It was an insightful experience to read about the Savior's last week of His life. Though a difficult week it was He willingly went through it all for each of us. Because of His last week, the Atonement was performed and He died, overcame death and gave each of us hope for eternal life.
The Assignment I chose was Choice #1 - Read the information
in the institute student manual about “The Last Days of Jesus’ Mortal Mission”
The fill in the chart with key events that took place during the Savior’s final
week of mortality.
Day 1
Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and
rode through the city gates into Jerusalem. This is known as the Triumphal
Entry, people praised Him in shouts of “Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is
he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.” (Matthew 21:9)
He went directly to the temple and stayed in Bethany.
Day 2
Again early in the morning Jesus
went to the Temple. This is where the money exchangers were thrust out of the
Temple and this act challenge the Jewish leadership authority since they were
the ones that allowed money exchangers in the Temple. The Temple was to be a
house of prayer, “It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer;
but ye have made it a den of thieves.” (Matthew 21:13) Jesus again returned to
Bethany.
Day 3
The priests were not happy with
their authority being challenged so when Jesus returned to the Temple the
priests challenged him and asked where He received His authority. The Savior
responded through parables and again the scribes and Pharisees challenged Him.
“Jesus openly denounced them and condemned them as hypocrites.” New Testament Student manual
From this time forward the Lord
did not teach the public, only the twelve apostles. The Jewish leadership was
scheming a way to kill Jesus while weighing in on how they would do this
without disrupting the public. Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples, offered to
betray Him.
Day 4
Jesus knew Judas would betray Him
and of the entire plot. Not much is known of what happened on this day.
Day 5
Jesus commemorates the Passover
in a private home and this is where He institutes the Sacrament. Jesus
instructs the twelve. He offers the Intercessory prayer and takes the eleven
disciples (Judas left) to the outside walls of Gethsemane. He takes Peter,
James and John a little further and asks them to wait for Him. Jesus Christ
atones for all of Mankind.
After some time Jesus returns to
His disciples and says his betrayer is at hand and Judas returns to the group
with band of armed men. Jesus went with them peacefully.
An illegal trial was held that
night.
Day 6
Jesus was charged with Blasphemy
under the Jewish law because He claimed He was the Son of God. He was also
charge under a political indictment and punish under Roman law. Pilate gave in
to the crowd shouting to destroy Jesus and He was sentenced to death by
crucifixion.
The Savior, Jesus Christ,
voluntarily gave up His spirit. Before nightfall His body was removed from the
cross and buried in a tomb.
Day 7
The Jewish Sabbath and Jesus’
body lay in the tomb but His spirit was ministering to those who died and were
in the spirit world.
Day of Resurrection
This is the day of hope where
Christ appears to Mary. He promised He would overcome death and He did.
“These are written, that ye might
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God; and that believing ye might
have life through his name.” John 20:31
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