The third vision: the beast from the earth Revelation chapter 13, verses 11-18 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants […]
Jesus rises and ascends into heaven The resurrection Luke chapter 24, verses 1-12 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find […]
Jesus before Pilate and Herod Luke chapter 23, verses 1-25 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king.” So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are […]
Jesus suffers and dies Judas agrees to betray Jesus Luke chapter 22, verses 1-6 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered […]
The resurrection and marriage Luke chapter 20, verses 27-40 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for […]
PART THREE The Servant at Work, Opening the Doors of the Kingdom: Suffering, Dying, Rising Again (chapter 19, verse 28 through chapter 24, verse 53) Jesus arrives in Jerusalem The triumphal entry Luke chapter 19, verses 28-44 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage […]
The parable of the persistent widow Luke chapter 18, verses 1-8 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that […]
The parable of the shrewd manager Luke chapter 16, verses 1-18 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any […]
The parable of the great banquet Luke chapter 14, verses 15-24 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. […]
Repent or perish Luke chapter 13, verses 1-9 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! […]