This week, the Pew picks up on the eighth day after the resurrection. Eight days after the resurrection Jesus appeared again to the entire group and Thomas was present. Jesus told him to put his finger into the nail holes and the place his hand into his side where the spear had pierced him. John: 26–27. Thomas believed and responded “my Lord my God” John 20:28. This is also recorded by Paul in1Corinthians 15:5, he also noted that he was seen of Cephas, then of the 12.

Now, please keep in mind that most of these events that I’m sharing with you, have no certain date, but we do have the certainty that they are written and recorded within the gospel the word of God. So it was sometimes later, which is not really made clear, when Jesus met seven of his apostles and some disciples in Galilee, while Peter and the group were fishing in the sea of Galilee also called the sea of Tiberius. John 21:1–3.

After this occurred, we find in 1Corinthians: 15:6 that  Jesus appeared to more than 500 people. Jesus was seen by James and then all of the apostles. 1Corinthians 15:7.

As we have always experienced in all of our scripture, studies and references and commentaries, there will always be one or two points of  discussion, they are what I call fact based on theory. But at this point, I think it would be good if we pointed out that it’s probably about this time Judas went and hanged himself although some say that Judas was still alive at the time of the Ascension, but just removed himself from the other 11 immediately after Jesus was taken up.

While they were in Galilee, Jesus meets with the 11 disciples and speaks with them about what we term as the “Great Commission.”  Matthew 28:16–20 Mark, 16:15–18.

Jesus had showed himself alive by many infallible proofs and was seen for 40 days after his resurrection day. Acts 1:3 

 Again, speaking to the apostles and the disciples He instructed them to wait in Jerusalem, for the promise of the father, the Holy Spirit. They were to be baptized with our immersed into the Holy Ghost in a few days. Acts 1:4-5

40 days after the resurrection, we reach what is called by many of our churches, Ascension Sunday. Jesus leads the apostles out as far as Bethany, which is about 1 to 2 miles from Jerusalem to the Mount of Olivet. Luke 24:50 he raised his hands and blessed them. He was carried up into heaven in a cloud to be seated on the right hand of God. The apostles, of course were in a state of bewilderment but I would say great joy. Then there appeared to them angels and they addressed them as such. Men of Galilee we find this account in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:50 – 51, Acts 1:11.

50 days after the Passover Pentecost, the appointed time had arrived, for Jesus had been glorified 7 to 10 days earlier at his ascension that was in John 7:39, Acts 2:1.

On that day at this time in that upper room, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues,   yet they all could understand what was being said. They spoke of God, the Father of Jesus Christ and they were empowered to go forth, to spread that message and to share with everyone the gospel of the resurrected Christ.

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