Easter

1. Easter The death and barrel of Jesus Christ Mark 8:31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update for all verses)

2. Jesus EntersJerusalem as a king(Saturday) • Matthew 21:1-11 21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” • 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: • 5 “Say to Daughter Zion,    ‘See, your king comes to you,gentle and riding on a donkey,    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a] • 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, • “Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!” • “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c] • “Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!” • 10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” • 11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

3. Chief Priests, Scribes and Elders Question Jesus(Sunday) • Matthew 26:6-13 • 6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. • 8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” • 10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a] but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

4. Judas PlotsTo Betray Jesus(Tuesday) • Matthew 26:14-16 • 14Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

5. The Lord’s Supper(Tuesday & Wednesday) • Matthew 26:26-30 • 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” • 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” • 30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

6. CRUCIFIXION(Wednesday) • Matthew 27:46-50 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[a]lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b] • 47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.” • 48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.” • 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

7. Passover Sabbath or High Day Sabbath (Night 1, Day 1) • Mark 15:42-47 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,

8. Bought SpicesAfter Sabbath (Night 2, Day 2) • Mark 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. • Luke 23:56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

9. Regular Sabbath & (Night 3, Day 3) • Mark 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.

10. Feast ofthe First fruits (NIGHT 3 – DAY 3) • Exodus 23:16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field. “Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.

11. Resurrection & DiscoveredEmpty Tomb(Saturday/Sunday) • Resurrection-Mark 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. • Discovered Empty Tomb-Matthew 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.