Josh1Eight

"Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted! Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20 NLT) If you've ever had a great movie ruined by a terrible ending, this post is dedicated to you. From beginning to end, the life Jesus recorded in the gospels is the most fascinating story ever written. That is until the very end. If I'm being honest, and I usually am, I hate the ending of the gospels because it never really wraps things up. For instance, let's suppose that you went to see a movie with a friend not knowing any...

"They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ (Matthew 27:63 NLT) It never really occurred to me in the account of Jesus burial some of the details surrounding the Pharisees' request for guards to be posted by the tomb. In their own words they said, "we remember that He said 'After three days I will rise from the dead.'" (vs. 63). How is it that the Pharisees remembered Jesus' own teaching better than His disciples? The disciples themselves almost seemed to have forgotten that He had ever even mentioned coming back from the dead (which you gotta admit is a pretty huge detail to overlook). While all the disciples are hiding out depressed and hopeless, not even Joseph of Arimathea seemed to have any recollection of Jesus' resurrection prediction. Instead, he went through a lot of time and money to see that He had a proper burial. But again, why go through all ...