| PRIOR TO THE BIRTH OF JESUS [11 September 3BC] UNTIL HIS BAPTISM [End of 27AD] |
| The Announcement to Zacharias. The Angel Gabriel’s Promise of the Birth of John the Baptist to Zachariah Luke 1:5-17. [Early Spring 3BC] |
| Luke 1:5 ¶ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth. {Herog, also known as Herod the Great, reigned 36BC until his death in January 1AD} |
| Luke 1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, {June 4BC-November 4BC} |
| The Annunciation – The Angel Gabriel’s Promise of the Birth of Jesus to Mary Luke 1:26-38. {December 4BC} |
| Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, {December 4BC} |
| Luke 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; {December 4BC} |
| Mary stays with Elizabeth for about three months before returning home Luke 1:56. {December 4BC-February 3BC} |
| Luke 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. {December 4BC-February 3BC} |
| The Birth of John the Baptist Luke 1:57-58. {March 3BC} |
| Luke 1:57 Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. {John was the son of their {Zacharias and Elizabeth} old age, he was a child of miracle, … {ST, April 16, 1896 par. 2} {March 3BC} |
| The childhood years of John the Baptist Luke 1:80. {March 3BC – March 10AD} |
| The Angelic Announcement in a Dream to Joseph for him to Marry Mary Matthew 1:18-23. {December 4BC-September 3BC} |
| The Taxation Decree from Caesar Augustus and the Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem Luke 2:1-7. {January-August 3BC} {11 September 3BC} |
| Luke 2:1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. {January-August 3BC} |
| Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. {11 September 3BC} |
| The Announcement to the Shepherds. An Angel Informs the Shepherds of the birth of Jesus that birth day Luke 2:8-12. {11 September 3BC} |
| Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. {11 September 3BC} |
| The Shepherds journey in haste to Bethlehem and find Mary, Jesus and Baby Jesus. The First Advent of Christ Luke 2:16. {Middle-End of September 3BC} |
| Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. {Middle-End of September 3BC} |
| The Circumcision. Mary and Joseph bring 7 day old Jesus to the Temple for Circumcision and then, 33 days later, for the Presentation and Sacrificial Offering Luke 2:21-24. {18 September 3BC; 21 October 3BC} |
| Luke 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. {1 week = 7 days = 8 days by inclusive reckoning} {18 September 3BC} |
| Luke 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord; {21 October 3BC} |
| Luke 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, {21 October 3BC} |
| The song of Simeon, his presentation of Jesus and his Praises to God. Also his blessings to Mary his mother Luke 2:28-35. {21 October 3BC} |
| Anna, a prophetess of about 84 years, gives thanks to God and speaks of Him in the Redemption of Jerusalem Luke 2:36-38, {21 October 3BC} |
| The Visit of the Magi. Wise Men [Magi] from the East [Babylon] who saw the star travel to Jerusalem to see the Infant “King of the Jews”. Matthew 2:1-2. {About April 1BC} |
| The wise men find the young child Jesus with Mary, they worship Him and present their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh Matthew 2:11. {April-June 1BC} |
| The Flight to Egypt. An Angel warns Joseph in a Dream to Immediately Flee into Egypt and stay there until further notice. Flight into Egypt by Joseph and Mary’s family with Jesus Matthew 2:13-15. {May-July 1BC} |
| Herod has Children killed. Annoyed Herod decrees that all children from two years old and under be slain Matthew 2:16-18. {August 1BC} |
| Matthew 2:16 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. {August 1BC} |
| Herod has died. An Angel tells Joseph in a Dream to go into the land of Israel Matthew 2:19-20. {January 1AD} |
| Matthew 2:19 ¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, {January 1AD} |
| {December 29, 1BC: Total Eclipse of the Moon (started at dusk). Associated with Herod’s Death. Herod died around January 18,1AD. [Josephus cites in Antiquities 17.6.4 that there was a lunar eclipse shortly before Herod died.} |
| Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. {About Summer 1AD} |
| The Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth. Jesus grows up in Spirit, Wisdom and with the Grace of God Luke 2:40. {About Summer 1AD-Middle of September 10AD} |
| Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. {About Summer 1AD-Middle of September 10AD} |
| The First Passover Visit of Jesus. The yearly Passover trip to Jerusalem and the missing 12 year old Luke 2:41-45. [Early April 11AD] |
| Luke 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. [Early April 11AD] |
| EARLY MINISTRY OF JESUS [Autumn 27AD – Early Spring 28AD] |
| The Ministry of John the Baptist. The Life and Work of John the Baptist Luke 3:1-6 Mark 1:2-6 Matthew 3:1-4 John 1:28. [Start date unknown – End of 28AD when John was imprisoned] |
| The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist Mark 1:9 Luke 3:21 Matthew 3:13-15, [End of 27AD] [?Yeshua’s Baptism Likely Happened on the 1st of Elul = 22 September 27AD?] |
| MINISTRY IN JUDEA [First Passover – Second Passover] [End of April 28AD – Middle of April 29AD] |
| First Passover of Jesus [End of April 28AD] [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 28 April 28AD] |
| First Cleansing the Temple. Jesus goes to Jerusalem for His First Passover and scourges those selling in the Temple John 2:13-17. [End of April 28AD] |
| John 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? {20BC – 27AD. The Temple abuse had happened in just over a year of finishing the constructional re-building the Temple. The Temple was the centre-piece of Herodian Jerusalem. The Temple project started by King Herod the Great in 20BC was one that brought marvel to everyone who saw it. Even the disciples of Jesus made passing comments about the beauty and magnificence of the grandeur of the Temple (Matthew 24:1 ¶ Mark 13:1 ¶ And [as he] Jesus went out [of], and departed from the temple: and [one of] his disciples came to [him] for to show him the buildings of the temple [and] [saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]]). Josephus, the Jewish historian, even mentions that the “finishing touches” of the Temple were just barely completed just prior to the Temple’s destruction by the Romans in 70AD; this occurred in 64AD, just 6 years before its destruction.} {The Fast of the 9th Day of Av, also known as Tisha B’Av, is a Jewish day of mourning and fasting that commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem} {Tisha B’Av takes place on the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, or the 10th of Av if it falls on Shabbat.} {Tisha B’Av marks the end of the Three Weeks, a period of mourning that begins with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz.} {Fast of the 9th Day of Av – Av 10, 3830 – August 5, 70AD} |
| Departure to Judea. Ministry in Judea. John’s disciples ask John about purification and the baptism by Jesus and His disciples. Co-Ministry with John the Baptist John 3:22-26. [Middle of Summer 28AD] |
| The Samaritan Woman. Jesus meets the Samaritan Woman and desires the Living Water John 4:7-15. [End of Autumn 28AD] |
| The Nobleman’s Son. A Nobleman at Capernaum requests that Jesus visit to heal his sick [dying] son John 4:46-49. [Early Winter 28AD] |
| John the Baptist reproves Herod for his marriage and evils. John is Imprisoned Mark 6:17-20 Matthew 14:3-5 Luke 3:19-20. [End of 28AD] |
| Second Passover of Jesus [Middle of April 29AD] [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 18 April 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 3: Jesus heals an Invalid at Bethesda. Jesus heals the Paralytic by saying “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk” John 5:6-9. [Early Spring 29AD] |
| Close of the Judean Ministry and Opening of the Galilean Ministry [Middle of April 29AD] |
| MINISTRY IN GALILEE [Second Passover – Third Passover] [Middle of April 29AD – Early April 30AD] [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 7 April 30AD] |
| First Rejection at Nazareth Luke 4:16-30. [April / May 29AD] |
| Removal to Capernaum Matthew 4:13-17. [June 29AD] |
| The Call by the Sea of Galilee: 4 fishermen follow Jesus and become Fishers of Men: Peter, Andrew, James, John Mark 1:16-20 Matthew 4:18-22. [July 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 5: Jesus drives out an evil spirit from a man in Capernaum. The Demoniac in the Synagogue is healed Mark 1:23-28 Luke 4:33-37. [July 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 6: Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law sick with fever. Jesus leaves the synagogue and heals Peter’s mother-in-law Mark 1:29-31 Luke 4:38-39 Matthew 8:14-15. [July 29AD] |
| The First Galilean Preaching Tour [Middle of April 29AD – End of Summer 29AD] |
| The Paralytic Man who was lowered through the roof. A man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed, borne by four, tries to get to Jesus Luke 5:18 Mark 2:3. [End of Summer 29AD] |
| Matthew’s Feast Mark 2:15-16 Matthew 9:10-11 Luke 5:29-30, 15:1-2. [End of Summer 29AD] |
| The Hungry Disciples Pluck Grain on the Sabbath Matthew 12:1 Luke 6:1 Mark 2:23. [Summer / Autumn 29AD] |
| Jesus enters their synagogue on a Sabbath and sees a Man whose right* Hand was Withered. The Pharisees watch to accuse Him Matthew 12:9-10 Luke 6:6-7 Mark 3:1-2. [Summer / Autumn 29AD] {*Review and Herald, August 10, 1897 paragraph 1} |
| Jesus goes to the Mountain to pray all night before choosing His 12 Disciples Luke 6:12 Mark 3:13. [Summer / Autumn 29AD] |
| Jesus preaches the “Sermon on the Mount”; also known as the Beatitudes. The 10 Blessings and the 3 Woes Matthew 5:1-12 Luke 6:17-26 36. [Summer 29AD – Autumn 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 11: Jesus heals a centurion’s paralyzed servant in Capernaum. Jesus at Capernaum. Jesus heals the servant of a Capernaum Roman Centurion who demonstrates faith Luke 7:1-10 Matthew 8:5-13. [Autumn 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 12: Jesus Heals the 2 Blind Men Matthew 9:27-31. [Autumn 29AD] |
| Miracle No. 13: Jesus heals a man who was unable to speak. Jesus Heals the Dumb / Mute / Demoniac Matthew 9:32-34. [Autumn 29AD] |
| The Second Galilean Tour [Late Autumn 29AD – Winter 29AD] |
| Men from the Tombs. Jesus meets the DemoniacS upon entry into the land of the Gaderenes / Gergesenes [in Gadara / Gergesa] Luke 8:26-27 Mark 5:1-6 Matthew 8:28a. [Autumn / Winter 29AD] |
| The Third Galilean Tour [Winter 29AD – Middle of Spring 30AD] |
| Herod’s birthday, supper and the dance of the daughter of Herodias, and his oath gift promise Mark 6:21-23 Matthew 14:6-7. [Winter 29AD – Spring 30AD] |
| Third Passover of Jesus [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 5 April 30AD] [Passover Sacrifice (Pesach) – Nisan 14, 3790 – April 5, 30] |
| Miracle No. 20: Jesus feeds 5,000 plus women and children. The Loaves and Fishes. The Feeding the Five Thousand Matthew 14:19-21 Mark 6:39-44 Luke 9:14-17 John 6:10-14. [Spring 30AD] |
| Sermon on the Bread of Life. The manna in the desert was bread from heaven, not from Moses, but from His Father in heaven John 6:31-32. [Spring 30AD] |
| Contention About Tradition and Ceremonial Defilement. The Pharisees ask Jesus why His Disciples do not wash their hands before eating Mark 7:1-5 Matthew 15:1-2. [Spring 30AD] |
| Close of the Galilean Ministry [Early April 30AD]. Third Passover [Early April 30AD] [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 7 April 30AD] |
| RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC MINISTRY [Early April 30AD] |
| Miracle No. 23: Jesus heals a gentile woman’s demon-possessed daughter. Withdrawal to Phoenicia; Healing the Syro-Phoenician (Canaanite) woman’s daughter who had a demon Matthew 15:21-28 Mark 7:24-30. [Early Summer 30AD] |
| Miracle No. 24: Jesus heals a deaf and dumb man. Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute Mark 7:32-37. [Middle of Summer 30AD] |
| Miracle No. 25: Jesus feeds 4,000 plus women and children. Jesus and the Feeding of the Four Thousand Men Matthew 15:32-39 Mark 8:1-10. [Middle of Summer 30AD] |
| Pharisees and Sadducees Increase Attack. The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand for a Sign from Heaven Matthew 16:1-5 Mark 8:11-14. [Middle of Summer 30AD] |
| The Transfiguration of Jesus before His disciples Peter, James and John Matthew 17:1-3 Mark 9:2-4 Luke 9:28-32. [Early Autumn 30AD] |
| Jesus is told of the Demon Possessed Son Matthew 17:14-17 Mark 9:17-20 Luke 9:38-42a. [Early Autumn 30AD] |
| Miracle No. 27: Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit. Jesus heals the Demon Possessed Son Mark 9:25-27 Luke 9:42b Matthew 17:18. [Early Autumn 30AD] |
| Miracle No. 28: Miraculous temple tax in a fish’s mouth. The Half Shekel Payment of the Temple Tax. Peter told that the first fish caught will contain a coin in its mouth Matthew 17:24-27. [Early Autumn 30AD] |
| Secret Journey to Tabernacles. Jesus then goes in secret to the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles John 7:10-13. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) – Tishri 15-21, 3791 – September 30-October 6, 30AD |
| Jesus Teaching in the Temple at Feast of Tabernacles. “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me” John 7:14-18. [Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) – Tishri 15-21, 3791 – September 30-October 6, 30AD] |
| Final Departure From Galilee [End of Autumn 30AD] |
| Opening of the Samaritan–Perean Ministry [End of Autumn 30AD – Spring 31AD] |
| The Appointment and Commissioning of the Seventy. Jesus sends out the Seventy Messengers Luke 10:1-16. [End of Autumn 30AD – Winter 30AD] |
| Jesus visits the Bethany Home of Martha and Mary, her sister Luke 10:38-42. [End of November – Early December 30AD] |
| At the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem: Hanukkah (9th month, 25th day) John 10:22-23. [Feast of the Dedication (Chanukah) – Kislev 25-Tebet 2, 3791 – December 9-16, 30AD] |
| Return to Perea. Instruction on Prayer. Jesus teaches His Disciples to Pray. The Lord’s Prayer Luke 11:1-4. [End of December 30AD] |
| The Raising of Lazarus. The Resurrection of Lazarus. Lazarus, of Bethany, becomes ill “for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby” John 11:1-4. [January – February 31AD] |
| They take counsel together to put Jesus to death. The withdrawal to Ephraim. Jesus Retires to Ephraim. Jesus, with his disciples, leave the Jews and withdraw to Ephraim John 11:53-54. [January – February 31AD] |
| Miracle No. 33: Jesus begins Last Journey to Jerusalem via Samaria & Galilee. Jesus cleanses ten lepers on the way to Jerusalem. The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers – Jesus heals 10 Lepers on His way to Jerusalem Luke 17:11-14. [February 31AD] |
| Miracle No. 34: Blind Bartimaeus. Jesus restores sight to Bartimaeus at Jericho. The Healing of the 2 Blind Men. Jesus Restores the Sight to Bartimaeus at Jericho Matthew 20:29-34 Mark 10:46-52 Luke 18:35-43. [March 31AD – Early April 31AD] |
| Simon’s Feast and Mary’s Offering. The Woman with the Ointment. The Anointing of Jesus with perfume by Mary at Simon’s Feast in Bethany Matthew 26:6-7 Mark 14:3 Luke 7:36-38 John 12:1-3. [Passover Sacrifice (Pesach) – Nisan 14, 3791 – April 25, 31AD. Six days before = April 19, 31AD] |
| John 12:1 ¶ Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. [Passover Sacrifice (Pesach) – Nisan 14, 3791 – Wednesday, April 25, 31AD. Six days before = April 19, 31AD] [ Matthew 26:6-7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:36-38; John 12:1-3. ] |
| The Betrayal Plot by the Priests. The Religious Leaders – Chief Priests and Pharisees – Take Counsel against and plot to kill Jesus [On April 26, 31AD. Matthew 26:1-5 Mark 14:1-2 Luke 22:1-2 John 12:10-11. [Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) (Pesach) – Nisan 15-21, 3791 – April 28-May 4, 31AD] ] |
| Luke 22:1 ¶ Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. [Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) (Pesach) – Nisan 15-21, 3791 – April 28-May 4, 31AD] |
| PASSION WEEK [End of April 31AD] [20 April 31AD – 27 April 31AD] [Jesus died on Friday 31 AD April 27 at 3 pm [Nisan 14]] |
| “Fourth” Passover of Jesus [14th day of Nisan (Passover) 25 April 30AD] [Passover Sacrifice (Pesach) – Nisan 14, 3791 – April 25, 31] |
