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In Matthew's Gospel (28:7,16), the risen Jesus told the disciples to go to faraway Galilee. He met them there and gave them the Great Commission to preach his gospel. As a way of saying goodbye, Jesus said he will be with them always.
In Mark's Gospel (16:7), the women are also given the message to go to Galilee.
In Luke's Gospel (24:49), Jesus told the disciples to remain in Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high. He then took them out to Bethany, where he ascended into heaven. The command to remain in Jerusalem is repeated in Acts of the Apostles (1:4), by the same author.
In John's Gospel, there is no suggestion of a command either to remain in Jerusalem or go to Galilee. In fact, the disciples very quickly went to Galilee, where Jesus found them fishing on the Sea of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee).
So, it is only in two accounts by the same author, Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles, that we find Jesus not wanting his followers to leave Jerusalem. By remaining together, they were able to receive the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
Jesus' followers did not want him to be crucified. Jesus, himself, did not entirely want to be crucified, but he saw the necessity of it and allowed himself to endure the pain for the greater good.
The man asked Jesus if he could be one of Jesus's followers. But Jesus replied return home.
All haters of Jesus Christ, God's Son, are persecuters of Christians. Unbelievers do not want to admit or give up their sins and this is what Jesus Christ requires. Christians are followers of Jesus and since Jesus is not on earth at this time unbelievers persecute His followers.
Jesus understood what His fate would be. He had made some very powerful enemies and He did not want to be arrested before He finished His ministry. When the time was right, He entered Jerusalem amid much fanfare.
There was a rush to bury Jesus because the authorities did not want his followers to take his body and claim he was resurrected. He was securely buried, but his body was nowhere to be found, nonetheless.
Judea was not headed by a governor. It was administered by a prefect on behalf of the Governor of Syria. Pontius Pilate, the prefect, did not want Jesus to be executed. He thought that he was innocent. It was he crowd in Jerusalem who wanted Jesus executed.
Jesus meant let the spiritually dead bury the dead. If you want to live follow Jesus.
Followers of Christianity are called Christians. They believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God and follow his teachings as outlined in the Bible. Christianity is one of the world's largest religions, with over 2 billion adherents worldwide.
It is estimated that 2.1 billion people now call themselves Christian. This number, however, includes many cults who follow their own twisted religion. And many so-called followers only want the benefits of Christianity, but actually want Jesus to follow them. As in John, chapter 6, the number of people who actually follow Jesus is much smaller than what it appears to be.
There are many followers of Jesus Christ who come to him in many different ways, but not necessarily chosen of him. Jesus talks of those who want to follow him, thus: Luke 9.23. And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Christians wanted to recapture Jerusalem during the Crusades because it held significant religious importance as the location of key events in the Christian faith, such as the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They believed that controlling Jerusalem was essential for protecting and preserving their religious heritage.
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