Drive Thru History

ng them to   observe all that I have commanded you and behold  I Am With You Always to the end of the [Music] age the Risen Jesus revealed himself to over 500  followers for the next 40 days and then he   ascended to heaven now prior to his departure from  right here the Mount of Olives he said this

entity now is a perfect opportunity to return to a few of the clues now as we've learned so far in this series drive through history the Gospels Jesus often punctuated his teachings with the statement I am fill-in-the-blank in fact in our last episode at an event known as the Last Supper Jesus deliv

is your decision and they all condemned him as deserving death mark 14 55 through 64 what was going on here why was this simple statement of I am considered such blasphemy to the ears of the religious authorities maybe a little context is an order in a previous debate with the Jewish leaders Jesus c

t episode at an event known as the Last Supper Jesus delivered two I am statements first when responding to Thomas about going to prepare a place for his followers jesus said I am the way and the truth and a life no one comes to the Father except through me John 14:6 and then when instructing his fo

ing gear Simon Peter said to them I am going fishing they said to him we will go with him they went out got into the boat but that night they caught nothing just as day was breaking Jesus stood on the shore yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus jesus said to them children do you have any

nd returned to Jerusalem with great joy and were continually in the temple of God Luke 24 50 through 53 so somewhat suddenly the Gospels come to an end Jesus of Nazareth had come into the world in miraculous fashion and he had ended his ministry on earth in similar style what an amazing story the Go

at the bell was wrong at the first reading of the declaration of independence so began a long pedigree of liberty inspired events that came to be associated with the bell the famous giant crack happened in 1846 it seems the bell was rung for several hours to celebrate the birthday of george washingt

he himself is Christ a king and Pilate asked him are you the King of the Jews and he answered him you have said so then Pilate said to the chief priests in the crowds I find no guilt in this man but they were urgent saying he stirs up the people teaching throughout all Judea from Galilee even to thi

also known as the Church of the agony it's a peaceful garden among a grove of ancient olive trees looking back at the eastern wall of the city of Jerusalem it's here that the Gospel of Luke says Jesus knelt down and prayed father if you are willing remove this cup from me nevertheless not my will bu

k saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said but him they did not see and he said to them o foolish ones and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken was it not