Good Friday has been referred to as the core of time, in itself. Good Friday is the day which Jesus was crucified. Easter is not about Easter bunnies and chocolates. This is the day that Jesus rose up from the dead – never to die again. A lot took place on Good Friday. It is also referred to as Holy Friday as well as various other names.
Did you ever before notice that Easter varies so much as to what time of year it is actually celebrated? Easter is in fact calculated by Good Friday; not vice versa as you might just presume. Easter is the first Sunday immediately after the first Friday immediately after the first full moon after the springtime (Vernal) equinox. Good Friday took place within one day of being as early on as is possible in the year 2008 due to the fact that the full moon and the springtime equinox occurred on the 21st. This will not actually take place again until 2106. The earliest potential Easter is March 22. The next occurrence of the earliest potential Easter will be March 22, 2285. The last occasion it fell on the 22nd was in the year 1818. The latest possible Easter is May 10. Easter has actually not fallen on the 9th or the 10th ever before in history. The very first time in history that it will fall on the 9th will be the year 2173. We will not observe a May 10th Easter in advance of the year 2268. Dates may be verified on the web.
On the initial Good Friday, Jesus was convicted of blasphemy before a kangaroo court. He confessed to being God Incarnate (God in a human body in a manner of speaking) and that was the final stroke! They did not toss Jesus in a psychiatric hospital like they might possibly, today. The spiritual leaders wanted his death! Jewish leaders did not have the authority to execute people under Roman law so they brought Him to Pontius Pilate. Pilate really wanted to release Jesus desperately, especially since Pilate’s wife had had an upsetting dream about Jesus. But the Jewish people would not hear of it. As opposed to letting Jesus off the hook, they let a rebel called Barabbas walk.
Pilate had Jesus scourged. This is the most horrendous thing you can imagine. The whip was tipped with bone and iron shards so it cut through both skin and muscle. Many people did not endure a scourge. This did not satisfy the people. They really wanted Jesus dead.
On the third day (early Sunday morning– approximately 36 hours after He died. Jesus was in fact dead just one full day: Saturday. He died Friday evening and was raised sometime before sunup on Sunday morning.) A number of people visited Jesus’ tomb but He was gone. He had been resurrected! And He still lives! This is now called Easter.
Jesus was escorted up to heaven roughly 40 days after He rose. The angels that attended His ascension advised us that Jesus would be returning in the very same way He was taken to Heaven.
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