Easter SundayTHE DEATH OF DEATH

THE DEATH OF CHRIST

““Jesus and his disciples went on to the Jesus and his disciples went on to the

villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the

way he asked them, ‘Who do people say I way he asked them, ‘Who do people say I

am”? They replied, ‘Some say John the am”? They replied, ‘Some say John the

Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others,

one of the prophets.” “But what about one of the prophets.” “But what about

you?” He asked. Who do you say I am? you?” He asked. Who do you say I am?

Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah’. Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah’.

Jesus warned them not to tell anyone Jesus warned them not to tell anyone

about him.about him.

He then began to teach them that the He then began to teach them that the

son of man must suffer many things son of man must suffer many things

and be rejected by the elders, the chief and be rejected by the elders, the chief

priests and the teachers of the law, and priests and the teachers of the law, and

that he must be killed and after three that he must be killed and after three

days rise again. He spoke plainly about days rise again. He spoke plainly about

this, and Peter took him aside and this, and Peter took him aside and

began to rebuke him. began to rebuke him.

But when Jesus turned and looked at But when Jesus turned and looked at

his disciples, he rebuked Peter, ‘Get his disciples, he rebuked Peter, ‘Get

behind me Satan’ He said. You do not behind me Satan’ He said. You do not

have in minds the concerns of God but have in minds the concerns of God but

merely human concerns”. merely human concerns”.

Judas the Galilean, (4 BC)Judas the Galilean, (4 BC)

Theodus (Acts 5:36)Theodus (Acts 5:36)

Simon Bar Giora (66 to 70 AD) Simon Bar Giora (66 to 70 AD)

Simon Bar Kochba (132-135 AD)Simon Bar Kochba (132-135 AD)

““For what I received I passed on to you For what I received I passed on to you

as of first importance: that Christ died as of first importance: that Christ died

for our sins according to the for our sins according to the

scriptures, that he was buried, that he scriptures, that he was buried, that he

was raised on the third day according was raised on the third day according

to the scriptures, and that he appeared to the scriptures, and that he appeared

to Peter, and then to the twelve. to Peter, and then to the twelve.

After that, he appeared to more than five After that, he appeared to more than five

hundred of the brothers at the same hundred of the brothers at the same

time, most of whom are still living, time, most of whom are still living,

though some have fallen asleep. Then though some have fallen asleep. Then

he appeared to James, then to all the he appeared to James, then to all the

apostles, and last of all he appeared to apostles, and last of all he appeared to

me also, as to one abnormally born”. – me also, as to one abnormally born”. –

1st Corinthians 15:3-81st Corinthians 15:3-8