Jesus Final Week

Jesus Final Week                                            February 24, 2018 

As we approach Passover this season, how do we prepare to observe it?  One of the ways we need to prepare ourselves by asking this question, can I recount the basic story of Jesus and His disciples leading to His arrest, trial, execution and resurrection?  I would like for us to do this is by looking at the final week before the Passover what Jesus and the disciples went through.  A summary review of this time. 

John 11:54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.  {3} 

Nisan 8         (Thursday) 

Spends the night in Bethany, Mary Anoints Jesus   {2} 

John 12:1-2 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. (2) There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 

John 12:3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 

Nisan 9          (Friday) 

Jesus triumphant entrance into Jerusalem   {4} 

John 12:12-13 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, (13) took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!' The King of Israel!" 

Luke 19:28-30 After Jesus had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem. (29) When he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead (30) and said, "Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it, and bring it along.  {4,6,7} 

Matthew 21:7-9 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. (8) And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. (9) Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!' Hosanna in the highest!"  {2 animals – set on two) 

2 mile journey to Jerusalem from Bethany, where Jesus stays each night    {2} 

John 11:18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. 

Nisan 10   (Sabbath) 

Early in the morning, leaving Bethany 

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree on way into city 

Matthew 21:18-19 ISV  In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he became hungry.  (19)  Seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He told it, "May fruit never come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree dried up. 

Jesus weeps over Jerusalem  

Luke 19:41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 

Jesus Cleanses the Temple 

Matthew 21:12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 

Luke 19:46-48 He told them, "It is written, 'My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!" (47) Then he began teaching in the Temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him, (48) but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him. 

Returns to Bethany, about 2 miles 

Nisan 11   (Sunday) 

Leaves Bethany  {2}   It looks like Jesus had to go over Mt. of Olives 

Finds the fig tree withered 

Mark 11:20-21 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.  (21)  And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away." 

Judas bargains with Sanhedrin to betray Jesus 

Luke 22:3-4 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. (4) So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.

Spends the night in Bethany 

Nisan 12   (Monday) 

Matthew 26:2-5 "You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."  (3)  Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,  (4)  and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.  (5)  But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people." 

Nisan 13   (Tuesday) 

Jesus Anointed at Bethany 

Matthew 26:6-7 While Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, (7) a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on his head while he sat at the table. 

Luke 22:8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal." 

Nisan 14   - Night part  (Wednesday)  

Jesus has the Passover with the Disciples 

Luke 22:14-15 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. (15) Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 

Luke 22:19-20 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." (20) Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. 

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives   {7} 

Luke 22:39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 

Luke 22:41 Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and began to pray, 

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 

Luke 22:47-48 And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. (48) But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" 

Nisan 14   - Morning - Day part (Wednesday) 

The Trials of Jesus Christ  

First trial, before Annas [nightime hours]; Annas is looking for an accusation, biding time till Sanhedrin is gathered at High Priest villa 

John 18:13 And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. 

Second [and primary] trial before Sanhedrin, Jesus is condemned, misused. 

John 18:19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine. 

Third trial, immediately at dawn [meanwhile, Peter denies Jesus a third time, then Jesus taken to Romans 

John 18:27 Peter then denied again; and immediately a rooster crowed. 

John 18:28 Then Jesus was led from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters early in the morning. The Jews did not go into the headquarters, to avoid becoming unclean and unable to eat the Passover meal. 

Fourth trial before Pilate [till "beginning at Galilee"] 

John 19:13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 

Fifth trial before Herod [looks for miracle] 

Luke 23:7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. 

6th trial before Pilate  

Luke 23:23-24 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. (24) So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. 

The Crucifixion 

Jesus is scourged; the city cries, "Crucify Him" 

John 19:1 Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped. 

John 19:15 Then they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Should I crucify your king?" The high priests responded, "We have no king but Caesar!"  

Jesus is finally turned over to be crucified 

John 19:16 Then Pilate handed him over to be crucified, and they took Jesus away. 

Judas hangs himself 

Matthew 27:5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. 

Jesus bears His cross to gate on north of city and is crucified around 9 am 

John 19:16 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away. 

John 19:18 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 

John 19:19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And he writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

"Woman, behold thy son..."  

John 19:26-27 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" (27) Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. 

"My God, My God..."  

Matthew 27:46  About three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 

"I thirst" 

John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!" 

"It is finished"   Jesus gives up His Spirit 

John 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. 

Temple veil was torn 

Mark 15:37-38 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.  (38)  Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 

Jesus' side pierced 

John 19:33-34 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. (34) But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 

Nisan 15   First Day of Unleavened Bread – High Day 

Jesus buried by sundown 

John 19:40-42 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. (41) Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. (42) So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews' Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. 

Nisan 16 – Friday (week day)  

Women purchase items to complete the burial preparation 

Mark 16:1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 

At the request of the Jewish leadership, Pilate grants a guard and sets a seal on the tomb of Jesus 

Matthew 27:65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how." 

Nisan 17 – Sabbath (weekly) 

Luke 23:56 Then they went back and prepared spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. 

Matthew 27:62-65 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, (63) saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise.' (64) Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first." (65) Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how."

Matthew 27:63 and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, 'After three days I will be raised.' 

Nisan 18 – Sunday 

Mary Magdalene gives a message to the disciples 

John 20:1 On the first day of the week, early in the morning and while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and noticed that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 

John 20:13-15 Then 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." (14) Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. (15) Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away." 

John 20:16-18 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher). (17) Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.' " (18) Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. 

Jesus Appears to His Disciples in the upper room 

Luke 24:36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you." 

The Ascension of Jesus at Bethany 

Luke 24:50-51 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. (51) Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. 

Acts 1:3 After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God. 

Acts 1:9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 

Next week:  read Mark 14, as we will cover the last week of Jesus life.