JESUS’ FINAL JOURNEYJESUS’ FINAL JOURNEY

JESUS DEPARTS FROM THE JESUS DEPARTS FROM THE GALILEEGALILEE

MATTHEW 19/MARK 10:1/LUKE 9:51MATTHEW 19/MARK 10:1/LUKE 9:51

BIG PORTION OF CHRIST MINISTRY WAS FROM THIS AREABIG PORTION OF CHRIST MINISTRY WAS FROM THIS AREA

ISAIAH 9:1-2ISAIAH 9:1-2Nevertheless the gloom Nevertheless the gloom willwill not not bebe upon her who upon her who isis distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed heavily oppressed her, Byher, By the way of the sea, beyond the the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Jordan, In Galilee of the GentilesIn Galilee of the Gentiles. The . The people who walked in people who walked in darkness Have seen a great lightdarkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the ; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. a light has shined.

70 CHOSEN70 CHOSEN

LUKE 10:1-24LUKE 10:1-24

JESUS LAST TIME IN GALILEEJESUS LAST TIME IN GALILEE

SENDS OUT 70 PEOPLE TO PREACH SENDS OUT 70 PEOPLE TO PREACH GOSPELGOSPEL

35 GROUPS35 GROUPS

NUMBER 70NUMBER 70

SIGNIFIES PERFECT SPIRITUAL ORDER SIGNIFIES PERFECT SPIRITUAL ORDER CARRIED OUT WITH ALL SPIRITUAL POWERCARRIED OUT WITH ALL SPIRITUAL POWER

(SPIRIT & ORDER EMPHASIZED)(SPIRIT & ORDER EMPHASIZED)

70 YEARS = GENERATION (CAPTIVITY)70 YEARS = GENERATION (CAPTIVITY)

70 NATIONS REPOPULATED AFTER FLOOD70 NATIONS REPOPULATED AFTER FLOOD

70 WENT TO JOSEPH IN EGYPT70 WENT TO JOSEPH IN EGYPT

NUMBER OF ELDERS FURNISHED ISRAEL’S GREAT TRIBUNAL NUMBER OF ELDERS FURNISHED ISRAEL’S GREAT TRIBUNAL (EXODUS 24:1/NUMBERS 11:16)(EXODUS 24:1/NUMBERS 11:16)

SENDS THEM OUT TO SENDS THEM OUT TO PREACHPREACH

GO OUT AND REACH SINNERSGO OUT AND REACH SINNERS

WE GET COMFORTABLE IN OUR CHURCH BUILDINGSWE GET COMFORTABLE IN OUR CHURCH BUILDINGS

WHY? WHY?

ISAIAH 10:1-3ISAIAH 10:1-3

Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among

wolves.wolves.

JESUS HEALS 10 JESUS HEALS 10 LEPERSLEPERS

LUKE 17:11-19LUKE 17:11-19Now it happened as He went to Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up stood afar off. And they lifted up theirtheir voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”mercy on us!”

So when He saw So when He saw them,them, He said to them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.were cleansed.

And one of them, when he saw that he And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on voice glorified God, and fell down on hishis face at His feet, giving Him thanks. face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.And he was a Samaritan.

So Jesus answered and said, “Were So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where there not ten cleansed? But where areare the nine? Were there not any found the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”made you well.”

ZACCHAEUSZACCHAEUSLUKE 19:1-10LUKE 19:1-10

Then Then JesusJesus entered and passed through Jericho. entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, Now behold, there wasthere was a man named Zacchaeus a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. stature.

So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.way. And when Jesus came to the place, He And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” So he made today I must stay at your house.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. But when they saw But when they saw it,it, they all complained, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”who is a sinner.”

Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”false accusation, I restore fourfold.”

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”and to save that which was lost.”

HOME OF MARY & HOME OF MARY & MARTHAMARTHA

LUKE 10: 38-42LUKE 10: 38-42

Now it happened as they went that Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. word.

But Martha was distracted with much But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”Therefore tell her to help me.”

And Jesus answered and said to her, And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”be taken away from her.”

LAZAROUSLAZAROUSJOHN 11:1-16JOHN 11:1-16

Now a certain Now a certain manman was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Martha. It was thatthat Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

When Jesus heard When Jesus heard that,that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. Then after this He said to sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. Then after this He said to thethe disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” TheThe disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?”the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” These things He said, and after night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”

Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” However, Jesus spoke Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”

Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”that we may die with Him.”

JESUS IS THE JESUS IS THE RESURRECTIONRESURRECTION

So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. And many days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.them concerning their brother.

Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

Martha said to Him, Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”the last day.”

Jesus said to her, Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Do you believe this?”

She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”God, who is to come into the world.”

WAS JESUS TOO LATE?WAS JESUS TOO LATE?

And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.” for you.”

As soon as she heard As soon as she heard that,that, she arose quickly and came to Him. Now she arose quickly and came to Him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and Martha met Him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”

Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and would not have died.” Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. And He said, “Where have you laid him?”was troubled. And He said, “Where have you laid him?”

They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. Then the Jews They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” And some of them said, “Could not said, “See how He loved him!” And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”from dying?”

LAZARUS RAISED FROM THE LAZARUS RAISED FROM THE DEADDEAD

Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Take stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”away the stone.”

Martha, the sister of him who was dead, Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been stench, for he has been deaddead four days.” four days.”

Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Then they took the glory of God?” 41 Then they took away the stone away the stone from the placefrom the place where the where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up HisHis eyes and said, “Father, I thank You eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said people who are standing by I said this,this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” that they may believe that You sent Me.”

Now when He had said these things, He Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had died came out forth!” And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with grave clothes, bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”him go.”

PLOTTING TO KILL JESUSPLOTTING TO KILL JESUSJOHN 11:45-57JOHN 11:45-57

Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. But some of them went the things Jesus did, believed in Him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”nation.”

And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” Now this he did and not that the whole nation should perish.” Now this he did not say on his own not say on his own authority;authority; but being high priest that year but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad. Then, one the children of God who were scattered abroad. Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death. from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves. Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” Now both the chief that He will not come to the feast?” Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report anyone knew where He was, he should report it,it, that they that they might seize Him.might seize Him.

JUDAS SHOWS TRUE JUDAS SHOWS TRUE COLORCOLOR

JOHN 12:1-7JOHN 12:1-7Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s Simon’s son,son, who would betray Him, said, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.what was put in it.

But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”not have always.”

PLOT TO KILL PLOT TO KILL LAZEROUSLAZEROUS

JOHN 12:9-11JOHN 12:9-11Now a great many of the Jews knew that He Now a great many of the Jews knew that He

was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see sake only, but that they might also see

Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.