There is three very important days in history, that is Christian days.  There also is many important days that happened in between those three days.  We are not sure of the one date, that is called Christmas.  That is the date that we use as the date that Jesus was born.  But we do know the date, maybe not the year for sure, but we know the date of Good Friday, and Easter.  Now for those that says the Bible is bunk, and fiction.  You do know there is some that still claim that the Bible was wrote, by fiction writers.  Now lets do a bit of side step here.

If that is the case, of it being fiction, the writers are sure good fiction writers.  I have found in my time on this earth,  a story teller often gets mixed up on telling a story or a lie. Now the Bible was wrote by many different people over quite a long span of time, I find no mix ups on the story. In the old Testament, every thing points to the cross.  The New Testament tells of the cross, and the fulfillment's of what was told in the Old Testament.

We also know from histories of other peoples and at the times nations, that things happened, which is recorded in those history books.  The Romans did control a place called Bethlehem.  There was a ruler by the name of Herod, that got all shuck up by the news a King was born in that small village.  It is recorded about the killings of all male children under the age of 2 years in that village, and there abouts.  This is history, it is not some so called fiction.

The Romans did control a place called Jerusalem. There was a ruler name of Pilate, he was a flunky puppet ruler just like Herod.  But these things are in Roman history.   This flunky was in power, but he also knew even with a large number of soldiers,  his power might crumble if he didn't let the mobs of people worked up by these priest and so called leaders of these Jews have some say. If he lost control, he had Rome to answer too, and he might find his own cross. He sent Jesus to Herod,  who was a son maybe of the first Herod.  This Herod wanted favors of Jesus, he had heard of things this man Jesus done.  Luke 23; 8

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.  You see this Herod was the same that ordered the death of John the Baptist.  How he might have thought Jesus would have John the Baptist restored to life,  as after all he had been tricked in ordering the death, he was sorry of his deal.

Now Jesus did nothing, not even answered him,  and Herod and his soldiers mocked him, put a robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.  Just another case of buck passing.  I got a hot potato, I will throw it back to you Pilate.

When Jesus stood before Pilate again,  Pilate caved in to the demands of the mob.  He tried to offer them a deal, thinking that the mob would sure not ask for a murder be turned lose.  What had this man name of Jesus done, but cause a little trouble, he had not killed anyone?  But the mob cried turn the murder lose. In the customs of the times, he went with the mobs wishes,  he called for a bowl of water and a towel.  He washed his hands of the matter, and threw in the towel. That was in his thinking, he was done with the problem.  Now he might have thought that the priests and the mob, might have second thoughts,  but that was not to be.  The mob came to see a man beating half to death, and then hung on a cross. And the beauty of it was they could get the Romans to do their dirty work. So you see, if you stop and think.  Where were you when Jesus died on the cross?  We all were there, all of us,  Jews, Romans and all.

The man Jesus was beaten half to death, what he suffered, would have killed many a man. He then was forced to drag a heavy wooden cross through town to a place called the place of the Skull.

There he was nailed to that old wooden cross, and then the cross was lifted and dropped into a hole dug to receive it,  in doing so every major joint in his body was thrown out of place. He suffered for some hours and then died. This is the day we call Good Friday.  The day Jesus took your sins and mine also to the cross. Paid the price in full for the many sins we have done, and will do.  That is for the ones who believe and except him as personal saver of the soul. 

On the third day, he walked alive from the grave. We call that day Easter. 

Now for all that don't understand the counting of the days.  Remember he said before what would happen, and he said three days.  He died on a Friday, and it was still Friday, and placed in the tomb. That is one day.  He was in the tomb on Saturday, that was the second day.  Any time after 6 PM our Saturday, would be the third day.   Jewish customs is what is used to figure the days.  Yes it was Sunday morning when the ladies made their way to the now empty tomb. There they met the Angels who told them, he is not here, he is alive. He has fulfilled the promise of the Old Testament books.

Jesus won out over the grave,  he lives today, so you too can live. He will return, and take you home some day.  The Bible tells me so.  Home to your Manson on the hill top. Did you wash with the blood of Jesus, or did you do like Pilate, washed with a bowl of water, and threw the towel in, and took the easy road out?

Bill Walker
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