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That 1st Resurrection Sunday, John was on fire.
He raced up to Peter.
"I've got good news & bad news."
Peter looked puzzled.
"Easy, John.
What's the good news?"
"Jesus is risen!"
Peter smiled.
"That's really good news!
The bad news?"
John looked around, nervously.
"He's really mad about Friday."
If Jesus didn't forgive us, that'd be tragedy.
No one could survive.
But He's merciful & gracious.
He forgives us.
Let's look at the real story of that 1st Easter.
Only a week ago, Jerusalem rolled out the red carpet for Jesus.
Crowds waved palm branches, shouting "Hosanna!"
But in just 6 days, praise turned to persecution.
In 3 years, He'd become their leader, teacher, friend, & hero.
In that time, they'd come to know Who Jesus is: God's Son.
The long-awaited Messiah.
When he headed to Jerusalem, 9 mo.
ago, they hoped He'd finally reveal Himself.
Start the KoG & throw off Rome's yoke.
If so, they thought they'd rule with Him! His arrest, Thursday night wrecked their hopes.
All fled.
All but Peter.
He still thinks Jesus is the Messiah he wants.
Maybe he can rescue Him & get the KoG started.
Secretly, he follows as soldiers take Jesus out of the Garden.
Maybe God will bless him & rescue Jesus.
He follows into the high priest's courtyard.
But Peter's plan isn't God's plan.
Far from it.
Instead of rescuing Jesus, Peter ends up denying Him. 3 times.
(Good thing Jesus forgives!)
Inside, the high priest convenes a kangaroo court.
The Truth stands before them.
They don't want truth.
Just an excuse to execute Jesus.
Blasphemy it is.
They condemn Him & send Him to Pilot for sentencing.
Pilot sees through the plot.
He wants nothing to do with it & sends Jesus to Herod.
Herod finds Him innocent & sends Him back.
Pilot then offers to scourge & release Jesus.
Priests, scribes & Pharisees don't buy it.
"Crucify Him!" By then, the crowds buy in & start screaming, too.
"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilot tries once more to free Jesus.
It's custom to free a prisoner.
He has Barabbas & Jesus.
How about freeing Jesus?
No deal.
Jews keep crying, "Give us Barabbas!
Crucify Jesus!" Finally, they change tactics.
If Pilot refuses, they'll tell Caesar he isn't a "friend of Caesar."
Pilot needs Caesar's support, gives up, & washes his hands of it.
By about 9am, Friday morning, he sends Jesus to be crucified.
A little later, soldiers nail Jesus' wrists & ankles to the cross, between 2 criminals.
There, he hangs.
To breathe, He has to push up on His ankles.
Each gasping breath costs excruciating pain.
Creation silently watches the Creator suffer.
3 long, painful hours go by.
Lk 23:44-46 then says 44from about noon till 3pm, darkness came over the land.
This darkness isn't natural.
No eclipse.
No natural explanation.
It's as if Creation closes its eyes in shame, even if Jesus' persecutors won't.
Battle-hardened soldiers grow fearful as they watch.
Back in Jerusalem, 45the curtain of the temple is torn in two.
Top (60' up) to bottom.
3 hours later, ~ 3pm, 46aJesus cries out.
"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."
He's still in charge.
Nothing has happened unless Jesus permitted it.
Even now, He doesn't just die.
He chooses 46b& breathes his last.
He gives up His Spirit.
Mt 27:51-54 adds that 51bthe earth shakes.
Rocks split.
52Tombs break open.
Many holy people's bodies are raised to life.
(53They come out of the tombs.
After Jesus' resurrection, they go into Jerusalem & appear to many.) 54The centurion & those guarding Jesus see all that happens.
They're terrified!
"Surely he was the Son of God!" Gentile unbelievers see what Jewish leaders can't.
Jesus' disciples now enter the most tragic, heart-breaking, time of their lives.
All their hopes & dreams?
Shattered.
Joseph & Nicodemus do what the others are too devastated to do.
They put Jesus' body in Joseph's tomb.
Hurriedly, they pack & wrap it with 75lb of spices.
But sunset & the sabbath force them to stop before they finish.
The disciples mourn & start a long, sad, sabbath weekend.
Some stay together for comfort.
Many are too torn up & mourn alone.
Luke 24:1-12 picks up the story 1aon the 1st day of the week.
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