Happy Easter HROT! He is risen!

[LuciousBDragon]

About 1986-1989 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem this week to set in motion a course of events that would change the world forever.

Whether you believe in Jesus’s divinity or not, one can not argue that almost 2,000 years ago this week, the events that took place in Jerusalem the week leading up to Passover would forever alter human history.

The Old City is but just a few mere square miles in size that would have been filled with 300,000+ people there for the festival. It would have been a difficult time for all. Jews angry with their Roman oppressors. And Jewish leadership angry that a man who rode upon a donkey into town challenged their authority. Both had a clear motive to rid the town of Jesus and keep the peace.

It is clear he was turned over, by His own prophecy, to face torment and torture that we really can’t imagine. His death, the ultimate sacrifice fulfilled prophecy from generations past. His sacrifice, spawning a new covenant with God. One that sets apart Christianity from all other religions of the world.

In one week the Earth was created and in one week, about 1989 years ago, our world changed for the better. He entered Jerusalem humbly and confidently.

There is Good News for all. I hope 2019 is the year that all our hearts soften and open to let the Holy Spirit share the story of hope and love. Death was defeated, it was finished this week, centuries ago.

He is Risen. Happy Easter HROT!

 

[Moral]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[GOHOX69]

I am not Christian or Jewish but happy Easter and Passover to my Christian and Jewish brothers and sisters, if any on hrot.

 

[TJ8869]

 

[tarheelbybirth]

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I miss him.

 

[ThorneStockton]

I only made it to first communion before we stopped bothering, so I'm not all that familiar.

Do people really believe the risen part or is that just a fun aspect to go with the important teachings?

I guess, is the rising analogous to Santa Clauss where it's fun to for the kids to believe in but most adults are aware he's just made up?

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

I am not Christian or Jewish but happy Easter and passover to my Christian and Jewish brothers and sisters, if any on hrot.

I will be having some Matza today to celebrate Passover.

 

[Bonerfarts]

My favorite Jesus is Zombie Jesus.

 

[QChawks]

Premature post but I can appreciate your excitement

 

[MuscoHawk]

About 1986-1989 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem this week to set in motion a course of events that would change the world forever.

Whether you believe in Jesus’s divinity or not, one can not argue that almost 2,000 years ago this week, the events that took place in Jerusalem the week leading up to Passover would forever alter human history.

The Old City is but just a few mere square miles in size that would have been filled with 300,000+ people there for the festival. It would have been a difficult time for all. Jews angry with their Roman oppressors. And Jewish leadership angry that a man who rode upon a donkey into town challenged their authority. Both had a clear motive to rid the town of Jesus and keep the peace.

It is clear he was turned over, by His own prophecy, to face torment and torture that we really can’t imagine. His death, the ultimate sacrifice fulfilled prophecy from generations past. His sacrifice, spawning a new covenant with God. One that sets apart Christianity from all other religions of the world.

In one week the Earth was created and in one week, about 1989 years ago, our world changed for the better. He entered Jerusalem humbly and confidently.

There is Good News for all. I hope 2019 is the year that all our hearts soften and open to let the Holy Spirit share the story of hope and love. Death was defeated, it was finished this week, centuries ago.

He is Risen. Happy Easter HROT!

Is there a historical record of this outside of the gospels?

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Too soon.

 

[Fijimn]

Passover is one of those old school OT holidays when we had a vengeful God who took out the first born of those non-believers, while requiring blood sacrifices. Imagine these days marking your door with the blood of a spring (baby) lamb so that God would let your first born live.

 

[hawkeye54545]

Just glanced over the OP but tell me if I summarized it correctly.

So sometime in the late 1980's a Mexican named Jesus crossed the border and it angered a bunch of Jews in a town called Old City?

 

[Joes Place]

....I thought that on the 2nd Day, he was still dead....

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Just glanced over the OP but tell me if I summarized it correctly.

So sometime in the late 1980's a Mexican named Jesus crossed the border and it angered a bunch of Jews in a town called Old City?

I was very angry bro!

 

[mstp1992]

Cool story!

Hope all have a nice weekend no matter your religious beliefs.

 

[The Tradition]

 

[Hwki6sn]

I like to picture Jesus wearing a tuxedo t-shirt because I like to party so I like my Jesus to party.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

About 1986-1989 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem this week to set in motion a course of events that would change the world forever.

Whether you believe in Jesus’s divinity or not, one can not argue that almost 2,000 years ago this week, the events that took place in Jerusalem the week leading up to Passover would forever alter human history.

The Old City is but just a few mere square miles in size that would have been filled with 300,000+ people there for the festival. It would have been a difficult time for all. Jews angry with their Roman oppressors. And Jewish leadership angry that a man who rode upon a donkey into town challenged their authority. Both had a clear motive to rid the town of Jesus and keep the peace.

It is clear he was turned over, by His own prophecy, to face torment and torture that we really can’t imagine. His death, the ultimate sacrifice fulfilled prophecy from generations past. His sacrifice, spawning a new covenant with God. One that sets apart Christianity from all other religions of the world.

In one week the Earth was created and in one week, about 1989 years ago, our world changed for the better. He entered Jerusalem humbly and confidently.

There is Good News for all. I hope 2019 is the year that all our hearts soften and open to let the Holy Spirit share the story of hope and love. Death was defeated, it was finished this week, centuries ago.

He is Risen. Happy Easter HROT!

He is risen indeed

 

[GOHOX69]

We all need some moral compass in our lives. Whomever you believe, provides that. For many, that is Jesus.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

Is there a historical record of this outside of the gospels?

Yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus

 

[MuscoHawk]

Yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus

Written almost a century After Death with no mention of the resurrection.

 

[jellyfish10]

My favorite Jesus is Zombie Jesus.

I’m more of a hippie Jesus guy.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

Written almost a century After Death with no mention of the resurrection.

The 4 main Gospels were also written 20-70 years after the resurrection. Additionally, there is Peter’s Passion account.

 

[JWolf74]

We all need some moral compass in our lives. Whomever you believe, provides that. For many, that is Jesus.

Man it's sad if some people need to believe in a sky fairy to act like a decent human.

But happy Easter to all who celebrate

 

[Joes Place]

The 4 main Gospels were also written 20-70 years after the resurrection. Additionally, there is Peter’s Passion account.

So....50-70-100 years' worth of "The Telephone Game".....

Yup....they must'a nailed this story....

 

[jellyfish10]

Man it's sad if some people need to believe in a sky fairy to act like a decent human.

But happy Easter to all who celebrate

Sky fairy? Do I have permission to use that?

 

[LuciousBDragon]

So....50-70-100 years' worth of "The Telephone Game".....

Yup....they must'a nailed this story....

Some of the Gospels were written within 20-40 years of Jesus’s death. Firsthand accounts and written within less time of the key events than many modern autobiographies.

 

[MuscoHawk]

Some of the Gospels were written within 20-40 years of Jesus’s death. Firsthand accounts and written within less time of the key events than many modern autobiographies.

Apparently the crucifixion and resurrection of the son of god wasn’t noteworthy enough of an event for anyone to bother writing about it when it happened.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

Apparently the crucifixion and resurrection of the son of god wasn’t noteworthy enough of an event for anyone to bother writing about it when it happened.

There is historical context to explain this. At the top of the list likely would have been a charge of blasphemy which would have been a death sentence.

Compared to other writings at the time, the documented events of this week spread like wildfire once put on papyrus.

Everyone has no problem believing the stories of Alexander the Great. However, there is far less written about him and the timeliness is not nearly as close as that of the Gospels.

 

[Joes Place]

Some of the Gospels were written within 20-40 years of Jesus’s death. Firsthand accounts and written within less time of the key events than many modern autobiographies.

So....40-70-100 years' worth of "The Telephone Game" then.....

 

[Joes Place]

Apparently the crucifixion and resurrection of the son of god wasn’t noteworthy enough of an event for anyone to bother writing about it when it happened.

.....the problem was the 20-40 years it took them to

• plant the tree
• grow the tree
• chop down the tree
• mash the tree wood into pulp
• make the paper
• initiate the R&D effort on 'the pen'....

 

[prymethyme]

There is historical context to explain this. At the top of the list likely would have been a charge of blasphemy which would have been a death sentence.

Compared to other writings at the time, the documented events of this week spread like wildfire once put on papyrus.

Everyone has no problem believing the stories of Alexander the Great. However, there is far less written about him and the timeliness is not nearly as close as that of the Gospels.

The wife(np) says you guy are wrong, Easter is next Sunday 4/28
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/orthodox-easter-day

In 325CE the Council of Nicaea established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the March equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the March equinox. Easter is delayed one week if the full moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover.

Although the Council of Nicaea established the Easter date for churches around the world, not all Christian churches observe Easter according the Gregorian calendar. Many Orthodox churches still observe Easter in accordance with the Julian calendar.

 

[Joes Place]

The wife(np) says you guy are wrong, Easter is next Sunday 4/28
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/orthodox-easter-day

In 325CE the Council of Nicaea established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the March equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the March equinox. Easter is delayed one week if the full moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover.

Although the Council of Nicaea established the Easter date for churches around the world, not all Christian churches observe Easter according the Gregorian calendar. Many Orthodox churches still observe Easter in accordance with the Julian calendar.

See....this is what happens when no one writes these things down!!!

 

[LuciousBDragon]

So....40-70-100 years' worth of "The Telephone Game" then.....

Hard to play telephone with one person.

 

[prymethyme]

We all got soul owned by the Biblical media since the birth of Christ.. we're all gonna burn hard for it too.

 

[Johnsoda123]

Hard to play telephone with one person.

 

[Big Hawk D-Port]

.....the problem was the 20-40 years it took them to

• plant the tree
• grow the tree
• chop down the tree
• mash the tree wood into pulp
• make the paper
• initiate the R&D effort on 'the pen'....

1 Corinthians is dated around AD 55, so approximately 25 years after the death of Jesus and contains a creed that had been in existence for years according to the text.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received,
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried,
and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures

That is very recent by ancient standards. Most people couldn’t read or write at the time and most history was passed down through oral tradition.

The rapid spread of the church in the face of Roman persecution, the actions of Jesus’ followers after his death and the historical record all point to something that needs an explanation happening in first century Judea.

What we call the Bible today is the result of collected writings that were painstakingly preserved and copied at a time when that was very uncommon to do so. Someone thought they were important. The oldest manuscripts we can find are basically the same text you read in a Bible today, and where there are discrepancies they are meticulously footnoted.

 

[Joes Place]

1 Corinthians is dated around AD 55, so approximately 25 years after the death of Jesus and contains a creed that had been in existence for years according to the text.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received,
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried,
and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures

That is very recent by ancient standards. Most people couldn’t read or write at the time and most history was passed down through oral tradition.

The rapid spread of the church in the face of Roman persecution, the actions of Jesus’ followers after his death and the historical record all point to something that needs an explanation happening in first century Judea.

What we call the Bible today is the result of collected writings that were painstakingly preserved and copied at a time when that was very uncommon to do so. Someone thought they were important. The oldest manuscripts we can find are basically the same text you read in a Bible today, and where there are discrepancies they are meticulously footnoted.

I know. I'm just messin' with people...

 

[Rudolph]

Every depiction of Jesus on that cross dude is ripped. So I stay fit, too, praise Jesus.