A Handy Tool for Understanding the Events of Holy Week

CHRONOLOGY OF THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE CRUCIFIXION & RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS

Note:  Jewish days began at sunset (6 pm) - thus, a Jewish Friday begins at 6 pm (our Thursday evening) and ends at 6 pm the following day, whereas our days are from midnight to midnight.

SATURDAY – Day before Palm Sunday

Anointed at Bethany - Mt. 26:6-13;  Mk. 14:3-9;  Jn. 12:1-11

PALM SUNDAY

Enters Jerusalem triumphantly - Mt. 21:1-11;  Mk. 11:1-11;  Lk. 19:28-40;  Jn. 12:12-19

Weeps over the city - Lk. 19:41-44

Healing of the blind & lame - Mt. 21:14-17

MONDAY

Curses the fig tree - Mt. 21:18-22;  Mk. 11:12-14, 20-26

Cleanses the temple - Mt. 21:12, 13;  Mk. 11:15-19;  Lk. 19:45-48

Son of Man must be lifted up / Unbelief of the multitude - Jn. 12:20-50

TUESDAY

Teaches by parables in the temple - Mt. 21:23 - 22:14;  Mk. 11:27 - 12:12;  Lk. 20:1-19

Confounds the religious leaders -  Mt. 22:15 - 23:39;  Mk. 12:13-40;  Lk. 20:20-47

The Widow's Gift - Mk. 12:41-44; Lk. 21:1-4

Delivers the Olivet Discourse -  Mt. 24:1 - 25:46;  Mk. 13:1-37;  Lk. 21:5-38

WEDNESDAY

Judas plots with Sanhedrin - Mt. 26:1-5, 14-16;  Mk. 14:1,2,10,11;  Lk. 22:1-6

THURSDAY - Our Thursday evening - beginning of Jewish Friday

Washes the disciple’s feet and eats Passover meal (Last Supper) - Jn. 13:1-38;  Mt. 26:17-30;  

Mk. 14:12-26; Lk. 22:7-38

Delivers last words to disciples -  Jn. 14 - 17

Prays in the garden and is betrayed - Mt. 26:31-56;  Mk. 14:32-52;  Lk. 22:39-53;  Jn. 18:1-12

FRIDAY - Beginning very late on our Thursday eve and going through Fri. afternoon – Preparation Day)

Brought before Annas.  Peter’s first denial of Jesus - Jn. 18:12-23

Brought before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin.  Peter’s second & third denial of Jesus.  The rooster  crows.  Jesus mocked, blindfolded & beaten. -  Mt. 26:57-75, 27: 1; Mk. 14:53-72, 15:1; Lk. 22:54-71; Jn. 18:24-27

Brought before Pilate the first time.  Judas hangs himself. - Mt. 27:2-14;  Mk. 15:1-5;  Lk. 23:1-5; Jn. 18:28-40

Sent to Herod Antipas. - Lk. 23:6-12

Before Pilate a second time.  Condemned, mocked, and beaten. - Mt. 27:15-31;  Mk. 15:6-20;  Lk. 23:13-25;  
Jn. 19:1-16

Crucified at Golgotha (the third hour - 9 am) - Mt. 27:31-44;  Mk. 15:20-33;  Lk. 23:26-43; Jn. 19:16-30

Darkness throughout the land - 6th through 9th hour / noon to 3 p.m.). Jesus dies 9th hour / 3 p.m. - Mt. 27:45-56; Mk. 15:33-41; Lk. 23:44-49; Jn. 19:30-37

Buried in Joseph’s tomb. -  Mt. 27:57-61;  Mk. 15:42-47;  Lk. 23:50-56a;  Jn. 19:31-42

SATURDAY

Pilate seals the tomb and appoints a guard.  Sabbath rest. -  Mt. 27:62-66;  Lk. 23:56b

SUNDAY

Rises from the dead and appears to Mary Magdalene (still dark). - Mt. 28:1-10; Mk. 16:1-8;  Jn. 20:1-18

Appears to the women. - Mk. 16:9-11; Lk. 24:1-12

Appears to Peter. - Lk. 24:34;  I Cor. 15:5

Soldiers bribed to lie. - Mt. 28:11-15

Appears to the Emmaus disciples. -  Mk. 16:12,13;  Lk. 24:13-32

Appears to the disciples w/o Thomas. - Mk. 16:14-18;  Lk. 24:33-49;  Jn. 20:19-25; I Cor. 15:5

Appears to the disciples with Thomas. - Jn. 20:26-29



Worship

On Tuesday and Thursday of every week the members of the Christian Life Program gather in the Multipurpose room of the CLC and spend time in worship to our Lord and God.  It is a very simple meeting with some singing and praying, yet it has become a highlight of the men’s activities.  At 7 a.m. after some coffee and breakfast they simply gather throughout the 50 x 80 foot room, some at tables, some standing, some sitting, and we worship God in songs of praise and thanksgiving.  With the words projected on a screen with an overhead projector and a CD of the song, we bless God and we pray.  We pray for each other and for this world which desperately needs Him.  It is a blessed event.

As a Mission staff member I am blown away with the hunger to worship the men have.  They leave the room singing the songs.  They come to me asking for copies of the words.  Today a new man on the program, Derek, at the end asked to say something and turned to the group of 60 or so men and said how he has been in many churches with sometimes hundreds of people and has never heard men sing with such heart and soul. 

This has been our dream for some time, to begin days looking at and to God as a hungry people.  Honoring God as our God with thanksgivings for His willing suffering, death, burial, resurrection and then sending us His Spirit.  What a privilege and joy to be with these men worshipping God. 

(Submitted by Gary Mountz, Men’s Ministries Director at City Union Mission.)