Marks Account of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus (part three)

Through the eyes of Mark 14 

One of them that was standing there, drew a sword and cut off the ear of a servant of the chief priest. Jesus said, "Are you come out. as against a thief, with swords and staves, to take me? I was with you daily in the temple teaching; but the scripture must be fulfilled."

And then they all forsook him and fled.

There was a certain young man that had linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, and the young man grabbed him. The linen cloth fell off him and he ran away from them.

They led Jesus away to the high priest, where also the chief priests, elders, and scribes were gathered. Peter followed from a distance and went into the palace where he sat with other servants.

The council tried to find reasons for which to put Jesus to death but found none.

But then some one gave a false witness against him saying, "We heard him say, 'I will destroy the temple that was made with hands, and in three days I will rebuild the temple without hands.'"

The high priest asked Jesus what these witnesses had against him. But Jesus said nothing in his defense. The high priest then asked him, "Art thou the Christ, the Son of the blessed?"

Jesus said, "I am and you will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven."

The high priest tore at his clothes and then asked what need they had of any further witnesses, because they had heard the blasphemy and asking what they thought.And everyone condemned him to death.

The people began to spit on him, and hitting him with their hands.

One of maids of the high priest saw Peter and said to him, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth." But Peter denied it and went out on to the porch. And the crock crowed.

The maid saw him again and told those standing there, that he was one of them. And Peter denied it a second time. And after awhile, someone said "Surely, thou are one of them."  Peter began to curse and swear that he did not know this man of who they spoke.

And the cock crowed a second time and Peter was reminded of what Jesus had told him, "Before the cock crows twice, thou shall deny me thrice."

And Peter wept.

Thanks for coming by today Friends. I again apologize for not getting these posted everyday. Life is much different for me in our new home state. I can just keep trying and will get here as often as I can. Thanks for your patience. God's blessings to all!

Mark's Account of the Death and Ressurrection of Jesus (part two)

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Through the eyes of Mark 14

Jesus warned them, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee"

Peter then said that he would not be offended even though all the others would be. But Jesus told him that before the cock crowed twice that night, he would deny him three times. Peter said, " If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise." And the others agreed. 

When they had gotten to Gethsemane Jesus told them to wait there while he prayed. . He took with him Peter, James and John and he began to be very burdened. He told them to wait and watch. He went forward a little way and fell to the ground and prayed that if it be possible to take this cup from him but it was God's will and not his.

He went back and found Peter and Simon asleep and said, "Could not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is truly ready, but the flesh is weak."

Then he left them again, and prayed the same as before. And when he got back to them, he again found them sleeping. 

The third time, he said, "Sleep now. Take your rest, it is enough, the hour is come: behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners." He then told them to get up, it was time to go. The one that had betrayed him was there.  At that moment, Judas stepped forward with the chief priests, scribes elders and many others  that were with them.  And Judas said that whomever he kissed is who they were to take.

And he went up to Jesus and said, "Master." and then kissed him.

They laid their hands on him, and took him

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Mark's Account of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus (Part one)

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Through the eyes of Mark 14

It was the feast of the Passover  and of the unleavened  bread.  The chief priests and scribes were trying to figure out how they would put him to death. But they decided not to do it on the feast day because there might be an uproar from the people.

Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of a leper.A woman came in with an alabaster box of ointment and, broke it open and poured it on Jesus' head.

Those that were with Jesus, did not like this at all. This ointment, they said could have been sold for 300 pence and given to the poor. But Jesus told them to leave her alone. She had done a good thing for him, and anointed his body for burial.

While this was going on, Judas went to the to see the chief priests and betray Jesus to them. They were happy that Judas was willing to do this and they promised to pay him, and he came up with a plan to do this.

On the first day of the unleavened bread, his disciples asked Jesus where he wanted them to go to prepare Passover. He sent two of the disciples into the city and told them they would meet a man there, with a pitcher of water. They were to follow him.And when they got to the house,, they were to say to him, "The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples?" And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared. There make ready for us.

The disciples did as Jesus instructed, and found the room as he said and they prepared the Passover.
While they were eating, Jesus told them that one of them would betray him. They became very sad and asked who it would be. He said it would be the one that dippeth with him in the dish.

And then he said, "Woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would be better that he had never been born."

Jesus took the bread, blessed it and then broke it and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat: this is my body." And then he took the cup, and he gave thanks and gave it to them. They all drank of it and he said, "This my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily, I say unto you, I will drink no more fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.

After they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.

Thanks for your visit with me. May you find peace in the craziness of what is happening in this world today.God bless!

Mathew's Account/Questions

Jesus was known to many people of that day. People that loved him. People that followed him. But one thing that stood out to me, is the fact that according to Mathew's account, the chief priests had to actually pay Judas money to let them know which one was Jesus.

Isn't that like a lot of people? Many were or are not raised in church by Christian parents.They were/ are never taught of him and so many grow up and don't want to know anything about him. They have no clue about his love for them and wish for them to come and get forgiveness of their sins. Maybe they don't  care. Maybe they don't even believe in sin.

Jesus had every right to defend himself. He had done nothing wrong. And yet at his trial, he had said nothing. Whatever answer he would have given them was not going to matter. They were wicked people bent on destroying him and everything he stood for.

Even his good friend Peter denied him. Not once. Not twice. But three times. If you or I had been there in Peter's place, having been his friend during that time, been able to defend him instead of denying that he even knew him.? Ask your self that question. I think it is a hard one to truthfully answer.

Those people standing to accuse him had encouraged the chief priests to kill him. Why did they do what the people wanted? They didn't even know what he looked like. Were they afraid that if they didn't, that those same people would break in and angrily kill them if they didn't comply? Did they take the easy way out/

 Pilate's wife had had a dream about Jesus the night before. She told her husband that he should not have anything to do with killing Jesus. Why did he not listen to her. He didn't even think Jesus had done anything wrong.

Jesus was crucified, and buried and then he rose out of a grave that could not hold him. Soldiers seeing what had happened whet to their "higher ups" and reported it. What was their instant reaction? Surprise? Anger? Would they get in trouble? Did they even ask themselves that? Whatever it was, the chief priests  had to come up with something to lie about because otherwise the people of the day, could have caused them some trouble. And lie they did. Not only that but they paid the soldiers to lie too.

Why did he first appear to his friends that were women? Why not to the disciples?

 What happened after Jesus had appeared to people?

And finally, why did his Father God do this to him. He had cried out while on the cross, "My God, My God why have you forsaken me?"


All good questions. Next up, Mark's account coming soon.


Thanks for coming by today Friends. I apologize for not getting this posted yesterday. Have a wonderful day and God bless!

Mathew's Account of the death and Resurrection of Jesus (conclusion)

Through the eyes of Mathew 27 (conclusion)

Jesus was dead and buried. It was the first day of the week. Mary and the other Mary had come to see the sepulcher or the tomb where he was buried, And then there came a great earthquake and the angel of the Lord came down and rolled the stone away from the door of the tomb and sat upon it.

The angels countenance was like lighting and his raiment was as white as snow. At seeing him those watching the tomb started to shake and fainted.

The angel told the women not to be afraid because he knew they had come to find Jesus, the one that was crucified.

He said to them, "He is not here. He has risen. Come see the place the place where he lay." Then he told them to "Go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead. He went before you into Galilee and you will see him there."

The excited and yet a little bit fearful as well the women ran to find his disciples. But before they got far, Jesus met them  and they held his feet and worshiped him.He told them not to be afraid but to go and find his disciples and tell them that they would see him in Galilee.

While they were on their way there, some of the people that had been watching went to the chief priests and reported what had happened. And after the chief priests counseled together, they gave a lot of money to the soldiers  They told them to lie and say that his disciples had stolen his body during the night.

In the mean time, the disciples went to a mountain that Jesus had told them to go to. When they saw him, some worshiped him but others doubted. Jesus said to them. "All power is given to me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Hello Friends. Thank you so very much for your patience while I have been away from this blog. I believe now that I should be here most everyday, having had some time to work on things I needed to do.

Today we ended with Mathew's account of the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will start on Mark's account soon, but tomorrow I want to summarize Mathew's account and add a few thoughts. So I hope you will come tomorrow for that post. In the meant time, thanks for coming by and may your day be blessed as only the Lord can bless it!

Mathew's Account of Jesus' Death and Resurrection (part five)

Through the eyes of Mathew 27

Jesus was being led away to his death. The cruelest kind of death that there could ever be. He, an innocent man who did nothing wrong but preach the truth. He was going to die for it.

He was to carry his own cross, but after he had had such a awful beating, it got too heavy. The sins of the world were on it and he being human and yet God had to bear it and yet it was so heavy that in his weakened condition, he couldn't. And so a man of Cyrene, named Simon was told to carry it for him.

They took him to a place called Golgotha, or it was also called, the place of the skull. They gave him vinegar to drink but he refused it. And then they crucified him.

They cast lots for his garments. And over his head they had written, "This is Jesus, king of the Jews." On either side of him there was a thief also being crucified.  People going by him would insult him, and shake their heads at him.

The chief priests, elders and others mocked him and said that if he really was the King of Israel, let him come down off the cross and they would believe him.

Then it grew dark and finally he cried in a loud voice, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?"

And Jesus spirit left him.

The veil in the temple ripped in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and graves of many that had died, had opened up and saints came out from them. And they went into the holy city and appeared to people there.

And the centurion and those watching Jesus saw this and said, "Truly, he was the Son of God."

That evening a rich man named Joseph from Arimathea  went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. He had been following him. And when he had been given the body, he wrapped it in a clean cloth and put it in his own tomb and rolled a rock in front of it and left.

Both Mary's stayed there near the tomb.

The next day, the chief priests and pharisees and others went to Pilate and told him that he had said that after three days, he would rise again and that they should seal the tomb because his friends might try to come and steal the body and say that he had risen.

And so, Pilate, told gave them the order to do this and then put a guard there to keep watch over the tomb so that no one would steal the body and make such a claim.


Hi Friends. We are almost done with Mathew's account. And next will come the what Mark reported. Will he have the same one or will it be different to a degree? We will soon find out.

In the mean time, I pray God's protection over our country from this virus that has things in an uproar at this time. But remember....

He will keep us in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on the Lord. Isaiah 26:3

Keep your mind on God and in his word, because that is where our peace comes from.

God bless!

Mathew's Account of Jesus' Death and Resurrection (Part four)

Through the eyes of Mathew 27

Jesus stood before Pilate and said not a word to defend himself., Pilate could not believe that he would  just stand there and say nothing.

Pilate as he always did during a festival, would release a prisoner that that the people chose. And so when they had gathered, he asked them who they wanted he to release. It was pretty much a unanimous decision among the people. They had been given a choice. It was to be either Jesus or a man named Barnabas.

But then Pilate's wife came to him and told him not to have anything to do about the innocent Jesus, because she had a dream about him.

However, the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to have Jesus crucified and to let Barabbas  go. And with that he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, and told them that he was washing his hands of the blood of an innocent man, and it was now on them.

At this the soldiers took hold of him and stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him and a crown of thorns on his head . Then they spit on him and mocked him. And they struck him on the head time after time. And at that he was led away to be crucified.


Hello Friends, I am not going to be able to wrap Mathew's account up as I promised yesterday, today. I will get back to it, hopefully tomorrow. In the mean time, God bless!