For “Scripture Sunday”:
Who Really Killed Christ?
“Who should be put on trial for the murder of the greatest Man to walk this earth? The answer may not be what you think.
You know, the answers are actually found in the ancient prophecies of the Old Testament. The prophets told of a coming Messiah, or Christ who would establish God’s Kingdom here on this earth. But there are also other prophecies about a great Servant of God who would suffer for the nations.
One prophecy that tells of this “suffering Servant” is found in Isaiah chapter 52 and 53. In this prophecy, the Servant of God is beaten and “His visage marred more than any man.” He is “wounded for our transgressions,” “bruised for our iniquities,” and made an “offering for sin.” In His death, He “bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors” (Isaiah 52:13-15)
Pontius Pilate, the Jewish leaders, the Roman soldiers who drove the spikes into His hands and feet, you and I—we’re all guilty of the blood of the Son of God.”
YouTube: https://youtu.be/KrBxoju2fv8 Transcript available.
https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/beyond-today-television-program/who-really-killed-christ
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How Do You Count Three Days and Three Nights?
“Jesus said He would be in the grave three days and three nights. But how can you get that out of the traditional Good Friday afternoon to Easter Sunday morning?
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE
You would think that most people could count to three without a problem. But that doesn’t seem to be true when it comes to the length of time that Jesus Christ said He would be in the tomb. Did He really mean “three days and three nights,” or is it possible He only meant parts of three days and parts of three nights?
Mainstream Christianity observes Christ’s death and subsequent resurrection on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and Christian churches around the world attract large crowds for their worship services on these two occasions.
But for those who take the Bible at its word, it is extremely hard (actually impossible) to get either three days and three nights—or even parts of three days and three nights—between Friday sunset and Sunday sunrise.
So what is the truth? What does the Bible actually tell us?
Matthew 12:39-40 is key, “But He answered and said to them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth’” (emphasis added).
An impossible count
Before examining these verses, let’s first establish if it is even possible to get three days and three nights between Friday afternoon and early Sunday morning (“while it was still dark,” John 20:1). Let’s count together: Friday night is the first night; Saturday is the first day; and Saturday night is the second night. But that’s it! We have a grand total of two nights and one day!
It is impossible to count three days and three nights between Friday sunset and Sunday sunrise!”
Continued at: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/life/plan-of-salvation/holy-days-vs-holidays/sign-of-jonah/3-days-and-3-nights/
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Sign of Jonah: Did Jesus Die Good Friday, Rise on Easter?
Most churches commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday. But how does this fit with the sign Christ gave?
Continued at: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/life/plan-of-salvation/holy-days-vs-holidays/sign-of-jonah/
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Where did Easter and its customs come from? The Bible doesn’t mention rabbits or eggs or sunrise services. So what is the origin of Easter? See the article “Origin of Easter.”
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The Biblical Alternative to Easter
Discover the Biblical festival that was observed by the earliest Christians as chronicled in the New Testament. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Cp1rms7NZ9U
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Update:
Well, Easter is all over with for another year, and the articles above are just a few thoughts about it.
Zack and I were going to install the new white sink that I had bought for the mini-house remodel, when we realized that the drain hadn’t even been put in yet. We cut the 2+” hole in the floor and cabinet base where the sink drain will be. Then we took the cedar skirting off the front of the house where the kitchen is, and cut a section out of the 4” sewer line, ready for a “T”. Now I just need to get into Conroe to one of the home improvement places and buy the parts.
One morning, we pressure washed the north side of both houses, they get green with algae. The next morning we were doing a bit of painting in the minihouse when someone who came to Zack’s house next door, upset him, so we quit for the day.
I spent Friday morning making Corned Beef and Cabbage with carrots and potatoes, more like a New England Boiled Dinner, for the church potluck. Then I made a Tomato and Onion Salad as I had several pounds of tomatoes. I skinned them in a hot water bath and then cold water plunge, but it still took a long time to peel them all. There were lots left over, so they were put in the freezer. As Friday is “Preparation Day”, I was doing my hair, getting my clothes, shoes, and purse ready in the afternoon.
The Bible readings were Lev. 1:1-6:7, Isa. 43:21-44:23, and Heb. 10:1-18. and the Teaching was about Authority, Man’s, God’s, and The Messiah’s.
Being with friends at church made it an enjoyable day.
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