Considering the Biblical description and racial characteristics given us by secular history, the evidence points to the fact that Jesus was not black or African in ancestry or looks. The important thing is that, no matter what he looked like or what color was His skin, He was (and is) the Son of God who willingly gave his life for ours.

Jesus first moved from Nazareth to the city when he began his public ministry (Matthew 4:13 - 16). The disciples who lived near each other were James, John, Matthew, Andrew, Peter and Philip. It is also interesting to note that in the New Testament there are four separate lists of Jesus' first twelve disciples.

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The fascinating book of Joel is an Old Testament writing focused on prophecy. It discusses and alludes to several prophetic events to come before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Rolling on the Floor Laughing. How does laughter relate to Joel? Holy laughter was a phenomenon that occurred in certain Protestant charismatic gatherings.

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Jesus answers Judas' petty complaint by telling him to leave Mary alone (John 12:7 - 8)! He also states that what she did was a very good thing. Notice that Martha (John 12:2) served or "ministered" to Christ's physical needs on this first of three recorded meals that He attended during the same week. Her serving was honorable and commendable.

Lastly, God showed the Apostle John visions of a woman riding a beast with seven heads and ten horns (Revelation 13:1 - 8, 17). It reveals, through symbolism, the world empires that would rule starting with Rome's partial restoration in 527 A.D. and ending with the yet future Beast Power's reign that will be overturned by Jesus' Second Coming.

This made their children, Jesus and his six half-siblings and John the Baptist, second cousins! "Though Elisabeth (Elizabeth) was, on the father's side, of the daughters of Aaron (v. 5), yet on the mother's side she might be of the house of David, for those two families often intermarried . . ."

Justin, later in his Apology, discusses several of Jesus' miracles and asserts that they, too, were recorded by Pilate in official reports. We can safely assume that if Justin (along with Tertullian, who lived c. 155 to 240 A.D., and others) challenged their readers regarding the written records of the Romans related to Christ that they were ...

38. Jesus, on the Friday before his death, curses a fig tree (Mark 11:12 - 14, 20 - 22, Matthew 21:19 - 22). The tree dies and is noticed by the disciples the next day. April 5. 39. Jesus is arrested shortly after midnight on April 5 (Wednesday). Peter, while the arrest is taking place, cuts off the right ear of a servant named Malchus.