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Jesus Christ Was Right and No One Can Explain This Timeline · Off The Kirb Ministries

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Watch very carefully because no one can explain what's wrong
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with this timeline. If you go on Google and you
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search Jesus Christ birthday you'll get the date December
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25th. But the Bible never says that
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and in fact my timeline actually says that Jesus was born between
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the year 6 BC and four BC. So you need to look closer
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because there is a massive mistake hiding here that could
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change everything you know about his life.
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OK, now take a look at this. According to scholars and Jewish
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tradition, the flocks around Bethlehem were raised for temple
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sacrifices in Jerusalem sin offerings.
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So when Jesus was born among them, it's almost as if the Lamb
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of God had arrived right among the lambs who would die for sin.
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Am I the only one who is astounded by that fact?
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40 days after Jesus was born, his parents took him to the
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Second Temple in Jerusalem to dedicate him.
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This wasn't just any building. Jesus would later predict that
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this temple would be destroyed, and it was in 70 AD.
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The ruins are still here today, including the famous Western
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Wall and even the trumpeting stone where priests would sound
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their chauffeur to mark holy days.
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It is kind of incredible to think that baby Jesus was
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dedicated in a place where you and I can visit today.
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But there's actually more to this story, and we absolutely
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must come back to it. In around 4 BC, the Magi showed
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up, and if you're picturing those classic Christmas cards,
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you might want to rethink that. The Magi didn't arrive on the
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night Jesus was born, and the Bible never actually says how
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many there were. Most scholars think that they
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were Persian astrologers and the reason we always see three wise
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men is because they gave 3 gifts, Gold, frankincense, and
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Mer. But you know what's crazy?
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Each gift tells a story. Gold for Jesus, kingship,
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frankincense for his deity and worship, And Mer, Well, Mer
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points to something a little deeper, His future death.
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I wonder if I asked you, what were you born to do?
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Some people say I was born to sing, others say I was born to
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write or I was born to kick a football.
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But what was Jesus Christ born to do?
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He was born to die. Guys, we are still in four BC
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and it is here where something we know as Jesus's flight to
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Egypt happened. Just after the Magi's visit,
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emotions began to run high when Joseph was warned in a dream
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that he and his family needed to escape Herod's evil decree,
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which was targeted at their son Jesus, whom Herod feared would
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be the one to take his crown. Sir Joseph did not waste anytime
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and immediately relocated his family to Egypt, fulfilling an
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ancient prophecy in Hosea 11 verse one out of Egypt I called
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my son. Interestingly, the Bible doesn't
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tell us how long they stayed in Egypt or what Jesus might have
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learned there. But I'd hedge an educated guess
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that Jesus knew exactly who built the pyramids, which is a
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topic many, you know, I've covered many times on this
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channel before. Right?
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Let's move along our timeline to three BC and I want you to
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notice Jesus and his family have returned to Nazareth.
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Nazareth was just a tiny, insignificant village, probably
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home to only 200 to 400 people. It was rural.
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It was forgotten. And it reminds us that you and I
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don't need to come from some big place for God to use us in God's
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Kingdom. The way up is the way down.
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OK, what happens next is difficult to believe, but
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remember, we're not talking about any ordinary child.
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In seven AD, when Jesus was just 12 years old, his parents found
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him at the temple, astonishing the teachers of the law with
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questions and answers. Now Mary and Joseph have been
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searching for him for three days, and when they finally
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found him, they scolded him like any parent would do with their
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children. But his reply stopped them in
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their tracks. Didn't you know that I must be
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in my father's house right there?
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The very, very first recorded words of Jesus reveal exactly
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who He is, the Son of God. Before I show you some more
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super cool evidence for the life of Jesus, did you spot what was
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wrong with this timeline? If you really know your Bible, I
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bet you caught it straight away, didn't you?
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But if you didn't, you are about to learn something that will
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change the way you look at Jesus forever.
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Fast forward through Jesus's years as a humble Carpenter, and
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we land in 26 AD Jesus is about about 30 years old.
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He's about to begin his public ministry.
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But first he's baptized by this man, John the Baptist.
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John was out there in the Jordan River baptizing crowds and
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crowds of people. Oh, and in case you haven't
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realized, every place I'm mentioning is real.
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That is why no one can honestly say that Jesus wasn't a real
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person. Believe it or not, there's
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actually more historical evidence for Jesus Christ's
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existence than for Julius Caesar's existence, especially
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when we come to ancient manus scripts.
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And here's the best bit. You can still visit the spot
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where Jesus was baptized. It's called Al Maktars on the
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Jordan River, and people are still baptized there today.
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Three other pretty insane things happened in 26 AD.
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First, he was tempted in the wilderness.
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This was a harsh, desolate region east of Jerusalem, full
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of caves where hermits and Wanderers survived.
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The devil tempted him three times, with the final temptation
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being the worst. What did he do?
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He often Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, if he would only
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bow down and worship him. Jesus resisted all three of
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these temptations and stayed there for 40 days, echoing the
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40 years Israel spent wandering after the Exodus, the 40 days
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Elijah went into hiding on Mount Horeb, and the 40 days Moses
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spent on Mount Sinai receiving the law #2 Jesus called his
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first disciples. He was preaching in a small
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village by the Sea of Galilee when he called the brothers
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Andrew and Peter to follow him, then James and John, the sons of
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Zebedee, and he invited them all to become fishers of men.
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Later he would call Philip and Nathaniel too.
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But you won't believe this, though.
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In 1986, an ancient boat was discovered buried by the Sea of
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Galilee during a very dry spell. Carbon dating showed us that
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it's from Jesus's era. People called it Jesus boat, but
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we don't actually know whose it was.
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But it shows us exactly the kind of boat that Jesus and his
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disciples would have used. And then #3 and this, this one
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is very big. Jesus performed his first
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miracle. He turned water into wine at a
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wedding in Cana. Archaeologists have identified
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Cana as a real village just a few miles north from Nazareth.
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So when a wedding happened, it would be a huge deal and it
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would probably last a few days. Now, don't miss this detail.
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The huge stone water jars that Jesus used were typical for
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Jewish purification rice. They would hold sometimes 20 to
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30 gallons each. So Jesus literally transformed
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what water meant for ritual cleansing into a joyful
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celebration, and that's exactly what he came to do.
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This is probably the most misunderstood part of Jesus
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life. In 27 AD, Jesus turned over the
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tables and cleared out the Temple of God.
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So what's the big deal here? Well, as Jesus enters into
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Jerusalem for the Passover, he finds the temple courts filled
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with merchants and money changers.
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Archaeology will actually tell us that the temple was massive.
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Herod's expansion made it one of the largest religious sites in
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the entire ancient world. The outer courts were meant for
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worshiping and for prayer, but the temple area had become a
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marketplace. It's also no secret that coins
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used for temple tax had images of the Roman emperors, which
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Jews considered idolatrous. Hence the need for money
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changers to swap them to find the approved currency.
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This explains why Jesus's actions were totally justified
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because he was defending the temple sanctity against
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commercial corruption. Archaeologists have also found
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many silver Tyrian shekels, named after the city of Tyre.
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These were found in Jerusalem's area and dated to be around the
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exact same time as Jesus Christ. One memorable interaction in the
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life of Jesus happened in 27 AD when Jesus met Nicodemus.
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Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, and he
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visits Jesus in the cover of nights.
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This was probably because meeting Jesus publicly was very
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risky. Jesus then tells Nicodemus the
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only way for him to see the Kingdom of God is to be born
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again. In other words, he was telling
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him something completely different to every other
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religion. It wasn't about doing good works
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that gave a person entry into heaven, but it was about a
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spiritual rebirth where eternal life is imparted into the soul.
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For whoever believes in the one who was standing in front of
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him, looking him straight in the eyes, Jesus Christ.
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If you thought 27 AD was an opener, wait until you see what
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happened in 28 AD. Ever heard of the story of Jesus
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meeting the Samaritan woman at Jacob's?
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Well, it kind of sounds tame, doesn't it?
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But it wasn't. Samaritans and Jews had a tense
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history, partly due to the competing claims about the
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proper place of worship, Mount Jeraisium for Samaritans versus
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Jerusalem for Jews. So Jesus here is breaking social
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and cultural norms by speaking to this Samaritan woman.
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Why did he do it? Well, he cared about something
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bigger. He cared about her soul.
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You see, this lady was drinking from the temporary streams of
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the world, but the things of this life had only left her
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thirsty. So what does he do?
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He offers her the living water that if she was willing to drink
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from the pool of eternal life, she would never thirst again.
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But I know what you're thinking. Is there any evidence for this
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meeting place, Joe? Well, I'm so glad you asked.
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Because Jacob's Well, where this story is recorded is a real
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sight in modern day nabla archaeology have actually
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uncovered the ancient wall, confirming its long standing
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significance. But guys, I want you to know
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something. The error on every timeline of
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Jesus's life is actually really important and we need to know
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how to detect it. So please do leave a comment
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because I'm curious of how many of you are aware of it before I
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reveal the answer a little bit later on.
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I can assure you of one thing though, and it's this 28 AD was
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one of the most captivating years in the world's history,
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and it's because of Jesus Christ.
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During this time, Jesus heals an official son in Cana.
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He simply speaks the words go and your son will live.
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The boy is healed, showing the power of Jesus words alone.
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Then after John the Baptist was arrested by Herod Antipus.
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So Jesus leaves Nazareth, his quiet hometown up in the hills,
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and makes Capernaum his new base.
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I wonder, did you know that historians have uncovered the
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ruins of this town? You can stand in the basalt
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foundations of the 1st century synagogue where Jesus taught.
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Less than 100 meters away you can see the remains of a house
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which was believed to be Peters and later this house was turned
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into a church which was used by the early believers.
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There's even ancient graffiti scratched into the walls that
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say things like Lord Jesus Christ help.
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Following his house move, Jesus calls more disciples, including
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Matthew the tax collector. Tax booze from that period have
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been found along trade routes in Galilee.
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These were like toll booze for Roman roads and ports.
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Matthew was likely despised for working with Rome, so his
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calling again proves that Jesus sees people beyond their labels.
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We are still in 28 AD where Jesus is teaching with authority
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in Capernaum synagogue and where he's just cast out a demon with
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a word. Astonishing everyone with his
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power over evil, he then healed Peter's mother-in-law
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miraculously. And that same evening crowds
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gathered after the Sabbath ended, bringing many sick and
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many demon possessed to him. So take all of that into your
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mind and then stop me if I get something wrong.
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Because one day a man with leprosy kneels before Jesus.
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He begs him to be made clean. The fact is, this guy's the Dead
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Sea Scrolls show us just how strictly lepers were isolated.
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Living outside towns in Rock key places and many caves near
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Galilee fit this description. But Jesus doesn't just heal this
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man. He touches him, restoring his
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dignity. And I believe there is someone
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here today who needs to hear this.
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It doesn't matter how much people look down on you.
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It doesn't matter how much people look at your past or your
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circumstances. Jesus Christ can restore your
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dignity today. What goes through your mind when
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you hear that? Because Jesus wasn't finished
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healing people by any means. In Capernaum, Jesus is teaching
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in a packed town, likely another courtyard house with a flat mud
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roof. The friends of the man who
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needed help couldn't get through the crowd, so they dig through
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the roof. 1st century Galilean roofs were made of beams with
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branches, clay and straw, Easily patchable, but messy when broken
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up. OK, now at some point later in
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28 AD, Jesus goes to Jerusalem for a feast and he visits the
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pool of Bethesda. This is just near the sheep
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gates for century. Skeptics mocked John's 5
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Portico's, but in the 19, archaeologists uncovered it
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exactly as it's described, 2 pools with five covered
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walkways. It is there that Jesus sees a
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man who he heals, who's been on well for 38 years, which by the
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way, is longer than many people live back then.
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Jesus sees this man's hopelessness and asks, do you
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want to get well, reminding us that sometimes we grow used to
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our brokenness and so we stop hoping.
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Regardless of whether you think Jesus Christ was God or whether
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he was Savior of the world, even the biggest skeptics have to
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admit that the Sermon on the Mount was one of the most
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revolutionary messages the world had ever heard.
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Picture it. Back in Galilee, Jesus climbs a
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hillside near Capernaum and teaches thousands of people
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powerful things like love your enemies do to others as you
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would have them do to you. As 28 AD draws to a close, Jesus
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stuns Israel with two final miracles.
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In Capernaum, a Roman centurion finds Jesus and his humble
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pleas. Just say the word this.
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This leads Jesus to heal his servant from afar, proving that
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he is the same God who created the universe with just his
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speech. Then, in a tiny village of Nain,
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Jesus halts a funeral and raises a widow's only son, turning
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hopeless mourning into resurrection.
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Hope these moments show his power to restore both the living
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and the dead, and that no one is beyond his reach.
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But hey, now let's see what happens.
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In 29 AD, after a long day teaching parables, Jesus calms a
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huge storm on the Sea of Galilee, showing his power over
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chaotic nature. And it also hints that the
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Creator himself is in the boats here.
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His disciples were trembling, but Jesus was so relaxed that he
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fell asleep on a cushion in the stern.
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Waves have nearly swamped their little ship.
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By the way, archaeologists confirm that this was likely
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just 27 feet long, which is tiny for just 12 men in a windy
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storm. Immediately after this eventful
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night, Jesus and the 12 find them selves in Pagan territory.
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It is here where he meets a scary demon possessed man who
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has a legion of demons inside him.
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Jesus drives this legion into 2000 pigs.
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Then straight after this, once the disciples and Jesus make
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their way back onto the Jewish side, the savior heals an
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outcast woman and raises A synagogue's leader, Jairus's
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daughter back from the dead, proving again that he is the one
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who conquers death itself. Near Bethsaida, crowd swarm A
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desolate place. They're sitting on grassy slopes
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that still look the same today. And it is here where they see
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Jesus Christ feed 5000 men plus women and kids with just five
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loaves and two salty fish. It's worth noting that Beth
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Seder's ruins still show fishing gear houses in the city gate.
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This grounds our story even more.
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An early Christian art in the catacombs even show loaves and
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fish. A sign that this miracle pointed
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ahead to spiritual provision. When evening falls, Jesus sends
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the disciples nipples ahead and climbs a mountain to pray out on
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the lake. A windstorm pins them down and
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between 3:00 and 6:00 AM they see him strolling on the waves.
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The Sea of Galilee is only about 7 miles wide, so a fisherman
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could easily spot a figure in moonlight.
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Peter steps out too, but sinks when he takes his eyes off
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Jesus. So may I ask you a very personal
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question? Have you taken your eyes off
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Jesus? Next, Jesus heads N to Tyre, a
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Pagan Phoenician port where excavations reveal massive stone
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temples still echoing the past. It is here where the
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Syrophoenician woman becomes one of the first Gentiles to receive
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a miracle. Between you and me.
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This part used to confuse me when I first started reading the
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Bible, because in Decapolis, a region dotted with Pagan healing
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shrines and public baths, Jesus heals another.
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And then suddenly a massive crowd appears.
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But this time it's 4000. Mostly Gentiles who stay there
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for three days. And I honestly thought there was
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a mix up in scripture where one was saying 4000, the other was
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saying 5000. But then I realized that God was
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trying to teach us an important lesson. 7 loaves and a few fish
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feed the masses with 7 baskets leftover.
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A sign of fullness of the nations.
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And some scholars say that the 2 feedings, 5000 Jews and the
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other 4000 Gentiles, is a picture of the bread of life
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that feeds all people. Back in Bethsaida, Jesus
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restores a man's sight in two stages.
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At first, the man could only see blurry people like trees, and
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then the second time he could see perfect.
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Are you also wondering why he couldn't do it the first time?
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Well, he obviously could, but most Christians believe he was
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teaching a very important lesson, that spiritual sight
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sometimes comes gradually too, right?
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We're going to travel a little bit now, and we're going to a
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place called Caesarea Philippi. Here we find a Pagan stronghold
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with shrines to pass and a cave nicknamed the Gates of Hades.
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And guys, you do know that this is still visible today.
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So it was here that Jesus asks, who do you say I am?
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Peter blurts it out. You are the Christ, the Son of
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God, and standing there. Here the promise hits home.
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The gates of Hades will not stand against Christ's Kingdom.
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Six days later and curiously, we are now in 30 AD and here
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something heavenly takes place. Jesus leads Peter, James, and
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John up a high mountain. Many believe it was Mount Sabor
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or the mighty Mount Hermon. And then something breathtaking
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happens. Moses, representing the Law, and
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Elijah, representing the prophets, suddenly appear.
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They had been dead for many years.
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And yet here they are, standing here, the two most important
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Saints in history possibly. And then they hear the voice of
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Father God Thunder from the clouds.
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This is my beloved son. Hear him, my friend.
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Can you hear him? Can you hear the voice of the
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Lord Jesus Christ in your ear? So they're fresh from the
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mountain of glory, and Jesus walks straight into chaos.
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The disciples find themselves powerless against a demon.
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So Jesus shows them how it's done.
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And then one line he said after this kind only comes out by
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prayer. Jesus was showing us the truth
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that real spiritual authority isn't magic.
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It's rooted in deep dependence on God the Father.
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One thing you cannot do is trick God on earth.
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In Capernaum, tax collectors ask Peter if Jesus pays the temple
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tax, which is about two drachmas.
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Jesus tells Peter to catch a fish.
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Inside its mouth is a coin worth exactly the tax for two men.
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This is really profound when you remember that Jesus will later
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refer to himself as the very temple of God.
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And so in other words, he's showing that the true temple
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pays the tax that he doesn't owe.
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His humility but also revealing his royalty to the people.
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I severely underestimated how much detail would be needed to
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write this script for this video.
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And yet, despite all of this, there is still something wrong
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with all of this timeline. However, if you have noticed the
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effort that we've tried to put in for the honor of Jesus and
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also for your viewing experience, and if you've also
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noticed that this video does not have any adverts in front of it
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or any sponsors, please do subscribe for more ad free
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content. Story continues As Jesus heads
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towards Jerusalem, he decides to appoint 72 disciples.
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Some manuscripts say 70, echoing the 70 nations in Genesis 10,
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which would symbolize a total outreach for the whole world.
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So he sends this 70 or 72 out in pairs in towns ahead of him,
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even Gentile towns, hinting that this message will cross every
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barrier. It's absolutely critical to
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understand that Jesus was fully man and yet fully God.
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And here we see both both natures expressed in one person.
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Jesus's close friend Lazarus dies in Bethany, near Jerusalem.
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When the sadness of losing his friend overcomes him, The
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shortest verse in the Bible simply says Jesus wept.
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And yet what Jesus was about to do would stun everyone.
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Four days after the burial, when Jewish customs said that the
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soul had gone, Jesus calls Lazarus come out.
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And he does. Jesus Christ had literally raise
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the dead and if you ever visit Israel, you can also visit the
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supposed tomb of Lazarus in modern day Bethany and there are
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also many other burial caves from that time that have also
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been found. Now this miracle was so public
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that it ruffled a lot of feathers in the establishment,
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and from that day on, Jesus had an invisible target on his back.
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However, this tension does not derail Jesus from his mission.
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On the border of Samaria and of Galilee, Jesus meets 10 men with
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proceed and heals them, restoring both their bodies and
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their place in society, but only 1A Samaritan returns to thank
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him once again. The outsider is the example of
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faith, another beautiful example of the heart of God amongst
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humans. His parents bring little
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children for Jesus to bless, a normal practice for the rabbis,
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but the disciples decide to try and stop him.
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But Jesus challenges them by saying let the little children
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come to me and do not forbid them for of such is the Kingdom
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of heaven. Jesus wasn't only showing us
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that every child matters deeply, but he was also showing us that
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sometimes over skepticism can be the thing that keeps us out of
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heaven. And actually we all need a
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childlike faith in God. Listen to me though, that's not
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the only thing that will keep you out of heaven.
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Check out this wealthy young man who asks how he can gain eternal
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life. Jesus says keep the
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commandments. Then he says sell everything you
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have and give to the poor and follow me.
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This man walks way sad because he can't let go of his wealth.
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That was his God and that was where he was putting his true
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faith in, not in the God of Heaven.
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Let's examine the final moments of Jesus ministry before the
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unthinkable happens. So Jesus is passing through
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Jericho when he spots Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector hated for
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cheating people. Zacchaeus climbs up a Sycamore
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fig tree. These still grow in Jericho
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today and Jesus then invites him over.
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This shocks everyone, but Zacchaeus promised to repay
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everyone that he had wronged by fourfold.
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His greedy heart gets flipped around by grace.
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Once this happens, Jesus finds himself near Jericho, where he
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hears the shrill shouts of a man called Bartimaeus.
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Despite people telling him to shut up, be quiet, the
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desperation of the man shouts even louder.
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Son of David, have mercy on me. This man is calling Jesus the
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Messiah, and he's also asking to see.
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And so Jesus opens his eyes, giving more proof that the true
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king restores what the world cannot see.
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Just days before the Passover, Jesus is back in Bethany, dining
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with friends. Mary of Bethany, sister of
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Lazarus, kneels and pours a jar of priceless perfume on Jesus
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feet, wiping them with her hair. The fragrance fills the house.
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But Judas, who is later going to do something very evil, objects
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to this loving gesture. Because the perfume was too
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expensive, Jesus defends it as decision.
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Even though perfume like that pure nard came from the
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Himalayas, it was incredibly rare and it would cost a whole
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year's wages. But Jesus let the woman do it
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because he knew just how costly her love was for him.
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I was so taken aback the first time I saw this.
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But here we have the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and
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instead of choosing a fine stallion or a beautiful carriage
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to make his grand entrance, Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a
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donkey. This actually fulfilled a 500
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year prophecy. Your king comes to you humble
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and riding on a donkey. Crowds wave palm branches, a
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symbol of political freedom that is coming.
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And yet Jesus was about to offer them something even better.
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I've got to say this though, the root over towards the Mount of
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Olives is still walked on today. Every Palm Sunday.
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And even more exciting in museums we actually have ancient
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coins from a revolt that happened during that time which
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also show us palm branch which back up the gospel accounts even
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more. Remember the huge temple courts?
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Well, Jesus has returned here again and unbelievably so has
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someone else. The money changers have come
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back, so Jesus drives them out for a second time and then
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begins teaching in the temple. All week Jesus teaches openly
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telling parables, rebuking corrupt leaders and even weeping
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over Jerusalem. Take a look at this as well
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because remains of the Royal Stoem, a covered portico which
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precisely matches Josephus descriptions where teaching
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would often happen. Jesus is now leaving the temple
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and he sits on the Mount of Olives.
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As I mentioned earlier, Jesus foretells Jerusalem and the
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Second Temple's destruction which would come to pass in 8070
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exactly how Jesus predicted it would happen.
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The First Temple was built by Solomon and it was destroyed by
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the Babylonians in 586 BC. The Second Temple was built
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after the Babylonian exile in five, 116 BC, and as Jesus
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predicted, was also destroyed in 70 AD Surprisingly, you can
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still see the giant stones from the Western Wall that remain
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there from the destruction, toppled down by the Roman
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battering Rams. Then the Christ God on earth
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begins to warn about the end times in precise detail, things
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that haven't even happened to us yet.
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And he gives signs of the end. Things like there will be signs
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in the sky, signs in the people, and even false popping up
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claiming that they have the answer to World Peace.
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He also warned us all to stay ready, for no one knows the hour
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when the Son of Man will return. As Passover begins, Jesus
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gathers his disciples in an opera room in Jerusalem.
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Here he shares the bread and wine, linking them to his own
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body and blood. This is a powerful moment that
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institutes the Lord's Supper for believers.
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And 2000 years on, Christians are still remembering Jesus in
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this way. After supper, Jesus Christ
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crosses over to the Kidron Valley to an olive Grove called
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Gethsemane. It literally means oil press.
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The garden lies at the foot of the Mount of Olives, a familiar
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resting place for pilgrims during feasts.
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Wow this is so cool because a recent study found that olive
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trees that are growing there today are over 900 years old.
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Not the originals, but likely they sprouted from the ancient
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roots. And I do find it kind of
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emotional that apart from the Father, it was these trees that
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would have heard the desperate prayers of Jesus Christ as he
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begged his Father that this cup might pass from him here.
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But knowing his purpose, he bravely says, not my will, but
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yours be done. Not long after this agonizing
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prayer, in the dark of night, Judas arrived with an armed
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crowd. Not Roman soldiers yet, but
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temple guards, probably Levites under the Sanhedrin's authority.
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You probably know at this point that many of his disciples, his
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closest friends, scattered. They went down the rocky Kidron
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Valley because it was a perfect escape route.
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But Peter actually lashes out on a guy called Malchus, trying to
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defend his master. But Jesus stops him and
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surrenders willingly. Knowing what must come to pass,
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Jesus was then dragged from one authority to the next, and then
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endures a series of sham trials. First he stands before the high
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priest Caiaphas. Next he's sent to Herod Antipas,
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ruler of Galilee, probably in a place on Jerusalem's western
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hill. Finally, he headed over to
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Pontius Pilate at the Roman Pretoria.
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Most scholars believe that this was Herod's palace near the
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Jaffa Gate, where excavations have uncovered a Roman era
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courtyard and a judgment seat. Tradition also points to a stone
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pavement beneath the Sisters of Zion convent at Gabbatha, though
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it might be slightly later in time.
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But through all of this, Jesus is falsely accused and yet
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remains silent, which fulfills a 700 year prophecy by Isaiah,
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like a sheep before its shearers, is silent, though he
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did not open his mouth. I can promise you this, the next
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three days are not only the most important days in AD 30, but in
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world history. Jesus is beaten and mocked by
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Roman soldiers, then LED outside the city of Golgotha, the place
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of the skull. He's nailed to a cross between
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two criminals, and as he hangs there, darkness falls over the
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land. At the moment he dies, the
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temple veil tears in 2A powerful sign that access to God is now
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open to all who believe. Now I wonder if anyone's saying,
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but Joe, I will be honest with you.
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I still don't understand what all of this commotion is about.
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Well let me answer with a Bible verse first.
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Peter chapter 2 verse 24 says He himself bore our sins in his
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body on the cross so that we might die to sins and live for
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righteousness. By his wounds you have been
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healed. Did you catch that?
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So on the cross your sins, the wrongdoing that you have done
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was born by Christ in his body whilst he was nailed to that
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cross. And God punished Jesus in your
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place so that you now have the option to be forgiven and
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declared perfectly righteous in God's eyes.
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If you ask God to wash away your sins by the blood of the Lord
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Jesus Christ, by that blood that was shed on Calvary, and if you
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ask Christ to be your Lord and Saviour.
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Hey, something else that's pretty intriguing is that it has
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been debated by Christian archaeologists for years at
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which is the real Golgotha. Is it the place where the Church
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of Holy Sepulchre is right now? Is that where it stands?
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Or is it by a nearby Rocky Hill called Skull Hill, which as the
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name suggests, strikingly resembles a skull?
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Maybe we'll search for the real location in a future video.
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Just let me know if that's something you'd like to see.
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But after his death, Joseph of Arimathea, A wealthy council
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member, takes Jesus body and lays it in his own tomb, cut
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into solid rock and sealed with a Rolling Stone.
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Again archaeology confirms this that 1st century tombs near the
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Holy Sepulchre match this style with local eye burial niches and
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round stones that are put in front of the entrance.
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In Jesus situation, Roman guards are posted outside to keep
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anyone from stealing their body. But on the first day of the week
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the women find the tomb empty. Jesus appears alive first to
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Mary Magdalene, then to his disciples and then many others.
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Now please everyone, look at me because it all boils down to
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this. Not only is Jesus backing up all
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of his claims by proving that he was the Son of God by being the
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1st and the last person to raise themselves back from the dead,
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but he was also declaring a message to the entire world that
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he can conquer everyone's grave. And also He can offer eternal
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life to all those who believe and trust in His name alone for
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salvation. And my dear friend, that means
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you too. But the only question is, will
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you? Will you stop trusting in your
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good works to save you, your religious attendance, or even
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your upbringing? Because only Jesus can rescue
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you. And I'm asking you to put your
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faith in Him alone today. OK, some of you know that people
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also visit the Garden Tomb today as an alternative site, but its
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style likely dates back to the 1st century according to some
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archaeologists. So they say that the Holy
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Sepulchre still remains the strongest historical candidates.
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But let me know if you think otherwise.
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I'd love to hear from you in the comments section.
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And for those of you who are asking for proof of the
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resurrection, there is plenty, but I'll just give you one piece
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of evidence to chew on today. The early Christian writings
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from the 1st and 2nd centuries stress the emptiness of the tomb
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of Christ. This is a claim that is far too
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public to fake if the body had been found there or if it was
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still there today. And I know you know this, but
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eyewitness testimonies and historical documents are
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basically the foundation for what we rely on to record
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history. So if you're going to question
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the evidence for Jesus resurrection, I hope you will
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apply the same careful scrutiny to the voyages of Christopher
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Columbus, the existence of Cleopatra, and even the
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conquests of Alexander the Great.
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So right after the resurrection, around AD 30, Jesus first
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appeared to Mary Magdalene, a woman who previously lived a
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sinful lifestyle. And I did forget to mention
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earlier in our timeline, around 28 or 29 AD, Jesus found this
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woman in a broken state and cast 7 demons out of her and gave her
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a new beginning. It is true that those who've
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been forgiven much love much. And that's why Mary, from the
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moment she met the Lord Jesus Christ, followed Him everywhere
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he went, many, many miles. She was there at the cross, and
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here she was the 1st at the tomb, the 1st to see the risen
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Lord. She didn't recognize him
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initially, thinking he was a gardener, and that in itself is
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a statement you might remember. The first Adam allowed sin to
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enter into the world through a garden.
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And here we have the last Adam. There won't be another, and he's
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standing in a garden, but this time he's here to restore
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everything to all those who believe in Him.
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After Jesus appeared to a group of women followers, instructing
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them to tell the disciples. A little later that day, Jesus
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appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
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It's about 7 miles from Jerusalem, explaining how
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Scriptures foretold his suffering and resurrection.
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Jesus then appeared to Peter, who had denied him three days
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earlier. But Jesus restores him to
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ministry because he, the God who knows all things, knew that
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Peter also loved Jesus deeply, even though just a few days
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earlier he'd pretended not to know him.
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That evening Jesus appeared to 10 disciples who were hiding
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with Thomas being absent. He showed them his nail prints
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as proof of his resurrection. A week later, Jesus appeared
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again with Thomas present, who doubted until he saw and
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personally touched the wounds of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Isn't it amazing how patient Jesus was with the doubting
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Thomas? And yet he'll be patient with
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you if you come to him with all your questions and doubts.
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Finally, the apostle Paul records in One 15 that Jesus
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appeared to over 500 people at once, a large group that would
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be very difficult to dispute. So Paul would only write that if
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he had sufficient evidence. Are you imagining all of this?
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Because we are right at the end of our timeline where Jesus met
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his disciples on a mountain in Galilee and gave them what is
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now called the Great Commission. Here he instructed them to go
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out into the whole world to make disciples of all nations,
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baptize them, and teach them every everything he had
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commanded. Not long after, Jesus led his
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disciples to the Mount of Olives for his ascension.
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Archaeology confirms this location near Jerusalem, and
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Christians have honoured this site since the earliest days.
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As Jesus rose into heaven, he promised the coming of the Holy
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Spirit to empower his followers, making a new chapter of the
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church and pointing forward to his eventual return.
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So here's the answer you've all been waiting for.
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What is wrong with this? Time will allow me to introduce
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you to the plot twist of the century.
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There is no timeline in the universe that is long enough to
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fit the life of Jesus Christ on because Jesus the God Man exists
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outside of time. So yes, we can have a timeline
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of his earthly life like this one, but to be truly accurate,
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we must remember what Jesus Christ said about Himself.
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I am the Alpha and the Amiga, the 1st and the last, the
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beginning and the end. And hey, if we're going to be
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really accurate, we need to record every appearance of
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Christ on earth and on this timeline.
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I missed a whole bunch of what Bible teachers call pre
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Incarnate appearances of Christ, but fortunately I have a backup
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plan. So if you want to see all the
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times that Jesus Christ appeared on earth before he was born as
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that little baby in a Manger, you definitely need to see this
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timeline because it's a little bit different to what you were
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expecting.