Timeline: Palm Sunday to Pentecost

TIMELINE Palm Sunday Pentecost TO LOCATION Christian Holidays Jewish Holidays TIME WESTERN JEWISH Event CALENDER' Verse CALENDER? FRIDAY ВЕТНANY Jesus arrives in Bethany (Bethany is the hometown of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus and is less than 2 miles from Jerusalem) MARCH 27TH A.D. 33 NISAN 7 3793 John 12:1 HOME OF SIMON THE LEPER Mary annoints Jesus' feet with costly perfume Matt 26:6-7; Mark 14:3; John 12:1-3 SATURDAY Sabboth MARCH 28TH A.D. 33 NISAN 8 - 3793 Palm Sunday MARCH 29тн A.D. 33 JERUSALEM Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey Fulfills Zechariah 9:9. Crowds shout "Hosanna," the word used in Psalm 118:25-26 that means "Lord save us now." In Hebrew is hoshi'ah na' which became "Hosanna" in church liturgy NISAN 3793 Matt 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-14; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19 MONDAY TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM MARCH 30TH A.D. 33 Jesus clears money changers from Temple Matt 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-18, Luke 19:45-46 NISAN 10 3793 Selection of lambs for slaughter on Passover Exodus 12:3 TUESDAY TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM MARCH 31ST A.D. 33 Temple debates Matt 21:23-23:39; NISAN 11 3793 Mark 11:27-13:2; Luke 19:47-21:38 MOUNT OF OLIVES Jesus teaches in parables Matt 24:1-25; Mark 13:3-37 WEDNESDAY APRIL 1ST - A.D. 33 – NISAN 12 3793 Maundy Thursday APRIL 2ND A.D. 33 AN UPPER ROOM IN JERUSALEM NISAN 13 3793 Last Supper in room possibly owned by Nicodemus or was Mark's home. The loaf of bread and cup of wine represented his body soon to be sacrificed and his blood soon to be shed. (Last Supper-commemorated as Communion) Matt 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-38; John 13:1-30 Good Friday Passover (Pesach) NISAN 14 3793 GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE APRIL 3RD A.D. 33 NIGHT Judas betrays; Jesus arrest Jesus prays; Why is Good Friday, called "good" when Jesus was crucified? Perhaps a derivation of "God's Friday." Perhaps it is the day that Jesus paid for our sins, simliar to the word "gospel" which means "good news." Matt 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12 HOUSE OF HIGH PRIEST NIGHT Trial before High Priest To house of High Priest; Peter betrays Jesus; rooster crows Matt 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-65; John 18:13 - 18:27 SUNRISE Jesus condemned by Sanhedrin; taken to Pilate, who questions; sent to Herod, who wants to see miracles; sent back to Pilate; scourged; mocked by Roman soldiers Matt 27:1-3; Mark 15:1-19; Luke 22:66-23:25; John 18:28-19:16 9:00 AM Jesus crucified Matt 27:31-44; Mark 15:20-32; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:16-27 NOON 3 hours of darkness Matt 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44 3:00 PM About 3 pm: Jesus dies; Jesus' side pierced; Temple veil torn. Matt 27:46-56; Mark 15:34-41; Luke 23:45-49; John 19:28-37 Passover lambs slain in Temple. Exodus 12:6 REMARKABLE SIMULTANEOUS EVENT: Jesus, Lamb of God, dies at the time the Passover lambs are slain in temple Professied by Isaiah 700 years earlier : Isaiah 53:7, John the Baptist 3 years earlier: John 1:29. Just as the original lamb's blood saved people from death (Exodus 12:6-7, 13), Jesus saves us from our sins and grants us eternal life TOMB OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA SUNSET Jesus buried by sundown Matt 27:57-61;Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42 SATURDAY Sabboth* TOMB OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA APRIL 4TH - A.D. 33 Pilate places a guard at the tomb of Jesus Matt 27:62-66 NISAN 15 3793 *Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot) (for 7 days) Easter Sunday First Fruits * Jesus Christ rises from the dead APRIL 5TH A.D. 33 NISAN 16 3793 REMARKABLE SIMULTANE OUS EVENT: FIRST FRUITS In Lev 23:9-11 the people brought the first fruits of the harvest to the priest as an offering. Held the day after the Sabbath, which in AD 33 was Nisan 16. purpose: to remember that God redeemed them out of salavery into a new kingdom. I Cor 15:20,23 refers to Jesus as the first fruits of those who will be resurrected. The *(HaBikkurim) TOMB SUNRISE Jesus makes 4 appearances: Matt 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-14, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-25 I Cor 15:5 Mary Magdalene (others) ROAD TO EMMAUS NOON 2 travelers JERUSALEM AFTERNOON Peter UPPER ROOM SUNSET 10 disciples UPPER ROOM One week later: Jesus appears to 11 disciples John 20:26-31, I Cor 15:5 FISHING ON SEA OF GALILEE At some unknown date Jesus appears to 7 disciples John: 21:1-22 MOUNTAIN IN GALILEE At some unknown date Jesus appears to 11 disciples Matt 28:16-20 UNKNOWN At some unknown date Jesus appears to more than 500 people I Cor 15:6 UNKNOWN At some unknown date Jesus appears to James I Cor 15:7 Time between April 5 (Resurrection) and May 15 is 40 days (Acts 1:3) FRIDAY MOUNT OF OLIVES MAY 15TH A.D. 33 IYYAR 26 3793 Jesus ascends to Heaven Acts 1:9-11 UPPER ROOM Matthias replaces Judas Time between April 4 (Sabboth of Passover week) and May 24 is 50 days (Acts 2:1) Pentecost Pentecost SUNDAY JERUSALEM (Shavuot) MAY 24TH - A.D. 33 – Discliples speak in foreign tongues; Peter speaks boldly to crowd; 3,000 are converted Acts 2:1-41 SIVAN 6 3793 REMARKABLE SIMULTANEOUS EVENT: In temple for Pentecost Ezekiel 1:4 is read describing a whirlwind, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself This Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4 there came a sound like a rushing mighty wind and there appeared cloven tongues like fire 1) The Date of Jesus' crucifixion is not known with certainly and hotly debated. I chose April 3, AD 33 because of the following two articles: Sten Odenwald. "Can you date the crucifixion of Jesus Christ using astronomy?" Archive of Astronomy Questions, (1997). http://holtz.org/Library/Social%20Science/HistoryMeals%20Age/Dating%20Jesus%20Death%20by%20Lunar%20Eclipse.htm Andreas Köstenberger. "Placing the Cross in History." Answers in Genesis.com, (2014, March 11). http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v9/n2/cross-in-history A full moon occurred on 4-3-33, which was a Friday and Passover, Nisan 14 For the corresponding Jewish year, please see David Beattie, Church of God Study Forum. http://www.cgsf.org/dbeattie/calendar/?roman=33 Other sites provide the year 3793, but different days for Passover (e.g. http://www.hebcal.com) 2) 3) See S. McDowell (Ed.) Apologetics Study Bible for Students (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2009,note for Psalm 118:25, page 619). 4) David Sper (Ed.). The Holidays of God: Spring Feasts. (Grand Rapids, MI: RBC Ministries, 2007, 5-14 ) Retrieved from http://web001.rbc.org/pdf/discovery-series/the-holidays-of-god-the-spring-feasts.pdf 5) Ibid, 20-23 6) Ibid, 26-30 LessonsForUs.com 50 DAYS 40 DAYS || || | | |