 Story number 30 of Hurlbut's story of the Bible. This is the LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Part 6, Palm Sunday, Matthew 21, 1-11, 26, 6-16, Mark 2, 1-11, 14, 3-11, Luke 19, 29-41, 22, 3-6, John 12, 1-19. From Jericho Jesus and his disciples went up from the mountains and came to Bethany where his friends Martha and Mary lived, and where he had raised Lazarus to life, as we read in Story 135. Many people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was there and they all went out of the city to see him, for Bethany was only two miles from Jerusalem. Some came also to see Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from the dead, but the rulers of the Jews said to each other, we must not only kill Jesus but Lazarus also because on his account so many of the people are going after Jesus and are believing on him. The friends of Jesus in Bethany made a supper for Jesus at the home of a man called Simon. The leper and perhaps he was one whom Jesus had cured of leprosy. Jesus and his disciples with Lazarus leaned upon the couches around the table as the guests and Martha was one of those who waited upon them. While they were at supper Mary the sister of Lazarus came into the room carrying a sealed jar of very precious perfume. She opened the jar and poured some of the perfume upon the head of Jesus and some upon his feet and she wiped his feet with her long hair and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But one of the disciples of Jesus, Judas Iscariot, was not pleased at this. He said, Why was such a waste of the perfume made? This might have been sold for more than $45 and the money given to the poor. This he said not because he cared for the poor. Judas was the one of the twelve who kept the bag of money for Jesus and the twelve and he was a thief and took away for his own use all the money that he could steal. But Jesus said, Let her alone. Why do you find fault with the woman? She has done a good work for me. You have the poor always with you and whenever you wish you can give to them but you will have me with you only a little while. She has done what she could for she has come to perfume my body for its burial and truly I say to you that wherever the gospel shall be preached throughout the world what this woman has done shall be told in memory of her. Perhaps Mary knew what others did not believe. That Jesus was soon to die and she showed her love for him and her sorrow for his coming death by this rich gift. But Judas the disciple who carried the bag was very angry at Jesus and from that time he was looking for a chance to betray Jesus or to give him up to his enemies. He went to the chief priests and said What will you give me if I will put Jesus into your hands? They said we will give you 30 pieces of silver and for 30 pieces of silver Judas promised to help them take Jesus and make him their prisoner. On the morning after the supper at Bethany Jesus called two of his disciples and said to them Go into the next village and at a place where two roads cross and there you will find an ass tied in a colt with it loose them and bring them to me and if anyone says to you why do you do this? Say the Lord has need of them and they will let them go. They went to the place and found the ass and the colt and were loosing them when the owner said What are you doing and tying the ass? And they said as Jesus had told them to say The Lord has need of it. Then the owner gave them the ass and the colt for the use of Jesus. They brought them to Jesus on the Mount of Olives and they laid some of their own clothes on the colt for a cushion and set Jesus upon it. Then all the disciples and a very great multitude threw their garments upon the ground for Jesus to ride upon. Others cut down branches from the trees and laid them on the ground and as Jesus rode over the mountain toward Jerusalem many walked before him waving branches of palm trees and they all cried together Hosanna to the son of David Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest These things they said because they believed Jesus was the Christ the anointed king and they hoped that he would now set up his throne in Jerusalem Some of the Pharisees in the crowd who did not believe in Jesus said to him Master stop your disciples but Jesus said I tell you that if these should be still the very stones would cry out and when he came into Jerusalem with all his multitude all the city was filled with wonder they said Who is this? and the multitude answered This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth in Galilee and Jesus went into the temple and looked around it but he did not stay because the hour was late He went again to Bethany and there stayed at night with his friends These things took place on Sunday the first day of the week and that Sunday in the year is called Palm Sunday because of the palm branches which the people carried before Jesus End of section 30 Recording by Sean McGahey ducktapeguy.net Story number 31 of Harlebot's story of the Bible This is a LibriVox recording All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Janelle Parham Harlebot's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Harlebot Part 6 The Last Visits of Jesus to the Temple On Monday morning, the second day of the week Jesus rose very early in the morning and without waiting to take his breakfast went with his disciples from Bethany over the Mount of Olives toward Jerusalem On the mountain he saw at a distance a fig tree covered with leaves and although it was early for figs to be ripe he hoped that he might find upon it some figs to be eaten Among the Jews and by their law any one passing a tree could eat of its fruit even though he were not the owner but he would not be allowed to carry any away But when Jesus came near to this tree he saw that there was no fruit upon it neither ripe nor green but leaves only Then a thought came into the mind of Jesus and he spoke to the tree while his disciples heard his words No fruit shall grow on thee from this time forever and then he walked on his way to Jerusalem We shall see later why Jesus spoke those words and what came from them You remember that when Jesus came to Jerusalem the first time after he began to preach he found the courts of the temple filled with people buying and selling and changing money and he drove them all out This we read in Story 1.16 But that had been three years before And now when Jesus came into the temple on the Monday morning before the Passover he found all the traders there once more selling the oxen and sheep and doves for sacrifices and changing money at the tables And again Jesus rose up against these people who would make his father's house a shop and a place of gain He drove them all out He turned over the tables of the money changers scattering their money on the floor He cleared away the seats of those that were selling doves and whenever he saw any one even carrying a jar or a basket or any load through the temple he stopped him and made him go back He said to all the people It is written in the prophets My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations but you have made it a den of robbers The Jews had made it a rule that no blind man nor any lame man could go into the temple for they thought only those perfect in body should come before the Lord but they forgot that God looks at hearts and not at bodies And when Jesus found that many blind and lame people were at the doors of the temple he allowed them to come in and made them all well And the little children who always loved Jesus saw him in the temple and they cried out as they heard others crying Hosanna to the son of David The chief priests and scribes were greatly displeased as they heard the voices of these children and they said to Jesus they were saying And Jesus said Yes, and have you never read what is written in the Psalms out of the mouths of babes and little ones thou hast made thy praise perfect And all the common people came to hear Jesus as he taught in the temple and they listened to him gladly for he gave them plain and simple teachings with many parables or stories But the rulers and chief priests grew more and more angry as they saw the courts of the temple filled with people eager to hear Jesus They tried to find some way to lay hands on Jesus and to kill him but they dared not while all crowds were around him All that day Jesus taught the people and when night came he went out of the city over the Mount of Olives to Bethany where he was safe among his friends And on the next morning which was Tuesday of the week before the Passover Jesus again went over the Mount of Olives with his disciples They passed the fig tree to which Jesus had spoken such strange words on the day before And now the disciples saw that the tree was standing withered and dried with its leaves dry and rustling in the wind Look, master! said Peter the fig tree to which you spoke yesterday is withered And Jesus said to them all Have faith in God for in truth I say to you that if you have faith you shall not only do this which has been done to the fig tree but also if you shall say to this mountain be moved away and thrown into the sea it shall be done And all things whatever they may be that you ask in prayer if you have faith shall be given to you Again Jesus went into the temple and taught the people And Jesus gave another parable or story that of the wedding feast He said there was a certain king who made a great feast at the wedding of his son and he sent out his servants to call those whom he had invited to the feast but they would not come and he sent forth other servants and said tell those who were invited that my dinner is all ready my oxen are killed and the dishes are on the table say to them all things are ready come to the marriage feast but the men who had been sent for would not come one went to his farm another to his shop and some of them seized the servants whom he sent and beat them and treated them roughly and some of them they killed this made the king very angry he sent his armies and killed those murderers and burned up their city then he said to his servants the wedding feast is ready but those that were invited were not worthy of such honour go out into the streets and call in everybody that you can find high and low, rich and poor good and bad and tell them that they are welcome the servants went out and invited all the people of every kind and brought them to the feast so that all the places were filled and to all who came they gave a wedding garment and everyone might be dressed as was fitting before the king but when the king came in to meet his guests he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment he said to him friend, why have you come to the feast without a wedding garment the man had nothing to say he stood as one dumb then the king said to his officers bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the darkness where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth for in the kingdom of God many are called but few are chosen the enemies of Jesus thought that they had found a way to bring him into trouble either with the people or with the Romans who were the rulers over the land so they sent to him some men who acted as though they were honest and true but were in their hearts seeking to destroy Jesus these men came and they said master, we know that you teach the truth and that you are not afraid of any man now tell what is right and what we should do ought our people, the Jews to pay taxes to the Roman emperor Caesar or not shall we pay or shall we not pay and they watched for his answer if he should say it is right to pay the tax then these men could tell the people Jesus is the friend of the Romans and the enemy of the Jews and then they would turn away from him but if he should say it is not right to pay the tax refuse to pay it then they might say to the Roman governor that Jesus would not obey the laws and the governor might put him in prison or kill him so whatever answer Jesus might give they hoped he might make trouble for himself but Jesus knew their hate and the thoughts of their hearts and he said let me see a piece of the money that is given for the tax they brought him a silver piece and he looked at it and said whose head is this on the coin whose name is written over it they answered him that is Caesar the Roman emperor Jesus give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and give to God the things that are God's they wondered at his answer for it was so wise that they could speak nothing against it they tried him with other questions but he answered them all and left his enemies with nothing to say then Jesus turned upon his enemies and spoke to them his last words he told them of their wickedness and warned them that they would bring down the wrath of God upon them Jesus was in the part of the temple called the treasury because around the wall were boxes in which the people dropped their gifts when they came to worship some that were rich gave much money but a poor widow came by and dropped in two little coins the very smallest the two together worth only a quarter of a cent Jesus said I tell you in truth that this poor widow has dropped into the treasury more than all the rest for the others gave out of their plenty as given all that she had and with these words Jesus rose up and went out of the temple for the last time never again was the voice of Jesus heard within those walls are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org after Jesus had spoken his last words to the people and their rulers he walked out of the temple with his disciples as they were passing through the great gates on the east of the temple the disciples said to Jesus master what a splendid building this is look at these great stones in the foundation Jesus answered his disciples do you see these great walls the time is coming when these buildings shall be thrown down when not one stone that you are looking upon shall be left in its place when the very foundations of this house and this city shall be torn up these words fill the followers of Jesus with the deepest sorrow for they loved the temple and the city of Jerusalem as all Jews loved it and to them it all seemed the ruin of the whole world yet they believed the words of their master for they knew that he was a prophet whose words were sure to come to pass and that he was more than a prophet even the son of God they walked with Jesus down into the valley of the brook of Kedron and up the slopes of the Mount of Olives on the top of the mountain they looked down upon the temple and the city and then some of the disciples said to Jesus master tell us when shall these dreadful things be give us some sign that we may know when they are coming then Jesus sat down with his disciples on the mountain and told them of many things that were to come upon the city and the world how wars should arise diseases should break forth how enemies were to come and fight against Jerusalem and destroy it and scatter its people and how trouble should arise upon all the earth and he told them that he would sometime come again as the Lord of all and that all who believe in him should watch and be ready to meet him then he gave the parable of the ten young women this was the story there were ten young women who were going out one night with their lamps in their hands to meet a wedding party five of these young women were wise and five were foolish those that were foolish took with them their lighted lamps but had no more oil than that which was in the lamps but each of the wise young women carried also a bottle of oil it was night and while they were waiting for the bridal party they all fell asleep at midnight they were all awaked by the sudden cry the bride-room is coming go out to meet him then all the young women rose up and trimmed their lamps and the foolish one said let us have some of your oil for all lamps are going out but the other young women said perhaps there will not be enough oil perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you too go to those who sell and buy oil for yourselves the young woman who had no oil went away to buy and while they were away the bridal party came and those that were ready went in with them to the feast and then the door was shut and afterward the other young woman came knocking on the door and calling out Lord, Lord, open to us but he said I do not know you and he would not open the door watch therefore for you did not know the day nor the hour when your Lord will come Jesus also gave to his disciples another parable or picture of what shall come to pass at the end of the world he said when the Son of Man shall come in his glory and all the angels of God shall come with him then he shall sit on his glorious throne as king and before him shall be brought together all the people of the world and he shall divide them and make them stand apart just as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats and he shall put his sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left then the king shall say to those on his right hand come ye who my father has blessed come and take the kingdom which God has made ready for you for I was hungry and you gave me food I was thirsty and you gave me drink I was a stranger and you took me into your home you were naked and you gave me clothes I was sick and you visited me I was in prison and you came to me then all those on the right of the king will say Lord, when did we see the hungry and feed thee or thirsty and gave thee drink and when did we see the stranger and took thee in or naked and gave thee clothes and we see thee sick or in prison and come to thee and then the king shall answer and shall say to them in as much as you did it to one of these my brothers you did it to me then the king shall turn to those on his left hand and shall say to them go away from me ye cursed ones into the everlasting fire which has been made ready for the devil and his angels for I was hungry and you gave me no food I was thirsty and you gave me no drink I was a stranger and you did not open your doors to me I was naked and you gave me no clothes I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me then shall they answer him Lord, when did we see the hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not help thee and the king shall say to them in as much as you did not to one of these the least of my brothers you did it not to me and the wicked shall go away to be punished forever but the righteous and to everlasting life after these words Jesus went with his disciples again to Bethany. End of Story 32 Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 Story 33 of Hurlbut's Story of the Bible This is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by John Leader Hurlbut's Story of the Bible This is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 and in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 This is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 and in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 This is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Iswa in Belgium in July 2008 this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording all LibriVox recording with his head toward the table so near that he could help himself to the food while his feet were at the foot of the couch toward the wall of the room. Their feet were bare for they had all taken off their sandals as they came in. Jesus was leaning at the head of the table, and John, the disciple whom Jesus loved most, was lying next to him. While they were eating, Jesus took bread and gave thanks. Then he broke it and passed a piece to each one of the twelve saying, Take and eat, this is my body which is broken for you. Do this and remember me. Afterward he took the cup of wine and passed it to each one with the words, This cup is my blood shed for you and for many that their sins may be taken away, as often as you drink this remember me. While they were still leaning on the couches around the table, Jesus rose up and took off his outer robe and then tied around his waist a long towel. He poured water into a basin and while the disciples were wondering, he carried the water to the feet of one of the disciples and began to wash them, just as though he himself were a servant. Then he washed the feet of another disciple and then of still another. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, Dost thou, O Lord, wash my feet? Jesus said to him, What I do you cannot understand now, but you will understand it after a time. Lord, thou shalt never wash my feet, said Peter. If I do not wash you, said Jesus, then you are none of mine. Then Peter said, O Lord, wash not only my feet, but my hands and my head too. But Jesus said to him, No, Peter, one who was already bathed, needs only to wash his feet, and then he is clean. And you are clean, but not all of you. For he knew that among those whose feet he was washing was one, the traitor who would soon give him up to his enemies. After he had washed their feet, he put on his garments again and leaned once more on his couch and looked around and said, Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord, and you speak rightly for so I am. If I, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash each other's feet, for I have given you an example that you should do to each other as I have done to you. By this Jesus meant that all who follow him should help and serve each other instead of seeking great things for themselves. While Jesus was talking he became very sad and sorrowful and said, Verily, verily I say to you that one of you that are eating with me shall betray me and give me up to those who will kill me. Then all the disciples looked around on each other, wondering who was the one that Jesus meant. One said, and another said, Am I the one Lord? And Jesus said, It is one of you twelve men who are dipping your hands into the same dish and eating with me. The son of man goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man who betrays him and gives him up to die. It would have been good for that man if he had never been born. While Jesus was speaking Simon Peter made signs to John across the table that he, leaning next to Jesus, should ask him who his traitor was. So John whispered to Jesus as he was lying close to him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, But so low that none else heard. It is the one to whom I will give a piece of bread after I have dipped it in the dish. Then Jesus dipped into the dish a piece of bread and gave it to Judas Iscariot who was lying near him. And as he gave it he said, Do quickly what you are going to do. No one except John knew what this meant. Not all heard what Jesus said to Judas and those who heard thought that Jesus was telling him to do something belonging to the feast, or perhaps, as Judas carried the money, that he should make some gift to the poor. But Judas at once went out, for he saw now that his plan was known and it must be carried out now or never. He knew that after the supper Jesus would go back to Bethany, and he went to the rulers, told them where they might watch for Jesus on his way back to Bethany, and went with a band of men to a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives where he was sure Jesus would pass. As soon as Judas had gone out, Jesus said to the eleven disciples, Little children, I shall be with you only a little while. I am going away and where I go you cannot come now. But when I am gone away from you, remember this new commandment that I give you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Simon Peter said to Jesus, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered, Where I go you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow me afterward. Peter said to him, Lord what cannot I follow you even now? I will lay down my life for your sake. Jesus said, Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you, Peter, that before the cock crows tomorrow morning you will three times deny that you have ever known me. But Peter said, Though I die, I will never deny you, Lord. And so said all the other disciples, but Jesus said to them, Before morning comes every one of you will leave me alone, yet I will not be alone for the Father will be with me. Jesus saw that Peter and all his disciples were full of sorrow at his words, and he said, Let not your hearts be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many houses. If it were not so I would have told you, for I am going to make ready a place for you. And when it is ready I will come again and take you to myself that where I am there you may be also. Then Jesus talked with the disciples a long time and prayed for them, and about midnight they left the supper room together and came to the Mount of Olives. End of Story 33, Recording by John Leader Bloomington, Illinois. Story 34 of Hurlbut's Story of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by John Leader. Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Part 6. The Olive Orchard and the High Priest's Hall. Matthew 26, Verses 36-75. Mark 14, Verses 32-72. Luke 22, Verses 40-62. And John 18, Verses 1-27. At the foot of the Mount of Olives, near the path over the hill toward Bethany, there was an orchard of olive trees called the Garden of Gethsemane. The word Gethsemane means oil-press. Jesus often went to this place with his disciples because of its quiet shade. At this garden he stopped, and outside he left eight of his disciples, saying to them, sit here while I go inside and pray. He took with him the three chosen ones, Peter, James and John, and went within the orchard. Jesus knew that in a little while Judas would be there with a band of men to seize him, that within a few hours he would be beaten and stripped and let out to die. The thought of what he was to suffer came upon him and filled his soul with grief. He said to Peter, James and John, My soul is filled with sorrow, a sorrow that almost kills me. Stay here and watch while I am praying. He went a little further among the trees and flung himself down upon the ground and cried out, Oh, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest. So earnest was his feeling and so great his suffering that there came upon his face great drops of sweat like blood falling upon the ground, and after praying for a time he rose up from the earth and went to his three disciples and found them all asleep. He awakened them and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not go into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He left them and went a second time into the woods and fell on his knees and prayed again, saying, Oh, my Father, if this cup cannot pass away and I must drink it, then Thou will be done. He came again to the three disciples and found them sleeping, but this time he did not wake them. He went once more into the woods and prayed using the same words, and an angel from heaven came to him and gave him strength. He was now ready for the fate that was soon to come and his heart was strong. Once more he went to the three disciples and said to them, You may as well sleep on now and take your rest for the hour is at hand and already the Son of Man is given by the traitor into the hands of sinners. But rise up and let us be going. See, the traitor is here. The disciples awoke. They heard the noise of a crowd and saw the flashing of torches and the gleaning of swords and spears. In the throng they saw Judas standing, and they knew now that he was the traitor of whom Jesus had spoken the night before. Judas came rushing forward and kissed Jesus as though he were glad to see him. This was a signal that he had given beforehand to the band, for the men of the guard did not know Jesus, and Judas had said to them, The one that I shall kiss is the man that you are to take. Seize him and hold him fast. Jesus said to Judas, Judas, Do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss? Then he turned to the crowd and said, Whom do you seek? They answered, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said, I am he. When Jesus said this, a sudden fear came upon his enemies. They drew back and fell upon the ground. After a moment Jesus said again, Whom do you seek? And again they answered, Jesus of Nazareth. And Jesus said, pointing to his disciples, I told you that I am he. If you were seeking me let these disciples go their own way. But as they came forward to seize Jesus Peter drew his sword and struck it one of the men in front and cut off his right ear. The man was a servant of the high priest and his name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, Put up the sword into its sheath. The cup which my father has given me shall I not drink it? Do you not know that I could call upon my father and he would send to me armies upon armies of angels? Then he spoke to the crowd. Let me do this. And he touched the place where the ear had been cut off and it came on again and it was well. Jesus said to the rulers and leaders of the armed men, Do you come against me with swords and clubs as though I were a robber? I was with you every day in the temple and you did not lift your hands against me? But the words in the scriptures must come to pass and this is your hour. When the disciples of Jesus saw that he would not allow them to fight for him they did not know what to do. In their sudden alarm they all ran away and left their master alone with his enemies. These men laid their hands on Jesus and bound him and led him away to the house of the high priest. There were at that time two men called high priests by the Jews. One was Annas who had been high priest until his office had been taken away from him by the Romans and given to Caiaphas, his son-in-law. And Annas still had great power among the people and they brought Jesus, all bound as he was, first before Annas. Simon Peter and John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, had followed after the crowd of those who carried Jesus away and they came to the door of the high priest's house. John knew the high priest and went in but Peter at first stayed outside until John went out and brought him in. He came in but did not dare to go into the room where Jesus stood before the high priest Annas. In the courtyard of the house they had made a fire of charcoal and Peter stood among those who were warming themselves at the fire. Annas, in the inner room, asked Jesus about his disciples and teaching. Jesus answered him, What I have taught has been open in the synagogues and in the temple. Why do you ask me? Ask those that heard me. They know what I said. Then one of the officers struck Jesus on the mouth saying to him, Is this the way that you answer the high priest? Jesus answered the officer calmly and quietly. If I have said anything evil, tell what the evil is. But if I have spoken the truth, why do you strike me? While Annas and his men were thus showing their hate toward Jesus, who stood bound alone among his enemies, Peter was still in the courtyard warming himself at the fire. A woman who was a serving maid in the house looked at Peter sharply and finally said to him, You were one of those men with this Jesus of Nazareth. Peter was afraid to tell the truth and he answered her, Woman, I do not know the man and I do not know what you are talking about. And to get away from her he went out into the porch of the house. There another woman's servant saw him and said, This man was one of those with Jesus. And Peter swore with an oath that he did not know Jesus at all. Soon a man came by who was of kin to Malchus whose ear Peter had cut off. He looked at Peter and heard him speak and said, You are surely one of this man's disciples, for your speech shows that you came from Galilee. Then Peter began again to curse and to swear, declaring that he did not know the man of whom they were speaking. Just at that moment the loud shrill crowing of a cock startled Peter, and at the same time he saw Jesus, who was being dragged through the hall from Annas to the council room of Caiaphas, the other high priest. And the Lord turned as he was passing and looked at Peter. Then there flashed into Peter's mind what Jesus had said on the evening before, Before the cock crows to-morrow morning you will three times deny that you have ever known me. Then Peter went out of the high priest's house into the street and he wept bitterly because he had denied his Lord. End of Story 34 Recording by John Leader Bloomington, Illinois Story number 35 of Herbath's story of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Herbath's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lehmann Herbath Story number 35 Matthew chapter 26 verse 57 to chapter 27 verse 26 Mark chapter 15 verses 1 to 15 Luke chapter 22 verse 66 to chapter 23 verse 25 John chapter 18 verse 19 to chapter 19 verse 16 The Crown of Thorns From the house of Enas the enemies of Jesus led him away bound to the house of Caiaphas whom the Romans had lately made high priest. There all the rulers of the Jews were called together and they tried to find men who would swear that they had heard Jesus say some wicked thing. These would give the rulers an excuse for putting Jesus to death, but they could find nothing. Some men swore one thing and some swore another, but they words did not agree. Finally the high priest stood up and said to Jesus who stood bound in the middle of the hall. Have you nothing to say? What is it that these men are speaking against you? But Jesus stood silent answering nothing. Then the high priest spoke again. Are you the Christ, the Son of God? And Jesus said, I am, and the time shall come when you will see the Son of Man sitting on the throne of power and coming in the clouds of heaven. These words made the high priest very angry. He said to the rulers. Do you hear these dreadful words? He says that he is the Son of God. What do you think of words like this? They all said with one voice. He deserves to be put to death. Then the servants of the high priest and the soldiers that helped Jesus began to mock him. They spat on him and they covered his face and struck him with their hands and said, if you are a prophet, tell who it is that is striking you. The rulers of the Jews and the priests and the scribes passed a vote that Jesus should be put to death, that the land of the Jews was then ruled by the Romans and no man could be put to death unless the Roman governor commanded it. The Roman governor at that time was a man named Pancius Pilate and he was then in the city. So all the rulers and a great crowd of people came to Pilate's castle, bringing with them Jesus, who was still bound with cords. Up to this time Judas is carried, although he had betrayed Jesus, did not believe that he would be put to death. Perhaps he thought that Jesus would save himself from death, as he had saved others by some wonderful work. But when he saw Jesus bound and beaten and doing nothing to protect himself, and when he heard the rulers vote that Jesus should be put to death, Judas knew how wicked was the deed that he had wrote. He brought back the thirty pieces of silver that had been given to him as the reward for betraying his Lord and he said, I have seen in betraying one who has done no wrong. But they answer him, what is that to us? You look after that. When Judas saw that they would not take back the money and let Jesus go free, he carried the third pieces to the temple and threw them down on the floor. Then he went away and hung to himself. And that's the trail, die. After that, the rulers scarcely knew what to do with the money. They said, we cannot put it into the treasury of the temple because it is the prized pet for a month's blood. And when they had talked together, they used it in buying a piece of ground called the potter's field. This, they set apart as a place for bearing strangers who died in the city and had no friends. But everyone in Jerusalem spoke of that place as the field of blood. It was very early in the morning when the rulers of the Jews brought Jesus to Pilate. They would not go into Pilate's hall because Pilate was not of their nation and Pilate came out to them and asked them, what charge do you bring against this man? They answer, if you were not an evil doer, we will not have brought him to you. Pilate did not wish to be trouble, and he said, take him away and judge him by your own law. The Jews said to Pilate, we are not allowed to put any man to death, and we have brought him to you. We have found this man teaching evil and telling men not to pay taxes to the emperor Caesar and saying that he himself is Christ a king. Then Pilate went into his courtroom and sent for Jesus. And when he looked at Jesus, he said, are you the king of the Jews? Your own people have brought you to me. What have you done? Jesus said to him, my kingdom is not of this world. If it were of this world, then those who served me would fight to save me from my enemies. But now my kingdom is not here. Pilate said, are you a king then? Jesus answered him, you have spoken it. I am a king. For this was I born, and for this I came into the world, that I may speak the truth of God to men. Truth, said Pilate, what is truth? Then, without waiting for an answer, Pilate went out to the rulers and the crowd and said, I find no evil in this man. Pilate thought that Jesus was a harmless man, but perhaps one whose mind was weak. And she could see no reason why the rulers and the people should be so bitter against him. But they cry out all the more saying, he stirs up the people everywhere, from Galilee even to this place. When Pilate heard the word Galilee, he asked if this man had come from that land. They told him that he had. And then Pilate said, Galilee and its people are under the rule of Herod. He has come up to Jerusalem, and will send this man to him. So from Pilate's courtroom, Jesus was sent, still bound to Herod's palace. This was the Herod who had put John the Baptist in prison, and had given his head to a dancing girl, as we read in story 127. Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had heard many things about him, and he hoped to see him do some wonderful thing. But Jesus will not work wonders as a show to be looked at. And when Herod asked him many questions, Jesus will not speak a word. Herod will not judge Jesus, for he knew that Jesus had done nothing wrong. So he and his soldiers mocked Jesus, and dressed him in a gay robe, as though he were a make-believe king, and sent him back to Pilate. So Pilate, much against his will, was compelled to decide, either for Jesus or against him. And just as Jesus was standing bound before him, a message came to Pilate from his wife, saying, Do nothing against that good man. For in this night, I have suffered many things in a dream on account of him. Pilate said to the Jews, You have brought this man to me, as one who is leading the people to evil. And I have seen that there is no evil in him, nor has Herod. Now I will order that he be beaten with rods, and then set free. For you know that it is the custom to set a prisoner free at the time of the feast. They set some prisoner free as a sign of the joy at the feast. And at that time, there was in the prison a man named Barabbas, who was a robber and a murderer, Pilate said to the people, Shall I set free Jesus, who is called the king of the Jews? But the rulers went among the people and urged them to ask for Barabbas to be set free. And the crowd cried out, Not this man, but Barabbas. Then Pilate said, What then shall I do with Jesus? They all cried out, Crucify him, let him die on the cross. Pilate wished greatly to spare the life of Jesus. To show how he felt he sent for water, and he washed his hands before all the people saying, My hands are clean from the blood of this good man. And they cry out, Let his blood be on us and on our children after us. Crucify him, send him to the cross. Then Pilate, to please the people, gave them what they asked. He set free Barabbas, the man of their choice, though he was a robber and a murderer. But before giving way to the cry that he should send Jesus to the cross, he tried once more to save his life. He caused Jesus to be beaten until the blood came upon him, hoping that this might satisfy the people. As Jesus was spoken of as a king, the soldiers who beat Jesus made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, such as was worn by kings, and bowing down before him. They called out to him, Hail, King of the Jews. Then, hoping to awaken some pity for Jesus, Pilate brought him out to the people with the crown of thorns and the purple robe upon him, and Pilate said, Look on this man. But again, the cry arose. Crucify him, send him to the cross. And at last, Pilate yielded to the voice of the people. He sat down on the judgment seat and gave commands that Jesus, whom he knew to be a good man, one who had done nothing evil, should be put to death upon the cross. End of story number 35. Story number 36 of Herbath's story of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Herbath's story of the Bible by Jesse Lehmann Herbath. Story 36. The darkest day of all the world. Matthew chapter 27 verses 31 to 66, Mark chapter 15 verses 20 to 47, Luke chapter 23 verses 26 to 56, John chapter 19 verses 16 to 42. And so Panchu's pilot, the Roman covenant, gave order that Jesus should die by the cross. The Roman soldiers then took Jesus and beat him again, most cruelly, and then let him out of the city to the place of death. This was a place called Golgotha, the Jewish language Calvary. In that of the Romans, both words meaning the skull place. With the soldiers went out of the city a great crowd of people. Some of them enemies of Jesus glad to see him suffer. Others of them friends of Jesus and the women who had helped him. Now weeping as they saw him, all covered with his blood and going out to die. Jesus turned to them and said, daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are coming when they shall count those happy who have no little ones to be slain, when they shall wish that the mountains might fall on them and the hills might cover them and hide them from the enemies. They had tried to make Jesus bear his own cross, but soon found that he was too weak from his sufferings and could not carry it. They seized on a man who was coming out of the country into the city, a man named Simon. They made him carry the cross to its place at Calvary. It was a custom among the Jews to give to men about to die by the cross some medicine to detonate their feelings so that they will not suffer so greatly. They offered this to Jesus, but when he had tasted it and found what it was, he would not take it. He knew that he would die, but he wished to have his mind clear and to understand what was done and what was said, even though his sufferings might be greater. At the plain Calvary, they let the cross down and straight Jesus upon it and draw nails through his hands and feet to fasten him to the cross. And then they stood it upright with Jesus upon it. While the soldiers were doing this dreadful work, Jesus prayed for them to God, saying, Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing. The soldiers also took the clothes that Jesus had worn, giving to each one a garment, but when they came to his undergarment, they found that it was woven and had no seams. So they said, let us not tear it, but cast lost for it to see who shall have it. So at the foot of the cross, the soldiers drew lots for the garment of Christ. Two men who had been robbers and had been sentenced to die by the cross were let out to die at the same time with Jesus. One was placed on a cross at his right side and the other at his left. And to make Jesus appear as the worst, his cross stood in the middle. Over the head of Jesus on his cross they placed by Pilate's order a sign on which was written. This is Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews. This was written in three languages, in Hebrew, which was the language of the Jews, in Latin, the language of the Romans, and in Greek. Many of the people read this writing. The chief priests were not pleased with it. The urged Pilate to have a change from the king of the Jews to, he said, I am king of the Jews. But Pilate will not change it. He said, what I have written, I have written. And the people who passed by on the road, as they looked at Jesus on the cross, mocked at him. Some called out to him, you that will destroy the temple and build it in three days. Save yourself. If you are the son of God, come down from the cross. And the priest and scribe said, he saved others. But he cannot save himself. Come down from the cross and we will believe in you. And one of the robbers who was on his own cross beside that of Jesus joined in the cry and said, if you are the Christ, save yourself and save us. But the other robber said to him, have you not fear of God to speak that while you are suffering the same fate with this man and we deserve to But this man has done nothing wrong. Then this man said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou come into thy kingdom. And Jesus answered him as they were both hanging on their crosses. Today, you shall be with me in heaven. Before the cross of Jesus, his mother was telling him, fill with sorrow for her son. And beside her was one of the disciples, John, the disciple whom he loved best. Other women beside his mother were there. His mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Cleopas, and a woman named Mary Magdalene, out of whom a year before Jesus had sent an evil spirit. Jesus wished to give his mother, now that he was living here, into the care of John. And he said to her, as he looked from her to John, woman, see your son. And then to John he said, son, see your mother. And on that day, John took the mother of Jesus home to his own house and cared for her as his own mother. At about noon, a sudden darkness came over the land and lasted for three hours. And in the middle of the afternoon, when Jesus had been on the cross six hours of terrible pain, he cried out aloud words which meant, my Lord, my God, why has thou forsaken me? Words which are the beginning of the twenty-second psalm, a psalm which long before had spoken of many of Christ's sufferings. After this, he spoke again, saying, I thirst. And someone tipped a sponge into a cup of vinegar and put it upon a reed and gave him to drink of it. Then Jesus spoke his last word upon the cross. It is finished. Father, into thy hands I give my spirit. And then Jesus died. At that moment, the veil in the temple between the holy place and the holy of holies was torn apart by unseen hands from the top to the bottom. And the Roman officer who had charge of the soldiers around the cross saw what had taken place and how Jesus died and he said, truly, this was a righteous man. He was the Son of God. After Jesus was dead, one of the soldiers, to be sure that he was no longer living, ran his spear into the side of his dead body and out of the wound came pouring both water and blood. There were even among the rulers of the Jews a few who were friends of Jesus, though they did not dare to follow Jesus openly. One of them was Nicodemus, the ruler who came to Jesus at night as we read in story 116. Another was a rich man who came from the town of Erematia and was named Joseph. Joseph of Erematia went both lead into the Pilate and asked that the body of Jesus might be given to him. Pilate wonder that he had died so soon, for often man lived on the cross two or three days. But when he found that Jesus was really dead, he gave his body to Joseph. Then Joseph and his friends took down the body of Jesus from the cross and wrap it in fine linen. Nicodemus brought some precious spices, mar and aloes which they wrap up with the body. Then they placed the body in Joseph's own new tomb which was a cave dug out of the rock in a garden near the place of the cross. Before the opening of the cave they rolled a great stone and Mary Magdalene and the other Mary and some other women saw the tomb and watched why they laid the body of Jesus in it. The next morning some of the rulers of the Jews came to Pilate and said, Sir, remember that that man Jesus of Nazareth who deceived the people said while he was yet alive, after three days I will rise again. Give orders that the tomb shall be watched and made sure for three days or else his disciples may steal his body and then say he is risen from the dead and that's even after his death he may do more harm than she did while he was alive. Pilate said to them, set a watch and make it as sure as you can. Then they placed a seal upon the stone so that no one might break it and they set the watch of soldiers at the door and in the tomb the body of Jesus lay from the evening of Friday the day when he died on the cross to the dawn of Sunday, the first day of the week. End of story number 36. Story number 37 of Herbert's story of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org. Herbert's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lehmann Herbert. Story number 37. The brightest day of all the world. Matthew chapter 28 verses 1 to 10. Mark chapter 16 verses 1 to 13. Luke chapter 24 verses 1 to 49. John chapter 20 verses 1 to 23. On Sunday morning, two days after the death and burial of Jesus, some women went very early as soon as it was light to the tomb in the garden. One of these women was Mary Magdalene, another was also named Mary and another was named Salome. They were bringing some more fragrant gums and spices to place in the wrappings upon the body of Jesus. And as they went they said to each other, who will roll away for us the great stone at the door of the cave? But when they came to the cave they saw that the seal was broken, the stone was rolled away, and the soldiers who had been on guard were gone. There stood the tomb of Jesus all open. They did not know that before they came to the tomb there had been an earthquake and that an angel had come down from heaven and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. When the soldiers on guard saw the angel with his flashing face and his dazzling garments, they fell to the ground as though they were dead and as soon as they could rise up they fled away from the spot in terror. So when the women came there was no man inside. As soon as Mary Magdalene saw that the tomb was open without stopping to look into it she ran quickly to tell the disciples. A moment after she had gone the other women looked into the tomb and they saw that the body of Jesus was not there. But they saw sitting at each end of the tomb a young man clothed in a long white garment. They faces shown like angels and when the women saw they were filled with fear. One of the angels said to them, do not be afraid you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He is not here, he is reason as he said that she would rise from the dead. Come see the place where the Lord lay and then go and tell his disciples and tell Peter too that Jesus will go before you into Galilee and you shall see him there. Then the women went away in mingling joy and fear. They ran in haste to bring this word of the angel to the disciples. But while these women were looking into the tomb and were listening to the angel Mary Magdalene was seeking the disciples to tell them that the tomb was open and the body of Jesus was not there for she did not know that he had risen. She found Peter and John and said to them they have taken away the Lord out of the tomb and we do not know where they have led him. Then Peter and John at once went as quickly as they could go to the tomb. John outran Peter and came first to the tomb perhaps because he was the youngest but when he saw the open door and the broken seal and the stone lying at one side he stood still for a moment. John stooped and looked into the cave and she could see the linen clothes that had been wrapped around the body of Jesus lying together but when Peter came up he did not wait but pressed at once into the tomb and then John followed him and he too walked into the cave. Now he could see not only the long strips of linen rolled up but in another place carefully folded the napkin that had been tied over the face of Jesus. Then suddenly it flashed upon the mind of John. Jesus has risen from the dead for she had not seen the angel nor heard his words. From that moment John believed that Jesus was once more living. Both Peter and John went away to think of the strange things they had seen and very soon Mary Magdalene came back to the tomb. No one was there for both the women and the disciples had gone away. Mary Magdalene did not know that Jesus had risen for she had not heard the angel's message. She wept as she thought of her Lord slain by wicked men and not even allowed to rest in his grave and still weeping his tomb and look into the tomb. There he saw two men in white garments sitting one at the head the other at the feet where the body of Jesus had lain. They were the two angels whom the other women had seen but Mary Magdalene did not know this. One of them said to her woman why do you weep she answered because they have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have led him. Something caused her to turn around and she saw a man standing behind her. It was Jesus but her eyes were held for a moment from knowing him. He said to her woman why do you weep she is opposed that she was the gardener and said hardly looking at him sir if you have carried him out of this place tell me where you have laid him and I will take him away. Then the stranger spoke her name Mary and she knew that he was Jesus no longer dead but living. She turned around and fell down before him and was about to seize his feet as he said my master but Jesus said to her do not take hold of me I am not yet going away to my father but go to my brothers and say to them I go up to my father and to your father to my god and to your god. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples how she had seen the Lord and how she had spoken these things to her so this was the first time that anyone saw Jesus after he rose from the dead you remember that the other women and other Mary and Salome and the rest had not seen the reason Christ but they had seen an angel who told them that he had reason and would meet his disciples in Galilee. They went into the city and were looking for disciples when suddenly Jesus himself stood before them and said all hey you that means a welcome to all of you they fell down before him and worshiped him. Jesus said to them as he had said to Mary Magdalene only a few moments before do not be afraid but find my brothers and tell them to go into Galilee and they shall see me there and this was the second time that Jesus showed himself living on the day when he arose on that same day two of the followers of Jesus were walking out of Jerusalem to a village called Emias about seven miles away while they were talking over the strange happenings of the day they saw that the stranger was working beside them it was Jesus the reason Lord but they were held back from knowing him the stranger said to them what words are these that you are speaking with each other which seems to make you so sad one of the two men named Cleopas answer are you even a stranger in Jerusalem and have not heard of what things have taken place there in the last few days the stranger said what things and they said the things with regard to Jesus of Nazareth who was a prophet mighty in his acts and words before God and all the people how the chief priest and our rulers caused him to be sentenced to death and how he died on the cross but we hope that he was the promised one who was to save Israel and now it is the third day since he was put to death and today some women of our company who were early at the tomb surprised us with the news that the tomb was empty his body was not there and they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive then some of us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said but they did not see him then the stranger said to them oh foolish men and slow of her to believe what the prophets had said was it not needful for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter in his glory then he began with the books of Moises and went through the prophets and show them in all the scriptures the meaning of all that was told about Christ and as they went on they came to the village to which they were going and he acted as though he would go on beyond it then they urged and impersonate him to stay with them they said abide with us for it is not almost evening and the day is at this close and he went in with them and sat down with them to a supper as they were about to eat he took the loaf of bread into his hands and bless it and broke it and gave it to them and at that moment the eyes were open and they knew that he was the Lord and he passed out of their sight they said to each other was not our heart burning within us while he talked to us on the road and while he opened to us the words of the scriptures this was the third time that Jesus showed himself on that day these two men hastened to Jerusalem that night to tell what they had seen and they found ten of the disciples met together and saying the Lord has risen indeed and has been seen by Simon Peter we do not know what Jesus said to Peter but this was the fourth time that he was seen living on that day when he arose the ten disciples and other followers of Jesus were together in a room on that night and the doors were shut suddenly Jesus himself was seen standing among them he said peace be on to you some of them were alarmed when they saw him and thought that he must be a spirit but he said to them why are you troubled and why do fears come to you look at the wounds in my hands and my feet handle me and see and spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have and he saw them his hands and his sight they could scarcely believe for the joy of seeing him again he said have you hear anything to it they gave him a piece of broiled fish and of a honeycomb and he ate before them and he said this is what I told you while I was with you that everything written of me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms must come to pass it was needful that Christ should suffer that's and should rise from the dead and that everywhere the gospel should be preached in his name I will send the promise of my father upon you but stay in Jerusalem after I leave you until power shall come upon you from on high then when the disciples saw that it was really the lord and that he was alive from the dead they were glad and jesus said to them again peace be to you as my father has sent me even so I send you may the spirit of god come upon you and this was the fifth time that jesus showed himself alive on that day this sunday was the brightest day in all the world because on it jesus rose from the dead and that sunday in every year is called Easter Sunday and of story number 37 story number 38 of her but story of the bible this is the LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org her but story of the bible by jesse layman her but part six the stranger on the shore matthew chapter 28 verses 16 to 20 mark chapter 16 verses 14 to 20 Luke chapter 14 verses 50 to 53 John chapter 20 verse 26 to chapter 21 verse 25 acts chapter 1 verses 1 to 11 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verses 3 to 8 the stranger on the shore when jesus showed himself to the disciples on the evening of the day of his rising from the dead only 10 of the disciples saw him for Judas was no longer among them and Thomas the twin which is the meaning of his other name Didymus was absent the other disciples said to Thomas we have seen the Lord but Thomas said I will not believe that he has reason unless I can see in his hands the marks of the nails on the cross I must see them with my own eyes and put my hand into the wound in his sight before I will believe a week passed away and on the next Sunday evening the disciples were together again that this time Thomas was with them the doors were shut but suddenly Jesus was seen again standing in the middle of the room he said as before peace be with you then he turned to Thomas and said to him Thomas come here and touch my hands with your finger put your hand into my sight and no longer refused to believe that I'm leaving but have faith in me and Thomas answer him my lord and my god then Jesus said to him because you have seen me you have believed blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed you remember that the angels had said to the women at the tomb of Jesus that his disciples should go into Galilee and there they will see the reason Lord they went to Galilee and waited for some days without seeing Jesus finally Peter said I'm going fishing we will go with you said the others they're aware with Peter the two brothers James and John Thomas and a Daniel and two other disciples they went out upon the lake in the fishing boat and worked all night but found no fish just as the day was breaking they saw someone standing on the beach it was Jesus but they did not know him he called out to them as one friend calls to another boys have you caught anything they answer him no he said to them cast the net on the right side of the ship and you will find some fish we may have thought but standing on the shore he could see the signs of a show of fish which they from the boat could not see but the quick eyes of John the beloved disciple were the first to see who was the stranger on the shore he said to Peter it is the Lord when Peter heard this he flung around him his fisherman's coat and leaped into the water and swam to the shore to meet his Lord the other six disciples stayed in the boat and rowed to the shore dragging after them the net full of fishes when they came to the land they found burning a fire of charcoal and a fish broiling upon it and a loaf of bread beside it they all knew now that it was the Lord Jesus and he said to them bring some of the fish that you have now caught Simon Peter waited out to where the net was lying filled with fish and drew it to the shore afterward he counted the fish that were in it and found them 153 large fishes besides small ones yet the net was not broken with all this fish in it Jesus said to them come now and breakfast he took the bread and gave it to them and gave them fish also the seven disciples ate a breakfast with the risen Lord this was the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples in a company after rising from the tomb the seventh of the times that he was seen after the breakfast Jesus turned to Simon Peter the one who three times had denied that he knew Jesus and he said to him Simon son of Jonas loves thou me Peter answer him yes Lord thou knowest that I love thee Jesus said to him fit my lamps then after a time Jesus said again Simon son of Jonas does thou love me Peter answer him as before yes Lord thou knowest that I love thee Jesus said to him tend my sheep third time Jesus said to him Simon son of Jonas loves thou me Peter was trouble to have this question asked again and again and he answer Lord thou knowest all things thou knowest that I love thee then Jesus said to him fit my sheep and Jesus added follow me and that's Peter after his fall three times declare his love to Christ and was again called to his place among the disciples after this the followers of Jesus met on a mountain in Galilee perhaps the same mountain where Jesus had before given the teachings called the sormon on the mount of which we read in story 122 more than 500 people were gathered at this time and there Jesus showed himself to them all he said to them all power is given to me in heaven and in earth go ye therefore and preach my gospel to all the nations of the earth baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to keep all the commands that I have given you and I am with you always even to the end of the world this was the eighth time that Jesus was seen after heroes from the dead the ninth was when he showed himself to James not the apostle of that name but another James who was called the Lord's brother may have been a son of Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth and Mary his wife we do not know what was set at this meeting but from this time James was a strong believer in Jesus once more the tenth time the risen savior showed himself to all his 11 disciples it may have been in Jerusalem for he told them not to leave the city but to wait until God should send down upon them his spirit as he had promised and Jesus said to them when the Holy Spirit comes upon you you shall have a new power and you shall speak in my name in Jerusalem and in Judea and in Samaria and in the Father's parts of the earth Jesus led his disciples out of the city and over the mount of olives near to the village of Bethany he lift up his hands in blessing upon them while he was blessing them he began to rise in the air higher and higher until a cloud cover him and the disciples saw him no more while they were looking up towards heaven they found two men like angels with shiny garments standing by them this man said oh ye men of Galilee why do you stand looking up into heaven this Jesus who has been taken up from you shall come again from heaven to earth as you have seen him go up from earth to heaven then the disciples were glad they worshiped the reason Lord Jesus now gone up to heaven and they went again to Jerusalem and