Harmony of the Events from the Lord's Resurection until His Ascension

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John wrote ~40 yrs later than the other 3, and he mostly does not repeat what is in the other 3.  The 1st 3 gospels provide semi-independent witnesses about the Lord's life. John provides details that are not in the 1st 3 gospels, some of which could not be given while the people involved were alive.  John writes with the other 3 in view.</div> <bR> <div> Matthew, Mark and Luke combine the experiences of the sisters into a group experience, whereas John singles out the exceptional experience of Mary Magdalene.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="1n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1</A>. Reading just Matt's account, I would think that the earthquake occurred right after the sisters arrived. But this is not possible from the other gospels. Matthew mentions the sisters 1st because the emphasis is on the sisters' seeking and experience, not the great earthquake.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="2n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#2t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">2-3.</A> John says that Mary M got to the tomb while it was still dark, but Mark says clearly that they came when the sun had risen. I think the sisters arranged to meet at the tomb, and Mary M got there 1st.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="4n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#4t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">4.</A> It is evident from John's account that Mary M did not witness the angel telling them that Jesus had risen. But she was there with the other sisters, because John says "we" (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#6t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">v2b</A>). John does not explain who the "we" is because he expects you to read the other 3 gospels. </div> <div> I think when the sisters saw that the tomb was empty they sent Mary M to run to tell the apostles ASAP because she was the fastest and most concerned. Some among them may have been too old to run.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="5n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">5</A>. From Matt's account it seems that the angel was still sitting on the stone when he spoke to the sisters, but Matt vv <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">2-4</A> actually take place before<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#3t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"> v1</A>. So there is a gap in time between <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">v4</A> and<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"> v5 </A>in Matt. During this time the angel appeared to the sisters in the tomb.</div> <div> The angel in Mark and Matt says nearly the same thing.  Luke says there are 2 angels, so he may be combining Mary M's later angel experience with the others (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#jn20_12_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">John 20:12</A>). It is possible that some of the sisters saw 2 angels, some 1, or that at 1st there was 1 angel and then another appeared.</div> <div>  <B> <A NAME="6n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#6t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">6.</A> Note that I skipped ahead to v12 in Luke to correspond to the detailed account in John. Peter ran to the tomb when Mary M told him about Jesus' body not being in the tomb, but Luke records it as though it happened after the group of sisters told the disciples about their encounter with angels. This is because Luke and Matt do not separate the experience of Mary M from the rest of the sisters.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="7n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">7.</A> Mark says clearly that He appeared to Mary M <B>1st</B>. This has to be honored. John says that Jesus' appearance to Mary M. was extraordinary above His other appearances because He had not even ascended to the Father yet. It seems Jesus was touched with Mary's seeking heart so much that He delayed His ascension to the Father</div> <bR> <div> If <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Matt 28:9-10</A> is a different appearance of Jesus than the one to Mary M, then Jesus would have made 2 appearances before ascending to the Father. But the Lord's appearance to Mary M is extraordinary compared to the other appearances. I do not believe He made any other appearances to humans before ascending to the Father's throne except for this one to Mary M.</div> <bR> <div> Everyone that Jesus appeared to on this day needed help to believe that Jesus had resurrected. 1st Mary M, who had missed the appearance of the angel and was weeping, then the 2 sad brothers on the road to Emmaus, where He vanished once they realized who He was, then to Peter who was bewildered (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#6t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Lk 24:12</A>, <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#14t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">34</A>), then to the gathering of the disciples.  But the group of sisters in Matt had already known that Jesus resurrected because the angel told them, and they believed, departing with fear and great joy <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">(v8</A>). Why would Jesus appear to them and tell them the same things that the angel had already told them? Because 1 of their number, Mary M, had missed the appearing of the angel, so He met her personally, and told her the same things that the angel had said, and additionally that they were His brothers.</div> <bR> <div> In both <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#jn20_17_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">John 20:17</A> & <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Matt 28:10</A>, Jesus calls His disciples His brothers because at His resurrection we were all born again with the eternal life of God to be His brothers (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1pet1_3" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1Pet 1:3</A>). </div> <bR> <div> Matt makes Mary M's experience that of the group. While the other sisters were on their way to tell the disciples, Jesus appeared to Mary M at the tomb. Matt uses the plural pronouns "them" and "they" because if one of the group did it, it could be considered that the group did it (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#jos7_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Josh 7:1,11</A>).</div> <bR> <div> When the 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus met Jesus, they told Him that some sisters had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive. If those sisters had seen Jesus, they would have said that they saw Jesus instead because the vision of angels would have been of no comparison to the appearance of Jesus, Himself.</div> <bR> <div> Jesus told Mary not to "touch" Him in Joh 20:17, but here the sisters held him by the feet. The word "touch" in Joh 20:17 is continuous, so it means "hold" more than "touch". It could be translated, "Stop holding on to me." She apparently held onto Jesus' feet, and Jesus told her, Don't hold on to me because I haven't yet ascended ... .</div> <bR> <div> Matt may not have mentioned that Jesus 1st appeared to Mary M individually because Matt wrote a  short time after Christ's resurrection, and this exaltation of Mary M, while she was young, may have been damaging to her (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1tim3_6" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1Tim 3:6</A>). Mark wrote about 20 years after Matt, and John wrote about 50 years after Matt. </div> <div> <B> <A NAME="8n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#8t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">8.</A> The Lord ascended to the Father on the morning of His resurrection so that the Father would have the 1st enjoyment (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#lev23_10" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Lev 23:10-11</A>) to declare the man Jesus His Firstborn Son (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#ps2_7" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Ps 2:7-8; Acts 13:33; Rom 1:3-4</A>), to give Jesus all authority (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#rev5_1_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Rev 5</A>) and for Jesus to bring His blood into the Holy of Holies in heaven to clear up all problems in the universe (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#rev5_1_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Heb 9:11-14, 23-24</A>). </div> <bR> <div> The Lord's words to Mary, "I have not yet ascended to the Father" (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#jn20_17_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">v17</A>), indicate urgency, not something to happen 40 days later. This must refer to the Lord's ascending to the Father on the morning of His resurrection. This ascension is not mentioned directly in the gospels because the disciples did not witness it.</div> <bR> <div> Rev 5 happened on the day of the Lord's resurrection when the "new song" was brand new, never sung before. This is where He received all authority from the Father, which He already had in <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#22t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Matt 28:18</A>, before His p<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#23t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">ublic ascension</A>.</div> <bR> <div> Also Hebrews tells us that the Lord entered the Holy of Holies in the heavens for our redemption. Could this have waited until 40 days later? </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#ps2_7" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Psalm 2:7</A> says that "Today", resurrection day, the Father declared the Man Jesus to be His Son.</div> <bR> <div> This is typified by the firstfruits offered to God on the day after the Sabbath following the Passover, the exact day of the resurrection (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#lev23_10" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Lev 23:10-16</A>). This is the day from which 50 days are numbered to reach Pentecost.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="10n_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#10t_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">10.</A> Luke, like Matt combines the experiences of the sisters together. 1st the other sisters (without Mary M) reported to the disciples what the angels told them. Later Mary reported what the Lord Himself had told her. The disciples did not believe either of them. They should have believed different witnesses giving the same report from 2 independent events.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="10n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#10t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">11.</A> These 2 disciples testify that they had heard the sisters' testimony about the vision of angels and that brothers (Peter & John) had gone to the tomb and found it empty. But they did not hear that Mary M had seen the Lord. So they must have left after the sisters' report of angels and before Mary's report of seeing Jesus. If the 2 disciples had heard the report that Mary had seen Jesus alive, that would have much overshadowed a report of angels.</div> <bR> <div> Notice the detail Luke records. The first amazing thing is that Jesus body was not there. This was reported by Mary M. The 2nd amazing thing is that  they "also" had seen a vision of angels saying He was alive. This was reported by the other sisters. This sounds like 2 reports.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="13n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#13t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">13.</A> Mark says "in a different form", different from His appearance to Mary M (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Mk 16:9</A>)  because He has ascended to the <B> <A NAME="14n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B>Father and received all authority.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="15n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#15t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">15-16</A>. I separated 15 from 16 because Mk 16:13 says that the hearers did not believe them, but Lk 24:34 says that the majority of the 11 and those with them had already believed. This separation may not be needed because at least Thomas still did not believe.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="17n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#17t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">17</A>. <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#16t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Lk 24:33</A> says that the 2 from Emmaus testified to <B><U>the</U></B> 11, so Thomas was there. Then <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#18t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Lk 24:36</A> says that while they were still testifying, Jesus appeared. But <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#17t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">John says clearly</A> that when Jesus appeared, Thomas was not there. The only explanation that I can see is that Thomas left while the 2 bros. were speaking.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="18n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#18t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">18.</A> I do not include <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#19t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Mk 16:14</A> here because that verse says that Jesus appeared to the 11, and Thomas was not here.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="19n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#19t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">19.</A> Paul says that Jesus appeared to the 12, thus including Matthias (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#acts1_22" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Acts </A><B> <A NAME="20n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#acts1_22" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1:22,26</A>).</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="21n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#21t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">21.</A> I think this happened after the disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain specified by Jesus (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#20t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Mt 28:16</A>). Jesus said He was going there before them, but when they got to the mountain, Jesus didn't appear right away.  Peter, needing something to do, said, "I'm going fishing." I don't think Peter would have gone fishing on the way to mountain, because he was always zealous to obey the Lord's charge, and would not have been distracted from going to the mountain. </div> <bR> <div> Actually Jesus was there at the mountain before the disciples got there as He had said in <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Matt 28:7 & Mk 16:7</A>, but He did not make Himself visible right away.</div> <bR> <div> After His resurrection, the Lord did not directly tell the disciples to go to Galilee, but through the sisters (Mat <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">28:7</A>,<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">10</A>; <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Mk 14:7</A>). The Lord had told them directly on the night of His death (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#mat26_32" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Matt 26:32</A>), but the disciples did not understand it. If the Lord delayed making Himself visible, Peter may have questioned within himself if they should have gone there, or questioned the timing.</div> <bR> <div> Peter felt exposed when the Lord appeared (v7), and threw himself into the sea, apparently as a self-punishment. He "went up" (v10) when he obeyed the Lord's command to bring some of the fish, indicating that he was down. All this indicates that Peter had acted on his own in leaving the mountain to go fishing. This was the best training to him.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="22n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#22t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">22.</A> Luke does not mention going to Galilee in his account of the Lord's resurrection. Mark records that the angel commanded them to go to Galilee (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">v7</A>), but does not record that they went there.  Matt records the going to Galilee in 3 places (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#5t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">vv7</A>, <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#7t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">10</A>, <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#20t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">16</A>).</div> <bR> <div> I placed 1Cor 15:6-7 here during the part of the 40 days in Galillee. I placed it here for 2 reasons: </div> <div> 1) Acts 1:3 says that these 40 days were the time that the Lord appeared to the disciples. After He ascended, it was a different dispensation, but He did appear last of all to Paul after that "as to one abnormally born" (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1cor15_8" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1Cor 15:8</A>). </div> <div> 2)<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#acts1_14" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"> Acts 1:14</A> says that Jesus' brothers were among the 120 praying in the upper room after returning from Galillee, and 1Cor 15:7 says that He appeared to James after He appeared to the 500 brothers at once. Since James was among the 120 praying, it is likely that he saw Jesus before that.</div> <div> Note that Jesus appeared to "all the apostles" in 1Cor 15:7 after He appeared to the 12 in <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#19t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1Cor 15:5</A>. There were definitely other apostles besides the 12 and Paul. It appears that a qualification for being this type of apostle was to have seen the Lord after His resurrection (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#1cor9_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">1Cor 9:1</A>). However, Barnabas was an apostle (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#acts14_14" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Acts 14:14</A>), and it seems that he came to the Lord after Pentecost (<A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#act4_36" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">Acts 4:36-37</A>).</div> <div> It may seem unlikely that there would have been 500 brothers together at one time on the mountain in Galillee since there were only 120 praying in the upper room in Jerusalem after returning from Galillee. I think the Lord did not call all of those who came to Him in Galillee to follow Him to Jerusalem. </div> <div> <B> <A NAME="23n"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_m.htm#23t" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res">23</A>. I don't think that the disciples returned to Jerusalem until after Jesus ascended because the Bible does not mention them returning there until after that. </div> <div> Luke v50 says that He "led them out" as far as Bethany, which seems like He led them out of Jerusalem to Bethany, but I think it means He led them out from Galilee to Bethany. The phrase "as far as" means that they had a little farther to go. He did not lead them the whole way to where they were going, which was Jerusalem. It also implies that they went a fairly far distance.</div> <bR> <div> Jesus "led them out" implies that this was the direction the Lord commanded them to go, which was from Galilee to Jerusalem. But they were not to go from Jerusalem to Bethany, so "leading them out" seems inappropriate if that was the case. They were just accompanying the Lord to His ascension.</div> <bR> <div> Acts 1:12 says "they returned to Jerusalem" after Jesus ascended, which sounds like they were in Jerusalem right before His ascension, but not necessarily. They were in Jerusalem before going to Galilee, so the "returning" here could be their returning from Galilee.</div> <bR> <div> Acts 1:13 says that they had a place where they were staying in Jerusalem. This was probably the same place they had where Jesus appeared to them right after His resurrection. They had not given the place up while they were in Galilee.</div> <bR> <div> Why does the same author, Luke, say Jesus "led them out as far as Bethany" and then ascended (v50), but in Acts, Luke writes that after Jesus ascended, the disciples returned to Jerusalem from the Mt of Olives? Bethany and the Mt of Olives are close, but not the same place. The Mt of Olives is east of Jerusalem, and Bethany is southeast of the Mt of Olives. Bethany is farther from Jerusalem than the Mt of Olives is, and it is also farther from Galilee than the Mt of Olives is. </div> <div> Luke 24:50 says that He led them out as far as Bethany because that was the farthest point that He led them from Galilee. I think the Lord and His disciples spent the last night of this training time there in Bethany, and the next morning went to the Mt of Olives from which He ascended. It is clear that Jesus ascended from the Mt of Olives because He will return in the same way (Acts 1:11; Zec 14:4). Luke 24:50 says He led them out as far as Bethany, and then He ascended. This does not mean that He necessarily ascended from Bethany, but that Bethany was the farthest out that He led them, and then He ascended. Acts 1:9-12 says that they watched Jesus ascend and then returned to Jerusalem from the Mt of Olives. This should mean that Jesus ascended from the Mt of Olives.</div> <bR> <div> If we understand it that Jesus led the disciples out from Jerusalem as far as Bethany, why did He lead them beyond the Mt of Olives to Bethany? It may be that He wanted to spend the last night with His beloved disciples in Bethany, but I do not know why He would have taken them to Jerusalem 1st.</div> <bR> <div> -copyright Steve Miller 2011</div> <div> written 4/16/2011</div> <div> update 1/25/2015</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>Events of the Lord's Resurrection in Chronological Order</U></B> (Scripture quotations from NAS)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="705" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="81"><div>  <A NAME="1t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Matthew 28</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Mark 16</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Luke 24</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> John 20</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 216 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#1n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>1.</I></A><I> Earthquake & angel rolls the stone from the door, sits upon the stone, and the guards faint.</I></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. 3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his garment as white as snow; 4 and the guards shook for fear of him, and <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="2t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>became like dead men. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="216" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="216" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="216" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 117 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#2n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>2.</I></A><I> Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb before dawn</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="117" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="117" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="117" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >while it was still dark</FONT>, and saw the stone already taken away <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="3t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>from the tomb.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 345 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#2n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>3.</I></A><I> Other sisters arrive at the tomb when the sun had risen. They enter the tomb together with Mary Magdalene.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1 Now after the Sabbath, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >as it began to dawn</FONT> toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1 And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.</div> <div>  2 And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >when the sun had risen.</FONT></div> <div>  3 And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.</FONT> <A NAME="4t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1 But on the first day of the week, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >at early dawn</FONT>, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.</div> <div>  2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,</div> <div>  3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="345" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 85 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#4n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>4.</I></A><I> Mary Magdalene runs to tell </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="5t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><I>Peter & John</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="85" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="85" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="85" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>2a And so she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 460 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#5n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>5.</I></A><I> Angels appear to the other sisters after Mary Magdalene had run to tell Peter and John. These sisters leave the tomb to tell the disciples according to the command of the angel.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 5 And <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >the angel</FONT> answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.</div> <div>  6 "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.</div> <div>  7 "And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >is going before you into Galilee</FONT>, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you."</div> <div>  8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 5 And entering the tomb, they saw <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >a young man sitting at the right</FONT>, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.</div> <div>  6 And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.</div> <div>  7 "But go, tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >going before you into Galilee</FONT>; there you will see Him, just as He said to you.'"</div> <div>  8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 4 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >two men </FONT>suddenly stood near them in dazzling apparel;</div> <div>  5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?</div> <div>  6 "He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,</div> <div>  7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."</div> <div>  8 And they remembered His words,</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 9a and returned from the tomb </FONT> <A NAME="6t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="460" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 722 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#6n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>6.</I></A><I> Mary M tells Peter and John, and they run with Mary M back to the tomb.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="722" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="722" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at that which had happened.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 2b and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>we </B></FONT>do not know where they have laid Him."3 Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they were going to the tomb.</div> <div>  4 And the two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first;</div> <div>  5 and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.</div> <div>  6 Simon Peter therefore also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he beheld the linen wrappings lying there,</div> <div>  7 and the face-cloth, which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.</div> <div>  8 So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb entered then also, and he saw and believed.</div> <div>  9 For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 10 So the disciples went away again to their own homes.</FONT> <A NAME="7t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 399 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#7n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>7.</I></A><I> Jesus appears to Mary M before ascending to the Father</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshipped Him.</div> <div>  10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and take word to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >My brethren </FONT>to leave for Galilee, and there they shall see Me."</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 9 Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >first </FONT>appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="295"><div> John 20:11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;</div> <div>  12<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="jn20_12_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT> and she beheld <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >two angels in white sitting</FONT>, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.</div> <div>  13 And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."</div> <div>  14 When she had said this, she turned around, and beheld Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.</div> <div>  15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."</div> <div>  16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).</div> <div>  17<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ></FONT> Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >for I have not yet ascended to the Father</FONT>; but go to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >My brethren</FONT>, and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="8t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1164 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#8n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>8.</I></A><I> Jesus ascends to the Father, entering the Holy of Holies in heaven, receiving all authority</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Eph 1:19  and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. {These are} in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20  which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly {places,} 21  far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22  And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,</div> <div> 2:5  even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6  and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly {places} in Christ Jesus,</div> <div> 4:8  Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."</div> <div> 9  (Now this {expression,} "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10  He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Heb 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come to be, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by hands, that is, not belonging to this creation,</div> <div>  12 he entered once for all into the sanctuary, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.</div> <div>  13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes can sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is cleansed,</div> <div>  14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.</div> <div> 23 Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified by these rites, but the heavenly things themselves by better sacrifices than these.</div> <div> 24  For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a {mere} copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;</div> <div>  Ps 2:7 <A NAME="ps2_7"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A> "I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, 'Thou art My Son, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Today </FONT>I have begotten Thee.</div> <div>  8 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Thine inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Thy possession.</div> <div> Acts 13:33 that God has fulfilled this promise to us, their children, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >in that He raised up Jesus</FONT>, as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'Thou art My Son; today I have begotten Thee.' </div> <div> Rom 1:3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,</div> <div>  4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="295"><div> Rev 5:1<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="rev5_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT> I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?" 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. 4 Then I {began} to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals." </div> <div> 6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. 8 When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >new song</FONT>, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood {men} from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. 10 "You have made them {to be} a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." 13 And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, {be} blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever." 14 And the four living creatures kept saying, "Amen." And the elders fell down and worshipped.” </div> <div> Lev 23:10<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="lev23_10"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>"Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you come into the land which I am giving you, and reap your harvest, you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest,</div> <div>  11 who shall wave the sheaf before the LORD that it may be acceptable for you. On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall do this.</div> <div>  12 On this day, when your sheaf is waved, you shall offer to the LORD for a burnt-offering an unblemished yearling lamb.</div> <div>  13 Its cereal offering shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hin of wine.</div> <div>  14 Until this day, when you bring your God this offering, you shall not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels. This shall be a perpetual statute for you and your descendants wherever you dwell.</div> <div>  15 "Beginning with the day after the Sabbath, the day on which you bring the wave-offering sheaf, you shall count seven full weeks, </div> <div> 16 and then on the day after the seventh week, the fiftieth day, you shall present the new cereal offering to the LORD. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="81"><div> <I>9. Chief priests bribe the tomb guards</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="593"><div> Matt 28:11 Now while they were on their way, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.</div> <div>  12 And when they had assembled with the elders and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,</div> <div>  13 and said, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.'</div> <div>  14 "And if this should come to the governor's ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble."</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.</FONT> <A NAME="10t_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 103 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#10n_1" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>10.</I></A><I> The other sisters tell the disciples what the angels had told them. </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="10t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="593"><div> Lk 24:9b and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.</div> <div> 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.</div> <div>  11 And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 133 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#10n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>11.</I></A><I> Two disciples leave for Emmaus after hearing the sisters' report about the angels </I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="593"><div> Lk 24:13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.</div> <div> ...</div> <div>  22 "But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,</div> <div>  23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >had also seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive.</FONT></div> <div>  24 "And some of those who were with us <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said</FONT>; but Him they did not see."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 150 WIDTH="81"><div> <I>12. Mary M tells the disciples that she has seen Jesus</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="150" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 10 She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 11 And when they heard that He was alive, and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.</FONT> <A NAME="13t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="150" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 18 Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 897 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#13n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>13.</I></A><I> Jesus appears to the 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="897" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  12 And after that, He appeared i<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >n a different form</FONT> to two of them, while they were walking along on their way to the country.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="295"><div>  Lk 24:13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.</div> <div>  14 And they were conversing with each other about all these things which had taken place.</div> <div>  15 And it came about that while they were conversing and discussing, Jesus Himself approached, and began traveling with them.</div> <div>  16 But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.</div> <div>  17 And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.</div> <div>  18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"</div> <div>  19 And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,</div> <div>  20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.</div> <div>  21 "But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.</div> <div>  22 "But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,</div> <div>  23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive.</div> <div>  24 "And some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."</div> <div>  25 And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!</div> <div>  26 "Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"</div> <div>  27 And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.</div> <div>  28 And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He would go farther.</div> <div>  29 And they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." And He went in to stay with them.</div> <div>  30 And it came about that when He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.</div> <div>  31 And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.</div> <div>  32 And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?" <A NAME="14t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="81"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>14. Jesus appears to Peter</I></FONT> <A NAME="15t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="57" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="57" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 34 saying, "The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon."</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  1 Cor 15:5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 100 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#15n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>15.</I></A><I> The 2 disciples return from Emmaus and tell the other disciples</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="16t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  13 And they went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  33a And they arose that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#15n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>16.</I></A><I> The 2 disciples who had returned from Emmaus tell the 11 apostles</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="17t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="593"><div> Lk 24:33b and found gathered together <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >the eleven</FONT> and those who were with them,</div> <div>  34 saying, "The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon."</div> <div>  35 And they began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 149 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#17n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>17</I></A><I>. Thomas leaves the meeting while the 2 brothers share how the Lord met them on the road to Emmaus</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="18t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="149" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="149" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="149" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 739 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#18n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>18.</I></A><I> Jesus appears to the disciples without Thomas</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="739" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="739" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  36 And while they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst.</div> <div>  37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.</div> <div>  38 And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?</div> <div>  39 "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."</div> <div>  40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.</div> <div>  41 And while they still could not believe it for joy and were marveling, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"</div> <div>  42 And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;</div> <div>  43 and He took it and ate it before them.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."</div> <div>  20 And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord.</div> <div>  21 Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."</div> <div>  22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.</div> <div>  23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."</div> <div>  24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 25 The other disciples therefore were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."</FONT> <A NAME="19t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 182 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#19n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>19.</I></A><I> Jesus appears to the disciples 8 days later with Thomas, and including Matthias</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  1 Cor 15:5 and that He appeared to Cephas, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >then to the twelve</FONT>.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 14 Afterward he appeared <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >unto the eleven</FONT> as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="295"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Jn 20:26 After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace {be} with you." 27 Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" 29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed {are} they who did not see, and {yet} believed.</FONT> <A NAME="20t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 83 WIDTH="81"><div> <I>20. Disciples go to Galilee</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >16 But the eleven disciples </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.</FONT> <A NAME="21t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="83" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="83" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="83" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 624 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#21n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>21.</I></A><I> Jesus appears to disciples fishing</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="593"><div> John 21:1 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >at the Sea of Tiberias</FONT>, and He manifested Himself in this way. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >I am going fishing</FONT>." They said to him, "We will also come with you." They went out, and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing.</div> <div> 4 But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus therefore said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish, do you?" They answered Him, "No." 6 And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find a catch." They cast therefore, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. </div> <div> 7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." And so when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.</FONT>  8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.</div> <div> 9 And so when they got out upon the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid, and fish placed on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have now caught." 11 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Simon Peter went up</FONT>, and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.</div> <div> 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread, and gave them, and the fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.</div> <div>  15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs." 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep."  17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep. 18 "Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself, and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go." 19 Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me!"</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 20 Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" 21 Peter therefore seeing him said to Jesus, "Lord, and what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!" 23 This saying therefore went out among the brethren that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?" 24 This is the disciple who bears witness of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his witness is true.</FONT> <A NAME="22t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 690 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#22n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>22.</I></A><I> Jesus trains the disciples in Galilee</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 17 And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him; but some were doubtful.</div> <div>  18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.</div> <div>  19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,</div> <div>  20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."</div> <bR> <div> 1 Cor 15: 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;</div> <div>  7 then He appeared to James, then to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >all the apostles</FONT>;</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.</div> <div>  16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.</div> <div>  17 "And these signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;</div> <div>  18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 44 Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."</div> <div>  45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,</div> <div>  46 and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead the third day;</div> <div>  47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.</div> <div>  48 "You are witnesses of these things.</div> <div> 49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Acts 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >appearing to them over a period of forty days</FONT>, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.</div> <div> 4 And <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >gathering them together</FONT>, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me;</div> <div>  5 for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."</div> <div>  6 And so <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >when they had come together,</FONT> they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"</div> <div>  7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 8 but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."</FONT> <A NAME="23t"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 640 WIDTH="81"><div> <A HREF="resurrectionharmony_l.htm#23n" TARGET="TRLX_Left" TITLE="Harmony of the Events from the Lords Res"><I>23.</I></A><I> Jesus ascends into heaven from the Mt of Olives outside Jerusalem.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Zec 14:3 Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle.</div> <div>  4 And in that day <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives</FONT>, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>  50 And <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >He led them out as far as Bethany</FONT>, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.</div> <div>  51 And it came about that while He was blessing them, He parted from them.</div> <div>  52 And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> Acts 1:9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.</div> <div>  10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them;</div> <div>  11 and they also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.</FONT>"</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 12 </FONT>Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. </FONT></div> <div> 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >where they were staying</FONT>; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Post comment:</B></div> <div>  <form action="http://csbmail.globalscape.com/cgi-bin/csbmail/csbmail.pl" method="POST" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_SortOrder" value="name,email,city,state,comments"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_FormIndex" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_OKMessage" value="I'll review your comments before posting. 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(1Co 15:8 HCSB)</div> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="acts1_14"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Acts 1:14 All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers. (Act 1:14 HCSB)</div> <div>  <A NAME="1cor9_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?</div> <div>  2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. (1Co 9:1-2 HCSB)</div> <div>  <A NAME="acts14_14"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Acts 14:14 But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having heard it, rent their garments, and rushed out to the crowd, crying (Act 14:14 DBY)</div> <div>  <A NAME="act4_36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Acts 4:36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,</div> <div>  37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.</div> <div>  <A NAME="mat26_32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Matt 26:32 But after that I shall be risen, I will go before you to Galilee. 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