Here is a timeline of events (not original to me, but shared by ministers) that we are currently looking at in our Bible teaching series at CrossHope Chapel through the Gospel of John…

Thursday – Passover Meal

• Peter and John sent to make preparation for Passover meal
• After sunset, eats meal with the twelve; washes disciples; Judas departs
• Lord’s Supper instituted
• To Garden of Gethsemane; Jesus’ agony
• Betrayal by Judas; arrest by Sanhedrin
• To house of High Priest as Sanhedrin is convened; Peter betrays Jesus
• Matthew 26:1  Mark 14:1  Luke 22:1

Friday – The Trials of Jesus Christ

• First trial, before Annas [nighttime hours]; Annas is looking for an accusation, biding time till Sanhedrin is gathered at High Priestly villa
• Second [and primary] trial before Sanhedrin, Jesus is condemned, misused
• Third trial, immediately at dawn [meanwhile, Peter denies Jesus a third time; Jesus looks upon him]; the condemnation repeated, then Jesus taken to Romans
• Fourth trial before Pilate [till “beginning at Galilee”]
• Fifth trial before Herod [looks for miracle]
• 6th trial before Pilate
  • Jesus is scourged; the city cries, “Crucify Him or we will tell Rome!”
  • Jesus is finally turned over to be crucified
  • Jesus mocked (Roman soldiers); crown of thorns
  • Judas hangs himself
  • Jesus bears His cross to gate on north of city and is crucified around 9 am

• Jesus’ Seven Sayings from the Cross

• “Father, forgive them…”
• “Today…with me in paradise”
• “Woman, behold thy son…” [darkness: noon – 3 pm]
• “My God, My God…”
• “I thirst”
• “It is finished”
• “Into Thy hands…”

• The Death of the God-Man
  About 3 pm; veil torn, rocks rent; some graves opened and people rise [to mortality] and go into the city

• Jesus’ side pierced
• Passover lambs slain in temple
• Jesus buried by sundown
• Matthew 26:1  Mark 14:53  Luke 22:54  John 18:13

Saturday – Sabbath Day

• At the request of the Jews, Pilate grants a guard and sets a seal on the tomb of Jesus
• Matthew 27:66

Sunday – Resurrection Day

• Jesus rises from the dead(before dawn) and makes five appearances on the day of His rising:
• To Mary Magdalene [given a message to the disciples]
• To the other women come to the tomb [intending to complete the burial preparation of His body]
• To two disciples on the Road to Emmaus
• To Simon Peter [nowhere recorded, but alluded to in Luke 24:33 and 1 Corinthians 1:5]
• To the astonished disciples [Thomas is absent]

• Matthew 28:1  Mark 16:1  Luke 24:1  John 20:1