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Page 1: What is Easter? The Easter Bunny? Easter Island? Easter Egg hunt? The Crucifixion? Happy Bunny Gift Set? Or a Happy Easter??? YES! Easter IS a very happy.

What is Easter?What is Easter?

Page 2: What is Easter? The Easter Bunny? Easter Island? Easter Egg hunt? The Crucifixion? Happy Bunny Gift Set? Or a Happy Easter??? YES! Easter IS a very happy.

• The Easter Bunny?• Easter Island?• Easter Egg hunt?

• The Crucifixion?• Happy Bunny Gift Set?

• Or a Happy Easter???

YESYES! ! Easter IS a very Easter IS a very happy occasion!happy occasion!

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Why? Because everything that

happened just before Easter was very sad!

Jesus was condemned… Jesus was condemned…

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He was cruelly crucified, and diedHe was cruelly crucified, and died

But what happened after … But what happened after … was a super-great victory!was a super-great victory!

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It looked like the End! Jesus’ body was put in a It looked like the End! Jesus’ body was put in a shroud, placed in a tomb, sealed by a stone.shroud, placed in a tomb, sealed by a stone.

It seemed like the end of all hopeIt seemed like the end of all hope

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The Jews put Roman soldiers around the tomb, The Jews put Roman soldiers around the tomb, to guard the grave, as they said, “to guard the grave, as they said, “to prevent this to prevent this

man’s disciples from stealing his body!”man’s disciples from stealing his body!”And so everyone went home very sad.And so everyone went home very sad.

Until suddenly, Until suddenly, on the first day of the week at dawnon the first day of the week at dawn

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An angel came An angel came down from down from Heaven & rolled Heaven & rolled back the stone & back the stone & sat on itsat on it

His face was like lightning & his clothing white His face was like lightning & his clothing white as snow. as snow. The soldiers became like dead menThe soldiers became like dead men

There was a big earthquake…

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Then… an incredible bright Light flashed from the grave!

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Jesus Jesus had had risen risen from from the the

dead!dead!

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THE THE TOMB TOMB WAS WAS

EMPTY!EMPTY!

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Early at Early at dawn Mary dawn Mary Magdalene, Magdalene, an ex-an ex-prostitute & prostitute & two other two other Mary’s Mary’s came to take came to take care of care of Jesus’ body!Jesus’ body!

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They found They found the stone the stone

was rolled was rolled away!away!

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• ““Fear not, for I Fear not, for I know that you know that you look for Jesus, look for Jesus, which was which was crucified.crucified.

• ““He is not here: He is not here: for He is risen, for He is risen, as He told you. as He told you.

An Angel sitting on it said to the An Angel sitting on it said to the women:women:

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• ““Come, see Come, see the place the place where the where the Lord lay!”Lord lay!”

• Then the two Then the two other Mary’s other Mary’s quickly left quickly left with joy!with joy!

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• The angel said:The angel said:

• ““Why do you look Why do you look for the living for the living among the dead? among the dead?

• ““Jesus is not here! Jesus is not here! He has risen!He has risen!

• ““Go and tell your Go and tell your brothers that he brothers that he will soon meet will soon meet you in Galilee!”you in Galilee!”

But Mary stayed.But Mary stayed.

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• She told them:She told them:• "They have "They have

taken away the taken away the Lord out of the Lord out of the tomb, tomb,

• "And we don’t "And we don’t know where know where they have laid they have laid Him."Him."

• Peter ran to the Peter ran to the grave! grave!

• But John out But John out ran him!ran him!

So Mary ran to tell Peter & JohnSo Mary ran to tell Peter & John

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John arrived at the tomb first!John arrived at the tomb first!

He saw the He saw the linen shroud linen shroud lying there; lying there; yet he did not yet he did not go in.go in.

He stooped He stooped down and down and looked in.looked in.

Simon Peter came & went into the tomb!Simon Peter came & went into the tomb!

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• Simon Peter saw the linen cloths lying there.

• Then John went in also. He saw it and believed.

• They didn’t yet know the Scripture, that Jesus must rise again from the dead.

• So they went home.

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• Crying, she looked into the tomb.

• She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, & the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

• They said, “Woman, why are you crying?”

• She said to them, “Because they’ve taken away my Lord, & I don’t know where they have laid him.”

But Mary stayed!But Mary stayed!

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Mary turned Mary turned around & saw around & saw Jesus, but she Jesus, but she didn’t know it didn’t know it was Jesus!was Jesus!He said, He said, “Woman, why “Woman, why are you crying? are you crying? Who are you Who are you looking for?”looking for?”

Jesus Appeared.Jesus Appeared.

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She, thinking he She, thinking he was the gardener, was the gardener, said to him…said to him…"Sir, if You "Sir, if You have carried have carried Him away, tell Him away, tell me where You me where You have laid Him, have laid Him, and I will take and I will take Him away." Him away."

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She turned around & She turned around & cried,“Master!”cried,“Master!”

Jesus said to herJesus said to her

““Mary”Mary”

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• But Jesus said to But Jesus said to her: “Do not her: “Do not touch Me!”touch Me!”

• ““For I have not For I have not yet gone up to yet gone up to see My Father.”see My Father.”

• (He wanted His (He wanted His Father God to Father God to hug Him first!)hug Him first!)

She wanted to embrace Him...She wanted to embrace Him...

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““But go to My But go to My Brothers! Brothers!       ““Tell themTell them

‘I’m going ‘I’m going up to My up to My Father and Father and your Father, your Father, and to My and to My God and God and your God."your God."

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Mary Magdalene came & told the Mary Magdalene came & told the disciples that she had seen the Lorddisciples that she had seen the Lord

……and that He had spoken these things to her. and that He had spoken these things to her. But to them this seemed like meaningless talk.But to them this seemed like meaningless talk.

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Two disciples were walking Two disciples were walking to the village of Emmaeus,to the village of Emmaeus,

When Jesus joined Himself to them. When Jesus joined Himself to them. But they didn’t know who He was!But they didn’t know who He was!

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He answered all their questions about what had happened, from the Old Testament.

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When they arrived, they invited him in for When they arrived, they invited him in for dinner.dinner.

They sat down to eat, They sat down to eat, but when Jesus broke the bread…but when Jesus broke the bread…

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But He vanished out of their sight!But He vanished out of their sight!

Then they knew it was JesusThen they knew it was Jesus

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They said,They said, “Did not our hearts burn within “Did not our hearts burn within

us, when He opened the us, when He opened the Scriptures to us, on the way?”Scriptures to us, on the way?”

They went back to the other disciples They went back to the other disciples & & told them that they saw the Lord, told them that they saw the Lord,

who didn’t believe who didn’t believe themthem either! either!

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• The doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear The doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews. of the Jews.

• Jesus came & stood in the middle, saying to them, "Peace be with Jesus came & stood in the middle, saying to them, "Peace be with you."you."

That same night, the first day of the week…That same night, the first day of the week…

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But they were very afraid, But they were very afraid, thinking that they’d seen a ghost!thinking that they’d seen a ghost!

He said, Why are ye troubled andHe said, Why are ye troubled and let thoughts rise in your hearts?let thoughts rise in your hearts?

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Look at my hands & feet, that it is I Look at my hands & feet, that it is I

myself:myself:Touch me & see! For Touch me & see! For

a spirit has no flesh a spirit has no flesh

& bones, like you & bones, like you

see see meme have. have.

Then He blamed Then He blamed

them for their them for their

unbelief and unbelief and

hardness of hearthardness of heart

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He showed them His hands, feet & side.He showed them His hands, feet & side.

Then the disciples were glad Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. when they saw the Lord.

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When He had said When He had said this, He breathed this, He breathed on them, & said to on them, & said to them, "Receive the them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.Holy Spirit.

““If you forgive the If you forgive the sins of any, they sins of any, they

are forgiven them; are forgiven them; if you retain the if you retain the sins of any, they sins of any, they

are retained."are retained."

•Jesus said again, "As the Father has sent Me, I Jesus said again, "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." also send you."

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• The others told him, “We saw the Lord.”

• But he told them, “Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, & put my finger into them…

• And thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

But Thomas wasn’t there, when Jesus cameBut Thomas wasn’t there, when Jesus came

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• His disciples were His disciples were again inside, and again inside, and Thomas was Thomas was withwith them. them.

• Then came Jesus Then came Jesus again, the doors again, the doors being shut, and being shut, and stood in the midst, stood in the midst, and said, and said, “Peace “Peace be unto you.”be unto you.”

8 days later8 days later

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““Reach here your finger, and see my hands; Reach here your finger, and see my hands; and reach here with your hand, and put it into and reach here with your hand, and put it into my side: And be not faithless, but believing.”my side: And be not faithless, but believing.”

Then said Jesus to Thomas…Then said Jesus to Thomas…

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Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God.”Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God.”

Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed: Blessed are they seen me, you have believed: Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”that have not seen, and yet have believed.”

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Jesus led them out to Bethany…Jesus led them out to Bethany…

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• on a mountain He on a mountain He had pointed out to had pointed out to them.them.

• When they saw When they saw Him, they Him, they worshiped Him, worshiped Him, but some doubted.but some doubted.

• Jesus came & said Jesus came & said to them, "All to them, "All authority has been authority has been given to Me in given to Me in heaven & earth.”heaven & earth.”

After He met His 11 disciples in Galilee…After He met His 11 disciples in Galilee…

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Go therefore and make Go therefore and make disciples of all disciples of all nations,nations,

““baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am

with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

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Then Jesus Then Jesus went up into went up into

the sky where the sky where he was he was

received into received into a cloud a cloud & &

they lost sight they lost sight of Him!of Him!

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And while they And while they continued to look continued to look up into the sky, up into the sky, as He went up…as He went up…Look, two men Look, two men stood by them in stood by them in white clothing, white clothing, who said, “Hey who said, “Hey you men of you men of Galilee!”Galilee!”

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“ “This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into will come in the same way as you saw Him go into

heaven."heaven."

Why do you stand gazing up into heaven?Why do you stand gazing up into heaven?

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And they went forth, and preached And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with them, and confirming the word with

signs following. Amen.signs following. Amen.

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THE SHROUD THE SHROUD OF TURIN!OF TURIN!

The Positive CopyThe Positive Copy

Shroud of Turin!Shroud of Turin!The negative copyThe negative copy

• The “Shroud of Turin” is a grave cloth with a photograph in it of a man’s body, 2000 years old by new C-14 dating methods. Incredible?

• Yes! Because photography was only invented 150 years ago!

• The man was crucified with wounds in his hands & feet, and bloodstains in all corresponding places as in the Bible account!

• He had a chest wound under his ribs from a spear & head wounds & bloodstains exactly where Jesus had worn a crown of thorns! Not only that, but…

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• The most amazing thing of the photo, however, is the face of the man.

• In all of history there has never been seen such a remarkable face as this face.

• HIS FACE?? You be the judge!

• If it is not Jesus, whose is it?

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St. John ended his Gospel saying:

Jesus did many other signs in the Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But are not written in this book: But these are written, that you these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life believing you might have life through his name.”through his name.”

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If you have not yet received Jesus…• Receive Him right now by praying with us:

• “Dear Jesus. Please come into my heart

• Forgive me for my sins

• Please give me your free gift of Eternal Life

• Help me to love You & others!

• Help me understand your Words!

• Thank you Jesus!

• Amen.”

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