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2.1.5 Age of Jesus
2.1.5.1 Outline
The mission of Jesus was to let people diffuse divine messages
so as to let humans on the Earth realize the truth at the end time.
They let Mary sleep and conducted artificial fertilization to conceive the child of Yahweh.
The pregnancy implies that DNAs of humans on the Earth are similar to that of the
Elohim and accord with DNAs of the Elohim.
A spacecraft of the Elohim led the wisemen from the east to the birthplace of
Jesus.
Miracles of Jesus including the Resurrection were performed through the Elohim's technology.
Yahweh told that it was necessary for Jesus to die in order for the truth
to be known throughout the world so that later on, when the
creators return to the Earth they are not taken for invaders.
That is the purpose of the Biblical and Evangelical writings, to
preserve traces of the work and presence of the creators,
so that they will be recognized when they return.
2.1.5.2 Details
2.1.5.2.1 Annunciation
They let Mary sleep and conducted artificial fertilization to conceive the child of Yahweh.
The pregnancy implies that DNAs of humans on the Earth are similar to
that of the Elohim and accord with DNAs of the Elohim.
Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_Da_Vinci_-_Annunciazione.jpeg
*"Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by
God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to
a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.
The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said
to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed
are you among women!' But when she saw him, she was troubled
at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.
Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have
found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb
and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be
great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord
God will give Him the throne of His father David.
And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His
kingdom there will be no end'" (Luk 1:26-33).
*"And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from
Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.
So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also
went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to
the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary,
his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while
they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling
cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the inn" (Luk 2:1-7).
2.1.5.2.2 Adoration
After a while, a spacecraft of the Elohim led the wisemen from the east to the birthplace of Jesus.
*"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,
behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,
Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?
For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him" (Mat 2:1-2).
*"Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined
from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said,
Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him,
bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.
When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which
they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood
over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into
the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell
down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures,
they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh" (Mat 2:7-11).
Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Adorazione_dei_Magi_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Hearing the born of the Jewish King, Herod the Great
(pro-Roman king of the Jewish state dependent on the Roman Empire)
started executing all
young male children in Bethlehem to avoid the loss of his throne.
Then Joseph's family once took refuge to Egypt.
After Herod the Great's death, Joseph's family returned to Nazareth.
2.1.5.2.3 Baptism
Jesus grew up as a carpenter in Nazareth.
(As mentioned below, the Bible refers to his brothers and sisters.)
When Jesus became around 30, the preacher John the Baptist
appeared around the Jordan River
(supposedly around Bethabara, on the east of the Jordan River,
30 km to the east-southeast of Nazareth).
(Bethabara could also be called "Bethany",
but not to be confused with the other Bethany near Jerusalem.)
*"John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but there
stands One among you whom you do not know. It is He who,
coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap
I am not worthy to loose.' These things were done in Bethabara
beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing" (Joh 1:26-28).
(John was the son of Elizabeth, who was Mary's relative and also (her husband) had an
annunciation when she conceived John.)
Jesus went from Nazareth to John's activity place
(supposedly to Bethabara, on the east of the Jordan River,
30 km to the east-southeast of Nazareth) and
was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First_century_palestine.gif
Possible Baptism Site in Bethabara
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baptism_Site.jpg
2.1.5.2.4 Temptation
After the baptism, Jesus was led to a wilderness to be examined by Satan.
*"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when
He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward
He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him,
he said, 'If You are the Son of God, command that
these stones become bread.' But He answered and
said, 'It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of
God."' Then the devil took Him up into the holy city,
set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to
Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down.
For it is written: "He shall give His angels charge
over you," and, "In their hands they shall bear you
up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone."'
Jesus said to him, 'It is written again, "You shall
not tempt the Lord your God."' Again, the devil took
Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed
Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
And he said to Him, 'All these things I will give You if
You will fall down and worship me.' Then Jesus said
to him, 'Away with you, Satan! For it is written, "You
shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you
shall serve."' Then the devil left Him, and behold,
angels came and ministered to Him" (Mat 4:1-11).
2.1.5.2.5 Teachings and Miracles around Galilee
Subsequently, Jesus started teachings in Galilee
(mostly around the Sea of Galilee, particularly Capernaum).
Jesus recruited his disciples, provided teachings, and cured a lot of
sickness in Galilee.
Hearing his miracle healing, multitudes gathered.
Then Jesus moved to a small mountain with the multitudes
and delivered the Sermon on the Mount supposedly near
Capernaum just to the northwest of the Sea of Galilee.
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of humans moral
teachings mostly recorded in Matthew 5, 6, and 7.
For example, the Sermon includes the eight teachings called
"the Beatitudes" such as
"Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God" (Mat 5:9).
Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpg
*
"Sermon on the Mount in Wikipedia"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount
After the Sermon, Jesus continued the miracle healing in various places.
*"Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing every sickness and every disease among the people" (Mat 9:35).
A woman possibly in Magdala (possibly western shore of the Sea of Galilee)
was also cured.
*"Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village,
preaching and
bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were
with Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and
infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons" (Luk 8:1-2).
Subsequently, Jesus talked the parable of sowed seeds
(Parable of the Soil in Matthew 13) as mentioned before.
*"Another parable He spoke to them: 'The kingdom of heaven is
like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of meal till it was all leavened.' All these things Jesus spoke to
the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak
to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying:
'I will open My mouth in parables; eI will utter things kept
secret from the foundation of the world'" (Mat 13:33-35).
However, when Jesus returned to Nazareth,
he was rejected as follows.
*"When He had come to His own country,
He taught them in their synagogue,
so that they were astonished and said,
'Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?
Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary?
And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this
Man get all these things?' So they were offended at Him.
But Jesus said to them,
'A prophet is not without honor except in his own country
and in his
own house.'
Now He did not do many mighty works there because of
their unbelief" (Mat 13:54-58).
On the other hand, John the Baptist was put into prison for having
criticized Queen Herodias of Judea at the time and beheaded.
(The pro-Roman king of the Jewish state (Judea) at
the time was Herod Antipas.)
Jesus heard it and departed to a deserted place (supposedly to pray) by boat.
The multitudes noted it and followed Jesus on foot.
It became evening but they were deficient in food.
The disciples had five loaves of bread and two fish.
Then Jesus multiplied the food and multitudes over 5000
were satisfied with the multiplied food.
Subsequently, Jesus sent the multitudes away,
made the disciples get into the boat, and Jesus went up on
the mountain by himself to pray alone.
The boat was tossed to the middle of the Sea of Galilee by the wave
and it became 4 o'clock a.m.
Then Jesus went to them walking on the Sea (of Galilee).
*"But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves,
for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night
Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying,
'It is a ghost!' And they cried out for fear" (Mat 14:24-26).
On the other day (supposedly on August 6), Jesus' transfiguration
occurred on a mountain supposedly on Mount Tabor.
*"Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,
led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was
transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and
His clothes became as white as the light. And behold,
Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him" (Mat 17:1-3).
The Transfiguration by Raphael
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_Raphael.jpg
2.1.5.2.6 Entry into Jerusalem
Subsequently, Jesus departed to Jerusalem.
*"Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings,
that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed Him,
and He healed them there" (Mat 19:1-2).
Jesus prophesied the betrayal, his death, and
his resurrection on the third day.
*"Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples
aside on the road and said to them,
'Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man
will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes;
and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver
Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify.
And the third day He will rise again'" (Mat 20:17-19).
On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus cured a blind man in Jerico.
Jesus arrived at Bethany 3 km to the east of Jerusalem.
His acquaintace Lazarus had buried four days before.
Then Jesus revived Lazarus from Lazarus'grave.
*"Then they took away the stone from the place where the
dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said,
'Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people
who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.'
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice,
'Lazarus, come forth!' And he who had died came out bound hand
and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth.
Jesus said to them, 'Loose him, and let him go'" (Joh 11:41-44).
Jesus prepared a donkey at Bethphage in the
Mount of Olives 1 km to the east of Jerusalem.
(600 m to the east of the Second Temple,
200 m to the southeast of Gethsemane.)
Jesus once entered Jerusalem riding on the donkey as prophesied in Zechariah.
*"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is
just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey" (Zec 9:9).
Jesus went to the Jewish Second Temple
(stood between 516 BCE and 70 CE) created after Solomon's Temple
(the First Temple)
on the Temple Mount located
on the northeast of Jerusalem at the time also called Herod's Temple.
(The site of the Jewish Second Temple (Herod's Temple) later changed into the
Islamic Dome of the Rock.)
*"Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those
who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money
changers and the seats of those who sold doves" (Mat 21:12).
Model of the Second Temple
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Temple.jpg
Jerusalem in Jesus Era
*Attribution:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerusalem_at_Jesus_time_EL.png
Then Jesus returned to Bethany 3 km to the east of Jerusalem.
*"Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany,
and He lodged there" (Mat 21:17).
2.1.5.2.7 Olivet Discourse
Subsequently, Jesus moved to the Mount of Olives and delivered
the Olivet Discourse.
*"Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to
Him privately, saying, 'Tell us, when will these things be?
And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the
age?'" (Mat 24:3).
*"And Jesus answered and said to them:
'Take heed that no one
deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the
Christ," and will deceive many.
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars.
See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come
to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various
places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you
will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and
will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and
deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of
many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as
a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Therefore when you see the "abomination of desolation," spoken of
by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place'
(whoever reads, let him understand), 'then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not
go down to take anything out of his house.
And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are
nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not
be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great
tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the
world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved;
but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!" or "There!" do
not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and
show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to
you, "Look, He is in the desert!" do not go out; or "Look, He is in
the inner rooms!" do not believe it'" (Mat 24:4-26).
*"'For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered
together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will
be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then
all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other'" (Mat 24:27-31).
*"'Now learn this parable from the fig tree:
When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves,
you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all
these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly,
I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these
things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words
will by no means pass away'" (Mat 24:32-35).
*"'But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels
of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered
the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them
all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other
left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken
and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what
hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the
house had known what hour the thief would come, he would
have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an
hour you do not expect'" (Mat 24:36-44).
*"'Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made
ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so
doing. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his
goods. But if that evil servant says in his heart, "My master is delaying
his coming," and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink
with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day
when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth'" (Mat 24:45-51).
According to Rael, Yahweh told that the following parable means that humans created should
raise their talent and ability and incompetent beings will be abandoned.
*"'For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country,
who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one,
to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a
journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded
with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had
received two gained two more also. But he who had received one
went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.
After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts
with them. So he who had received five talents came and brought five
other talents, saying, "Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look,
I have gained five more talents besides them."
His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you were
faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your lord." He also who had received two talents
came and said, "Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have
gained two more talents besides them."
His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you have
been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your lord." Then he who had received the one
talent came and said, "Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping
where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered
seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Look, there you have what is yours." But his lord answered and said to
him, "You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where
I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers,
and at my
coming I would have received back my own with interest.
So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten
talents." For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have
abundance; but from
him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away'" (Mat 25:14-29).
After the Olivet Discourse, Jesus moved to Bethany and a woman possibly
Mary Magdalene came supposedly to anoint Jesus.
*"And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil,
and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table" (Mat 26:6-7).
2.1.5.2.8 Last Supper
The site of the Passover, the Last Supper, would be like
secretly designated by Jesus as follows.
That would be supposedly to avoid opponents' disturbance
through Judas Iscariot.
*"Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him,
'Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?'
And He said, 'Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him,
"The Teacher says,
'My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with
My disciples'"'" (Mat 26:17-18).
The site of the Last Supper is commonly regarded as the Upper Room (Cenacle) on
Mount Zion on the southwest of Jerusalem.
The Last Supper is commonly regarded as
a Passover meal in Thursday evening preceding the Crucifixion on Friday.
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%9Altima_Cena_-_Da_Vinci_5.jpg
*
"Last Supper in Wikipedia"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper
Upper Room (Possible Last Supper Room)
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jerusalem_-_LastSupperRoom.jpg
2.1.5.2.9 Crucifixion
Supposedly on the next day, Jesus went to Gethsemane
500 m to the northeast of the Second Temple and prayed.
(Gethsemane means "Oil Press (of Olives).")
*"Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,
and said to the disciples, 'Sit here while I go
and pray over there'" (Mat 26:36).
Gethsemane
*Attribution:
"Gethsemane in Wikipedia"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane
*"And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve,
with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief
priests and elders of the people.
Now His betrayer had given them a sign,
saying, 'Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.'
Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,
'Greetings, Rabbi!' and kissed
Him. But Jesus said to him, 'Friend, why have you come?'
Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
And suddenly, one of those who were with
Jesus stretched out his
hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high
priest, and cut
off his ear" (Mat 26:47-51).
Yahweh told that it was necessary for Jesus to die in order for the
truth to be
known throughout the world so that later on,
when the creators return to
the Earth they are not taken for usurpers or invaders.
That is the purpose of the Biblical and Evangelical writings,
to preserve traces of the work and presence of the creators,
so that they will be recognized when they return.
Jesus reveals the importance of his
death and of the writings which would later serve as proof.
When one of his companions tried to defend Jesus with a sword as above, Jesus said:
*"But Jesus said to him, 'Put your sword in its place, for all
who take the
sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot
now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more
than twelve legions of angels?
How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that
it must happen thus?'" (Mat 26:52-54).
Jesus was arrested.
Disciple Peter denied Jesus three times.
*"Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard.
And a servant girl came to him,
saying, 'You also were with Jesus of Galilee.'
But he denied it before them
all, saying, 'I do not know what you are saying.'
And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw
him and said
to those who were there,
'This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.'
But again he denied with an oath, 'I do not know the Man!'
And a little
later those who stood by came up and said to Peter,
'Surely you also are
one of them, for your speech betrays you.'
Then he began to curse and
swear, saying, 'I do not know the Man!'
Immediately a rooster crowed.
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him,
'Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.'
So he went out and wept bitterly" (Mat 26:69-75).
Jesus was executed.
*"When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head,
and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before
Him and mocked Him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!'
Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him
on the head.
And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him,
put His own
clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name.
Him they compelled to bear His cross. And when they had come to a
place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, they gave
Him sour wine mingled with gall to
drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink" (Mat 27:29-34).
*"Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
'They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.' Sitting down, they kept watch over
Him there. And they put up over His head the accusation written
against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and
another on the left. And those who passed by blasphemed Him,
wagging their heads and saying, 'You who destroy the temple and
build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God,
come down from the cross.' Likewise the chief priests also,
mocking with the scribes and elders, said, 'He saved others; Himself
He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down
from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let Him
deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said,
"I am the Son of God."' Even the robbers who were crucified with
Him reviled Him with the same thing" (Mat 27:35-44).
*"Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was
darkness over
all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice,
saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is,
'My God, My God, why have
You forsaken Me?'
Some of those who stood there, when they heard that,
said, 'This Man is calling for Elijah!'
Immediately one of them ran and
took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it
on a reed, and
offered it to Him to drink.
The rest said, 'Let Him alone; let us see
if Elijah will come to save Him.'
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice,
and yielded up His spirit" (Mat 27:45-50).
Mond Crucifixion by Raphael
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CrocefissioneRaffaello.jpg
*"Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from
top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were
split, and
the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints
who had
fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after
His
resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding
Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened,
they feared greatly, saying, 'Truly this was the Son of God!'
And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to
Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedee’s sons" (Mat 27:51-56).
*"Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from
Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a
disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the
body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be
given to him. When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped
it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he
had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against
the door of the tomb, and departed. And Mary Magdalene
was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the
chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
saying, 'Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how
that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise." Therefore
command that the tomb be made secure until the
third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal
Him away, and say to the people, "He has risen from
the dead." So the last deception will be worse than
the first.' Pilate said to them, 'You have a guard; go
your way, make it as secure as you know how.'
So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing
the stone and setting the guard" (Mat 27:57-66).
The site of Jesus' tomb could be Golgotha (Calvary).
*
"Tomb of Jesus in Wikipedia"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Jesus
2.1.5.2.10 Resurrection
It is said that Mary Magdalene visited the tomb early in the morning of
the third day (Sunday).
She found the tomb open and informed the disciples of the situation.
They rushed the tomb and noted that Jesus' corpse had gone missing.
The disciples withdrew and Mary stayed alone.
Then Mary Magdalene found two white angels sitting in the tomb and
noted Jesus standing behind her.
*"Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early,
while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away
from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other
disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them,
'They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not
know where they have laid Him.' Peter therefore went out,
and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb.
So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran
Peter and came to the tomb first. And he, stooping down and
looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in.
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb;
and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that
had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded
together in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who
came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.
For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again
from the dead.
Then the disciples went away again to their own homes" (Joh 20:1-10).
*"But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she
wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the
other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Then they said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?'
She said to them, 'Because they have taken away my Lord,
and I do not know where they have laid Him.'
Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you seeking?' She, supposing Him to be the gardener,
said to Him, 'Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where
You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.' Jesus said to
her, 'Mary!' She turned and said to Him, 'Rabboni!'
(which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to
Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to
My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your
Father, and to My God and your God."' Mary Magdalene
came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that
He had spoken these things to her" (Joh 20:11-18).
Jesus appeared before the disciples
(supposedly in the Upper Room (Cenacle) on Mount Zion) (in the absence of Thomas)
in the evening of the same day (Sunday).
*"Then, the same day at evening, being the first day
of the week, when the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them,
'Peace be with you.'
When He had said this, He showed them His hands
and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they
saw the Lord" (Joh 20:19-20).
Thomas heard that, but claimed he wouldn't believe
unless he sees Jesus.
Eight days later, Jesus appeared in the presence of
Thomas. However, the wisdom believing (recognizing)
without sighting was favored.
*"And after eight days His disciples were again inside,
and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being
shut, and stood in the midst, and said, 'Peace to you!'
Then He said to Thomas, 'Reach your finger here, and
look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it
into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.'
And Thomas answered and said to Him,
'My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him,
'Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have
believed'" (Joh 20:26-29).
Subsequently, some disciples came back to their hometown area Galilee.
Then Jesus appeared before some disciples in Tiberias
(western shore of the Sea of Galilee near Magdala) for the third time.
*"After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples
at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself:
Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in
Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were
together. Simon Peter said to them, 'I am going fishing.'
They said to him, 'We are going with you also.'
They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they
caught nothing. But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on
the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
Then Jesus said to them, 'Children, have you any food?'
They answered Him, 'No.'
And He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat,
and you will find some.' So they cast, and now they were not able to
draw it in because of the multitude of fish" (Joh 21:1-6).
Resurrection of Christ by Raphael
*Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rafael_-_ressureicaocristo01.jpg
2.1.5.2.11 Ascension
On the 40th day after the resurrection, Jesus and the disciples
gathered in the Upper Room (Cenacle) on Mount Zion in
Jerusalem. Then Jesus ascended from the Mount of Olives
(about 1 km to the east of Jerusalem) to heaven.
On the other hand, two white men (supposedly angels) stood by them.
*"The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus
began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken
up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to
the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented
Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs,
being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the
things pertaining to the kingdom of God" (Act 1:1-3).
*"And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to
depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, 'which,'
He said, 'you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water,
but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.'
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, 'Lord,
will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?'
And He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons which the
Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to
Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of
the earth'" (Act 1:4-8).
*"Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched,
He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also
said, 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven?
This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so
come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven'" (Act 1:9-11).
*"Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called
Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey.
And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where
they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas;
Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the
Zealot; and Judas the son of James. These all continued with one
accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with His brothers" (Act 1:12-14).
2.1.5.2.12 Progress of Christian Denominations
The teachings would be propagated as follows.
Disciples started propagation after Jesus' ascension.
They mostly propagated teachings of Jesus to Jewish people in the Roman Empire.
The believers formed Christian church communities.
They were distributed over Anatolia (Asia Minor) and in narrow and long coastal areas of the
Mediterranean Sea.
The territory of the Roman Empire at the time would be as follows.
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 70 CE
*Attribution:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif
The contents (texts) of books of the Bible (for Christianity)
are mostly specified in Greek by around 100 CE.
The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was gradually intensified,
particularly by the Roman emperors Decius (in the reign of 249 - 251 CE),
Diocletian (in the reign of 284 - 286 CE), and Galerius (in the reign of 305 - 311 CE).
In contrast, the Roman emperor Constantine I (in the reign of 306 - 337 CE) supported
Christians through the Edict of Milan (313 CE) and the First Council of Nicaea (325 CE).
Other than that, Constantine I established the new capital Constantinople (later Istanbul),
since the eastern region was more urbanized at the time.
On the other hand, Constantine I constructed the original Staint Peter's Basilica at the
possible burial site of Saint Peter, Vatican, in Rome. The Basilica was completed around 360 CE.
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 300 CE
*
"Edict of Milan in Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Milan
*
"First Council of Nicaea in Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
Subsequently, the Roman Empire's sovereignty was divided, the Roman Empire was governed
by plural emperors. One of the Roman emperors Theodosius I (in the reign of 379 - 395 CE) and
other emperors declared the Trinity to be the only legitimate imperial religious doctorin through
the Nicene Creed in 381 CE. In addition, Theodosius I once acquired the whole
sovereignty of the empire and handed over the Roman Empire to his sons dividing the
Empire into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
in 395 CE.
*
"Theodosius I in Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I
The Trinity would be the doctrine that claims "God is one,
while it consists of essentially the same eternal three persons,
God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit."
The meaning of the Holy Spirit could be like Giver of Life.
*From the viewpoint of Raelism, the doctrine of the Trinity would be
like respecting the Elohim's Council of Eternals.
*
"Trinity in Wikipedia"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 405 CE
The Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II expelled Nestorians, who opposed the Trinity,
through the Council of Ephesus in 431 CE. Nestorians exiled to the area of former-Assyria
and Persia, propagated their teachings in China, they became the Assyrian Church of the East.
Subsequently, the Eastern Roman emperor Marcianus and Pope Leo I in the Western
Roman Empire confirmed the Trinity and expelled opposing
churches (later called Non-Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches) through the Chalcedon
Creed in 451 CE.
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 450 CE
After that, the Western Roman Empire declined, the Trinitary Church in
the Western Roman Empire lost the patron.
On the other hand, Salian Franks were a small Germanic group in the downstream area
of the Rhine River in the Western Roman Empire. Clovis I (466 - 511 CE)
became the king of the Salian Franks in 481 CE, established the Merovingian dynasty of
the Frankish Kingdom.
He extended the territory from the Rhine River to the
Pyrenees pushing the Western Roman Empire away.
Persuaded by Clovis's wife Clotilde, he converted to the Trinitary
Christianity in 496 CE. Then the western Trinitary
Church was instead supported by the Frankish Kingdom after that.
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 480 CE
Territories of the Frankish Kingdom as of 481CE
Territories of the Roman Empire as of 530 CE
Territories of the Frankish Kingdom as of 531 CE
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