Timeline of Good Friday to Easter Sunday

Timeline of Good Friday to Easter Sunday

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Sunday

Jesus is Led Away to Calvary

Jesus is Risen

Jesus is Arrested

Jesus' Side is Pierced

Jesus was taken to Pontius Pilate by the assembly and was accused of opposing Caesar. When Pilate said that he found no basis for the charge, they insisted that Jesus was stirring up the crowds with His teachings, starting from Galilee. When Pilate found out that Jesus was a Galilean, he sent Him to Herod, who was in charge of Galilee at the time. Herod was delighted to see Jesus, because he had heard about His miracles. To his disappointment, Jesus did not do anything for Herod, so he ridiculed and mocked Him. Then, after dressing Him in an elegant robe as a form of mockery, Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate. Pilate, who found no guilt in Jesus, wanted to release Him. So he ordered Jesus to be scourged in an attempt to please the Jews. At that moment, Pilate’s wife told him to leave Jesus alone, because she had seen Him in a dream and she knew that He was innocent. But the crowd asked for Barabbas to be released instead, and have Jesus crucified. Pilate refused at first, but the crowd kept insisting Jesus’ crucifixion, so he granted their request.

After being condemned to death, Jesus was led away to Calvary to be crucified. He was forced to carry the heavy cross, all the while being whipped and mocked by the soldiers on the way to the hill. As Jesus was going, the soldiers seized Simon of Cyrene and forced him to carry the cross for Jesus. As they went, many women followed and weeped for Jesus. Jesus then turned towards them and said “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and your children. For the time will come when you will say ‘blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and breasts that never nursed!’ For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” He said this as a prophecy of the coming siege of Jerusalem by the Romans.

The road on which Jesus carried the cross is known today as the “Via Dolorosa,” literally meaning “the way of sorrows.”

On Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the entrance was open. She ran to Peter and John and told them about it. When they looked and saw the linen strips and the burial cloths lying there, they believed. But Mary Magdalene remained and wept at the tomb. Then two angels appeared and asked her why she was crying, to which she answered, “they have taken my Lord away, and I don’t know where they have put Him.” Then Jesus stood behind her and asked her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” But Mary, thinking He was the gardener, asked Him, “If you have carried Him away, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.” Jesus replied, “Mary.” At that moment, Mary recognized who she was looking at, and she cried out, “Rabboni!” But Jesus told her to go tell the disciples that He is “returning to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.”

Later, Jesus appeared to the disciples and breathed on them, telling them to receive the Holy Spirit. But Thomas was not with them when this happened, so he refused to believe what they said about Jesus’ resurrection until he stuck his finger into Jesus’ hands and side. Then Jesus appeared to them a second time, but this time Thomas was with them. Once Jesus proved that He was alive, He said to Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed is are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The day Jesus died was a Friday, and the next day was going to be a Sabbath. The Jews did not want the bodies to be left out during the Sabbath, so they requested that the bodies be taken down. As a result, the soldiers went to break the legs of the criminals, so that the death process would be sped up. However, Jesus was already dead, so instead they pierced His side, bringing a flow of blood and water. This fulfilled the prophecies of Psalm 34:20 (Not one of His bones will be broken) and Zechariah 12:10 (They will look on the One they have pierced).

Judas Iscariot, who was one of Jesus’ disciples, agreed to betray his Lord for 30 silver coins. Even though Jesus was his Rabbi, he let the love of money overcome his love for Him. He led an armed multitude to Jesus, telling them that the One he’ll kiss would be Jesus, whom they were seeking to arrest. After arriving at the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was praying, Judas kissed Him on the cheek, and received the reply, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” The crowd Judas led then arrested Jesus, while one of His disciples (Peter) tried to fight them off. But Jesus told Him to put his sword away, saying, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.” Then all the disciples fled in fear of the crowd.

Three Roman Trials

Jesus is Crucified on the Cross

Jesus is Buried

Three Jewish Trials

The Crown of Thorns

Once Jesus reached Calvary, the soldiers stripped Him and hung Him to the cross, nailing His hands and feet. Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Above His head was the sign that read, “This is the King of the Jews,” and the people around Him sneered and mocked, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” Even one of the robbers who was crucified next to Jesus joined in the mockery. But the other robber rebuked the fellow criminal. Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom." Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Then darkness covered the land, and the curtain was torn from top to bottom. And Jesus called in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit My Spirit." Then He breathed His last.

After being arrested, Jesus was brought before Annas, the former priest; Caiaphas, who was the current priest at that time; and the Sanhedrin. Throughout the trials, He remained silent, until He was asked if He was the Son of God. He was charged with blasphemy after saying, “It is as you say.” But the charge was illegal; these laws were broken by the leaders during the trials: (1) No trial was to be held during feast time. (2) Each member of the court was to vote individually to convict or acquit, but Jesus was convicted by acclamation. (3) The Jews had no authority to execute anyone. (4) No trial was to be held at night, but this trial was held before dawn. (5) The accused was to be given counsel or representation, but Jesus had none. (6) The accused was not to be asked self-incriminating questions, but Jesus was asked if He was the Christ.

After Jesus was dead, one of His disciples, named Joseph of Arimathea, asked Pilate if He could take the body of Jesus. After receiving permission, He and Nicodemus took the body and bound it in linen with myrrh and aloes. Then they laid the body in a tomb cut out of stone. This fulfilled the prophecy from Isaiah 53:9 (He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.)

Once Jesus was condemned to death, the Roman soldiers put a crown of thorns on His head, a staff in His hand, and scarlet robe on His back and mocked Him, saying "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they spit on Him and beat Him. Once they were done, they stripped the robe of His back and led Him away to be crucified.

Source: http://www.gotquestions.org/trials-of-Jesus.html