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Palm Sunday: (Matthew 21:1, Mark 11:1, Luke 19:29, John 12:12)
- Triumphant entrance into Jerusalem
- Spends the night in Bethany
Monday: (Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:22, Luke 19:45)
- Leaves Bethany
- Curses the fig tree on the way into the city
- Weeps over Jerusalem
- Cleanses the temple for the second time in His ministry
- Late in the day, looks into the Temple, then leaves the city
- Spends the night in Bethany
Tuesday: (Matthew 21:20, Mark 11:20, Luke 20:36, John 12:20)
- Leaves Bethany
- Finds the fig tree withered; teaches on faith
- Possesses the temple and its precincts; confounds and pronounces woes upon His enemies
- Leaves city; Olivet with discourse on the way back to Bethany
- Judas bargains with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus
- Spends the night in Bethany
Wednesday: Silent Day
- No record in the Gospels, but much activity as Jesus prepares for the Last Supper and as Judas and the Sanhedrin prepares for Jesus’ arrest
- Remains in Bethany throughout the day, stays the night there
Maudy Thursday: (Matthew 26:1, Mark 14:1, Luke 22:1)
- Peter and John sent to make preparation for the Passover meal
- After sunset, eats a meal with the twelve disciples; Judas departs
- Lord’s Supper instituted
- To the Garden of Gethsemane; Jesus experiences agony
- Betrayal by Judas and arrested by the Sanhedrin army
- To the house of the High Priest as the Sanhedrin convened; Peter betrays Jesus
Good Friday: The Trials of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:1, Mark 14:53, Luke 22:54, John 18:13)
- First Trial: This trial took place in the night before Annas. Annas is looking for an accusation giving the Sanhedrin time to gather at the High Priestly villa
- Second Trial: Jesus is condemned and misused
- Third Trial: Immediately at dawn the condemnation repeated and then Jesus is taken to the Romans
- Forth Trial: This trial was before Pilate beginning at Galilee
- Fifth Trial: This trial is before Herod who looks for a miracle
- Sixth Trial: Jesus goes back before Pilate
- Jesus is scourged. The city cries, “Crucify Him or we will tell Rome!”
- Jesus is finally turned over to be crucified
- Jesus is mocked as the Roman soldiers places the crown of thorns on his head
- Judas hangs himself
- Jesus bears His cross to the gate on the north of the city and is crucified around 9am
- Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross
- Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.
(Luke 23:34)
- I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.
(Luke 23:43)
- “Dear woman, here is your son.”
(John 19:26)
- My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
(Mark 15:34)
- I am thirsty (John 19:28)
- It is finished! (John 19:30)
- Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!
(Luke 23:46)
- Death of the God-Man
- About 3pm; the veil was torn, rocks rented; some graves opened and people rose and went into the city
- Jesus’ side was pierced
- The Passover lamb was slain in the temple
- Jesus was buried by sundown
- At the request of the Jewish leadership, Pilate grants a guard and sets a seal on the tomb of Jesus (Matthew 27:66)
Jesus Christ Rises from the dead: Jesus rises before dawn and makes 5 appearances (Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:1, John 20:1)
- Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene. She was given a message to give to the disciples.
- Jesus made an appearance to the women who came to the tomb to complete the burial preparation of His body.
- Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus
- Jesus appeared to Simon Peter (Luke 24:33 and I Corinthians 1:5)
- Jesus appeared before all of the disciples, except Thomas.
