NT Survey I
Life of Christ – Part 3
Christ’s Final Week
Review of Our Study
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In our last two lessons we looked at 9
major periods of Christ’s life, leading up
to His final journey to Jerusalem.
We also looked at the associated
geography of Christ’s life throughout the
land of Israel.
This week we want to look at the final
week of Christ’s earthly ministry.
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Wednesday
Arrangements for betrayal
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Wednesday
Thursday
Arrangements for betrayal
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Last Supper, Upper Room Discourse, and Gethsemane
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Arrangements for betrayal
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Last Supper, Upper Room Discourse, and Gethsemane
Betrayal, arrest, and trial; crucifixion and burial
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Arrangements for betrayal
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Last Supper, Upper Room Discourse, and Gethsemane
Betrayal, arrest, and trial; crucifixion and burial
In the tomb
Major Events of Passion Week
Day
Event
Saturday
Arrival at Bethany;
Mary anoints Jesus for burial
Sunday
Monday
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Tuesday
Withered fig tree; Official challenge to Jesus’ authority;
Olivet Discourse
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Arrangements for betrayal
Cursing of the fig tree; Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple;
Request of some Greeks
Last Supper, Upper Room Discourse, and Gethsemane
Betrayal, arrest, and trial; crucifixion and burial
In the tomb
Resurrection; post-resurrection appearances begin
Part Ten: Formal Presentation of
Christ to Israel and Resulting Conflict
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Saturday – Jesus Arrives in Bethany and Is
Anointed by Mary (John 11:55 – 12:11)
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Jewish authorities were looking to arrest Jesus.
Raising of Lazarus attracted a great crowd.
Sunday – Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (John
12:12-19; Luke 19:39-44; Matt 21:10-11, 14-17)
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Great crowd from three sources
People hailed the king but were unready spiritually for
the kingdom.
Part Ten: Formal Presentation of
Christ to Israel and Resulting Conflict
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Monday - Back in the Temple
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Cursing of the fig tree (Matt 21:18-19a)
Second cleansing of the temple (Luke 19:45-48)
Request of some Greeks to see Jesus (John
12:20-26)
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Notice Jesus’ non-response.
Departure from the unbelieving multitude (John
12:36-38)
Tuesday
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Lesson of the withered fig tree (Matt 21:20-22)
Part Ten: Formal Presentation of
Christ to Israel and Resulting Conflict
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Tuesday (continued) – Confrontation with
Religious Leaders
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Questioning of Jesus’ authority by the religious leaders
(Matt 21:23-27)
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Jesus responds with a question of His own and three parables
to teach faithfulness
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Man with two sons
Landowner with a vineyard
King and a wedding feast
Questioning by Pharisees and Herodians regarding
paying taxes to Caesar
Questioning by Sadducees about conditions after the
resurrection
Questioning by Pharisaic legal expert
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This one was not far from the kingdom (Mark 12:34).
Part Ten: Formal Presentation of
Christ to Israel and Resulting Conflict
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Tuesday (continued) – Christ Responds to
His Enemies’ Challenges (in the Temple)
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Jesus’ relationship to David as Son and Lord
(Matt 22:41-46)
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Seven woes against lawyers and Pharisees
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Messiah is both God and man.
A lengthy rebuke of the religious leaders’ hypocritical
practices
Christ’s sorrow over Jerusalem (Matt 23:37-39)
A poor widow’s gift of all she had
Part Eleven: Prophecies in
Preparation for the Death of Christ
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Tuesday (continued) – The Olivet Discourse
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Setting of the discourse (Matt 24:1-3)
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Events preceding the Lord’s coming: Daniel’s 70th week
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Beginning of birth pangs
The Great Tribulation
Five parables to teach watchfulness and faithfulness
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Three questions about the temple, Jesus’ return, and the
consummation of the age
Man away on a journey
Thief in the night
Faithful and sensible slave
Ten virgins
Talents
The sheep and goats judgment (Matt 25:31-33)
Part Eleven: Prophecies in
Preparation for the Death of Christ
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Wednesday – Arrangements for Betrayal
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Plot by the Sanhedrin to arrest and kill Jesus (Luke
21:37 – 22:2)
Judas’s agreement to betray Jesus (Luke 22:3-6)
Thursday – The Last Supper
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Preparation for the Passover meal
Washing of the disciples’ feet (John 13:12-17)
Identification of the betrayer
Dissension among the disciples about greatness
First prediction of Peter’s denials
Conclusion of the Passover and institution of the Lord’s
Supper (Matt 26:26-29)
Part Eleven: Prophecies in
Preparation for the Death of Christ
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Thursday (continued) – Discourse and Prayers
from the Upper Room to Gethsemane (John 14 –
17)
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Questions answered about Jesus’ destination, the
Father, and the Holy Spirit
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The vine and the branches
Opposition from the world
Coming and ministry of the Holy Spirit
Predicted joy because of Jesus’ resurrection
Promise of answered prayer and peace
Jesus’ prayer for His disciples and all who believe
Second prediction of Peter’s denials
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Remarks related to the period of Jesus’ absence
“Though all fall away, I will not” says Peter.
Jesus’ three agonizing prayers in Gethsemane
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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1
Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
1
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
2
Home of
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, high
priest
Destruction & rebuilding of Temple
Silence; claim
to be coming
Messiah
Blasphemy;
condemned to
death and beaten
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
1
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
2
Home of
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, high
priest
Destruction & rebuilding of Temple
Silence; claim
to be coming
Messiah
Blasphemy;
condemned to
death and beaten
3
Sanhedrin
Council
Council of Jewish
elders
Claim to be the
Messiah
Yes, He was
Son of God
Jesus’ admission
accepted as guilt
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
1
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
2
Home of
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, high
priest
Destruction & rebuilding of Temple
Silence; claim
to be coming
Messiah
Blasphemy;
condemned to
death and beaten
3
Sanhedrin
Council
Council of Jewish
elders
Claim to be the
Messiah
Yes, He was
Son of God
Jesus’ admission
accepted as guilt
4
Praetorium
Pilate, governor of
Judea
Not paying taxes,
claiming to be king
Yes, He was
King of Jews
Not guilty
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
1
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
2
Home of
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, high
priest
Destruction & rebuilding of Temple
Silence; claim
to be coming
Messiah
Blasphemy;
condemned to
death and beaten
3
Sanhedrin
Council
Council of Jewish
elders
Claim to be the
Messiah
Yes, He was
Son of God
Jesus’ admission
accepted as guilt
4
Praetorium
Pilate, governor of
Judea
Not paying taxes,
claiming to be king
Yes, He was
King of Jews
Not guilty
5
Herod’s
Jerus. HQ
Herod, tetrarch of
Galilee
Miracle-working
ability
Silence
Ridicule, mockery,
robe for Jesus
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – The Death of Christ
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Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
Six stage trial, 3 before the Jews & 3 before the Romans
Location
Person(s) in
Charge
Subject of
Interrogation
Jesus’
Defense
Court’s
Response
1
Home of
Annas
Annas, former high
priest
Jesus’ teaching &
disciples
Openness of
His teaching
Jesus struck by
an officer
2
Home of
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, high
priest
Destruction & rebuilding of Temple
Silence; claim
to be coming
Messiah
Blasphemy;
condemned to
death and beaten
3
Sanhedrin
Council
Council of Jewish
elders
Claim to be the
Messiah
Yes, He was
Son of God
Jesus’ admission
accepted as guilt
4
Praetorium
Pilate, governor of
Judea
Not paying taxes,
claiming to be king
Yes, He was
King of Jews
Not guilty
5
Herod’s
Jerus. HQ
Herod, tetrarch of
Galilee
Miracle-working
ability
Silence
Ridicule, mockery,
robe for Jesus
6
Praetorium
Pilate, governor of
Judea
“Where are you
from?”
Silence
Not guilty, but
scourged
Part Twelve: The Death of Christ
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Friday – Crucifixion
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Friday – Burial
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Mockery by the Roman soldiers
Journey to Golgotha
First three hours of crucifixion (9:00 AM to Noon;
Mark 15:24-32)
Last three hours of crucifixion (Noon to 3:00 PM;
Mark 15:33-37)
Certification of death and procurement of the body
Jesus’ body placed in a tomb
Tomb watched by the women and guarded by the
soldiers
Saturday – Jesus in the tomb
Part Thirteen: The Resurrection
and Ascension of Christ
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Sunday – Resurrection
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The tomb is visited by the women
The stone found rolled away and angels
explain the empty tomb
The tomb found to be empty by Peter and
John
Post-Resurrection Appearances
Next Week: Epistle of Hebrews