Jesus said to his
disciples, “it is terribly hard for rich people to get in to the kingdom of
heaven!. In fact, it is easier for camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich person to get in to God’s kingdom.”
Jesus told them
Jesus came to them and said : “I have been given
all authority in heaven and on earth, go to the people of all nations and make
them my disciples. Baptise them in the name of the father, the son, and the
holy spirit, and teach them to do
everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of
the world.
Jesus is buried
That evening a
rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea went and asked for Jesus
body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph, who took the body and
wrapped it in clean linen cloth. Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb that
had been cut in to solid rock and never been in used. He rolled a big stone against
the entrance to the tomband went away. All this time Mary Magdalene and the
other mary were sitting across from the tomb.
On the next day,
which was a sabbath, the chief priest
and the pharisees went together to Pilate. They said, “sir we remember what
that liar said while he was still alive. He claimed that in 3 days He would
come back from death. So please order the tomb to be carefully guarded for 3
days. If you don’t, his disciples may come and steal his body. They will tell
the people that He is been raised to life, and thislast lie will be worse than
the first one.”
Pilate said to
them, “all right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you
know how.” So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.
The sabbath was
over, and it was almost daybreak on. Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary went to see the tomb. Suddenly a strong earthquake struck and the Lord’s
angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. The angel
looked as bright as lightning and His clothes were white as snow. The guards
shook from fear and fell down, as though they were dead. The angel said to the
women, “don’t be affraid ! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was nailed to
a cross, He is not here ! God has raised Him to life, just as Jesus said, He
would, come see the place where his body was lying, now hurry ! tell his
disciples that He has been raised to life and is on his way to Galilee,
go there and you will see Him, that is what I came to tell you.”
While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding
the tomb went into the city. They told
the chief priest everything that had happened. So the chief priest met with the
leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money. They said to the
soldiers, “tell everyone that Jesus disciples came during the night and stole
his body while you were a sleep, if the governor hears about this, we will talk
to him, you won’t have anything to worry about.” The soldiers took the money
and did what they were told, the jewish people still tell each other this
story.
The earth shook
At once the
curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and
rock split apart. Graves opened, and many of God’s people were raised to life.
Then after Jesus had risen to life, they
came out of their graves and went in to the holy city, where they were seen by
many people. The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake
and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “ This
man really was God’s Son!”.
The King
When the Son of
Man come in His glory with all of His
angels, He will sit on his royal throne. The people of all nations will be
brougt before Him, and He will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats. He will place
the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. Then the King will say to
those on His right, “My Father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom
that was prepared for you before the world was created. When I was hungry, you
gave Me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave Me something to
drink. When I was a stranger, you welcome Me, and when I was naked,you gave me
clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of Me, and when I was in jail,
you visited Me”.
Then the ones who
pleased the Lord will ask, “when did we
welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear or visit you while you were
sick or in jail?”.
The King will
answer, “whenewer you did it for any of My people, no matter how unimportant
they seemed, you did it for Me”.
Father
Don’t call anyone
on earth your Father. All of you have the same Father in heaven. None of you
should be called the leader. The Messiah is your only leader. Whoever is the
greatest should be the servant of the others. If you put yourself above others,
you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.
The Burden
Christ did not
sin or ever tell a lie. Although He was abused, He never try to get even. And
when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He had faith in God, who judges
fairly. Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so
that we would stop sinning and start living right. By His cuts and bruises you
are healed. You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one
who is your shepherd and protector.
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