Playlist: Jesus Christ's Death and Resurrection, Timing of (topic)
Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection holds profound significance in the biblical narrative. The Feast of Firstfruits, also known as the wave sheaf offering, occurs on the first day of the week following the Sabbath during the Days of Unleavened Bread, marking the beginning of the early grain harvest. This feast, …
After the Resurrection
Sermon by Mark SchindlerBrethren, as we count the fifty days to Pentecost, our attention often focuses on the lessons God imparts through this period. Yet, within this count, there lies another significant span of time: the forty days of Jesus Christ's ministerial work from His resurrection until His ascension. During these forty days, as recorded in …
Chronic Difficulties
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughMany professing Christians observe a timeline for Jesus Christ's death and resurrection that places His crucifixion on a Friday, known as Good Friday, and His resurrection on Easter Sunday. However, a detailed examination of biblical chronology reveals a different sequence of events. The crucifixion occurred in the middle of a …
Easter 2017
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughNearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ died and was placed in a new tomb, later to be raised from the dead by the Father. We believe that He rose from the grave exactly three days and three nights after being placed in the tomb, fulfilling His prophecy as stated in Matthew 12:40. However, many have altered this timeline into an …
He Lives, We Live
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, as recorded in the gospels, starkly contrasts with the traditional beliefs held by many Christian churches. The accounts in Matthew 28:1-8 clearly indicate that the time marker refers to when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the tomb after the Sabbath, as the first …
John 7:37 Examined (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection is a critical element in understanding the coordination of biblical events. It is provable that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday and resurrected on a Sabbath. This conclusion is based on the necessity for the events to align perfectly with His crucifixion, as the Bible is a …
The Third Day (Part Two)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ repeatedly foretold that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things, be killed by the chief priests and scribes, and be raised the third day. He specified this timing through several expressions that together identify the precise moment of His resurrection. He declared that as Jonah was three days and three nights …
The Rest of the Sign of Jonah
Sermonette byJonah likely drowned; the great fish was his coffin rather than his prison. While Nineveh repented and was spared, Judah did not repent when Christ preached.
The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection aligns precisely with the ratification of God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis 14 and 15. Melchizedek brought forth bread and wine at the onset of the 14th of Abib during ben ha arbayim. Abraham's subsequent vision under the stars occurred after dark on the same date. The …
The Count: A Still, Small Voice of Perseverance
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe must reflect on the futility of focusing on the chaotic and repetitive cycles of human history in which human solutions refuse to factor in God's laws.
John 3:16 in Context (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the material, the timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection appears solely as an illustration of the dangers of proof-texting Scripture out of context. A heckler cited Mark 16:9 to claim that Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, thereby proving a Sunday resurrection. The correction rests on the absence of …
The Unknown Deadline
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeWe do not know how long the project (our sanctification process) will take. Each day is critical in doing our part to be of the same mind as God.
Ecclesiastes (Part Four; B)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod sovereignly determined the precise timing of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection as part of carrying out His purposes. Jesus, as the unchanging Lord God of the Old Testament who set creation's rhythms and inspired its prophecies, was born at the exact moment the Father appointed, when the fullness of time had come and no …