What is "Good Friday"? What Does Easter
Celebrate?
Good Friday has been described as the crux of time, itself. Good Friday is the day that Jesus was crucified. Easter is not about Easter bunnies and Chocolates... It is the day that Jesus rose from the dead - never to die again.
A lot happened on Good
Friday. It is also known as Holy Friday and several other names.
Did
you ever notice that Easter varies so much as to what time of year it is
celebrated? Easter is actually determined by Good Friday - not the other way
around as you might suppose. Easter is the first Sunday after the first Friday
after the first full moon after the Spring (Vernal) equinox. Good Friday came
within one day of being as early as is possible in the year 2008 because the
full moon and the spring equinox fell on the 21st. This will not happen again
until 2106. The earliest possible Easter is March 22. The next occurrence of
the earliest possible Easter will be March 22, 2285. The last time it fell on
the 22nd was in the year 1818. The latest possible Easter is May 10. Easter has
not fallen on the 9th or the 10th ever in history. The first time in history
that it will fall on the 9th will be the year 2173. We will not see a May 10th
Easter until the year 2268. The dates listed above may be verified. Good
Friday Quotes In Islam
On the original Good
Friday, Jesus was convicted of blasphemy in front of a kangaroo court. He
admitted to being God Incarnate (God in a human body so to speak) and that was
the last straw! They did not throw Jesus in an insane asylum like they might,
today -- the religious leaders demanded his death! Jewish leaders did not have
the authority to execute people under Roman Law so they took Him to Pontius
Pilate. Pilate wanted to release Jesus badly -- especially since Pilate's wife
had had a disturbing dream about Jesus. But the Jewish people would not hear of
it. Instead of letting Jesus off the hook, they let a rebel named Barabbas
walk.
Pilate had Jesus
scourged. This is the most heinous thing you can imagine. The whip was tipped
with bone and iron shards so it cut through both skin and muscle. Many people
did not survive a scourge. This did not satisfy the people. They want Jesus
dead.
Jesus was actually
dead only one full day: Saturday. He died Friday evening and was raised
sometime before sunup on Sunday morning.) some people went to Jesus' grave but
he was gone. He had been resurrected! And He still lives! This is now known as
Easter.
Jesus was taken up to
heaven approximately 40 days after He rose. The angels that attended his
ascension told us that Jesus will be coming back in the same way He was taken
to Heaven.
And He's coming back
soon!
