Jesus' Ministry, strictly per John (part 6)
Focus of the itinerary on this page: [22]
- For the entire itinerary, see Ministry Itin'ry;
- for the entire chronology see Ministry Chro1 - 4;
- in (parentheses) is the location per today's geography;
- to see about a possible other location for Gethsemane, see MinChroAltern;
- remember the pages are described on the HOMEPAGE & listed in column left.
[18] in Galilee; along the border between Galilee & Samaria; in Judea;
[19] 3rd time in Jerusalem-- mid-fall, Feast of Tabernacles:
- in Jerusalem-- halfway through the Feast, to the Temple courts;
- to the Mount of Olives (south-central West Bank)-- for 1 night;
- back in the Temple courts in Jerusalem;
- Jesus spoke again to the people; as He went along...;
[20] 4th time in Jerusalem-- winter, Feast of Dedication;
[21] to Judea & surroundings (southern West Bank & E of the southern Jordan River):- went on the other side of the Jordan R. (west-central Jordan);
- approached, entered & left Jericho, NE of Jerusalem (southeast-central West Bank);
- in Bethany (El-Azarireh, SE of Jerusalem; south-western West Bank), on the Mount of Olives, less than 2 mi. from Jerusalem-- raised Lazarus;
- in Ephraim (NE of Jerusalem; central West Bank);
- back in Bethany, 6 days before the Passover-- Jesus' feet anointed:
- came to Bethany & Bethphage (between Jerusalem & El-Azarireh in the West Bank), at the Mount of Olives-- 2 disciples sent;
[22] 5th time in/near Jerusalem-- mid-spring, Passover Feast #2:
- entered Jerusalem riding a donkey, went to the Temple area; returned to Bethany for 1 night;
- left Bethany; went back to Jerusalem, to the Temple courts;
- each: morning/day at the Temple, evening/night on the Mount of Olives;
- in Bethany 2 days before the Passover-- Jesus' head anointed;
- in Bethany(?) 1 day before the Preparation Day;
- in Jerusalem for the start of the Preparation Day-- the Feet Washing & the Lord's/Last Supper;
- across the Kidron Valley, to the Mount of Olives, during the Preparation Day-- teachings & prayers;
- back across the Kidron Valley, in the Garden of Gethsemane, also during the Preparation Day-- agony & betrayal;
- in Jerusalem, still during the Preparation Day-- arrest & "trial";
- near Jerusalem, still during the Preparation Day-- crucifixion & burial.
Preparation Day events revisited: [22] 6.-10. above
Remember, all the revisited events below occurred on the Jewish Preparation Day-- the day before the Sabbath & the start of the Passover Feast .
6., the Lord's Supper was in the Jewish early evening (recall Mark 14:17 saying, When evening came; but remember the feet washing occurred during the evening meal, per John 13:1-30)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Thurs. early evening;
7., the teachings & prayers were in the Jewish later evening-- i.e., all this in our present-day Thurs. later evening;
8., the agony & betrayal were in the Jewish wee-hours of the morning-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. wee-hours of the morning;
9., the arrest & trial began in the Jewish very early of the morning (see Mark 15:1)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. early morning;
10., the crucifixion & burial occurred in the Jewish morning & afternoon (Mark 15:25 says, It was the 3rd hour when They crucified Him; Mark 15:33-34,37 says, At the 6th hour darkness until the 9th; at the 9th hour, Jesus breathed His last)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. morning & afternoon.
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A. In Jerusalem
1. In the Upper Room (before eating the Lord's/Last Supper--'An example: Unless I wash Your feet, You have no part with Me'); Judas Iscariot prompted [22] 6. above