Saturday, April 23, 2011

40 days--from resurrection to ascension

SUNDAY MORNING
1.       An angel rolled away the stone from Jesus’ tomb before sunrise (Matthew 28:2-4).
2.       Women who followed Jesus visited Jesus’ tomb and discovered Him missing (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1-4; Luke 24:1-3; John 20:1).
3.       Mary Magdalene left to tell Peter and John (John 20:1-2).
4.       The other women, remaining at the tomb, saw two angels who told them about the Resurrection (Matthew 28:5-7; Mark 16:5-7; Luke 24:4-8).
5.       Peter and John visited Jesus’ tomb (Luke 24:12; John 20:3-10).
6.       Mary Magdalene returned to the tomb and Jesus appeared to her alone in the garden (Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18): His first appearance.
7.       Jesus appeared to the other women (Mary, mother of James, Salome, and Joanna) (Matthew 28:8-10): His second appearance.
8.       Those who guarded Jesus’ tomb reported to the religious rulers how the angel rolled away the stone. They were then bribed (Matthew 28:11-15)
9.       Jesus appeared to Peter (1 Corinthians 15:5): His third appearance.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
10.   Jesus appeared to two men on the road to Emmaus (Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-32): His fourth appearance

SUNDAY EVENING
11.   The two disciples from Emmaus told others they saw Jesus (Luke 24:33-35).
12.   Jesus appeared to 10 apostles, with Thomas absent, in the Upper Room (Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25: His fifth appearance.

THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY
13.   Jesus appeared to the 11 Apostles, including Thomas, and Thomas believed (John 20:26-28): His sixth appearance.

THE FOLLOWING 32 DAYS
14.   Jesus appeared to seven disciples by the Sea of Galilee and performed a miracle of fish (John 21:1-14): His seventh appearance.
15.   Jesus appeared to 500 (including the Eleven) at a mountain in Galilee (Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18; 1 Corinthians 15:6): His eighth appearance.
16.   Jesus appeared to His half-brother James (1 Corinthians 15:7): His ninth appearance.
17.   At Jerusalem Jesus appeared again to His disciples (Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8): His 10th appearance.
18.   On the Mount of Olives Jesus ascended into heaven while the disciples watched (Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12)
Source: The Bible Knowledge Commentary, John Walvoord & Roy Zuck, p 91.

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