Jesus and his disciples were resting in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. The Lord was staring intently at Jerusalem to the west. Finally the Teacher turned to face His followers. They could tell by the look on His face that He had something important to say. “You know that I love you,” Jesus began. “I have…
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The next day Jesus was again in the temple with His disciples. As always, it didn’t take long for word to get out, and soon a crowd surrounded Him. The enthusiasm of the people was still high, and shouts of praise came from many. “Do you hear how many are believing in You, Lord?” Rock asked excitedly as they looked…
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Nicodemas, the scholar, and Joseph of Arimathea sat together in Nicodemas’s study. With them were five other leaders of the Pharisees who had expressed genuine interest in the teachings of Jesus. Unwilling to let the chief priests or any of the other leaders know of their curiosity about the Galilean teacher, they met in secret. All of them were listening…
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The day after the party at Simon the Leper’s house, crowds from Jerusalem showed up as word reached them that Jesus was in Bethany. What was interesting was that as many came to see Lazarus, who had been raised from the dead, as to see Jesus. When word got back to the chief priests about the multitude who were openly…
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The Passover was near…THE Passover…the one Jesus knew would be His last. It was a week away and already people from all over were streaming into Jerusalem. Many wished to arrive early to go through ceremonial cleansing so that they would be purified for the feast. The chief priests and the Pharisees already had their thugs working the crowds. “Hey!…
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