of Essene authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls, he says, is the large number of inkpots found by archaeologists at Qumran. But Elior claims says these ancient historians, namely Philo and Pliny the Elder, either borrowed from each other or retailed second-hand stories as fact. "Pliny the Elder describes the Essenes as 'choosing the company of date palms' beside the Dead Sea. We know Pliny was a great reader, but he probably never visited Israel," she says. Elior is braced for more criticism of her theory.
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Matthew 1:21 And she (Virgin Mary) shall bring forth a son ("her seed" Genesis 3:15), and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for He shall save his people from their sins. ... Matthew 26:27-28 And He (Jesus) took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them (Disciples), saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is *shed for many for the *remission of sins. ... Matthew 26:39 And He (Jesus) went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father (God), if it be possible, let this cup [death on the cross] pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. -- Also -- John 1:29 The next day John (the Baptist) seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb (Sacrifice) of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:31-36 ... but that He (Savior) should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I (John the Baptist) come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him (Jesus). And I knew Him not: but He (God) that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him (Jesus), the same is He which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! -- "Again the next day ... and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!" {John the Baptist twice in two days proclaimed Jesus to be the Holy blood Sacrifice (Lamb) of God and Jesus did not challenge or even alter in any way the statement of the Prophet John the Baptist.} John 12:30-33 Jesus answered and said, This voice (from Heaven) came not because of Me, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world (Satan) be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up (crucifixion and resurrection) from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. This he said, signifying what (crucifixion) death He should die. -- Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent (Satan), Because thou hast done this [deceived mankind], thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I (God) will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy (Satanic - Antichrist) seed and her (Jesus - Salvation) seed; it (cross of Jesus - "Golgotha") shall bruise thy head, and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His heel (nailed feet and a bruised heel on the cross at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33)). -- Revelation 1:4-5 John (the Disciple) to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten (Resurrected) of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, -- Revelation 5:6 And I (Disciple John) beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts (Spirit beigns), and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, -- Revelation 5: 8-9 8 And when He (Jesus) had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they (Saints of Heaven) sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God [the Father] by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; {Revelation, reveals the living resurrected Jesus Christ in Heaven and the resurrected Jesus in the final verses of the entire Bible puts His seal of aproval on the entire Bible.} Revelation 22:20-21 He (Jesus) which *testifieth these things saith, Surely I (Jesus) come [return] quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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Jesus was a Palestinian? That's what one public school textbook says. Although Jesus lived in a region known in his time as Palestine, the use of the term "Palestinian," with its modern connotations, is among the hundreds of textbook flaws cited in a recent five-year study of educational anti-Semitism detailed in the book "The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion." Authors Gary Tobin and Dennis Ybarra of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research found some 500 imperfections and distortions concerning religion in 28 of the most widely used social studies and history textbooks in the United States. Ybarra, a research associate at the institute, called the above example "shocking." -- A "true or false" question on the origins of Christianity asserted that "Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus." The teacher's edition says this is "true." But even though Jesus is the founder of Christianity, the question ignores the fact that he was Jewish. And Ybarra said, "The Christian scriptures say that he preached in Judea and Galilee, not Palestine," a term that was used at the time as a less specific description of the broader region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. ... Ybarra also claims that the textbooks tend not to treat Christianity, Judaism and Islam equally. "Islam has a privileged position," he said. "It's not critiqued or criticized or qualified, whereas Judaism and Christianity are." One example is in the glossary of "World History: Continuity and Change." It calls the Ten Commandments "moral laws Moses claimed to have received from the Hebrew God," while the entry for the Koran contains no such qualifier in saying it is the "Holy Book of Islam containing revelations received by Muhammad from God."
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A new $60,000 advertising campaign by the Washington, D.C. based Council on American-Islamic Relations that claims on Florida buses that Jesus was a Muslim is drawing protests. "Apparently they will say anything to try to get people to convert to Islam. What ever happened to honesty?" asked a blogger on IslamInAction. According to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, dozens of people turned out today for a rally to publicize their opposition to having transit buses in the region carry the message, funded by CAIR, that says: "ISLAM: The Way of Life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad." ... The campaign comes on the heels of a similar campaign in New York City subways several months earlier, as well as a billboard campaign in Florida. According to JihadWatch,org, signs with "catchy phrases" and images also have gone up in Tampa Bay, Orlando, Portland, Ore., and San Antonio, Texas. Altaf Ali, of CAIR's south Florida chapter, told the newspaper the bus campaign statement is simple and correct. He said anyone who submits their will to God is Muslim. By that definition, he said, "Abraham and all the prophets are Muslim." Several dozen of the regional fleet of nearly 300 buses have been carrying the message for several weeks.
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In the wake of an attempt by Palestinians to burn down Joseph's Tomb - Judaism's third holiest site - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction issued a statement denying it will help restore the shrine, referring to both the shrine and the biblical patriarch as "Muslim." "Pay no attention to the rumors that we will work with Israel to restore the burial site of the holy Muslim Joseph," said the statement, issued from Nablus, the biblical city of Shechem. "We are going to guard this holy Muslim site." Joseph's Tomb is the believed burial place of the son of Jacob who was sold by his brothers into slavery and later became viceroy of Egypt.
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I once made the mistake of writing for the nutjobs and phonies at World Net Daily, more aptly called World Nut Daily. But I got fed up with their horrid treatment and sabotage, in addition to Editor-in-Chief and bizarro Joseph Farah's warm embrace of Hezbollah Congressman Darrell Issa and Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi Justin Raimondo. And the site--under Farah's "leadership"--published the anti-Semitic rantings of Jude Wanniski, a Louis Farrakhan advisor. By reading that site, you enable all of this. Since then, World Nut Daily has repeatedly--and admittedly--plagiarized my writing and this site. And it has ripped off many other writers. Even after I called the site on it, Joseph Farah--a huge phony on Israel and terrorism (quit being so gullible and buying his carefully-calculated act)--had the gall to beg me to return to his lackluster site. I told him where to go. And the site has kept on ripping me off.
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Jesustombhoax.com is designed to be a meta-guide to information regarding the purported discovery of the "tomb of Jesus." We realize the term "hoax" is a strong word, but is justified by such things as using fuzzy statistics to claim that there is a 600 to 1 chance that the remains in the Jesus tomb belong to Jesus the Christ; as well as spurious claims that DNA evidence has been used to prove that claim. Our goal is to summarize and link to the best Jesus tomb analysis available on the internet. As such, you will find here selections from writings by scholars like Ben Witherington, Darrell Bock, N.T. Wright, Paul Maier, Gary Habermas, Craig Blomberg, Edwin Yamauchi and many more. While this site will not go into the detail that many of the above scholars will, it will serve as a great portal or introduction to the Jesus Tomb issue, and to the resurrection of Jesus as a whole. Please feel free to turn your friends and family onto this site! As well, please use our contact page above to let us know of any other pertinent resources to this discussion.
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Just in time for Good Friday/Easter Sunday and the Jewish holiday of Purim (which both fall tomorrow; Purim starts tonight at sundown), America's chosen "peace" partner for Israel, Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinan Authority, broadcasts that Jews cook Palestinians in ovens and that there was no Holocaust, but that the Nazis. The broadcast was aimed at children. ... Anyone forgot the special Muslim SS unit which helped Hitler cook the Jews in the ovens of Auschwitz, Treblinka, et al? Or how 'bout Yasser Arafat's ancestor, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin Al-Husseini, who met with Hitler--begging him to hasten the Final Solution and to bring it to the Middle East?
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CHRIST: is equivalent to the Hebrew 'Messiah' (Meshiach), "The Anointed [Alive-Living] One." Other NT Titles for Jesus: Shepherd of the Sheep; Master; King of kings; Lord of lords; Bishop and Guardian of our Souls; Daystar, Deliverer, Advocate, Last (or Second) Adam, Ancient of Days, Branch, Chief Cornerstone, Immanuel, First Born, Head of the Body, Physician, Rock, Root of Jesse, Stone, Potentate; Chief Apostle; Great High Priest; Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith (or Author and Finisher); Lamb of God; Lamb Slain before the Foundation of the World; Lord God Almighty.
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A Final Witness: In addition to the witnesses of the New Testament itself, archaeology, and linguistic scholarship, we also have that of the Church Fathers. Of them, Jean Carmignac says, "Eight early writers assert that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew: altogether there are over thirty formal assertions that this was so in the works of Papias, Hegesippus, Irenaeus, Origen, Eusebius of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius and Jerome". The most important of these testimonies is that of Papias, a second century Church father: "Matthew recorded in the Hebrew language the words [of Jesus], and everyone interpreted them as he is able". Dr. Brad Young sums up the importance of considering the Jewish background of Jesus’ life and teachings: "…without consideration of the Jewish parallels, the Gospels will forever be filtered through Western culture, and Jesus will be completely missed or greatly misunderstood…The world…including church leaders and outstanding scholars, often has missed Jesus. The original Jewish environment of his life promises to reveal a new vision of Jesus and his message" (Jesus the Jewish Theologian, p. xxxvi).
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Giovanni Antonio Costanzi, the Vatican librarian and author of a catalogue of the Vatican's Hebrew manuscripts, directed searches in all the Jewish quarters throughout the Papal States to confiscate Jewish holy books. The confiscation begun on the 22nd Iyar in 1731. More confiscations continued over the next twenty years.
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We've been over this before, and the "Isis-ra-el" concept is disinformation, put out by someone who has quite an agenda. In fact, if you look at history AND the bible, you will see that the name means "upright with YHVH" en.wikipedia.org... The Isis-Re-El connection is, frankly silly. It relies on picking names from different time periods and kitbashing them together and coming to a conclusion that proves the disinformant's pet theory. It's kind of like kitbashing together "Snoop" (rapper Snoop Doggy Dog) and "John" from St. John and "Bee" from "Aunt Bea" of "The Andy Griffith Show" and then saying that the song "Sloop John B" is actually a song that has hidden meanings about the Civil Rights movement spying on John F Kennedy. Really. The idea is THAT [unlikely]. ... To put it bluntly, you have learned exactly what you were supposed to have learned [from secular society]. Do you not understand that Lucifer knew of Gods plan to send the Son of God so Satan became [titled] the sun god. No matter what you think you know, Babylon came before any of the other cultures, shortly after the flood. You are being deceived [thinking Christianity is a copy and mix of other false religions], it's nothing new. ... Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz are all prototypes of the false gods, or haven't you figured that out yet. Just twists and turns. Same lie different versions. Nimrod a real person is killed is said to become Baal and Semiramis his mother-wife becomes pregnant by the sun(Baal) and has a son Tammuz. Zeus the Greek head god as Nimrod(Baal) impregnates a mortal and has Hercules the son of god the savior of men. All designed to keep mankind from seeing the true Son of God who walked earth and was the savior of mankind. Check out all the eastern religions Hinduism, Buddism, Shintoism, Confucainism etc., etc. etc. ... The ideas that you are talking about have been largely rejected by those who research the history of religions. The idea that the coincidences between Christianity and the pagan myths is the work of the devil is the result of [truth and] early Christian apologists. The idea that most ancient myths are actual Solar Myths is from Max Muller, an early researcher in comparative mythology, and, again, his ideas are practically universally rejected today.
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One of the most common misconceptions some people have about the Bible is that the Old Testament centers only on Jews and Judaism, while the New Testament focuses on Christians and Christianity. Many assume some of the most well-known heroes – including Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (whose named was changed to Israel) – were Jews. Though these worshippers of God were the ancestors of the Jews, when the Holy Scriptures are read without any preconceived notions, it is impossible for themselves to have been Jews. How can this be? The answer is simple. Those people were all born before a man named Judah, whose name is the origin of the word "Jew." This is just one of the stunning facts brought to light in "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told," the stunning new best-seller by Joe Kovacs, the executive news editor of WND.
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A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History announced Tuesday. Watchmaker Jonathan Dillon was repairing Lincoln's watch in April 1861 when he heard about the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and wrote a short message on the metal inside the watch, the Smithsonian said. ... In a 1906 interview with The New York Times, Dillon reported that as soon as he heard the news about the first shots of the Civil War, he unscrewed the dial of the watch and wrote on the metal, "The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at least will try." The actual message that the museum found differs from the watchmaker's recollection. It says, "Jonathan Dillon, April 13-1861, Fort Sumpter [sic] was attacked by the rebels on the above date J Dillon, April 13-1861, Washington, thank God we have a government, Jonth Dillon." According to the Smithsonian, it was not unusual for professional watchmakers to record their work inside a watch.
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WASHINGTON - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face. "Jonathan Dillon April 13 - 1861," part of the inscription reads, "Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government." The words were etched in tiny cursive handwriting and filled the the space between tiny screws and gears that jutted through the metal plate. A magnifying glass was required to read them. Jonathan Dillon, then a watchmaker on Pennsylvania Avenue, had Lincoln's watch in his hands when he heard the first shots of the Civil War had been fired in South Carolina. The Irish immigrant later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided Washington. Dillon's story was passed down among his family and friends, eventually reaching a New York Times reporter. In a 1906 article in the paper, an 84-year-old Dillon said no one, including Lincoln, ever saw the inscription as far as he knew.
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Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter. ... Named after General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built following the War of 1812, as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast. Construction began in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860, when the conflict began. ... On December 26, 1860, five days after South Carolina declared its secession, U.S. Army Major Robert Anderson abandoned the indefensible Fort Moultrie and secretly relocated his two companies (127 men, 13 of them musicians) of the 1st U.S. Artillery to Fort Sumter without official authorization or obedience to orders from Washington. He thought that providing a stronger defense would delay a Rebel attack. The Fort was not yet complete at the time and fewer than half of the cannons that should have been there were available due to military downsizing by James Buchanan. Over the next few months, repeated calls for the United States evacuation of Fort Sumter from the government of South Carolina and later Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard were ignored. United States attempts to resupply and reinforce the garrison were repulsed on January 9, 1861 when the first shots of the war prevented the steamer Star of the West, a ship hired by the United States to transport troops and supplies to Fort Sumter, from completing the task. ... On April 11, Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm to demand the surrender of the fort. Anderson declined, and the aides returned to report to Beauregard. After Beauregard had consulted the Secretary of War, Leroy Walker, he sent the aides back to the fort and authorized Chesnut to decide whether the fort should be taken by force. ... On April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort.
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On April 11 Beauregard demanded that Anderson surrender Sumter. Anderson refused, but said he would be starved out in a few days anyway. Beauregard then asked the major precisely when he would be forced to evacuate the fort. In a carefully worded reply, Anderson said that he would leave Sumter by noon, April 15, unless before that time he should receive either instructions from Washington or additional supplies. The Confederates rejected his answer. At 3:20 a.m., April 12, they informed Anderson that their batteries would open fire in one hour. At ten minutes past the allotted hour, Capt. George S. James, commanding Fort Johnson's East mortar battery, ordered the firing of a signal shell. Within moments Edmund Ruffin of Virginia, firebrand and hero of the secessionist movement, touched off a gun in the ironclad battery at Cummings Point. By daybreak batteries at Forts Johnson and Moultrie, Cummings Point, and elsewhere were assailing Sumter. Major Anderson withheld his fire until 7 o'clock. Though some 60 guns stood ready for action, most never got into the fight. Nine or ten casemate guns returned fire, but by noon only six remained in action. At no time during the battle did the guns of Fort Sumter greatly damage Confederate positions. And, sheltered in Sumter's brick caverns, only five Federal soldiers suffered injuries. The cannonade continued throughout the night. The next morning a hot shot from Fort Moultrie set fire to the officers' quarters. In early afternoon the flagstaff was shot away. About 2 p.m., Anderson agreed to a truce. That evening he surrendered his garrison. Miraculously, no one on either side had been killed during the engagement. On Sunday, April 14, Major Anderson and his garrison marched out of the fort and boarded ship for transport to New York. They had defended Sumter for 34 hours, until "the quarters were entirely burned, the main gates destroyed by fire, the ocre walls seriously injured, the magazines surrounded by flames." Civil war, so long dreaded, had begun.
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Rampage, Numbers, and Join or Die - Kelly reexamines recent events promoting violence and the possibility of a civil war.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach -- and say the results may surprise his fans. Using his bones and computer modeling, they have come up with an image of a thick-set man with closely-shorn white hair. The new Bach face, the creation of Scottish forensic anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson, will go on display at the Bachhaus museum in the eastern German town of Eisenach, Bach's birthplace, next month. ... "For most people, Bach is an old man in a wig, it is a stylized image, we have no realistic portrait of him," Joerg Hansen, managing director of the museum, told Reuters. ... Bach's bones(?) were excavated in 1894 and sculptors first used them to help create a bust in 1908. But it was mainly based on a portrait of the composer and contemporary critics said it (bust) was so inaccurate that it might as well have been the composer Handel.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is probably the most famous composer of all time, and his music is still the gold standard for many practicing musicians as well as for listeners of classical music. Unfortunately, an unknown but substantial amount of his work is lost. The same applies to information about Bach’s private life. In contrast to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example, who had a vivid and abundant correspondence with his family members, only a few of Bach’s letters have survived. ... Furthermore, only one portrait of Bach is undoubtedly authentic. The portrait commissioned by Bach and painted by Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695-1774), dated 1746, shows Bach holding his trademark: a triple canon for 6 voices (BWV 1076) as proof of his highly developed skills as a composer. Bach’s second wife, Anna Magdalena, considered the portrait a good likeness. Unfortunately, when the painting underwent major restoration in 1913, the details of the portrait were altered considerably. In 1950, a studio copy of the original portrait was discovered in the United States, also by Haussmann, signed and dated 1748. This copy gives a rough idea of Bach’s appearance. ... Dubious resources of uncertain authenticity are interesting but not reliable. For example, a skeleton alleged to be Bach’s was found in 1894 ... Another example is the pair of reading glasses that supposedly belonged to Bach, but these also can never be proven to have been in his possession.
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The Face Of Bach is a website devoted to the portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach, and to the fair and accurate analysis of the various images that purport to be accurate depictions of the facial features of Johann Sebastian Bach. As I continue to develop this site, I hope to offer thorough evaluations of the various Bach portraits and to provide information on the source materials that are the foundation for any discussion of the portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach. When I opened this website, on July 31, 2000, the 250th anniversary of the interment of the mortal remains of Johann Sebastian Bach in the Johanneskirchof on what were then the outskirts of the City of Leipzig, I announced to the world the existence of a previously unknown portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. After 191 years, the long lost portrait of Bach that had belonged to his devoted pupil Johann Christian Kittel had finally turned up!
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ON Oct. 22, 1894, a skeleton was uncovered here in the cemetery of St. John Church. No stone or sign marked the grave site, but the excavators, guided by archival documents to look for an oaken coffin and by an oral tradition to seek a spot six paces from the south door of the church, believed they had found the earthly remains of Johann Sebastian Bach, laid to rest on July 30, 1750. The bones were examined by a team of medical experts from Leipzig, nearby Halle, and Vienna, declared authentic and studied for abnormalities. (There were none.) Then, in a moment of inspiration, the director of the group, the eminent Leipzig anatomist Wilhelm His, summoned the local sculptor Carl Ludwig Seffner to reconstruct Bach's countenance from the skull. The Seffner Bach Bust served in turn as the basis for Seffner's well-known 1908 statue of Bach, which stands alongside St. Thomas Church here. The New Bach Monument, as it is known (having succeeded a smaller memorial of 1843, sponsored by Mendelssohn), has become an object of veneration by Bach pilgrims the world over.
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At age 15 Bach joined the choir at St. Michael's church. At age 19 Bach left St. Michael's and became a professional organist at St. Boniface. Bach studied music until 1703. In 1707, when Bach was 22 he married his cousin Maria Barbara. Maria had 7 children with Bach. Three of them died. In 1716, when Bach was thirty-one, he was put in jail for thirty-one days because people didn't believe that he
shouldn't be writing that kind of music at that time. In those 31 days, Bach wrote five to ten musicals. Those five to ten musicals he wrote when he was in jail turned into two hundred musicals. In 1717 Bach became the court conductor at Anhalt-Cothen. 14 years later in 1721 Maria died leaving Bach to take care of four children. Bach was thirty-six at this time. One year later when Bach was thirty-seven in 1722 he married another woman. This woman's name was Anna Magdalina. Anna had thirteen children. ... Bach wrote 300 religious and nonreligious pieces called cantatas. Some people think that bach was the best composer of all time. Bach was a very religious man. Bach showed his religions in his music. Bach joined an orchestra at Weimar as a violinist. His home town was famous for music. One time when Bach was young, he walked thirty-five miles to a town named Hamburg to hear a concert.
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It is highly unlikely that human beings or any other animals have an immaterial or spiritual nature to them, just as it is highly unlikely that any spiritual or immaterial realms exist anywhere in the Cosmos. For similar reasons, it is highly unlikely that any personal or impersonal god exists anywhere in the Cosmos. If such a being really existed, science would have produced at least some tangible evidence by now. ... “Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all" - Herbert Spencer (1820-1903).
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Humans are also the only primates for whom the outline of the eye and the position of the iris are clearly visible. In addition, our eyes are more horizontally elongated and disproportionately large for our body size compared to most apes. Gorillas, for example, have massive bodies but relatively small eyes.
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COL. WILLIAM PRESCOTT is said to have prepared his troops for a charge from the British Army at the Battle of Bunker Hill by telling his men, "Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes." If the opposing army had not been British men but rather a horde of charging chimpanzees, the American troops would have been summarily overrun. Why? Because neither chimpanzees nor any of the other 220 species of nonhuman primates have whites of the eyes, at least not that can be easily seen. This means that if their eyes are looking in a direction other than the one in which their heads are pointing, we can easily be fooled about what they are looking at. Why should humans be so different? And yet we are.
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"In humans, the widely exposed white sclera (white of the eye) surrounding the darker colored iris makes it easy for others to discern the direction of gaze and has been said to be a characteristic of humans not found in other primate species. ... The results clearly showed exceptional features of the human eye: (1) the exposed white sclera is void of any pigmentation, (2) humans possess the largest ratio of exposed sclera in the eye-outline, and (3) the eye-outline is extraordinarily elongated in the horizontal direction. The close correlation of the parameters reflecting (2) and (3) with habitat type or body size of the species examined suggested that these two features are adaptations for extending the visual field by eyeball movement, especially in the horizontal direction. Comparison of eye coloration and facial coloration around eye suggested that the dark coloration of exposed sclera of non-human primates is adaptation to camouflage the gaze direction against other individuals and/or predators, and that the white sclera of human is adaptation to enhance the gaze signal. The uniqueness of human eye morphology among primates illustrates the remarkable difference between human and other primates in the ability to communicate using gaze signals."
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In 1848, a strange skull was discovered on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also had some of the heavy features of an ape - distinct brow ridges, and a forward projecting face. Just what was this ancient creature? And when had it lived?
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Not swayed: Martin Pickford, of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, is one of those scientists unconvinced by arguments that Toumaï is a hominid. "What we're saying is that it is an ape-like animal. It may well have given rise to bipedal hominids, but it's not yet a bipedal hominid," Dr Pickford told the BBC. Professor Zollikofer commented: "I would say most of the disagreement over the fossil came from the fact that it is distorted, so it is quite difficult to recognise the diagnostic hominid features."
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In 1953 Bernard Kettlewell performed a set of experiments that proved that predation by birds was responsible for the peppered moth population changing from mostly white to mostly black. The reasoning was that industrial pollution had caused the barks of trees to turn dark. Therefore black moths resting during the day on the darkened trunks of trees had a selective advantage over white moths, because the birds could see the white moths more easily and prey on them. ... There's just one problem. Some are beginning to say that the case of the peppered moth may be one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud of the twentieth century, up there with the Piltdown Man. You see, moths tend not to rest on tree trunks during the day; their main predators are bats, not birds; and anyway, birds see more in the UV range than people do, so what looks camouflaged to us may not look so to a bird.
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Nebraska Man: In 1922, Henry Fairfield Osborn, the ector of the American Museum of Natural History, declared that he had found a molar tooth fossil in western Nebraska near Snake Brook belonging to the Pliocene period. This tooth allegedly bore the common characteristics of both man and ape. Deep scientific arguments began in which some interpreted this tooth to be that of Pithecanthropus erectus while others claimed it was closer to that of modern human beings. This fossil, which aroused extensive debate, was popularly named "Nebraska Man". It was also immediately given a "scientific name": "Hesperopithecus Haroldcooki". Many authorities gave Osborn their support. Based on this single tooth, reconstructions of Nebraska Man's head and body were drawn. Moreover, Nebraska Man was even pictured with a whole family. In 1927, other parts of the skeleton were also found. According to these newly discovered pieces, the tooth belonged neither to a man nor to an ape. It was realized that it belonged to an extinct species of wild American pig called Prosthennops.
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As Gelf points out, movie studios often use "positive" quotes from movie critics that are actually from movie critics who HATED the movie. There's a great rundown on the crappy movies that suck you in and how they do it by twisting critics' words.
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The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency. U.S. statesman, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin is currently featured on the obverse of the bill, while Independence Hall is featured on the reverse. The bill is one of two current notes that does not feature a President of the United States; the other is the United States ten-dollar bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton. It is the largest denomination that has been in circulation since July 14, 1969, when the higher denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 were retired. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $100 bill in circulation is 60 months (5 years) before it is replaced due to wear. Approximately 7% of all notes produced today are $100 bills. One hundred-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in mustard-colored strips. The Numeral four on the clockface on the reverse of the banknote is incorrectly written as "IV" whereas the real Independence Hall (United States) clockface has "IIII". Roman Numerals in Clocks.
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WASHINGTON — After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come. A new security thread has been approved for the $100 bill, The Associated Press has learned, and the change will cause double-takes. The new look is part of an effort to thwart counterfeiters who are armed with ever-more sophisticated computers, scanners and color copiers. The C-note, which features the likeness of Benjamin Franklin, is the most frequent target of counterfeiters operating outside the United States. The operation of the new security thread looks like something straight out of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This magic, however, relies on innovations produced from decades of development. It combines micro-printing with tiny lenses — 650,000 for a single $100 bill. The lenses magnify the micro-printing in a truly remarkable way.
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The reason Friday the 13th is considered unlucky is that the 10th Plague visited by God on Ancient Egypt took place on Friday the 13th. On the Jewish calendar it was the 14th, because the Jews started the next day at sundown, but the Egyptians didn't start the next day until after midnight. When the firstborn son of every Egyptian family was slain, it was still the 13th. Unfortunately, there are those who take a historical fact or Biblical truth and make a silly superstition out of it. There's no such thing as luck. God is in control....
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A. The highest ritual holiday is the member's birthday. It usually involves the member or a victim of the member's choice and someone in authority, usually the coven's leader. B. The first and third of every month. Put 1 and 3 together and it makes 13, though ritual/worship can occur at anytime, frequently coinciding with times of stress. C. All Friday the 13th's are high satanic days. D. All full-moon nights provide reason for major occult activity easiest to move around without difficulty and without being detected. E. Holy week Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Some groups are thought to sacrifice, cook and eat a human baby on Easter Sunday...
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[Appendix: Leadership Articles]
iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #1 April 4, 2004
by David Anson Brown
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iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #2 April 11, 2004
by David Anson Brown
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iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #3 April 18, 2004
by David Anson Brown
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iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #4 April 25, 2004
by David Anson Brown*Note: In the Greek writing of the Bible it is evident that the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was
accomplished on a Saturday the Sabbath feast day even though today the day is traditionally celebrated on a Sunday
(Palm Sunday).
David Anson Brown
iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #5 May 1, 2004
by David Anson Brown
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2011 -- April 15th ---- 24th April
2012 -- March 30th ---- 8th April
The Crucifixion of Jesus [Part 1]
Easter Resurrection of Jesus [Part 2]
The physical passion of the Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the many aspects of this initial suffering, the one of greatest physiological interest is the bloody sweat. It is interesting that St. Luke, the physician, is the only one to mention this. He says, "And being in Agony, He prayed the longer. And His sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground."
God is shouting from heaven to mankind today - You don't need any more "signs"! You have your "sign"! It is the "sign" of the resurrection. If this doesn't convince you that Jesus is Lord of heaven and earth and worthy to be praised, honored, and served, then be forever damned with the rest of the unbelievers and infidels! Saints of God, preach a resurrected Savior! Preach the Resurrection! This is God's last and highest evidence of Jesus' Divine Call and Mission. Jesus is God in the flesh! How do we know this? For one thing - the "sign" of the resurrection proves it to be so.
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There are three striking prayers found in the Bible which deserve our individual and undivided attention. Believe it or not - the first one was prayed by a group of three thousand demons. The second was prayed by a multitude of people. And the third was prayed by a man who was just set free from demonic power. ... In summary, the demons in the first example were wanting to get away from Jesus. The multitudes in the second example wanted Jesus to get away from them. And now, in this third example, we find the delivered man earnestly desiring to follow Jesus wherever He went.
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Outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem Israel is The Empty Tomb. It's the place where 2000 years ago Jesus was buried here, and three days later was resurrected. It's open to tourists year round and is usually THE most impacting site on our Israel trips. The step in front of the door is over the trough where the rolling stone was moved back and forth.
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False prophet Todd Bentley is discussed (30:00 Min into the show) - TheEdgAM.com: February 28th, 2009. Russ Dizdar Real Life Night Stalker - Russ has spent thousands of hours dealing with, interviewing, counseling, researching, tracking, investigating satanic crime, cult multiples (multiple personality), covens, rouge military, and underground dark occultism - He is currently writing a book entitled 'THE BLACK (Occult Magick) AWAKENING' on the satanic underground agenda.
Why did so many people flock to Lakeland from around the world to rally behind an evangelist who had serious credibility issues from the beginning? - My question would be, "Did Charisma or anyone in the Charismatic world seriously raise questions about Bentley before this fiasco happened?" I'm sure THIS (Video) raises a few questions for people - More to the point, will we ever grow up? Grady continues: Many of us would rather watch a noisy demonstration of miracles, signs and wonders than have a quiet Bible study. Yet we are faced today with the sad reality that our untempered zeal is a sign of immaturity. Our adolescent craving for the wild and crazy makes us do stupid things. It's way past time for us to grow up. A prominent Pentecostal evangelist called me this week after Bentley's news hit the fan. He said to me: "I'm now convinced that a large segment of the charismatic church will follow the anti-Christ when he shows up because they have no discernment." Ouch. Hopefully we'll learn our lesson this time and apply the necessary caution when an imposter shows up." Ouch indeed. We MUST become a more discerning people. The only way that will happen is by reading our BIBLES! I may be charismatic and reformed, but I'm not gullible. Neither should you. In the next few days I will be exploring discernment and how you can spot danger in your church. On a final note, I want you all to understand that I make a distinction between the circus sideshow that is Lakeland and a genuine move of the Spirit. I do believe that the gifts are in effect today, and the Holy Spirit can manifest in amazing ways. Kind of like this (Video) watch it all, it's very moving.
"[God] told me, 'Kick her in the face.'" - Todd Bentley. Todd Bentley is under the power of the spirit. Which spirit that is is up for debate, but I believe these videos give pretty good evidence that it is not one of God. ... Comments: (Gal.5:22-23) The fruit of the Spirit includes "gentleness and self-control" (1 Cor. 14:32) "The spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets." Not the other way around. (Mat. 10:16) Jesus said "Be wise as serpents, HARMLESS as doves" Jesus is the "Lamb of God" - the very picture of gentleness. Luke 3:14 " Do violence to no man." James 3:17 "Wisdom from above is first pure then peaceable and gentle..." Isa. 42:3 (about Jesus) "a bruised reed He will not break".
Orgone Blaster, Doesn't Work! - Some protection everything about her was chaotic (except her quoting the Bible) even her phone kept disconnecting. She should just stick to the Bible. {Extreme Society from Cleveland Ohio is a highly recommended roundtable Christian Podcast. Extreme Society is new and upcoming and they have the potential to be a really informative, exciting Podcast. I especially like their topics about living the Christian Faith, having a Christian Life of purpose and direction in the true Higher Christian faith (not like the deceit and lies of this world but in the Truth and Love of Jesus Christ) until the end of life in whatever form that comes about either by Rapture or Persecution.}
Compare this celebrated [Rick Warren] P.E.A.C.E. Plan with the United Nation's Millennial Goals. Keep in mind that both purpose-driven churches and their strategic [U.N.] leadership programs require training in mind-changing processes and assessment technologies that support the UN vision for human resource development around the world.
LONDON, England (AP) -- The Church of England accused Sony on Saturday of using a cathedral in Britain as the backdrop to a violent computer game, and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves. The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use Manchester Cathedral and demanded an apology. The popular new PlayStation 3 game, "Resistance: Fall of Man," shows a virtual shootout between rival gunmen with hundreds of people killed inside the cathedral. Church officials described Sony's alleged use of the building as "sick" and sacrilegious. A spokesman for the Church of England said a letter would be sent to Sony on Monday, and that if the church's request for an apology and withdrawal of the game was not met it would consider legal action. Sony spokeswoman Amy Lake told The Associated Press on Saturday that the company's PlayStation division was looking into the matter and would release a statement later.
A Fire at Sarah Palin's Alaska Church Has Lifted Spirits, Churchgoer Says - A member of Sarah Palin's church says a fire at the house of worship has lifted spirits of congregants. An accelerant was poured around the exterior of the 2 1/2-year-old building - A small group (five women and two children) was inside the church, but no one was injured - "We're all kind of wondering what the investigators will learn" he told FOXNews.com - "We have nothing to go on, but the feeling is that perhaps it has to do with the Christian message itself, that perhaps someone has animosity to the basic Christian message" "But it's serving to be more unifying for each of us" - A message on the church's Web site read: "Praise God that no one in the building was injured, and pray for us as we rebuild" {Disasters and tragedies that happen in America especially to Christians and Churches seem to be of no concern to Bush. President Bush is a Satanist (Anarchist) and in Satanism "chaos" is a code word for burning or attacking a church (bringing chaos to the Christian church) and truthfully Bush and his administration seem to be doing more to enable and cover up crimes then they are doing to solve crimes and protect innocent lives.}
You see my friend, God gave us free will to make choices. He decided NOT to make us simply robots who would love Him, serve Him, obey Him, but make that an act we choose to do on our own, out of our love for Him. It was this free will that God gave us that allowed satan and 1/3 of the angles to rebel against God. It was this free will that God gave us that allowed Adam and Eve to sin in the Garden of Eden. It is this free will that God gave you and me that allows us to make decisions throughout the day to obey, or rebel against God. ... The issue that I want to deal with today, is that as Christians, as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we have been called to a higher standard of living. When I deal with issues like sex, alcohol, forgiveness, serving others, so many just don't realize that as Christians we have been called to live a higher standard of life. Those great heroes of faith recorded in Hebrews chapter 11 understood that we are NOT citizens of this country, but of another country! ... While for this season we are in this world, we are no longer OF this world once we commit our hearts and lives to Jesus Christ. I am in no way saying we are to separate ourselves from this culture we live in. Quite the opposite. Jesus said we were to be the "salt of the earth," the "light of the world." However, we must never forget that as believers we are called to a higher standard of living.
Code Red - with Dr. Scott A. Johnson Broadcasts (Mp3's)
Very good shows, guests and topics geared to examining the Christian faith and how it is practiced in Church today however there is a small amount of Unitarianism error within some of the discussions.
"The Journey Begins" - facilitates a growing conversation among those who are thinking outside the box [Sunday Church Fellowship] of organized religion - The fastest growing segment of Christianity is those who do not attend a Church denomination group on Sunday but are independent stay at home Christians – "Christians are leaving the institutional Sunday fellowships not to abandon their Christian faith but to preserve it" {Note: Christians are called to assemble and to fellowship because we each have so much to both receive from others and to give to others especially in encouragement, wisdom and life knowledge. If you are not at home in a Church Fellowship, as too many modern Churches are changing into the ways of the world, consider starting your own Fellowship of believers. Always keep focused on the building up and the establishing of the Christian Church that we are all a part of. The Basic Christian ministry strongly encourages both individual Christian growth and Christian group Fellowship with all focus and purpose being in the Name, Presence and Holiness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.}
Christian Music: Praise You (Jesus) In This Storm, When Heaven Scrapes The Pavement
Miscellaneous: Dancing Matt 2008, Harmonica + Beatbox: Final Cut, A Wonderful World-Hand Puppet Show
Christian Videos: That's my King!, T.R.U.T.H. Sleuth: Parts 1 & 2 - The Case of Heaven's Key
What the Church is: Spiritual Value #1 & #2, Ten Indictments #6 the Nature of the Church
What the Church is Not: The Emerging Church
What the Bible is: The Basis For Our Bible
What the Bible is Not: 5/29/2008 NKJV
An extensive resource, unparalleled in convenience and ease of use yet advanced in topic research.
A Complete handy Reference - Study Guide it covers 132 Christian Subjects and Topics.
The Biblical topics Adoption - Yahweh are listed in an easy to access format (179 pages).
T. Austin-Sparks, Stephen Kaung, David Wilkerson, Paul Washer
If you want to find out what Mature Christianity is these are some of the best studies on the internet.
The Berean Chronicles show with Kelly McGinley. Our mission here at The Berean Chronicles is to expose the Apostate Church,
to equip the Saints with Truth, Knowledge, and Wisdom to be the Salt and Light Christ Jesus has called us to be.
On The Edge show Daniel Ott examines Politics, Religion, Unexplained Mysteries and Conspiracy Realities along with your e-mails, calls and Special Guests.
Christian Podcasts: The Todd Tapes, The Threshing Floor Radio Show,
Think or be Eaten,
Common Sense Chronicle
Secular Podcasts: Out There Radio, Untamed Dimensions, William Cooper: Mystery Babylon - Full Series, Right Where You Are Sitting Now
Todd's message seems too bizarre to be believed - But in the context of the phony 9-11-2001 attacks, the phony war on terror, the suspension of Constitutional protections, the erection of a police state, the failure of Congress and the media, [the economy collapse], the dumbing down and homosexualization of society, the sexualization of children, the explicit (Bush-Skull & Bones) Satanism, depravity and pornography in the "entertainment" industry, Todd makes a lot of sense"
His name was John Todd, a former member of the illuminati. He warned us against their plans for world domination before he was framed and effectively discredit by the illuminati. The words that he left on his audio tapes are still coming to pass which puts lots of credibility on his claim that he was an insider. This audio tape speaks about the evil plans of the illuminati for world control. This is just another piece of the puzzle that explains what’s going on in today's world.
The Mystery Babylon Series is a series of [46] radio broadcast done by William Cooper on the occult history of the new world order.
This is a representation of "secular," occult, Satanism teaching. Note: the interviewee considers it a crime to believe that the earth is submitted to humans and any human who does not submit to "mother earth" is a criminal.
Michael Tsarion [New Ager, Yoga, Sigmund Freud, Satanist Aleister Crowley follower and general smorgasbord of New Age religion devotee] at 3 hrs 16 min 45 sec, Michael Tsarion defines a "human" as someone who has become "self-aware" meaning someone who has rejected the Bible, rejected God and become their own god. Note: The events that dictated the human Holocaust and slaughter that was WWII (1939-1945) were directed against God and his people and were dictated as physical bloodline events whether they were the Nazis and their raced based purity or the Japanese and their version of race based purity (both groups were extremely anti-Jewish and anti-Christian). The events of WW3 (approx. 2001-2013?) are also directed against God and his people but the killing has a new twist it is not as race based as the WWII belligerents were but WW3 aggression is against thought (thought police), conscience and spiritual differences. What led to killing in WWII was blood, genealogy and physical in WW3 it is more mental, doctrinal and spiritual beliefs.
A Church Losing Its Independence And Not Knowing It 1989 - "Most fundamentalist Churches that go bad [no longer win souls to Jesus] don't go Liberal they just go Useless" - "Having only one issue is very dangerous - Don't become a one issue [politics, anti-homosexual, pro-life] Christian – Build your Christian life on the whole Bible the whole counsel of God"
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Note: The Progression of the Holy Spirit is to bring people from spiritual death into a relationship and eternal life in Jesus Christ - the Holy Spirit progression leads people into the knowledge that Jesus Christ is a man to be revered (Luke 2:7, Luke 19:10), then that Jesus is the Prophet for us to listen to and to obey (Luke 24:19) and then concluding that Jesus is the Almighty God the giver to us of His eternal life and that He is to be worshiped and adored (Luke 24:52). The progression of the Holy Spirit is the progression of the knowledge, relationship and experiences between man and God the progression is not a progression for people to become Gods because people do not progress into a God as Jesus did not progress into God. Jesus was always God even before He revealed (manifested) Himself into the human realm then Jesus continued as God throughout His entire time here on earth and Jesus will remain the one true Almighty God as He is always the Almighty God throughout all eternity. One progression of truth, knowledge reality and relationship --> Jesus Christ is a Man --> is the Prophet --> is Almighty God.
Note: The progression of Satanism (Witchcraft) is to bring people from physical life into eternal death - the manipulation is to start the initiate in good works, man centered deeds used to give an outward appearance of social acceptability like environmental causes, donating blood or any of the many social issues. Helping and supporting the Palestinians would also be another good example of an occult work that seems at first to be good though when examined are they really helping and making things better in the world, no they are actually perpetuating global terrorism. Then when the initiate tires of trying to get ahead by using good works that aren’t really all that good the initiate is instructed in the manipulation arts in attempting to get ahead in society by controlling and manipulating using various amounts of lying, cheating, stealing and deceiving. Then in a further attempt to get ahead the follower enters the Witchcraft and Conjure arts (spells, witchcraft) in order to attempt to get ahead in society. The progression for more power and authority then continues into the vile sex manipulation the so called sex magic. The vile sex manipulation then ultimately gives way to the end form of all Witchcraft and Satanic power and authority, the blood sacrifices and human death. One progression of deceit --> works --> manipulation --> spells --> vile sex --> blood sacrifice death.
Jack T. Chick - Tracts
Reality Check - Speaker: Paul Washer Video 64.0MB or Mp3 13.9MB Christianity in America is almost totally bankrupt!
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Revival Hymn a Call to Action Video & Mp3 Downloads
Such a man, whether preacher or pew dweller, is appalled at the shrinking authority of the Church in the present drama of cruelty in the world. And he cringes with sorrow that men turn a deaf ear to the Gospel and willingly risk eternal hell in the process. Under this complex burden, his heart is crushed to tears. The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the blindness of the Church, grieved at the corruption in the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church. He is disturbed that the corporate prayer of the Church no longer pulls down the strongholds of the devil. He is embarrassed that the Church folks no longer cry in their despair before a devil-ridden, sin-mad society, "Why could we not cast him out?" (Matt. 17:19).
Lost Seed Audio Compilations (Mp3's)
Excellent sermon preaching combined with music!
Gnostic Heresy
Church Heresy
These podcasts brilliantly detail how the Christian non-standard "Preterist" teaching when carried out to a conclusion can easily become Heresy particularly the "oneness" heresy where all religions are considered equal and one. These teachings are a great example of how to improve on all Christian teachings in all areas and how all teaching and preaching is to be strictly Bible based, well researched and well thought-out in content, presentation and conclusions.
Preterist 'end time' teaching is like the variant Christian group the 7th Day Adventist where they are Christians in their basic doctrinal (Jesus is God, Jesus is the Savior) teachings but they depart from the Church norms in their extended teachings. The problem with 7th Day Adventist customs and teachings is that they replace a personal relationship with Jesus Christ with their pattern of a works and a money (tithe) based system. The particular problem with the Preterist teaching is that it regulates the activities of Jesus Christ to the past while neglecting Jesus Christ in the present and almost completely ignoring the future.
Two Separate 'End Times' Teachings of Jesus
Matthew 21-23 [Jesus teaching in the Temple]
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them ... Matthew 23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples (followers), Saying, ... Verily I say unto you, All these things (rejection and crucifixion of Christ, destruction of Jerusalem, scattering-diaspora) shall come upon this [current] generation.Matthew 24-25 [Jesus teaching at the Mount of Olives, a new location and a new teaching]
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: ... And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these (Kingdom of Jesus) things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming (in power, 2nd coming), and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, ... Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch [Jewish Temple in Jerusalem - yet to be rebuilt] is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves (fig leaves, man's religious covering and activities, no fruit), ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these [Jerusalem Jewish Temple] things, know that it (2nd coming) is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This [future] generation shall not pass, till all these (end times) things be fulfilled.
Just like the Christian Church needs the information in the Old Testament the Martyred Saints of Revelation and the end time Jews in Israel will need the information of the New Testament. The Bible is completely written and finished there is no more information or material to be added to the Bible. There will not be a Martyred Saints of Revelation addition to the Bible. The future Martyred Saints of Revelation and the end time Jews of Israel (Judea) will need to know the Biblical information and Biblical events of their day. For example in Matthew 24:16 in order to flee to the mountains when the antichrist is revealed in the temple in Jerusalem they will have to know the New Testament so the New Testament is also written to them like the Old Testament is also written to the Christian Church.
** It is the position of the Basic Christian material that the Gospel of John is the primary gospel to the Christian Church. The Gospels of Matthew, Luke and Mark are Gospels that also include "End Time" information intended for both the Jews and for the Martyred Saints of Revelation, two groups that are separate from the born again Christian (raptured) Church. The error of the Preterist is in applying prophetic information in Revelation, Daniel, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke and other material that is intended for the application of the Martyred Saints and for the Jewish people (Israel) to the Christian Church. The Christian Church is not mentioned in end times Bible passages, the Church is mentioned in the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18), as the Church is raptured (taken up) into heaven and is in heaven during the tribulation events that are mentioned throughout both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It is the Martyred Saints of Revelation and the Jews that are dealing with and contending with the great end time events.
The three New Testament groups (Church, Jews, Martyred Saints) are each represented at the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus (Matthew 17:1-2) where Jesus was glorified in their presence. These are the only groups of redeemed-sinless people that will ever be in the glorified presences of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 17:1-2 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter [Jews][ Galatians 2:7 the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter], James [Martyred Saints of Revelation][Acts 12:2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword], and John [Born Again Raptured Church][Revelation 4:1 I (John) looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven] his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And (Jesus) was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light.
Note: Jesus in His fleshly body was without sin. It is impossible for sin to be glorified by God therefore the bodily transfiguration and glorification of Jesus near the very end of His earthy appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration is conclusive proof that Jesus was indeed Virgin born and sinless throughout His entire physical existence on earth. Jesus was without sin and also without marriage or any physical sexual interaction of any kind because sexual interaction [humans or angels] makes the two [beings] one and Jesus would then have been one with a human sinner and unable to be Glorified in the flesh. Neither Peter, James or John were glorified that day being regular living sinful people and like everyone else who is alive has to physically die first and be removed (Spirit/Soul) from our physical body of sin to then be transfigured into a new Spiritual body, a spiritual body like Jesus has now, our new Heavenly spiritual body will then be glorified in Heaven by God.
The Christian Church is the unique time period beginning with the cross and resurrection of Jesus when on the day of the resurrection Jesus joined the presence of His disciples and breathed His eternal Holy Spirit life into each of them individually (John 20:21-23) creating the Born Again Christian Church. Membership in the Christian Church will come to a close and the Christian Church will end in the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18) as all of the Holy Spirit filled Christians will be gathered together into heaven at the voice of the Archangel and the trumpet (announcement) of God.
Remember all of the Old Testament Saints up to and including John the Baptist were not Christians because they lived and died before the cross and resurrection of Jesus and did not have the opportunity to confess Jesus as the sufferer for their sins and were unable to receive by faith the Holy Spirit.
The Old Testament Saints comprised the Jews who followed God and obeyed His commandments, ordinances and customs and the righteous gentiles who not personally knowing God like the Jews the righteous Gentiles obeyed their conscious towards God (Romans 2:14-15).
The Martyred Saints of Revelation will not be of the Christian Church as the Church is removed and the Holy Spirit is not available to be indwelt among people (2 Thessalonians 2:6-7) during the Tribulation time period. The Martyred Saints of Revelation will again be like the righteous Gentiles of the Old Testament times obeying God with their conscience and not like the Christians who were able to obey God with our conscience and in our Spirit.
*The promise of Jesus (Matthew 16:18) to His Christian (Born again-Spirit filled) Church is that the Church will always stand and Satan will not prevail against Jesus' Church. However after the Church is raptured into heaven Satan is then given authority (Revelation 13:7) to overcome the precious Martyred Saints of Revelation. Not having the Born Again Spirit the Martyred Saints of Revelation and also the 144,000 Jewish witnesses will be overcome by the antichrist and will give their life to Jesus. It is not available for Satan to overcome the Born Again Christian Church.
Calvary Chapel
Church History
Church Creeds & Statements of Faith - The Bible itself contains brief creed-like statements 1 Cor 8:6; 15:3-4; 1 Tim 3:16
Labor Day 2008 Project 'Labor with the LORD' - Downlaod and pass along to others these Excellent FREE Mp3 & PDF Christian resources
*Any of the Basic Christian PDF Bibles or PDF files can be distributed in any manner and can also be placed on other websites or blogsites as a download. It is especially recommended for other Christian websites and ministries to make available the PDF Bibles.
Recommended Teaching Courses
America Bless God! 4th of July
The Jewish Holocaust of WWII
Living the Christian Faith
Witnessing Sharing our Christian Faith
As Christians how can we believe in God, Heaven and Salvation and then not tell others about this Good News?
Of course we desire to share our glorious discovery of Jesus Christ with others that is the purpose of good news to share it!
A big part of Christian witnessing is simply confirming that there is an opportunity to reach out and to discover that God does exist. Christians are rightly counting on God the Holy Spirit to reach out to all people and we are also counting on people themselves to take responsibility for their own faith and to reach out back to God in seeking answers, asking questions, reading the Bible, prayer, attending Church, etc.
Christian Worship Hour Sunday Services - Audio (Mp3), Video (WMV)
The Marks of a Cult: Online Video View 10 min -- Purchase DVD ($12.95)
A fascinating analysis examining the core of Christian orthodoxy; where denominations within the true Church ends...and a cult begins.
"Is salvation something that comes from and through the church? Salvation is of God and the church is not God. The church is what Christ saves it is not what saves the people of Christ. The church is simply the people of Jesus Christ."
Note: Redemption is a work of God, specifically the work of the cross (death, dead to sin - this world). Once redeemed, returned to the presence of God, salvation (healing – alive in Jesus Christ in heaven) is now a cooperative work between God (Holy Spirit) and people. The Church points the way to the cross of Jesus to redemption and the Church (fellowship) also teaches and administers the healing salvation, life in heaven. Attending a good Bible based redemption and salvation Christian Church is crucial to developing our own personal Spiritual wellbeing.
Death, what really Happens?
Being created by God we are given the gift of everlasting life.
If life were not everlasting it would not have significant meaning since eventually our life would end and our experiences of life would cease to exist. Life does not end and what is at issue is where we will spend our everlasting life.
1. In the presence of God in heaven
2. Away from the presence of God in hell
The gift of life from God is an enormous gift and with this gift comes the enormous responsibility of selecting where we are going to spend our eternity. Heaven is a real place and so is hell therefore choose wisely, choose well and most important of all choose Jesus Christ and live an eternity with meaning!
Heaven & Hell Testimonies - Rev. Timonthy T. LaFond Testimony-Audio/Text - From Hell to the Glory of God - Besides the screaming [in hell] there were also demons - Yes, there really are demons - Indescribable and most ugly things you had ever seen - They came up to me and taunted me - Yelling in my face "We got you now!" Laughing at me saying "We fooled you!" "We fooled you!" "We got you now!" Followed by hideous laughter - [The Mp3 is Text generated Audio] (Mp3 - Text) Heaven & Hell Testimonies
From Hell to the Glory of God: This is a testimony of my husband's brother. I knew him before and I know him now. I have seen what the Lord has done for him. I also have seen and experienced the change that, due to Tims prayers and witness, the Lord has made in my husband and myself. ... Electricity shot through me and it picked my feet right up off the ground contracting the muscles in my legs. I knew right away, that I was getting electrocuted. I was looking out into the shop from the platform that I was on and I could see everything going on as normal. No one knew that I was being electrocuted. Just to let you know my cardiologists couldn't believe that I made it through this because when you are standing in water it is ten times worse! -- While I was getting electrocuted crucifixion style the electricity was flowing right through me, I saw my spirit leave my body. Instantly, I was in hell! At that time, I didn't know anything about the bible. I wasn't a religious person or a Christian and didn't know any Christians. I just know that I was cast into outer darkness. I heard the most horrifying, tormenting screams imaginable. I heard these time and time again, and although I never saw who was screaming, I, myself, would scream because of the fear of those frightening screams. My sins were tormenting me while I was in hell, January 27, 1977. I saw my sins pass from my right to my left down to the age of five. ... People have asked me, "How long were you there?" Well, it felt like eternity! It was that long! I couldn't tell you how long I was there, but I don't want to go back. -- Besides the screaming there were also demons. Yes, there really are demons. Indescribable and most ugly things you had ever seen. They came up to me and taunted me. Yelling in my face, "We got you now!" Laughing at me saying, "We fooled you!" "We fooled you!" "We got you now!" Followed by hideous laughter. -- Now these things I am telling you took the Lord a few years to bring back to me. I have seen demons since in the real and spiritual life and by the grace of God I have cast them out. They are afraid of those of us who are Christian because of who is inside of us. While I was there I realized there was no hope of every seeing God. I cried out to God during this time saying, "Oh God help me!" Again, "God, Help me!" One of the amazing things on my last scream, was my plea for God to help me. I felt Gods hand reach down and touch my shoulder. He is everywhere. In the bible you will read it. He is in Heaven, and earth and hell. He heard my plea. The right hand of the Lord touched me, I felt his fingers and thumb on my shoulder and He pulled me out of hell. He set me free from that electricity!
TheEdgeAm.com: The Edge Radio Broadcast (Mp3 past shows)
Daniel Ott is the host of The Edge Radio Broadcast. On The Edge show Daniel examines Politics, Religion, Unexplained Mysteries and Conspiracy Realities along with your e-mails, calls and Special Guests.
The Great Pyramid of Egypt, Mars, the Zodiac
Critiquing & Thinking about the Purpose of the Church
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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church - Vayahiy Preaching Ministry (Free Mp3's)
Military, Veterans, Family & Friends - Resources Info (Mp3's)
Military service is perhaps the ultimate service. It has been well said about Military service that "All gave some, and Some gave All" this saying is also well applied to the family, friends and supporters of those who are in uniform. As with all things godly, military service for a godly Country with godly desires and godly outcomes is indeed godly and being godly it is an honorable and acceptable offering of service and sacrifice to both God and man. Because of the enormous nature and scope of an individual's Military service the resulting advantages and disadvantages are equally just as enormous and far reaching into the veteran's life.
Old Fashioned Revival Hour - Mp3 Archive - FREE Mp3 Downloads
We wish to welcome you to the Old Fashioned Revival Hour with Evangelist Charles E. Fuller and the beautiful Gospel music of pianist Rudy Atwood and Choir & Quartet. Now you can freely listen online to the original broadcasts in MP3. These one-hour programs are filled with beautiful music and a Bible-based message that will stir your soul. Many wayward sinners were led to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through these broadcasts. Countless Christians were enouraged and blessed as well. Visit the letters section to read many wonderful testimonies. It is our earnest desire to reintroduce these wonderful Gospel programs to our present day and age. Perhaps you are in need of the Saviour and your heart will be touched by listening yourself? Although originally aired throughout the USA and around the world from 1937 to 1968, they are timeless, indeed.
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Uplifting Podcast Show - RevTim - Mp3 Downloads Your service to the King begins now! Approx. 121 Podcasts Shows
"Attack Of The Killer C's" Sermon Archive: (5 Part Mp3 Series)
The Attack of the Casual Christian, the Cultural Christian, the Compromising Christian, the Corruptive Christian, and the Counterfeit Christian
Attack of the Killer C’s is a series revealing this cosmic battle we’re in and exposes the seductive weapons the devil uses to keep us from becoming a mighty army for God Almighty. These attacks are as follows. The Attack of the Casual Christian, the Cultural Christian, the Compromising Christian, the Corruptive Christian, and the Counterfeit Christian. People of God, there’s a war going on and its not just abroad but its right here in our own country. It’s a cosmic battle for the souls of men and women all around us. The stakes are high and millions of lives are at risk. And if we’re ever going to win this war then the American Church needs to once again shine for Jesus Christ. People, the alarm has been sounded. We are under attack! The Attack of the Killer C’s. Don’t let the enemy get you!
Improving Leadership Effectiveness
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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus (Cartoon)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me" (Mat 16:24). How often we complain about the cross we bear but don’t realize it is preparing us for the dip in the road that God can see and we cannot. Whatever your cross. Whatever your pain. There will always be sunshine after the rain. Perhaps you may stumble.
Perhaps even fall. But God is always ready to answer your call. He knows every heartache. Sees every tear. A word from His lips, can calm every fear. Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night. But suddenly vanish, dawn’s early light. The Savior is waiting in Heaven above. To give you His grace, and send you His love.
Famous People in church history 35 Mp3 Messages and also Complete Church History (Mp3's)
"WOW - what a great series!!" Pastor Phillips takes us on a tour of some of the early Christians.
Note: Church History **John Bunyan 1628 - Save the "Play!" Version, open it in a player and save it that way - the Mp3 download version has a file error.
Foxe's Book of Martyrs Covering martyrs from the early church through to Foxe's day (Mp3) - (PDF)
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"No book ever inflicted a wound so deep and incurable on the Romish system of superstition and bloody persecution... (it) was placed in... all churches and chapels throughout the kingdom, by order of Queen Elizabeth." ... The testimony of the martyrs was extraordinary. Their impact was greatly increased through the industrious writing of John Foxe... Never before had such a work on such a scale appeared in English, certainly never at such a moment ... Along with the Bible, Foxe's Book of Martyrs became a family book in many homes. Foxe's Acts and Monuments (the formal title of his extensive chronicle on the martyrs) was the principal practical means of turning England to Protestantism. ... Most importantly, though, this book overflows with faith building testimony of the power of God to overcome the most cruel and barbarous acts of human depravity and demonic cruelty.
Dr. Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) bio
Francis Schaeffer was a Presbyterian minister with an ability to see how the questions of meaning, morals, and value being dealt with by philosophy, were the same questions that the Bible dealt with, only in different language. Once an agnostic, Schaeffer came to the conclusion that Biblical Christianity not only gave sufficient answers to the big questions, but that they were the only answers that were both self-consistent and livable. With this conviction he became a man of conversation. Schaeffer taught that God is really there and He is not silent. He had spoken to man in the Bible as and a result we could have "true truth" about God and man. Knowing the dignity of man created in God's image, he placed a high value on creativity as an expression of that image. He opened his Swiss home to travelers to discuss these things. Later he began lecturing in universities and writing a number of books. Perhaps no other Christian thinker of the twentieth century, besides C.S. Lewis, has had more influence on thinking people.
Jesus Builds His Church Sermon Archives (Mp3's)
The Christian Basics 132 Topics Easy to Use & Easy to Understand - PDF
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Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-Society, Pro-Humanity
Julie Bird had a diaper bag over her shoulder, her child in one arm, and a stack of tracts in the other arm. On a public sidewalk in front of an abortion clinic.
Featuring Janet Folger's speech at Portland State University, with highlights from her talks at Reed College, Oregon State and the University of Portland. This is a "Must Have" item, Get Yours Now!
Travel The Road TV Seasons 1 - 3 (DVD's)
The award winning series that changed the way we look at missionaries.
Item #1 - Heaven and Hell They had learned the joy of service on earth, and now they had eternity to enjoy it, only more so - Heaven is a place God has created for all men, and he has created a way (the cross and resurrection life of Jesus) to be sure your name is on the 'A' list. There is no 'B' list.
C. S. Lewis drew us a mental picture of Hell, everyone was seated at a banquet table filled with wonderful food. The problem arose in that the food was several feet away, and they all had three foot long forks and knives. They could just reach the food, but the utensil's were too long to get the food into their mouths. There was anger, fighting, screaming and unpleasantness abounding. Think of the expansion of Moreso's law for eternity. Lewis also drew us a picture of Heaven, same huge banquet table filled with wonderful foods. The banqueters in Heaven were equipped with those same three foot long utensils. The difference was the joy, laughter, and excitement at the table; they were feeding each other, and enjoying a great feast. They had learned the joy of service on earth, and now they had eternity to enjoy it, only more so.
Item #2 - The Fountain - Teamwork (YouTube - Cartoon 4 min) Nice, love it, people should make their kids watch things like this not the violent stupid stuff that's broadcasted now everywhere that steals their innocence.
The gentleman in the cartoon is a nice person however he is not a very helpful person. This is much like today where people in the cults are dying of thirst, a lack of the living water of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not enough to be just a nice person in a thirsty world. Christians who have the truth need to assist others to help them to drink from the living water of the message of Jesus Christ.
John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water.
The Dark Ages DVD $16.99
In case you have ever wondered if Satan is raging a relentless war against the Christian Church and against mankind in general this History documentary will lay aside all doubts.
Raising Godly Children 4 DVDs - $45
This is Vision Forum's top recommendation as a video training course for building loving, Christ-centered, unified, multi-generational families.
Faith 2 Action: Radio Broadcasts Radio Shows - *The Criminalization of Christianity - Online 10 part audio book
by Janet L. Folger "The most important book of 2006" for Christians on how to get our country back before it's too late. Buy a copy for yourself and one for your pastor!
*This audio has several examples of our great President Ronald Reagan where Reagan makes his principals and convictions well known through his words and then his actions actually speak louder than his words. This is a stark contrast to the Republicans of today especially like Mitt Romney who seeks others to speak for him and even then his actions fail to meet or exceed even his smallest assertions.
Patrick and James on Mormon Mitt Romney and US elections, 08 (YouTube 10:09)
Two English Christians who are ex-Catholics, they have some really good insights into American politics and some errors, Jerry Falwell didn't support Romney, Pat Robertson was leaning that way but ended up endorsing Rudy Giuliani.
Mormon (LDS) Baptism for the Dead
How ridiculous is the Mormon concept of "baptism for the dead." God didn't just suddenly figure out in the 1840's that mankind needed salvation. All of salvation was dealt with (Genesis 3:15 Messiah/Christ - Virgin Birth - seed of the woman) in the beginning in the garden of Eden, immediately after the original sin, with both Adam and Eve and for all of their descendants. God has had His program for mankind intact since the beginning, Joseph Smith and the Mormons are messing up God's plan not making it better.
Who killed John O'Neil? Video - A Composite History of Modern Government – Corporate Crime in America - well done, this is a superb film (Video-Download) {We live in a time full of allegations but what is the meaning of all of this and what is our response to the current events unfolding throughout the world? The meaning of events and our response to them is to protect our soul. Although our body may perish our soul-spirit will live on forever and therefore it is essential that we must seek God and His righteous kingdom the kingdom of Jesus Christ. We should no longer allow ourselves to be misled by the tactics of man or by the strategies of devils.}
Exposes links to the corporatocracy that hindered an investigation by John O'Neil which may have very well prevented the 9-11 attacks ... exposed the reall roots of the problem which lie far farther from Bin Laden and closer to home than we'd like to believe. ... well done, this is a superb film, it not only points out the mountains of evidence on all sorts of issues but it explains to people who haven't looked at anything how you feel when you do.
Thanksgiving Day 2007 - Alternate Activity Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas - Who killed JFK?
This Thanksgiving instead of watching yet another mind numbing football game - investigate the JFK murder!
JFK Secret Service (CIA) ordered back before Kennedy assassination (Video-Download 2:56 Min)
Did the Bushes (Prescott & George Sr.) help to kill JFK? {page 2 of 5} (Photo)
Bush Sr. Link to Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy (Video-Download 1 hr 30 min)
List of Assassination Witnesses Deaths In the three year period following the assassination many witnesses died.
Then just when the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1976-1978 was investigating the JFK assassination, more suspicious deaths occurred.
Movie: JFK (1991) Staring: Kevin Costner, Director: Oliver Stone "The Story That Won't Go Away" (DVD)
He's a District Attorney. He will risk his life, the lives of his family, everything he holds dear for the one thing he holds sacred... the truth.
Did you know that the Mayor of Dallas, Texas on 11/22/63 was Earle Cabell, and that his brother, (Dallas born) Gen. Charles Cabell (CIA deputy director connected to the anti-Castro Cubans) along with the CIA Director Allen Dulles had recently been fired from the CIA by JFK for their unauthorized 'Bay of Pigs' invasion attempt on the nation of Cuba. The CIA & the Dallas police department then re-routed the Kennedy motorcade by sending the cars off of the originally intended straight path of Main Street and onto Elm Street, slowing the car and driving JFK past the Texas School Book Depository building and in front of the grassy knoll located on Elm Street. It would later be claimed by the CIA and Dallas police, that the President was shot by a sniper at a window on the 6th floor of the School Book Depository building although no wittiness’s, photos or film have supported that accusation and people in the building at the time said no shots were fired from that location but that multiple shots were fired from behind the fence on the grassy knoll.
*Updated The (LDS) Mormon Conspiracy - Part 5: Selling Mitt Romney [Article] [PDF]
A Ministry of Northwestern Theological Seminary FREE Christian PDF eBooks Defending the Faith PDF
Billy Graham [1982] Crusade MP4 Download Google Video (Online Video 12 min 50 sec)
A video clip from one of the great Billy Graham Crusades.
Updated-Fixed FREE Download Basic Christian Complete eBook Version (.CHM) 
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Actors tell Hollywood 'Enough is Enough' Petition set up to seek respect for Jesus' name Scroll down for link
Respect is basic to life. Jesus is the greatest life of all and the most worthy of all respect.
Banned U.N. Speech: Exposing U.N.'s Anti-Israel Bias Banned U.N. Speech: (Online Video 4:23 min)
The UN Human Rights Council spent last year condemning Israel in ALL its resolutions - The Speech Rejected as "Inadmissible" by the U.N. Human Rights Council - Delivered by Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, March 23, 2007
Testimony - MY SEARCH - by Lambert T. Dolphin Audio version of My Search for the purpose and meaning of life (Mp3) (45 minutes)
It seemed as if all the lights had been turned on in what had been a very dark house. To this very day, (43 years later) that experience of my Christian conversion stands out in my memory like night and day---"If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new."
Values Voter Debate and Voter Guide DVD Watch Online - DVD Debate Guide PDF
QUOTE: "Impress upon your children the truth that (voting) is a... duty of as solemn a nature as man can... perform; that a man may
not innocently trifle with his vote; that every elector is a trustee as well for others as himself." ~ Daniel Webster, 1840
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