What Happened On Good Friday ? : Good Friday will be celebrated on the first Friday of the April 2015. It is the Friday before Easter Sunday, on which the Crucifixion of Christ is commemorated in the Christian Church. It is traditionally a day of fasting and penance.
It all happened on 30 AD in the month of APRIL.
When JESUS was considered a true Messiah?
Before the crucifixion :
What happened on Good Friday?
It all happened on 30 AD in the month of APRIL.
At the beginning of the first century, hope for a Messiah burned in the hearts of many Jews. Many prophets proclaimed the coming of the god's deliverer the "Messiah". There were many views about what the Messiah would be and how he will be? Many expected him to be a warrior and some expected him to be a prophet and others expected him to be another Elijah.
It was during this time of great expectation that larger and larger crowds began gathering to hear a young preacher. His message was so powerful that it prompted some to wonder if he were the One to come. They asked, "Who are you?" He answered that he was not the Christ but was sent to prepare the way for Him (John:1:19-23).
When JESUS was considered a true Messiah?
Many speculations were around Jesus, to consider him as the Messiah and he was a threat for many leaders and for their positions as he condemned many views of theirs. Many asked for the proof for his divinity and one day a man asked "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you".
"But He answered and said to them, 'An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth'" (Matthew:12:39-40).
What happened on Good Friday?
It was Jesus' way of saying that he would die, yet remain dead for only a short time—and these two facts together would prove that He is the true Messiah. And, as a part of the only sign that He gave to prove His identity as the Christ, He precisely specified the length of time He would remain dead.
Before the crucifixion :
After Judas betrayed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, the mob took Jesus to the house of Caiaphas [KY uh fuhs], the high priest. Peter had vowed he would never desert Jesus. But Jesus said to him, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." All of Jesus' disciples ran away in fear when Jesus was arrested. But Peter followed at a distance and came to the courtyard of the high priest. Three different people recognised him as one of Jesus' disciples, but Peter strongly denied it each time. Then a rooster crowed, and Peter remembered what Jesus had said. He felt very ashamed and began to cry.
What happened on Good Friday?
The high priest, all the chief priests, the elders and the scribes were waiting at the high priest's house. This was an informal late-night meeting of the Sanhedrin [SAN hee drun], the Jewish ruling council. They had come together to put Jesus on trial, but it was not to be a fair trial. The religious leaders were looking for evidence that would justify putting Jesus to death, but they could not find any. They called many witnesses against Jesus, but the witnesses did not agree with each other.
Finally, the high priest demanded of Jesus, "Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." Jesus replied, "I am, and you will see me, the Son of Man, sitting at God's right hand and coming back on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest said, "You have just heard His blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? What is your verdict?" They all shouted, "He deserves death!" Then they spat in Jesus' face and started beating Him.
On the day of Good Friday :
So, as soon as morning came, they took Jesus to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate [PON chus PIE lat]. They falsely accused Jesus of treason against the Roman Empire for claiming to be the king of the Jews and for urging people not to pay their taxes.
Pilate asked the crowd of people, "Which do you want me to release, Barabbas or Jesus?" The crowd yelled for Barabbas to be released. Pilate asked, "Then what should I do with Jesus?", and the crowd yelled "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!" So Pilate ordered the Roman soldiers to crucify Jesus.
What happened on Good Friday?
Crucifixion was a cruel form of death reserved for criminals and slaves. First, Jesus was beaten by Roman soldiers. Then he was made to carry His cross to the place of execution. Jesus must have been too weak from the beating to carry His cross all the way
The cross was placed between two other men who were being crucified that day. The soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross and left Him to die. They put a sign on the cross to mock Jesus that said, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
About noon, strange things begin to happen. Darkness came over the land for three hours. Then Jesus cried out, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit," and then He DIED. The curtain of the temple was mysteriously torn in two, and there was a great earthquake.
It was Friday afternoon, and the Sabbath would start at sundown. It was also a very special Sabbath because it was Passover. The Jewish leaders wanted all the bodies buried before the Sabbath started because they were not allowed to do any work on the Sabbath.
What happened on Good Friday?
One of Jesus' followers, a man from the town of Arimathea named Joseph, went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. He took Jesus' body and hastily put it in a new tomb that had been carved in rock. He rolled a large stone in front of the tomb to seal it.
