“From Golgotha to Glory”

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Date: March 31, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Beloved, while their efforts may have been well-intentioned, I hope you now see the mistake our church fathers made in 325 B.C. when they merged the sacred events of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ with the secular events of what we might call a spring festival. In Leviticus 23:2-4, “ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts, which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.” The Hebrew word for “feasts” (moadim) means “appointed times.” God carefully planned and orchestrated the timing and sequence of each of these seven feasts to reveal a special story. These times were “appointed by God,” and it is not within our purview to adjust God’s Divine calendar to fit our secular schedule. It was no coincidence that Jesus was crucified the day the Jews celebrated Passover; He was our Passover Lamb. It was no coincidence that Jesus rose from the dead on the feast of First Fruits; for He gave us the pattern of the harvest of souls that will soon be resurrected. It was no coincidence that the Holy Spirit empowered the Church on the Feast of Pentecost, for it is through His power that our witness is effective. It will not be a coincidence when Jesus returns to earth as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and after celebrating the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, we will enter into the Feast of Tabernacles – our eternal rest. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant event in human history. Let’s not cling to secular celebrations or even religious traditions that aren’t supported by the Scriptures. Let’s be sure our beliefs, practices, and methods of worship are firmly rooted in the Bible and not in human tradition. This Sunday, we will set the record straight regarding the final days of our Lord’s life on this earth. In this sermon, we will walk with Jesus, step by step, from Golgotha, the place of the skull, to the Mount of Olives, from which our Lord ascended back into glory.

Beloved, while their efforts may have been well-intentioned, I hope you now see the mistake our church fathers made in 325 B.C. when they merged the sacred events of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ with the secular events of what we might call a spring festival. In Leviticus 23:2-4, “ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts, which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.”

The Hebrew word for “feasts” (moadim) means “appointed times.” God carefully planned and orchestrated the timing and sequence of each of these seven feasts to reveal a special story. These times were “appointed by God,” and it is not within our purview to adjust God’s Divine calendar to fit our secular schedule.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant event in human history. Let’s not cling to secular celebrations or even religious traditions that aren’t supported by the Scriptures. Let’s be sure our beliefs, practices, and methods of worship are firmly rooted in the Bible and not in human tradition.

This Sunday, we will set the record straight regarding the final days of our Lord’s life on this earth. In this sermon, we will walk with Jesus, step by step, from Golgotha, the place of the skull, to the Mount of Olives, from which our Lord ascended back into glory.

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Old Testament Reading: Psalm 16:1-11 New Testament Reading:  Matthew 28:1-15

In Acts 1:3, Luke wrote, “Jesus presented Himself alive after suffering, by many infallible proofs , being seen by them during forty days and speaking things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.”

Skeptics have had 2000 years to disprove the resurrection of Jesus, but no one has been able to do it.

Jesus said the only sign He would give to prove His deity was the sign of the prophet Jonah:

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

The death and resurrection of Jesus was according to the schedule God established in the Seven Jewish Feasts in Leviticus 23. They were “types” or illustrations of what Jesus would do to fulfill God’s plan for our salvation.

From Golgotha to Glory

Wednesday, Nisan 13 – Noon to Sunset

Thursday, Nisan 14 – (sunset Wednesday – sunset Thursday)

Friday, Nisan 15 – (sunset Thursday – sunset Friday)

Saturday, Nisan 16 – (sunset Friday – sunset Saturday)

Sunday, Nisan 17 – (sunset Saturday – sunset Sunday)

Forty days following His resurrection

(See the scriptures in The Harmony of the Gospels – Blue Letter Bible)

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. Luke 24:50-53

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:10-11

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