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Timelineof theLife ofJesus forChildren
The virgin Mary is told she'll givebirth to Jesus—Luke 1:26-38The angel Gabriel told the virginMary that she would have a son,Jesus, and that Jesus would beborn of her and of the Holy Spirit ofGod. This event was predicted 700years earlier when the prophetIsaiah (Isaiah 7:14) spoke of a virginhaving a child who would bereferred to as "Immanuel," whichmeans "God with us."
Jesus is born in the town ofBethlehem—Luke 2:1-7Shortly before Jesus was born, Hismother Mary and her husbandJoseph had traveled to Bethlehemto be counted in a census. Whilethey were there, Mary gave birthto Jesus. This event was foretold700 years beforehand by theprophet Micah (Micah 5:2).
King Herod tries to kill the newborn King (Jesus)—Matthew 2:312When Jesus was born, a star-likeobject appeared over Bethlehem.The star was seen by wise men inthe East who, believing itportended a king's birth in Israel,traveled to Jerusalem. Oncethere, they told King Herod of theomen. Herod, fearing his kingshipmight be threatened, orderedthat all the male infants two yearsold and under in the town ofBethlehem and in thesurrounding area be killed.
The infant Jesus and His parentsescape to Egypt—Matthew 2:1315Being warned by an angel in adream, Mary and Joseph took theinfant Jesus and fled to Egypt fortheir safety.Jesus is taken back to Israel, tothe town of Nazareth—Matthew2:19-23After King Herod died, Mary,Joseph and Jesus returned to theirhomeland. They journeyed to thedistrict of Galilee and settled in atown called Nazareth.
Jesus as a young child visits theTemple—Luke 2:41-52When Jesus was about 12 years ofage, He visited the Temple inJerusalem, the capital city of theland of Judah. While at theTemple, Jesus spoke about Godand about the Scriptures. Hisknowledge impressed the peoplewho were in the Temple that day.
First Year of Jesus' MinistryJesus began His ministry at about the age of 30. Hisministry lasted about three and a half years and haschanged the world more so than the work of any manin history.
Jesus is baptized by John theBaptist—Matthew 3:13-17When Jesus had reached the age ofabout 30, it was nearly time for Himto begin His ministry. But first Hewent to John the Baptist and wasbaptized in the Jordan River.Jesus resists the temptations ofSatan—Matthew 4:1-11After He was baptized, Jesus wentinto the desert where He fasted (ateno food) for 40 days and nights. Hespent much of this time praying. ButSatan used this time to tempt Jesuswith offers of instant glory andworldly power. Jesus never gave in tothe temptations but, quotingScriptures from the Bible, each timeovercame them.
Jesus calls His first disciples—John 1:35-51Then Jesus returned to the place where John wasbaptizing. John then pointed Him out to some of hisown disciples as the one on whom he had seen theSpirit descending and proclaimed that Jesus was theSon of God. These disciples then followed after Jesus.One of these was Andrew, who also brought hisbrother Peter to see Jesus. The next day Philip andNathanael met him and began to follow.Jesus' first public miracle, turning water intowine—John 2:1-11Afterwards, Jesus went to Cana, a town in thedistrict of Galilee to attend a wedding party. Hismother, Mary, also attended. But the host of thewedding party did not have enough wine foreveryone who had gathered. This was anembarrassing situation for the wedding host. SoMary intervened on behalf of the wedding host.She told Jesus about the problem. Jesus thenmiraculously changed six large clay pots of waterinto fine wine for the wedding party.
Jesus cleanses the Temple inJerusalem—John 2:13-17Jesus went to Jerusalem and visitedthe Temple. When He arrived Hesaw that many people were sellinganimals and exchanging money inthe Temple. This angered Jesusbecause the Temple was intendedto be a place to worship God, not aplace to operate business and makemoney. Jesus made a whip out ofsome strands of rope and chasedthe merchants out of the Temple.Jesus talks of God's love and plan ofsalvation—John 3:1-17Jesus explained to Nicodemus whata person must do to have salvationand eternal life.
Jesus tells a Samaritan woman about the "living water"—John 4:5-42As Jesus and His followers traveled through Samaria, Jesus took a rest near a well. There Hemet a Samaritan woman and spoke to her about the "water of life." In this discussion with theSamaritan woman, Jesus showed that the Word of God was meant to be shared with allpeople, even enemies (the Samaritans and the Jews were hostile towards one another). AndHe showed that it was to be shared with men and women, Jews and Gentiles—a very radicalidea in those times. (Gentiles include everyone who isn't Jewish.)Jesus' early ministry in Galilee—John 4:3, 43-45During much of Jesus' ministry, He was in the region around Galilee, where Jews and manyGentiles lived. Jesus preached and performed many miracles there. This was foretold by theprophet Isaiah about 700 years beforehand (Isaiah 9:1-2).
Jesus announces that He is the Messiah—Luke 4:14-21Jesus went to a synagogue (a Jewish place of worship) in his hometown of Nazareth. Heread from the scroll of Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1-2) to the people gathered there. That Biblepassage speaks of an anointed one who brings the Word of God to the people. WhenJesus finished reading Isaiah 61: 1-2, He toldthe people that: "Today this Scripture isfulfilled in your hearing." Jesus hadproclaimed that He was the anointed one—or Messiah—that the Bible verse spokeabout.Jesus is rejected as the Messiah—Luke 4:28-30Shortly after Jesus announced that He wasthe Messiah, the people at the synagogue inthe town of Nazareth rejected Him as theMessiah and tried to kill Him.Though many of the Jews rejected Jesus,some received His message gladly. In fact,the original Christians were Jews who in turnwon other nationalities to Jesus.
Second Year of Jesus' MinistryThe second year of Jesus' ministry is sometimesreferred to as the "Year of Popularity." During thistime Jesus became increasingly popular. The crowdsthat gathered to hear His teachings grew. Jesusperformed many of His miracles during this time.
Jesus explains He is salvation; God is His father—John 5:17-47Here, Jesus explained that God is His father. Jesus also explained that He (Jesus) is the onlysource of salvation for people. There is no other way to gain salvation than through JesusHimself.Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount—Matthew, chapters 5-7About mid-way through His ministry, which lasted about three and a half years, Jesus gavethe Sermon on the Mount. That speech has been the most recited, most remembered,and most widely known ofany speech in history. Duringthe sermon Jesus said that Heis the fulfillment of OldTestament prophecies andpromises, that people shouldforgive their enemies andsettle disputes quickly, andthat people sin even whenthey just think about sinning.Therefore by inference weare all sinners and need asavior.
Jesus heals the servant of aRoman officer—Matthew 8:5-13When Jesus had enteredCapernaum, a town in Galilee,Jesus was asked to heal theservant of a centurion (a Romanofficer). Jesus said He would go tothe servant and heal him. But thecenturion replied that he wasunworthy to have Jesus come tohis home, and he said "just say theword, and my servant will behealed." By saying that, thecenturion was attesting that hehad faith in Jesus, and that heknew that Jesus could heal hisservant simply by giving the orderfrom a distance. Jesus then toldthe people that He had not seensuch great faith in a man beforeand that the servant would behealed—and the servant washealed.
Jesus brings back to life a widow's son inNain—Luke 7:12-16Jesus was about to enter the town gate ofNain when a group of people approached,carrying out a dead body. The dead personwas the son of a widow, who was crying.When Jesus saw her, He told the woman notto cry. He touched the bier and commandedthe young man to get up. He arose and beganto speak. All the people were filled with awe.Jesus calms a raging storm—Matthew 8:2427Jesus was in a boat with His disciples when astorm began to toss high waves and rock theboat. The disciples were concerned that theboat would tip over, so they awoke Jesus, whowas sleeping. Jesus told the men to have faith.Then Jesus commanded the storm be calmed.Immediately, the storm went away. This wasone of the miracles where Jesus showed thatHe could command the forces of nature.
Jesus brings back to life Jairus'daughter—Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26A ruler of the people came to Jesus andsaid that his daughter had just died. Jesusand His disciples went to the ruler's homeand saw a gathering of mourners. Jesustold the mourners to leave the house,and He told them that the girl was notdead, but asleep. The mourners laughedat Him. But, after the mourners had leftthe home, Jesus took the girl by the handand the girl rose up, alive.Jesus heals two blind men—Matthew9:27-34Two blind men learned that Jesus wasnearby and they called out to Him, "Havemercy on us, Son of David." Jesus askedthe blind men if they truly believed thatHe had the power to heal them. They toldhim that they did. Jesus then touchedtheir eyes and restored their sight.
The 12 Apostles areordained—Matthew 10:1-4Jesus called together His 12disciples to Him and gavethem authority to healpeople of their diseases andillnesses. The 12 discipleswere Simon (who is calledPeter), Andrew (Simon Peter'sbrother), James son ofZebedee, John (James'brother), Philip,Bartholomew, Thomas,Matthew, James son ofAlphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simonthe Zealot, and Judas Iscariot(who betrayed Jesus).
Third Year Of Jesus' MinistryThis period of Jesus' ministry is sometimes called the"Year of Opposition." Some religious leaders becameincreasingly jealous of Jesus, as Jesus becameincreasingly popular.
Jesus feeds 5,000 people—Matthew14:13-21Soon after Jesus had learned that John theBaptist had been beheaded, Jesus wentout into a boat to pray in solitude. But alarge crowd gathered at the shore to meetJesus. He felt compassion for the crowd, soHe went ashore and healed the people inthe crowd who were sick.It was getting late in the day, and Jesus'disciples were concerned that the crowddid not have any food. Jesus told Hisdisciples to feed the crowd, but thedisciples said they only had five loaves ofbread and two fish. And the crowd wasvery large with 5,000 men, as well as manywomen and children. Jesus gave thanks,broke the loaves, and gave them to thedisciples who gave them to the people,who all ate and were satisfied. 12 basketsof leftover crumbs were later gathered, somuch had the food been multiplied!
Jesus walks on water—Matthew 14:22-33Jesus told His disciples to go out into thewater in a boat while Jesus went to aprivate place to pray. Later, Jesus walkedout to the boat and startled the disciples.They thought they were seeing a ghostwalking on the water. But after theyrealized that it was Jesus, they worshipedHim, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God.“Jesus heals a man who was born blind—John 9:1-41When the disciples of Jesus had seen a manwho had been blind since birth, they askedJesus if the man's blindness was a result ofhis own sins or if it was the result of hisparents' sins. Jesus answered them that theman's blindness was not due to the man'ssins or his parents' sins. Jesus said theman's blindness happened "so that thework of God might be displayed in his life."Jesus then healed the man of his blindness.
Jesus prophesies His own death—Matthew 16:21-26Jesus foretold events that happened later in the future. For example, He prophesied thatthe Temple would be destroyed, that Jerusalem would be destroyed, and that the Word ofGod would be preached to every corner of the world. All of those prophecies have cometrue. As explained in Matthew 16:21-26, Jesus prophesied His own persecution, death andresurrection. Jesus told His disciples that He would go into Jerusalem where He wouldsuffer at the hand of religiousleaders before being put to death.He also said that He would riseagain on the third day.Jesus is transfigured—Matthew17:1-3, 5-8Jesus took Peter, James, and Johnto a high mountain. There He wastransfigured—His face shone likethe sun, and His clothes becameas white as the light. Moses andElijah (a prophet who had diedhundreds of years before)appeared from the world beyond,talking with Jesus.
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead—John 11:1-44When Jesus received word that Hisfriend, Lazarus, was seriously ill, Hesaid: "This sickness will not end indeath. No, it is for God's glory so thatGod's Son may be glorified through it.“Taking His time, a few days later, Jesustraveled to Lazarus' town, where hewas told Lazarus had been dead forfour days. Jesus told Martha, Lazarus'sister, "I am the resurrection and thelife. He who believes in Me will live,even though he dies; and whoever livesand believes in Me will never die. Doyou believe this?“Then, Martha answered Jesus: "Yes,Lord," she told him, "I believe that Youare the Christ, the Son of God, who wasto come into the world." Jesus went tothe tomb and called out for Lazarus.Lazarus rose back to life and walked outof his tomb.
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem—Matthew 21:1-11About 500 years before the time of Jesus, there was a prophet of God named Zechariah(Zechariah 9:9) who spoke of a king presenting himself to Jerusalem while riding on ahumble donkey. This is how Jesus entered Jerusalem shortly before He was crucified andkilled. He rode on the back of a donkey into the city. Along the way, a crowd of peoplegathered near Him, praising Him as He went by.The great commandment(the Golden Rule)—Matthew 22:34-40Some of the religious leaders(Pharisees) asked Jesus whatwas the greatestcommandment of the Law(the first five books of theBible). Jesus answered thatto love God and yourneighbor as yourself are thegreatest commandments,and upon them hang "all theLaw and the Prophets."
The Persecution of JesusThe Jewish leaders conspired with Judas, one of Jesus'followers, to arrange Jesus' arrest. Jesus was falselyaccused of being an anti-government rebel and wasexecuted by crucifixion. His persecution and deathfulfilled many Bible prophecies that had been writtenhundreds of years beforehand.
The plot against Jesus—Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16A few days before the Jewish feast of the Passover, Jesus again predicted His death. Hetold His disciples that He would be handed over to be crucified.At about this time, the chief priests and other leaders plotted to have Jesus arrested sothey could kill Him. They conspired with Judas, one of Jesus' 12 apostles, and paid him30 pieces of silver to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.Jesus is betrayed by Judas—Matthew 26:47-56Jesus and His followers had enteredthe Garden of Gethsemane on theMount of Olives. His disciples weresleeping when a crowd of Jewishofficials and temple guards showed upto arrest Jesus. Judas told the guardswhich man was Jesus. Then the menbegan to arrest Jesus, and in thefusion that ensued Peter, with hissword, cut off one man's ear. Jesusscolded Peter for doing that. Jesushealed the injured man's ear andthen allowed Himself to be arrestedand led away.
Peter denies knowing Jesus—Matthew 26:58,69-75Chapter 26 of the Gospel of Matthew begins with a prophecy from Jesus that He would bebetrayed and handed over to be crucified. And the chapter ends with the fulfillment ofanother of Jesus' prophecies—that Peter, Jesus' close disciple, would deny knowing Jesusthree times before the break of dawn.After Jesus was arrested and led away by the soldiers, Peter followed them into thecourtyard of the high priest. He took a seat near some of the guards and waited to seewhat would happen with Jesus. A servant walked up to Peter and asked him if he was withJesus. Peter said "I don't know what you're talking about.“Peter then got up and went outside of agateway where another person saw himand identified him as a follower of Jesus.Peter again denied knowing Jesus. Otherpeople then identified Peter as being afollower of Jesus and again Peter deniedknowing Jesus. In all, Peter had deniedknowing Jesus three times before dawn,just as Jesus had predicted.When Peter remembered that Jesus hadpredicted Peter's denials, Peter began toweep because he had denied knowing theLord.I don’t knowwhat you’re talkingabout!
Jesus is interrogated,mocked and put on trial—Matthew 27Chapter 27 of the Gospel ofMatthew explains how thereligious leaders conspiredto put Jesus on trial. Theyfalsely accused Jesus ofbeing an anti-governmentrebel. Pontius Pilate, theRoman governor of the landof the Jews, tried to releaseJesus and give Him Hisfreedom. But the Jewishleaders conspired,successfully, to force thegovernor to order Jesus'execution.
Jesus is crucified—Matthew 27:35-38After the trial, Jesus was given a cross tocarry and led to a hill we refer to as Calvary.There, He was nailed to the cross, throughHis wrists and feet. The cross was raised andJesus was left to die. Many people hadgathered to watch. Many mocked Jesus as Hewas dying. A few, His mother among them,mourned for Him.Jesus is buried—Matthew 27:57-61; Mark15:42-47; Luke 23:50-55; John 19:31-42After Jesus had died on the cross, a Romansoldier pierced Jesus with a spear to makesure He was dead. Joseph of Arimathea andNicodemus asked permission to take Jesus'body and bury Him. Jesus was taken downfrom the cross, wrapped in cloth and placedinto an empty tomb owned by Joseph. Alarge stone was placed in front of the tombto close off the burial chamber. The Romansalso posted a guard at the tomb to preventanyone from stealing the body.
Mary Magdalene discovers Jesus'tomb empty—John 20:1-19Three days after Jesus’ burial,Mary Magdalene went to thetomb. She saw that the stone hadbeen removed from the front ofthe tomb and that the tomb wasempty. She afterwards saw anangel who told her that Jesus hadrisen and to go tell the news tothe others. She then went toPeter and the others and toldthem that the tomb was emptyand Jesus was alive, but theydidn't believe her. Other peoplealso came to visit the tomb andsaw that it was empty.
The report of the Roman guards—Matthew 28:11-15According to Matthew 28:11-15, some of the guards who were guarding the tomb wentinto the city of Jerusalem and told the chief priests that the tomb was empty. The chiefpriests paid the guards to say that the disciples had stolen the body while the guardshad fallen asleep.Jesus appears to ten of His disciples—John20:19-23; Mark 16:14Shortly after it had been discovered thatJesus' body was no longer in the tomb,Jesus began appearing to several people.He appeared to two believers on the roadto a city called Emmaus, and He appearedto Peter. He also appeared to ten of Hisdisciples, including Peter, when they weregathered together. Jesus had prophesiedthat He would be handed over to becrucified, that He would die, and that Hewould rise again. But that wasn't enoughproof for the disciple named Thomas.Thomas wasn't present when Jesus visitedthe ten disciples. He still had doubts thatJesus had risen from the dead.
Jesus appears to Thomas—Mark 16:14-18Jesus again appeared to His disciples, and this time Thomas was present, and saw andtouched the resurrected Jesus Himself.The resurrected Jesus was seen by over 500 people—1 Corinthians 15:3-7According to the testimony of the apostle Paul, more than 500 people saw Jesus after Hisresurrection.1 Corinthians 15:3-7—For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christdied for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose againthe third day according tothe Scriptures, and that Hewas seen by Cephas [Peter],then by the twelve[apostles]. After that Hewas seen by over fivehundred brethren at once,of whom the greater partremain to the present, butsome have fallen asleep.After that He was seen byJames, then by all theapostles.
Jesus ascends into Heaven—Mark 16:19-20; Acts chapter 1After Jesus had visited Hisdisciples and told them to gointo the world and preach theWord of God, Jesus was takeninto Heaven. Angels appearedand promised that in the sameway that Jesus had been taken,He will return!
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The infant Jesus and His parents escape to Egypt—Matthew 2:13-15 Being warned by an angel in a dream, Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus and fled to Egypt for their safety. Jesus is taken back to Israel, to the town of Nazareth—Matthew 2:19-23 After King Herod died, Mary, Joseph and Jesus
