Jerusalem, Israel — Nisan 16, A.D.33

 
Jesus Christ of Nazareth died on Friday Nisan 14 on Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the Skull, just outside of Jerusalem, capital of Israel. The causes of His death were extreme exhaustion, severe torture, and loss of blood caused by crucifixion by order of Pontius Pilate. He was betrayed by one of His disciples, Judas.
 
Jesus Christ, a descendent of Abraham, was a member of the House of David. He was the son of the late Joseph of Nazareth, a carpenter, and Mary, a devoted mother. He is survived by His mother, His brothers and sisters, His disciples, and many other followers and friends.
 
Jesus was educated at home and spent most of His life working as a carpenter, then as a traveling teacher-preacher. Up until the time of His death, the last three years of His short life were spent teaching and sharing the Good News (about salvation through Him), healing the sick, ministering to the lonely, feeding the hungry and helping the poor.
 
He was most noted for His sharing of many parables about His Father’s Kingdom. He performed numerous miracles, such as feeding over 5,000 people, healing a man born blind and raising a dead man from his tomb. On the day before His death He celebrated the Passover meal with His disciples, at which time He foretold of His death.
 
The body of Jesus was quickly buried in a garden tomb near Calvary which was donated by a friend named Joseph of Arimathea, himself a committed believer in Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. By order of Pontius Pilate, a huge stone was rolled over the entrance of the tomb. A group of sixteen Roman soldiers was placed on guard at the tomb.
 
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that all truly study His teachings, consider His basic message — “Repent and Believe the Gospel” — and seek to live as He lived. Donations may be sent or given to anyone you know who is truly in need of food, clothes or help.
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UPDATE — Something very unexpected happened on the third day after the death and burial of Jesus Christ! The stone was rolled away, His tomb was empty, and His body was gone. Several eyewitnesses (some women, the soldiers there guarding the tomb and two disciples) verified this fact. And some of these witnesses reported to having seen an angel at the tomb.
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FURTHER UPDATE — The body of Jesus was found – alive! Amazingly, miraculously, He had arisen bodily from the dead. The day of His resurrection He was seen alive, and He talked with several people. Some of those who saw Him and talked with Him included Mary Magdalene, some other women, a man named Cleopas and his wife, the Apostle Peter and the other disciples.
 
No other person has ever been known to have risen from the dead, displaying power over death! Jesus Himself had predicted He would rise from the dead. It remains to be seen how this man’s death and resurrection will, in days to come, impact this city, the nation or even the whole world.