Eyewitness to Easter: Thomas, Does Not Understand
We have been discussing Thomas and his role as a disciple of Jesus. The second time we hear Thomas speak is after Jesus has been preparing them for what’s to come. “Do not let your…
Eyewitness to Easter: Thomas, Willing to Die with Jesus
Thomas is with Jesus and the rest of the disciples. In John 11, receive word that Lazarus is dying and to come quickly. The disciples are worried about Jesus and do not want him to…
Eyewitness to Easter: Thomas, the Disciple and Twin
We’ve been viewing the Eyewitnesses to Easter and have discussed Mary, Mary Magdalene, Peter, John and Judas view points so far. Thomas was one of Jesus disciples and an eyewitness to his ministry, arrest and…
Eyewitness to the Crucifixion: Judas, Regrets His Actions
Judas has betrayed Jesus, who has been arrested and taken to trial and execution. He has been led away with great triumph and taken to stand before Pilate. 3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that…
Eyewitness to the Crucifixion: Judas, Betrays with a Kiss
Last time, we discussed how Satan entered Judas and he left to hand Jesus over to the high priest. Jesus and the disciples have gone to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus is praying. He…
Eyewitness to the Crucifixion: Judas, Waits to Betray Jesus
Last time, we discussed how Judas went to the Pharisees, where he has promised to deliver Jesus to them for thirty pieces of silver. It isn’t a secret that Jesus life is in danger and…
Eyewitness to the Crucifixion: Judas, Sells for Thirty Pieces of Silver
Last week, we discussed what a hypocrite Judas was. Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to…
The Disciples: Matthais, the 13th Disciple
Judas Iscariot has betrayed Jesus, who has been crucified and risen from the grave. Judas was remorseful for his actions and killed himself. Jesus has ascended to heaven and the disciples gather in the upper…
The Disciples: Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the most reviled of the 12 disciples, after all he was the one who betrayed Jesus. The name Judas is Hebrew and means praise or the praised one, while Iscariot is Greek…
The Disciples: Thomas
The disciple Thomas is commonly known as doubt Thomas, but we’ll get to that in a moment. In the first three gospels {and book of Acts}, Thomas is only mentioned as one of the disciples…
The Disciples: Simon the Zealot
Simon the Zealot is one of the most obscure of the disciples. The name Simon is a Greek name meaning to listen. Luke listed in the list of the apostles, “Simon called Zelotes.” {Luke 6:14-16}…
The Disciples: Matthew Levi
Matthew once again is a disciple we do not know much about. Many scholars believe he is also the tax collector Levi and as with Simon Peter and Judas Thaddeus, his name is interchangeable. The…
The Disciples: James the Less
James the Less is often referred in this way, because there were two James in the apostle. The other was James, the son of Zebedee, who is often referred to as James the greater. …
The Disciples: Judas Thaddeus
We first meet Thaddeus in the list of disciples of Jesus. “…Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddeus.” {Matthew 10:3} The name Thaddeus is believed to be a Aramaic form of the Greek name, which means a…
The Disciples: Bartholomew Nathanael
Bartholomew is almost always mentioned in connection to being with the disciple Philip. In the book of John, he is referred to as Nathanael. The name Bartholomew in Greek meaning son of Talmai or son…
The Disciples: Philip
Philip is a Greek name meaning friend and friend of horses. Many believe the disciple Philip may have spoken Greek. We first meet Philip right after Jesus has called Andrew and Simon Peter to follow…
The Disciples: Andrew
Andrew was a brother of Simon Peter. The brothers were from the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee. The Greek culture and language were very significant in the area. His name is Greek,…
The Disciples: James
James was the brother of John. He was the son of Zebedee and his mother is believed to be Salome. The name James is a version of Jacob, meaning to supplant. James is always listed…
The Disciples: John
After Peter, we probably know more about John than any of the other disciples. Many believe John and his brother, were followers of John the Baptist. However, these followers are never mentioned by name. {John…
The Disciples: Simon Peter
We have been looking at the life of Jesus through the eyes of the witnesses of his birth and death. However, what about his life? Other, than his mother, those who knew him best were…