Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem

Mark 11:1–16:20

Teaching (11:1–13:37)

King (11:1-11)

  1. Sunday: Triumphal Entry (11:1-11).

Lawgiver (11:12–12:44)

  1. Monday (11:12-19).

  2. Tuesday (11:20–14:2).

    Prophet (13:1-37)

    Trial (14:1-72)

    Sacrifice (14:1-26)

  3. Wednesday (14:3-11).

  4. Thursday (14:12-72)

Betrayed and Killed (14:27–15:47)

Death (15:1-47)

  1. Friday (15:1-47).

Resurrection (16:1-20)

Jesus is Risen!

  1. Sunday and Later (16:1-20).

    1. Jesus’ Resurrection (16:1-8).

    2. Question on Validity of the Following (16:9-20).

    3. First Appearances (16:9-13).

    4. Appearance to Eleven (16:14-18).

    5. Jesus’ Ascension (16:19-20).

      1. Received up.

        1. Here, Luke, and Acts are the only places that mention Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, though Paul does allude to it later quoting from the OT (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9; Eph. 4:8-10; Psa. 68:18).

        2. The Great Commission was given in Galilee (Matt. 28:16), then they headed toward Bethany and the Mount of Olives by Jerusalem (Luke 24:50; Acts 1:12).

        3. It was here that Jesus ascended into heaven.

        4. And just as He told the high priest at His trial, He “sat down at the right hand of God” (14:62).

        5. This was the fulfillment of Psalm 110:1, where Jesus was put in that position of authority and power.

        6. He now reigns as our Sovereign and our King!

      2. Spreading the message.

        1. It was here that Mark records in brief that these disciples did obey Him, fulfilling the Great Commission.

        2. They preached the gospel to every creature.

        3. But these creatures, if you will, had no reason to believe the word of some Palestinian Jewish fishermen (many of them) from the backwoods of Galilee.

        4. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and the things these men were claiming were quite extraordinary.

        5. So they provided the extraordinary evidence by performing the miracles that Jesus said they wood, and as we discussed before.

        6. You see, this is the purpose of miracles, to confirm the word! (Heb. 2:1-4).

        7. And we know have the “prophetic word confirmed” (2 Pet. 1:19), therefore the need for such miracles has past.

        8. We have the completed Word of God, the only question is, how will you respond to it?

        9. That’s the question Mark leaves us with, no doubt bringing much comfort to the original readers, the Roman Christians undergoing or about to undergo severe persecution for the sake of Christ.

        10. This lets them know that they are on the right path, following the “gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1), who now is sitting “at the right hand of God” (16:19), and whose word is confirmed “through the accompanying signs” (16:20).