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Missing For Three Days Pt. 2: The Heart of The Earth

Jesus was absent from the body for three days and three nights. His Spirit went to Heaven, to the Father. His body was laid in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. His soul then departed to Paradise, but is that where Jesus spent the entire 3 days and 3 nights? What was Jesus doing in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights? What was His mission? What was His goal? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he goes even deeper into Jesus’ journey to the depths (Sheol/Hades) in his Bible Study, Missing For Three Days Pt. 2: The Heart of The Earth.

Matthew 12:40
Matthew 27:57-61
Isaiah 53:9
Luke 23:46
Luke 23:43
John 20:14-18
Leviticus 15
Exodus 12:10
Leviticus 7:15-18
Matthew 5:17
Luke 23:42-43
1 Peter 3:18-20
Romans 4:15
Hebrews 11:7
Psalms 16:9-10
Acts 2:22-36
Acts 13:35-37
John 13:33
John 13:36
John 1:29
Leviticus 16:8-34
Exodus 34:7
Isaiah 53:6
1 Peter 2:24
Hebrews 10:1
Luke 22:41-44
Isaiah 52:14
Matthew 26:39
1 Thessalonians 5:15-18
1 Peter 2:24
John 1:29
Hebrews 9:28
1 Peter 4:6
Matthew 20:22-23
Matthew 18:8-9
Revelation 20:14
2 Corinthians 5:21

Missing For Three Days Pt. 2

The Heart of The Earth

³⁸Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” ³⁹But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ⁴⁰For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.”

Matthew 12:38-41

⁴There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ⁷But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. ⁸Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high He led a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.” ⁹(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? ¹⁰He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)

Ephesians 4:4-10

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Missing For Three Days Pt. 1: The Sign of Jonah

Throughout His ministry, Jesus prophesied about His death. When the people asked for a sign, Jesus told them the only sign they would receive was the sign of Jonah. Many believe this sign told us where Jesus was for three days and three nights, but is this true? And if it is, what is the sign of Jonah, and what does it mean? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he searches through Scripture for the True meaning of Jesus’ words and where He went when He died in his video, Missing For Three Days Pt. 1: The Sign of Jonah.

Missing For Three Days

The Sign of Jonah

³⁸Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” ³⁹But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ⁴⁰For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man [Jesus] be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. ⁴²The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew 12:38-42

¹ And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Him they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. ²He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ ³And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. ⁴An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

Matthew 16:1-4

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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 3: Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

There are some who believe that Jesus never actually died because they claim that physical death profits us nothing. Is that true? Did Jesus really physically die on the cross, or was it an illusion? Was it important that Jesus physically died on the cross, or does it not really matter? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he searches through Scripture to answer these questions and more in his video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 3: Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

Luke 9:21-22
Luke 18:31-34
Matthew 27:57-60
Isaiah 53:9
Mark 10:45
John 10:14-18
1 Timothy 4:1
1 Corinthians 15:12-22
Hebrews 2:9^NLT
Acts 5:28^NLT

The Crucifixion of Jesus

Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

Jesus Crucified On The Cross

³²As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross. ³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. ³⁷And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.

Jesus Dies On The Cross

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.
⁵¹And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
⁵⁵There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, ⁵⁶among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.