[John 20] The disciples were together in fear (20:19-23). They listened to the sounds of the street, also at night. When would the soldiers come? It was in this state of fearful waiting that they heard Mary knock. Her familiar female voice prompted them to open for her, hear her incredible news and race to…
Month: November 2018
138. He does what He said He would do.
[John 20] THE RESURRECTION Christianity as a whole is based on the Resurrection. It was customary to visit the tomb for three days after the burial. They also believed that the spirit of the person hovered for three days and only then departed. Thereafter the body would become unrecognizable through decay. For Jesus they could…
137. The cross and the grave.
[John 19:17-42] THE CROSS There was no death more terrible than by way of crucifixion. Even the Romans trembled by the thought and found it despicable. No Roman citizen could be crucified. For a Roman, execution was mostly beheading or forced suicide by drinking poison. Crucifixion was for slaves and criminals. The cross was originally…
136. The trial of Jesus – Pilate and Herod
[John 18:28-40 and 19:1-16 – Part 2] Pilate has always been a tragic figure in the events around the death of Jesus. I should probably not feel sorry for him, as he was cruel and hardened, with little regard for life. Even so, he was a product of the powerful, arrogant pagan empire he was…
135. The trial of Jesus.
[John 18:28-40 and 19:1-16] Part 1. In the literature of the world many books have been written on the trail of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels and sources outside the Bible. There is no doubt about the historical Jesus and the impact of His life and death on the history of Palestine in the…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 