Death, Resurrection & ascension of Jesus

Question 1

The Triumphal Entry/Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John
12:12-19)

Jesus journeyed into _________ from Bethany, less than two miles from the city. A crowd
formed ahead of Him. Some were with Him in Bethany where He raised ______ from the dead,
and many were pilgrims bound to attend the Passover Feast in Jerusalem. They went out to meet
Jesus some with palm branches and some with their cloaks spread on the road.They shouted
“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming Kingdom of
our Father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matt. 21:9). There was a festive mood in Jerusalem
that day.

Answer 1

Jerusalem
Lazarus

Question 2

The cry __________ is a Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” __________ being
spread in the way (symbolizes honor & dignity) indicated that someone very special was to come
to the city.

In those times, the use of palm branches may have a special message. ______ were
not only a token of rejoicing (Lev. 23:40; Neh. 8:15; Rev. 7:9), but may have carried political significance, since these had been used at the Feast of Tabernacles when Judas Maccabeus’
recapture of the temple from Syria was celebrated (II Macc. 10:7). This time, perhaps, was to
indicate that the hour of freedom for the people of God had finally arrived. Many of these people
had seen the power of Jesus at the feeding of the multitudes with only ____________. Some had witnessed the miraculous works of Jesus, such as, healing the sick,
casting out demons, raising the dead, among others. Indeed, the coming of Jesus to Jerusalem
brought a message of salvation for them that waited so long for someone to rescue them from
their enemies. Jesus came not in glory but in lowliness, the Servant-King riding on a donkey,
ready to fulfill God’s mission in the Holy City.

Answer 2

“Hosanna!”
Cloaks or garments
Palms
five loaves of bread and two pieces of fish.

Question 2

Could He be the Messiah? There were mixed emotions. Some believed and rejoiced while
others were angry. The religious leaders of Jerusalem were alarmed that this prophet from
Nazareth of Galilee might endanger relations with the Romans, perhaps that people might crown
Him King! This idea, in addition to His revolutionary teachings, could have motivated the religious
leaders to plan to arrest Jesus. The ___________, then, requested Jesus to quiet His disciples (Luke
19:39-40), but Jesus defended His disciples by answering them, “I tell you that if they keep quiet,
the stones themselves will start shouting.” It was with deep concern and love for the city that
Jesus wept over Jerusalem: “If you only knew today what is needed for peace! But you cannot
see it!” (Luke 19:41-42). He looked at the temple and its courts and sorrowfully departed. His
friends might have seen in Him low spirits and so stayed with Him, hoping to comfort Him (Dais,
89)

Answer 2

Pharisees,

Question 3

___________. Jesus’ final week of life on earth began with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem on
Palm Sunday (Mark 11:1-11). He presented Himself to the people as their _________, but the people
misunderstood His role. They wanted a warrior king, while Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a
donkey’s colt. He did not bring the kingdom of God by force, but came to bring peace between
man and God

Answer 3

Palm Sunday.
Messiah

Question 4

Monday. On Monday, Jesus _____- the fig tree and again ________ the Jerusalem temple
(Mark 11:12-19). Jesus’ actions __________ the determination of the Pharisees to get rid of Him

Answer 4

cursed
cleansed
stiffened

Question 5

On ________ Jesus ________ with the Pharisees and Sadducees and put them
to shame (Mark 12:13-27). He also outlined a prophetic explanation to His disciples at the Mount
of Olives (Mark 13). During this same time _________- made arrangements to betray Jesus to the
Jewish leaders (Mark 14:10-11). While Jesus faithfully was following the will of God, Satan’s
influence for evil was also at work (Luke 22:3)

Answer 5

Tuesday
debated
Judas

Question 6

_________. The Gospels do not record any incident on Wednesday of Jesus’ last week.
We can assume that He was busy teaching and preaching as He followed God’s will

Answer 6

Wednesday.

Question 7

On________ evening Jesus met with his disciples to celebrate the ____________
at His last supper (Mark 14:12-25). Afterwards He went with them to the _____________,
where He struggled in prayer to God (Mark 14:32-42). While there, _________ came with a band of
soldiers to betray Him to the Jewish leaders (Mark 14:43-50) (Lea, 38). Jesus’ actions during this
time encourage us in two ways. First, He never wavered from a commitment to do the will of God.
Even when the horror of the cross was looming large in His mind, He said, “Not what I will, but
what you will” (Mark 14:36). Second, He was concerned about preserving His disciples during this
time of crisis. He prayed for them as He was in the Garden of Gethsemane (John 17:9-19). He
asked the Jewish leaders to let the disciples go free after they had arrested Him (John 18:8-9)

Answer 7

Passover
Garden of Gethsemane
Judas

Question 8

________ When the Jewish leaders had arrested Jesus, they set about to find Him guilty of
breaking their own laws. To accomplish this, they brought Him before some Jewish leaders.
Among the Jewish leaders before whom Jesus appeared were ______, the former high priest, and
__________, the current high priest (John 18:12-14). The Jewish leaders quickly tried to convene a
meeting of the Sanhedrin, and Jesus later appeared before the entire body (Mark 15:1). The Jews
collected some false witnesses whose accounts about Jesus could not agree (Matt. 26:59-61).

Answer 8

Annas
Caiaphas

Question 9

Later ________ succeeded in leading Jesus to claim that He would come again to earth as Son
of Man; a blasphemous statement to the Jews (Matt 26:64-66) (Lea, 38).
Almost every feature of Jesus’ trial was a perversion of Jewish justice. Jewish legal
procedure demanded that a trial started during the daytime be adjourned before night if
unfinished. Jesus’ trial started at ______ and went on all during the night. Jewish trial law also
provided that no one could be convicted on his own testimony. That was the basis of His response
(Mark 14:60-64) (Lea, 38).

Answer 9

Caiaphas
night

Question 10

After the _____ found Jesus guilty of blasphemy, they took Him before the Roman
governor, __________, to ask Pilate to crucify Him (John 18:28-32), for the Jews could not carry
out capital punishments without ___________. A Roman governor likely would not sentence
someone to death for ________. He would, however, fiercely oppose insurrection. The Jews
accused Jesus of _________ the nation, forbidding the payment of taxes to_______, and claiming
to be a king (Luke 23:2). Pilate found it hard to believe that these charges were valid (John 19:4).
He weakly tried to release Jesus (John 19:12), but the Jewish leaders had stirred up the crowd to
demand Jesus’ crucifixion. When Pilate asked them which prisoner they wanted to have released,
he probably hoped that Jesus’ reputation would lead the crowd to call for His release. The crowd
screamed out in unison for the release of _________

Answer 10

Sanhedrin
Pontius Pilate
Roman approval.
blasphemy.
misleading
Caesar
Barabbas

Question 11

_______ reluctantly delivered Jesus to be prepared for crucifixion. He sentenced Jesus to a
“scourging,” a beating which generally preceded crucifixion. The Roman soldiers mocked Jesus
by twisting a crown of thorns and calling Him, ___________. The Roman leaders also
compelled Jesus to bear the cross to Calvary. When His strength gave way, they pressed ______ into service (Matt. 27:27-32) (Lea, 39)

Answer 11

Pilate
Simon
of Cyrene

Question 12

Jesus carried the horizontal beam of His cross to the place of crucifixion. Generally the
upright beam of the cross was left in place, standing erectly on the ground. The horizontal beam
was lashed to the upright beam. The scourging of Jesus left Him weak and exhausted. The
Romans forced Simon to assist Jesus in carrying the cross to the place of execution (Matt. 27:32).
The crucifixion lasted about ______ after starting around 9 a.m. At noon darkness settled over
Jerusalem (Matt. 27:45). At _______ in the afternoon Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46). Other signs accompanying His crucifixion were the
earthquake, the splitting of the veil of the temple, and the appearance of saints who were taken
from their graves (Matt 27:51-52) (Lea, 57).

The Romans used crucifixion as a brutal method of execution for slaves and criminals.
The place of crucifixion was Golgotha, which means “Place of the Skull” (Matt 27:33). The Roman
execution squad nailed Jesus to the cross and placed Him between two thieves (Luke 23:32-33).
Jesus hung on the cross for ______ from around ________ in the morning until ______
in the afternoon.

Answer 12

six hours
three o’clock
six hours
nine o’clock
three o’clock

Question 13

Seven Last Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
Jesus’ sayings spoken from the cross are called “___________” (Matthew
27:46 par. Mark 15:34; Luke 23:34; 43, 46; John 19:26-27, 28, 30).

1. Then said Jesus, “_______________” (Luke
   23:34).
   The first of the words spoken by our Lord from the cross reveals a love that is utterly
   unexpected and utterly undeserved. He prayed for the Roman soldiers and even, as Peter
   suggests (Acts 3:17), for the religious guides of the nation (F. F. Bruce, 1094). Christian
   forgiveness is an amazing thing. When ___________ was being stoned to death he, too, prayed, “Lord,
   do not hold this sin against them” (Acts 7:60). There is nothing so lovely and nothing so rare as
   Christian forgiveness (Barclay, 285).

Answer 13

The Seven Last Words

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do…
Stephen

Question 14

2. And Jesus said unto him, “____________” (Luke 23:43).
   The second was spoken to the penitent brigand, who, beyond the cross, saw the crown and
   the coming glory, and who said, ‘Jesus remember me when you come in your kingly power’ (Lk.
   23:42).
   The word “______” is a Persian word meaning a “walled garden.” When a Persian king
   wished to do one of his subjects a very special honor he made him a companion of the garden,
   which meant he was chosen to walk in the garden with the king. It was more than immortality that
   Jesus promised the penitent thief. He promised him the honored place of a companion of the
   garden in the courts of heaven (Barclay, 285).
   Jesus’ promise that the repentant thief would join Him in paradise provides an encouragement
   for all who have been far away from God. There is hope for them in God’s sight. However, people
   should not be encouraged to wait for a “death-bed” conversion. Many people enter into eternity
   without making adequate preparation for it, even at the end of life (Viertel, 88). Surely this story
   tells us above all that it is never too late to turn to Christ

Answer 14

Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise

paradise

Question 15

3. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he
   saith unto his mother, “_____________” And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home (John 19:26-27).

The third saying addressed both to the mother of Jesus and to the beloved disciple, proves
that we have in Jesus the supreme example of a “heart at leisure from itself, to soothe and
sympathize.” Though suffering severe physical pain and enduring far more awful agony of soul,
he thought of his mother and made provision for her future (Bruce, 1094).
Part of the work of Jesus, the great High Priest, is to create a new fellowship of the redeemed,
and to unite human beings one with another by virtue of their common loyalty to Himself. So while
He hangs on the cross He bids His mother and the beloved disciple find in their attachment to
Himself the basis of a new spiritual relationship to one another–that all who enjoy the fellowship
are drawn to one another by the consciousness that they are all brothers for whom Christ
died.(Tasker, 211).

Answer 15

Woman, behold thy son!” , “Behold thy
mother!

Question 16

4. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “E’li, E’li, la’ma sa-bach’tha-
   ni?” That is to say, “_______________” (Matt 27:46).
   The fourth awe-inspiring word was probably spoken by Jesus as the mysterious, supernatural
   three-hour darkness was lifting (Bruce, 1094). This saying is actually the first verse of _________.
   It is suggested that Jesus was repeating Psalm 22 on the cross as a picture of his own situation,
   and as a song of his trust and confidence. That was the moment when Jesus who knew no sin,
   was made sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21); and the penalty which he bore for us was the inevitable
   separation from God which sin brings (Barclay, 368-9).

Answer 16

My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me?
Psalm 22.

Question 17

5. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might
   be fulfilled, saith, “________” (John 19:28).
   Read Psalm 69:21. The fifth word followed close upon the fourth. It is the only word that
   speaks of physical suffering. Jesus had refused a drugged drink (Mk. 15:23), but he accepted
   another kind of drink, in order to moisten his parched throat and lips, so that, with a loud voice,
   he might make the declaration contained in the sixth word. The cry is taken by the soldiers literally,
   and rightly so, for it was in the main prompted by acute physical need.

Answer 17

I thirst

Question 18

7. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, “_________”; and having said thus, he gave up the ghost (Luke 23:46).
   In the final word Jesus quoted __________, traditionally the pious Jew’s evening prayer. The
   redeemed are so really brothers of the Redeemer (Heb. 2:11-13) that, in the moment of dying,
   they can use the same language, as they commend their souls into the hands of the Father – his
   Father, and their Father in him (Bruce, 1094).
   Jesus’ words are true both chronologically and theologically. Jesus’ life was at an end. He
   was dying. His words stated that. He also had finished all that the Father had sent Him to do. He
   had paid for the salvation of all of those who would believe.

Module 8.3. The Resurrection Appearances and Ascension of Jesus
Jesus remained in the tomb from Friday evening until Sunday morning. He was buried for
a portion of three days and by Jewish standards this amounted to ________.
Sunday. Those who had buried Jesus in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea were sure that
He was dead (Luke 23:50-56). The Roman government had placed guards at the entrance of
Jesus’ tomb to prevent the theft of His body (Matt. 27:62-66). The women who came to the tomb
early on Sunday morning found the tomb empty (Luke 24:1-3). The dramatic power of Jesus’
resurrection so frightened the guards that they fainted with fear (Matt 28:4).

Answer 18

Father, into thy hands I commend
my spirit

Psalm 31:5
three days

Question 19

Read Mark 16:1-8. After the _________ ended on Saturday at sunset, the women brought
spices to anoint the body of Jesus (v. 1). Mark names the women as those who were present at
the death of Jesus and who observed the tomb in which He was buried. Sunday morning at
sunrise, they went to the tomb to complete the burial preparations of the body (v. 2). On the way
to the tomb, they discussed who would roll

the heavy stone from the door for them
(v. 3). When they arrived, they discovered that the stone was already rolled away (v.4). They entered the tomb
and saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side (v. 5). Mathew and Luke
give emphasis to the supernatural elements by stressing the presence of an angel. Mark simply
mentions the white robe of the young man and focuses attention on the amazement of the women
who had come to anoint the body of Jesus (Viertel, 159).
The women were upset as a result of the events on Friday, and their distress was
increased by the absence of Jesus’ body. __________ (messenger) gave them the resurrection
message and instructed them to tell the disciples that Jesus would meet them in _________ (vv. 6-
7). Jesus had spent most of his ministry in ________, according to Mark’s account, and He would
meet the disciples there instead of in Jerusalem where He had been crucified. Mark’s Gospel
ends with a description of the fear of the women (v. 8) (Ibid.).

Answer 19

Sabbath
The angel
Galilee
Galilee

Question 21

Read Luke 24:1-53. Luke recorded the time of the resurrection exactly as Matthew and
Mark had. Early on Sunday morning the women came bringing spices to complete Jesus’ burial.
Luke mentioned that as the women were inside the tomb wondering, _________ appeared (v. 4).
He also mentioned how ____ hurried to the tomb after he heard the report of the women’s meeting
with the angels (v. 12). Only ______ presented the account of Jesus’ appearance to the two disciples
on the road to Emmaus (24:13-35) (Lea, 88).
_______ made a surprise appearance to the disciples (vv. 36-49) that also is described in
John 20:19-23. He showed the disciples the marks of His wounds. At first they refused to believe.
He dispelled their disbelief by eating food to show the reality of his life.

Answer 21

two angels
Peter
Luke
Jesus