“From Gethsemane to Golgotha”

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Date: March 24, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

This is the most significant week in human history: the time and the place where Jesus proved Himself to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. And yet, in 325 A.D., the religious leaders decided it was okay to adjust the timing of the most important event in human history to fit in with the worldly celebrations of the first day of spring. That very unwise decision diminished the spiritual significance of the resurrection to the point that the celebration became more important than the resurrection, which is why that holy event that purchased our eternal salvation is connected to a worldly event called “Easter.” Really? This Sunday, we will break from our sermon series on the Pillar and Ground of Truth to set the record straight regarding the last week of our Lord’s life upon this earth. In this sermon, we will walk with Jesus, step by step, from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Hill called Golgotha.

This is the most significant week in human history: the time and the place where Jesus proved Himself to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. And yet, in 325 A.D., the religious leaders decided it was okay to adjust the timing of the most important event in human history to fit in with the worldly celebrations of the first day of spring. That very unwise decision diminished the spiritual significance of the resurrection to the point that the celebration became more important than the resurrection, which is why that holy event that purchased our eternal salvation is connected to a worldly event called “Easter.” Really?

This Sunday, we will break from our sermon series on the Pillar and Ground of Truth to set the record straight regarding the last week of our Lord’s life upon this earth. In this sermon, we will walk with Jesus, step by step, from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Hill called Golgotha.

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Old Testament Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10 New Testament Reading:  Matthew 21:1-10

Even unbelievers acknowledge the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus as the two essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. For without those events, we have no gospel.

Over time, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection merged with “Easter”, or “Ishtar,” the name of a false god of fertility that was worshipped by pagans in Mesopotamia and Syria.

Even those religious activities that God designed to keep our minds focused on the resurrection are not according to the timeline given to us in the Scriptures. In fact, the Good Friday-Easter Sunday tradition actually denies the only sign Jesus offered the religious leaders to prove His deity.

The miracle of Jonah was a “type”, or an illustration of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

Events recorded in:   Mt.         Mrk.      Luke      John

Friday – Nisan 8 – Six Days before The Passover

Saturday – Nisan 9 –Five Days Before the Passover – Regular Sabbath Day

Sunday – Nisan 10 – Four Days Before the Passover –

Monday – Nisan 11 – Three Days Before the Passover

Tuesday, Nisan 12 – Two Days Before the Passover

Wednesday, Nisan 13 – One Day Before the Passover (sunset)

Midnight – Jesus taken to Annas for questioning

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared the body and buried it in a tomb nearby; the Roman’s sealed it and guarded it

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