Wednesday, November 17, 2010

1914—A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY: What Thinking People Have To Say

As bad as what World War II was, many refer back to 1914 as the great turning point in modern history:

“It is indeed the year 1914 rather than that of Hiroshima which marks the turning point in our time.”—René Albrecht-Carrié, The Scientific Monthly, July 1951.

“Ever since 1914, everybody conscious of trends in the world has been deeply troubled by what has seemed like a fated and predetermined march toward ever greater disaster. Many serious people have come to feel that nothing can be done to avert the plunge towards ruin. They see the human race, like the hero of a Greek tragedy, driven on by angry gods and no longer the master of fate.”—Bertrand Russell, The New York Times Magazine, September 27, 1953.

“The modern era . . . began in 1914, and no one knows when or how it will end. . . . It could end in mass annihilation.”—The Seattle Times, January 1, 1959.

“In the year 1914 the world, as it was known and accepted then, came to an end.”—James Cameron, 1914, published in 1959.

“The whole world really blew up about World War I and we still don’t know why. . . . Utopia was in sight. There was peace and prosperity. Then everything blew up. We’ve been in a state of suspended animation ever since.”—Dr. Walker Percy, American Medical News, November 21, 1977.

“In 1914 the world lost a coherence which it has not managed to recapture since. . . . This has been a time of extraordinary disorder and violence, both across national frontiers and within them.”—The Economist, London, August 4, 1979.

“Civilization entered on a cruel and perhaps terminal illness in 1914.”—Frank Peters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 27, 1980.

“Everything would get better and better. This was the world I was born in. . . . Suddenly, unexpectedly, one morning in 1914 the whole thing came to an end.”—British statesman Harold Macmillan, The New York Times, November 23, 1980.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Relive The Last Days Of Jesus Life on Earth

Nisan 7, Friday
Jesus and his disciples travel from Jericho to Jerusalem.

Nisan 8, Friday evening (after Sun down)
Jesus and his disciples arrive at Bethany six days before the Passover; Sabbath starts.
-- John 11:55-12:1 --

Nisan 9, Saturday evening
Feast with Simon the leper at Simon's house; Mary anoints Jesus with pure nard; many come from Jerusalem to see Jesus and Lazarus whom Jesus resurrected.
-- Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-11 --

Nisan 9, Sunday
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem; Jesus inspects the temple and teaches.
-- Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 --

Nisan 10, Monday
Early trip into Jerusalem; Jesus cleanses temple; Jehovah speaks from heaven to Jesus before the crowd.
-- Matthew 21:12, 13, 18, 19; Mark 11:12-18; Luke 19:45-48; John 12:20-50 --

Nisan 11, Tuesday
In Jerusalem, teaches at temple using illustrations; condemns Pharisees; notes widow’s contribution; gives sign of his future invisible presence in Kingdom Power.
-- Matthew 21:19-25:46; Mark 11:19-13:37; Luke 20:1-21:36 --

Nisan 12, Wednesday
Jesus spends this as a quiet day with his disciples Bethany; however, Judas arranges his betrayal.
-- Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Mark 14:1, 2, 10, 11; Luke 22:1-6 --

Nisan 13, Thursday
Peter and John prepare for the Passover in Jerusalem; Jesus and other ten apostles follow in late afternoon.
-- Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13 --

Nisan 14, Thursday Evening After Sun Down
The Passover celebration; Jesus washes feet of apostles; Judas goes out to betray Jesus; Christ institutes the Memorial of his death. After midnight, betrayal and arrest in garden of Gethsemane; apostles flee; illegal trial before chief priests and the Sanhedrin; Peter denies Jesus as foretold.
-- Matthew 26:17-27:30; Mark 14:17-15:19; Luke 22:14-23:25; John 13:1-19:16; Acts 1:18, 19 --

Nisan 14, Friday Sunrise
Before Sanhedrin again; sent off to Pilate, then to King Herod, then back to Pilate who finally gives sentence to death; Jesus is flogged and impaled; buried.
-- Matthew 27:31-61; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56; John 19:16-42 --

Nisan 15, Saturday Sabbath
Pilate permits guards to protect Jesus’ grave as requested by the Jewish religious leaders.
-- Matthew 27:62-66 --

Nisan 16, Sunday early
Jesus resurrected from the dead! Various appearances and events of that day.
-- Matthew 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-25 --

40 days
Various appearances of Jesus Chrst to those who knew him.
-- Matthew 28:16-20; John 20:26-21:25; 1 Corinthians 15:5-7; Acts 1:3-8 --

Iyyar 25
Jesus' ascension to heaven on the 40th day after his resurrection!
-- Acts 1:9-12; Luke 24:50-53 --