Forgive and You will Be Forgiven

Psalm 55:

Steps to take when someone you love has hurt you badly (based on Psalm 55):

(For some Bible translations, one must be added to the verses of Psalm 55).

1. "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;" (Psalm 55:22a,
   1 Pet 5:6–7). We should come to Jesus with our burdens (Mat 11:28–30). 
   A burden is usually about things that we aren't sure how to respond and what to do about, and makes us frustrated. It can be an injury, a disappointment,
   or even decisions that we have to make. Many times it involves fear due to some kind of pain. Then we must remember that we are getting closer 
   God the Father in the righteousness of Jesus (not in our own strength),
   in the name of Jesus (Heb 4:16). My sin has been atoned for through Jesus, see The Atonement. See also  Psalm 51: Coming to God when we fail. I have to ask God repeatedly in prayer to help me deal with the problem properly.
2. Complain to God and not to men (Psalm 55:1–2, 17). God won't be offended, people might. Don't speak evil of anyone (Titus 3:2).
3. Tell the Lord exactly how you feel. King David did (Psalm 55:4–5).
   It's called relationship with the Lord and not religion.
4. Give voice to faith in God, see Faith in Faith, Hope, and Agape Love. During prayer express statements of faith in God. David did so (Psalm 55:16, 19, 22).
5. Forgive as you have been forgiven, see below.

Forgive as you have been forgiven:

Forgiveness is a central teaching in the Christian faith. Jesus gave his life for us, which means that if we confess Jesus as our Lord, and ask him to come into our lives, he forgives us our sin, but expects us to forgive those who have wronged us
(Mat 6:12). If we don't forgive people their trespasses, God won't forgive ours,
and in fact we risk being lost forever (Mat 6:14–15, Mark 11:25–26), see time
54:31–1:00:27 in Matthew 6:1-15 – Life in His Kingdom: How to Give and Pray.
See also the comment on the 6th commandment in the The Ten Commandments.

Apostle Peter asked Jesus how many times he would forgive, if it was seven times. Jesus answered him that it isn't up to seven times, but seventy times seven 
(Mat 18:21–22, Luk 17:3–4). What Jesus means is to forgive unlimited times.

The moment another person wrongs me, I must forgive that person,
see time 16:42–20:45 in October 2024 Bible Q&A. Only by forgiving that person
will my soul be free. If I don't forgive that person, I sin and jeopardize my own forgiveness from God. Whether or not the person repents and asks for my forgiveness makes no difference. I need to forgive that person, who has to deal
with God about his wrongs, but that is between that person and God.
Whether or not this person reconciles with God is irrelevant to this one truth:
I must forgive this person. See The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. 
To walk in unforgiveness is to walk in slavery and makes us bitter.
To walk in forgiveness is to walk in freedom.

If someone has wronged me, who doesn't see that he has wronged me, I must forgive this person before the Lord. I don't need to tell a person he's forgiven, especially if he thinks he has done nothing wrong to me. To forgive a person before the Lord means to release that person from a debt. It's then important not to treat this person differently than anyone else, and not hold that guilt over his head.

If I have wronged someone else, it's good to admit and confess that I have wronged that person. If so, it's enough to do it directly to Jesus Christ, but I can also do it to the person I have hurt if it's appropriate, see this explained at: 

• Time 45:55–46:55 in September 2024 Bible Q&A.
• Time 47:08–52:03 in February 2025 Bible Q&A.

God demands that we show mercy to our fellow human beings and that we forgive each other (Col 3:13, Eph 4:32, Mat 5:7).

Jesus even said we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us (Mat 5:44–45, Luk 6:27–28, Rom 12:14, 17–18), see time
17:59–26:58 in Ephesians 5 (Part 1) :1-2 • A Life Pleasing to God (Eph 5:1–2). 
A good way to prevent bitterness in your heart is to regularly pray for people who have done bad things or hurt you. That's easy to say but hard to do. We are commanded by God to forgive. It's mandatory to do and can be done in the power of the Holy Spirit, see time 6:40–7:39 in LIVE Q&A with Pastor Paul.
Jesus forgave those who tortured and crucified him, even though they never asked for forgiveness (Luke 23:34), see The Crucifixion of Jesus. Stephen forgave those who stoned him to death (Acts 7:55–60). We must forgive unconditionally, however wrongly they have acted towards us. We must try to forgive our fellow human beings in the same way that God forgives us. If we don't forgive, we leave room for bitterness, something that spreads like a disease (Heb 12:15).

However, that doesn't mean we have to accept abuse. We can act to bring about a change in a bad situation. But it's crucial that we forgive the people who have wronged us, in our hearts, even if they never ask for forgiveness. In movies, the hero usually acts against an injustice by taking revenge on the person. It's not biblical. One should act to bring about a change, but not through revenge, see "Love and not revenge" in The Sermon on the Mount. Paul explains this very well in Rom 12:19–21, see also Proverbs 25:21–22. 

If you are at the end of your life and are aware that you have unforgiveness in your heart, you must forgive these people in your hart in prayer to God before you die. 

See also Whose Sin can We Forgive? and Dealing With Sin in the Church.

See also Some stories in the gospels at the end of The Four Gospels.

Where is Heaven

God's Heaven isn't in this universe (Acts 2:33, Eph 4:10, Psalm 113:4–5). God created the universe with space and time (Heb 11:3), meaning that the Heaven where God dwells existed before the universe existed. Even the fact that universe 
is vast, any distance to travel is no problem for God or for the angels.

This Heaven where God has his throne, see God's Throne in Heaven, is where the spirits of the believers in Jesus will go when they die (2 Cor 5:8, Rev 6:9). Humans are eternal beings, which means that when we die we don't cease to exist, but the human soul and spirit leave the body which breaks down,
see Body, Soul, and Spirit in The Danger with Gnosticism.

There is a tabernacle in God's Heaven (Heb 8:1–2, 9:24, Rev 15:5–8). Jesus visited this tabernacle with his blood (Heb 9:11–12). Jesus did it, probably at the time when Jesus' physical body was in the tomb, see The Resurrection of Jesus. 

What happens with the people who die without having heard of Jesus, who lived before Jesus lived on Earth, or are too young to make a choice? What happens to Abraham? See What Happens to Those Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? 

See also the story of The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31). That text is interpreted to mean that there are two sections in Hades; one for the saved (Abraham’s bosom/Paradise) and another for the lost (Torments (Hell)). 
It's believed that when Jesus died on the cross for our sins, people in Paradise 
was moved to Heaven, meaning this section is now empty. The people of Hell 
will be resurrected (get new bodies) after the millennial kingdom, and then
thrown into the Lake of Fire, see What Does the Bible Say about Hell? 

The people who are written in the Book of Life will have eternal life with God,
and those who aren't will end up in the Lake of Fire (Rev 20:12–15).
Some believe that Hades is inside the Earth (Ezekiel 26:20, Amos 9:2a (LXX)) primarily based on the fact that Korah's people fell alive into Hades (Num 16:30–33),
see 6. Korah’s Rebellion in Moses; Part 13: Rebellion and Paganism.

When Jesus returns (Zechariah 14:5, Rev 1:7), he will reign on Earth for a thousand years during the millennial kingdom along with the following (Rev 20:6, 2:26):

• Believers in Jesus participating in the Rapture, likely to occur during the second half of the Great Tribulation (1 Thess 4:15–17, Phil 3:21): 
• The Christian believers who have died and are in Heaven will then return and be resurrected with new immortal bodies.  
• The Christian believers who are still alive will be resurrected with new ones immortal bodies.  
• There will be believers in Jesus still alive when Jesus returns, see
  The Sheep and the Goats. They will enter the millennial kingdom with their mortal bodies. They will live and die and have children during this time.

After the millennial kingdom there is a Great White Throne Judgement. Those who believe in Jesus with their names in the Book of Life will spend eternity on the new Earth in the new universe, where God will also dwell (Rev 21:1–4), see

A New Heaven and a New Earth.

See also The Book of Revelation.

The Return of Jesus

When we talk about the return of Jesus, we must distinguish between the following: 

1. The rapture when Jesus comes in the air for the Body of Christ,
   probably during the Great Tribulation.
2. The return of Jesus when he comes down to Earth to fight for Israel
   at the end of the Great Tribulation. It will be preceded by a seven-year Tribulation period, divided into two periods of 3.5 Prophetic Years (Dan 9:27),
   where the second half is called the Great Tribulation.

This means that Jesus comes twice, but it's only the second time that he comes down to Earth. Jesus will then return in the same way he went to Heaven
(Acts 1:6–11). He then returns fully visible, from Heaven, through the clouds,
in physical bodily form (Mat 24:27–31, Mark 13:24–27, Luk 21:25–28).
All will then see him when he comes down to Earth (Rev 1:7). 

Jesus said that no one knows when he will return, we must be ready for his return
at all times (Mat 24:36, 42, 44, 25:13, Mark 13:32–33). That day will come as suddenly as a thief at night (1 Thess 5:2). My opinion is that Jesus is talking about the rapture here.

However, as we approach the rapture, we can express the signs of the time when Jesus comes (Mat 24:32–33, Mark 13:28–29, Luk 21:29–31). For Christian believers, that day need not come unexpectedly (1 Thess 5:4). But to the wicked it does 
(Mat 24:37–39, Luk 17:26–30). Also for those Christians who aren't awake
(not being alert) that day will come unexpectedly (Rev 3:3), see Sardis in
The Seven Churches in the Book of Revelation and The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. The Bible also mentions The Day of the Lord that includes his return.

Before this happen, the gospel will be proclaimed among all nations (Mat 24:14,
Mark 13:10). This is done through, among other things, the internet and YouTube.

There will be a great apostasy (falling away) at the end of time (Mat 24:11–13, 
Mark 13:5–6, Luke 21:8, 18:8b, 2 Thess 2:3, 2 Tim 3:1–5). Such is life in our time, see time 3:21–11:50 in Are We Living In The Great Apostasy? 

Gog from Magog will attack Israel, probably close before the seven-year Tribulation period. The apostasy opens up to Antichrist who people will follow, and who will be stopped by Jesus when he returns to Earth (2 Thess 2:1–12),
see Who is the End Time Antichrist?

The Two Witnesses will appear during the Tribulation period. The Christians will be persecuted during this time (Mat 24:9–10, Mark 13:9, 12–13, Luke 21:12, 16–17). There will be a great need (Mat 24:15–22, Mark 13:14–20, Luke 21:21–24). 
The last verses speak about the destruction of the temple (Mat 24:1–2,
Mark 13:1–2, Luk 21:5–6) and the fall of Jerusalem (Luk 19:41–44) in 70 AD,
but also about the coming period of trouble during the Great Tribulation. 

The destruction of the temple and the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD is a foreshadowing of the Great Tribulation. This prophetic principle is called "The law of double reference", and is described in Visions and Dreams by Prophet Daniel. It will be the greatest need that has ever come upon the Earth (Mat 24:21, Mark 13:19). It's during the Great Tribulation that Antichrist shows who he really is and will reign the entire world for 3.5 Prophetic Years (Rev 13:5). Most likely, Antichrist is seen as a peacekeeper who has brought peace to people, although Antichrist sees Israel as a final disturbance.

Six seals are first broken with start at the beginning of the Tribulation period, see 
The Horses in the Book of Revelation. When the seventh seal is broken, seven angels will blow their seven trumpets one at a time, see The Seventh Seal and the Seven Trumpets in the Book of Revelation. When the seventh trumpet blows, seven bowls of wrath in Rev 16 will be poured out. In conjunction with the seventh trumpet 
before the seven bowls of wrath are poured out (Psalm 91:5–10), I believe that 
The Rapture occurs. But those who choose to follow Antichrist, have received his mark (Rev 16:2), and worship his image, will suffer these seven bowls of wrath.

All Christians have probably left the Earth at The Rapture before it happens. 
It's still possible to become a Christian afterwards, see The Sheep and the Goats. 

For the sake of believers, the time between the start of the Great Tribulation and 
The Rapture will be shortened (Mat 24:15–22, Mark 13:14–20).

At The Rapture, Christians are raised up, meet Jesus in the sky, and are taken to Heaven (1 Thess 4:17). It's called the first resurrection (Rev 20:6). It's when there is a strong trumpet call that the Christian believers are raised. At the sound of
the last trumpet call Christians will raise up (1 Cor 15:51–53, 1 Thess 4:15–17).
The last trumpet call is probably the seventh trumpet call (Rev 11:15), see The Seventh Seal and the Seven Trumpets in the Book of Revelation. The dead Christians will receive new resurrection bodies, raise up and meet Jesus in the clouds. Then the same thing happens to the Christians who are still alive.

Afterwards, Babylon is destroyed, see What is Babylon in the Book of Revelation?
The last thing Antichrist does is to attack Jerusalem, but is defeated by Jesus when he returns (Zechariah 12:3, 8–9, 14:2–3, Rev 17:14, 19:15–16), see more about this in Explanation of Satan's Attack on the Woman in the Book of Revelation.

Jesus then returns to Earth fully visible at the end of the Great Tribulation 
(Mat 24:27–31, Mark 13:24–27, Luk 21:25–28), see
Prophecies of Jesus' Second Coming. See also End of Time at the end of 
When Did Jesus Die and when Was He Born?

When Jesus returns, there will be judgement on the nations, see the story of 
The Sheep and the Goats. Then he establishes the millennial kingdom (Rev 11:15,
20:4–5) followed by the Great White Throne judgement (Rev 20:11–15). 

Jesus will be subordinate to God the Father forever (1 Cor 15:24–28),
see The Order between Jesus and the Father in the Trinity.

After the Great White Throne judgement, Earth and heaven will pass away,
and there will be a new heaven and a new Earth, where the born again Christians
will live forever (Rev 21:1–4). The new Jerusalem will come down from Heaven,
and God himself will live on this new Earth. See A New Heaven and a New Earth.

See also Some stories in the gospels at the end of The Four Gospels.

John the Baptist

John the Baptist was in his personality and in his ministry a pattern after the prophet Elijah: They used the same type of clothing (Mat 3:4, 2 Kings 1:8).
They were both familiar with living in the desert (Mat 3:1, Mark 1:4a, Luk 3:2b,
1 Kings 17:2–6). They both spoke to powerful people, to a king and his wife
(Mat 14:4, Mark 6:18, 1 Kings 19:1–2). They both fearlessly called Israel to repentance (Mat 3:2, 5–6, Mark 1:4b, Luk 3:3, 1 Kings 18:21).
Both had bouts of depression (Mat 11:2–6, Luk 7:18–23, 1 Kings 19:4).

Prophet Isaiah said about John:
"A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of our God. Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough place shall become plains. Then the glory of the Lord shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God, because the Lord has spoken.'" (Isa 40:3–5 (LXX)). 
John the Baptist would be the voice in the wilderness who would prepare the way 
for Messiah (Mat 3:1–3, 11:7–10, Mark 1:2–3, Luk 3:4–6, 7:27, John 1:19, 23, 
Mal 3:1a). Messiah would be God (Phil 2:5–8), see Jesus is God.

John was prophesied as the coming of Elijah, see it explained in The Book of Malachi.

John was a very humble person (John 3:26–30), see time 6:41–31:50
in John 3 (Part 3) :22-36 • He must increase and I must decrease.

John was to be called the prophet of the Most High; for he would go before 
the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins (Luk 1:76–77, 3:2b, John 1:29, 34, 36).

John went out in the wilderness, to Bethany across the Jordan (John 1:28, 3:26, 10:40), to speak of their sins, confronting them about their sins (Mat 3:7–10,

Luk 3:7–9, 18). He told them how to live (Luk 3:10–14). He baptized them in water which was a baptism of repentance (Mat 3:4–6, 11a, Mark 1:4–6, Luk 3:3), see time 11:38–13:08 Acts 19 (Part 1) :1-7 • The Ministry of Apollos. This is a picture of how God forgives: Their sins were washed away in the water as dirt is washed away. John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized (John 3:23).

But the essence of John's message wasn't just to preach repentance, it was to preach that Messiah would come and that they must get ready for him. 
They did so by admitting that they were sinners and needed to repent.

John pointed to Jesus as Christ who would fulfill all these promises of forgiveness from sin and make salvation a reality through his death on the cross (Mat 3:11b–12, Mark 1:7–8, Luk 3:15–17, John 1:24–31, 35–36). 

He baptized Jesus even though Jesus was without sin (Mat 3:13–15), see it explained in Christian Water Baptism in The Book of Romans. When Jesus had been baptized and was praying, the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove and came to rest upon him and remained upon him; and a voice came from heaven (from God the Father): "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." (Mat 3:16–17, Mark 1:9–11, Luk 3:21–22, John 1:32–34). 
See The Trinity. 

See the dove explained at time 28:47–31:50 in Mark 1:1-11 – Who Is Jesus? 
God the Father said similar at the Mount of Transfiguration, see Listen to Jesus. 

God the Father also said about the Son through Isaiah: 
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations." (Isa 42:1).

John had a twofold ministry:  

1. Speak to the people of their sins and need for repentance and forgiveness.
2. Prepare them for Jesus as Christ who would make salvation a reality.

John was successful in his ministry: "All the people, even the tax collectors, 
when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John." (Luk 7:29–30 (NIV)). See this explained at time 5:15–10:11 in 
John 1 (Part 2) :6-18 • The Word Became flesh and Dwelt among Us. 
See also Jesus Denouncement of the Jewish Religious Leaders.

This shows the power that repentance plays in our lives, see Salvation. We repent when we are saved, but it's also a work in progress that continues to keep our hearts soft and pliable in the hand of our God, see Sanctification.

See also Some stories in the gospels at the bottom of The Four Gospels.

When Did Jesus Die and When Was He Born?

Concept:

• When did Jesus Die?
1. Nineveh
2. Passover (Jewish Easter)
• The sign of Jonah
• Jesus' Ministry
• Reflections
3. Herod's Temple
4. John the Baptist
5. The 69 Weeks in the Book of Daniel
• Jerusalem would be restored
• The 70th week
• When was Jesus born?
• End of Time

When did Jesus Die?

Five proofs that Jesus was crucified 30 AD:

1) Nineveh

Jonah preached that Nineveh would be destroyed after 40 days (Jonah 3:4), see
The Book of Jonah. There are biblical texts that state that the number of days for an event can be interpreted as the number of years for a future event 
(Ezekiel 4:6, Num (4 Mos) 14:34). 

Jonah's warning to the people in Nineveh can be compared with Jesus' warning to the Jewish people (Mat 24:15–20, Mark 13:14–18, Luk 21:20–24, 23:28–31).
These verses also point to the end of time, see "The law of double reference" described in Visions and Dreams by Prophet Daniel.

The sailors who threw Jonah out of the boat asked the Lord for help, and were rescued (Jonah 1:14–16). Jesus forgave those who crucified him (Luk 23:34a), see The Crucifixion of Jesus.

The temple was destroyed (Mat 24:1–2, Mark 13:1–2, Luk 21:5–6) and Jerusalem fell (Luk 19:41–44) in 70 AD, see The Parable of the Tenants. 40 years earlier,
30 AD, may be when Jesus was crucified. The 40 years corresponds to Nineveh

which would be destroyed after 40 days. 

2) Passover (Jewish Easter)

The sign of Jonah

Passover (also called Pesach) lasts only one day, the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan. It marks God's deliverance of the people of Israel from their bondage in Egypt. Immediately after Passover comes the Feast of the Unleavened Bread
(the Feast of Matzo) which lasts for seven days, with the first day (15th)
and last day (21st) being holy days. Sometimes this entire period is called Passover.
This gives a period of eight days beginning with a Preparation Day
on the 14th of the month Nisan (Passover) and ends on the 21st.
(Exo (2 Mos) 12:5–18, Lev (3 Mos) 23:5–8, Num (4 Mos) 9:2–5, 28:16–18, 25).
The 15th and 21st of the month of Nisan are extra Sabbaths.
In this text, the 15th of Nisan is called the "great Sabbath".

See the Passover explained in Moses; Part 7: The 10th Plague.

It was during the Preparation Day (Passover) on Nisan 14 that Jesus was crucified (John 19:14a, 31, Luke 23:53–54).

In Israel of today, Passover is the seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the first and last days of which are observed as legal holidays and as
holy days (15th and 21st) with holy meals, special prayer services, and 
abstinence from work. See also Holidays and observances in Israel. 

A Jewish day begins at sunset and begins with night followed by day. Jesus was in the tomb night and day, the Jewish Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
three nights and three days, the sign of Jonah. Jesus rose on the third day
(Luke 24:7). He rose Saturday evening, just before sunset. God removed the stone by his angel on Sunday morning so that the women could see that the tomb was empty (Mat 28:1–6), see The Resurrection of Jesus.

Jesus said that the only sign that the humans would receive was the sign of Jonah
(Mat 12:39, 16:4, Luk 11:29–30), see The Book of Jonah. As Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights, Jesus would be in the grave for three days and three nights before rising from the dead
(Mat 12:40, Jonah 1:17 (2:1 in some translations)).
It wasn't about the character of Jonah.

This was something Jesus had foretold to his disciples on several occasions:

• Mat 16:21, 17:9, 22–23, 20:17–19, 26:2, 32.
• Mark 8:31, 9:9–10, 30–32, 10:32–34, 14:28.
• Luk 9:22, 43–45, 18:31–34. 
• John 2:18–22, 12:32–33, 16:16, 20. 

See also Listen to Jesus and The Parable of the Tenants.

But Jesus death was concealed for the disciples so that they couldn't perceive it, even though Jesus emphasized the importance of listening carefully to what he said. (Luk 9:44–45), see time 26:56–31:45 in Luke 9 (Part 4) :37-55 • The Natural Man.

The women bought oil for Jesus' body the day after the "great Sabbath" (Mark 16:1). They prepared the spices and ointments the day before the weekly Sabbath (Saturday) and then rested that Sabbath (Luke 23:56).
Early in the morning on the first day of the week (Sunday) they went to the tomb
(Mat 28:1). This means that there must have been a working day between the "great Sabbath" and the weekly Sabbath (Saturday), which means that the "great Sabbath" was on a Thursday. The crucifixion must then have taken place the day before on a Wednesday from 9 AM to 3 PM with the burial in the evening just before sunset when the "great Sabbath" began, see The Crucifixion of Jesus. 

See this explained in the short videos: 

• How Long Was Jesus in the Tomb? (the whole video),
• Timeline Explaining 3 Days & Nights (from time 2:40),
• Three Days and Three Nights? (time 14:45–20:45).

The Preparation Day (Passover) was on a Wednesday in the years:

27, 30, and 34 AD, see Jewish Calendar (in Swedish). 

See also Reconstructed Hebrew Almanac of 30 AD (in English). 

If Jesus was crucified in 30 AD, it was on Wednesday, April 5th. 
If counting about 3.5 years back, Jesus began his ministry in October 26 AD.

Jesus' Ministry

The Gospel of John mentions three Passover celebrations in Jerusalem that Jesus visited. These celebrations took place once a year in the spring: 

• At the beginning of his ministry (John 2:13, 23). 
• Halfway through his ministry (John 6:4). 
• At the end of his ministry when he was crucified (John 11:55, 12:1). 

The traditional view is that Jesus' ministry lasted about 3.5 years. This also fits well with the 70th annual "week" of 7 years, mentioned below in Daniel's book
(Dan 9:27). After half the time, that's about 3.5 years, Jesus was crucified.

Reflections

The disciples ate the Passover lamb at the end of the day on a Tuesday evening according to our time. For the Jews, it was at the beginning of Wednesday Nisan 14 since the Jewish day begins at sunset, that is, 6 hours before our day. 

I use our time in this article: Jesus was in the tomb for three days and three nights, that is from Wednesday evening to Saturday evening, when he rose. Early on Sunday morning an angel came and moved the stone away so the women could see the tomb was empty, see The Resurrection of Jesus. 

One question is why did the women gather oil and spices on Friday to anoint Jesus when there was a large stone in front of the tomb opening, the stone was sealed and the tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers (Mark 16:3)? They were probably unaware that the stone was sealed and that the tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers. God probably inspired them to do this act to get people to testify that the tomb was empty and that Jesus had risen. If they didn't go there, who would have seen that the tomb was empty and was ready to testify about it? These women were probably more receptive to going there than the disciples. That the twelve disciples were all men is probably because it was convenient at the time they lived. God is practical. 

For information on the biblical timeline see Biblical Timeline.
(It also gives the date of 30 AD for the crucifixion.)
For information about the chronological Bible, see Chronological Bible.

3) Herod's Temple

Herod the Great began building on the Second Temple (Herod's Temple) in the
18th year of his reign (that's 20/19 BC) according to the historian Josephus,
see architectural achievements. The temple was then renovated and expanded,
see time 5:34–7:54 in Matthew 24:1-20 – The Temple and the Key Prophetic Sign. 

Jesus first temple cleansing took place 46 years later (John 2:15–21), see Jesus Cleanses the Temple in Jesus' Last Days before his Crucifixion. This gives the date 26/27 AD (46-20/19+1=26/27) since there is no year 0 between 1 BC and 1 AD. This first temple cleansing occurred at the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Jesus was crucified 3.5 years later (26.5+3.5=30) which gives the date 30 AD.

4) John the Baptist

John the Baptist began his ministry in the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius (Luk 3:1–2). Tiberius ruled 12–37 AD, the first two years together with his stepfather Augustus, who died in 14 AD. This gives the year 26 AD when including year 12 as the first year of Tiberius' reign ((12-1)+15=26). Year 26 AD is also the year when Jesus was baptized, about half a year after John began his ministry. It was also the year when Pontius Pilate began his rule as Roman prefect over Judea (26–36 AD). Since Jesus was crucified 3.5 years later (26.5+3.5=30), this means that Jesus was crucified in 30 AD.

Several scholars interpret Luk 3:1–2 as counting from year 14 AD when Augustus
died, and comes to the year 28 AD as the year that John began his ministry. Assuming that John the Baptist began his ministry 6 months before Jesus
(John was born 6 months before Jesus), we arrive at 32 AD (28.5+3.5)
as the year when Jesus was crucified. But in 32 AD doesn't match with the
other dates in this article on the crucifixion of Jesus.

5) The 69 Weeks in the Book of Daniel

Jerusalem would be restored

The time begins and ends as follows: 

1. "Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble." (Dan 9:25 (NIV)).
2. "Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time." (Dan 9:25 (ESV)).
3. "And you shall know and shall understand; from the going forth of the word to respond to and to rebuild Ierousalem (Jerusalem) until an anointed leader, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; and it will return, and streets and wall will be built, and the seasons will be emptied out." (Dan 9:25 (LXX)).

Dan 9:25 in Daniel's book addresses 7+62 "weeks", that is 69 "weeks". The word translated "week" can also be translated to "sevens", see Dan 9:25 (NIV) above.
See "week" explained at time 10:21–12:54 in Bible Q & A with Pastor Paul.
A day of this "week" can therefore be seen as an expression of a year.
69 "weeks" is 483 (69x7) days, which then corresponds to 483 years. 

Such commands were given on the following occasions: 

1. By Cyrus 537 BC (Ezra 1:1–4, 2 Chr 36:22–23).
   Cyrus issued a decree for Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple.
   The Jewish people were allowed to go back to their homeland.
2. By Artaxerxes to Ezra 457 BC (Ezra 4:21, 7:11–28).
   This king had previously prevented the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:21).
   He issues a decree in a letter to Ezra (Ezra 7:11–13).The content of the letter is mainly related to the temple but in practice means that the rebuilding of Jerusalem can start again. If 483 years (69x7) are added we arrive at
   27 AD as the arrival of the anointed when Jesus really began his ministry (483-457+1=27 (year 0 doesn't exist)). (History has shown that Jerusalem was finally rebuilt in 408 BC, that is 49 years (7x7) after the command (457-49=408)). Since Jesus was crucified 3 years later (27+3=30), this means that Jesus was crucified in 30 AD. I think this event fits best with Dan 9:25, as this time best matches the other dates in this article. 
3. By Artaxerxes to Nehemiah 455 BC (Neh 2:1, 5–9).
   The Hebrew word for 'trench' in Dan 9:25 (NIV), 'moat' in Dan 9:25 (ESV), and 'wall' in Neh 2:8 (NIV/ESV), are all translated in Septuagint LXX by the Greek word for 'wall'. Nehemiah received a letter to get timber for the gates, for the city wall, and for the dwelling he was to live in (Neh 2:8). If 483 years (69x7) are added, we arrive at 29 AD as the coming of the anointed, see until time 6:19 in the Seventy Weeks of the Messiah Explained Correctly. Since Jesus was crucified 3 years later (29+3=32), that would mean that Jesus was crucified in 32 AD. It doesn't match with the other dates in this article about Jesus' crucifixion. There are also other sources that give other start dates for Neh 2:1, 5–9 making this event unsafe to use.

For more arguments for the 2nd option, see the videos:

• Time 12:26–18:39 in Daniel's AMAZING 70-Week Prophecy . . ..
• Time 26:22–39:52, 59:35–1:00:20, and 1:02:33–1:04:21 in
  Daniel's AMAZING 70-Week Prophecy EXPLAINED!

For information on the biblical timeline see Biblical Timeline.

The 70th Week

"Week" 70 (stands for 7 years) in Daniel's book (Dan 9:24–27) has two parallel meanings. This prophetic principle of two parallel meanings is called "The law of double reference", and is described in Visions and Dreams by Prophet Daniel. 

1. In the middle of this period, after 3.5 years, Jesus was crucified. The daily sacrifice in the temple was then no longer needed (Dan 9:27). In a sense, Jesus abolished the daily sacrifice. He established a New Covenant
   (Jer 31:31–34, Luke 22:20). After 7 years Jesus appeared to Paul who then converted. Then began the real mission among the Gentiles; the time of the Gentiles began. The 70 "weeks" were primarily aimed at the Jews. 
2. During the end time there will be a Tribulation period of 7 years. After 3.5 years, Antichrist sits in the temple, see this explained in Ezekiel's Temple.
   He proclaims himself as God and abolishes the daily sacrifice (2 Thess 2:4). Then the Great Tribulation begins, and will last for 3.5 years  (Dan 12:11–12), see The End Times in The Prophecies of Isaiah, and Jesus returns.
   See time 47:36–59:24 in Daniel's AMAZING 70-Week Prophecy EXPLAINED!
   
   These 7 years are 7 Prophetic Years. Such a year has 12 months of 30 days each which makes a year of 360 days. Also note that when the Bible says
   "time, times and a half a time" (Dan 7:25, 12:7, Rev 12:14) it always means 3.5 (1+2+0.5) years. This means that the first 3.5 years are 1260 (3.5x360) days (Rev 11:3), see The Two Witnesses. The second 3.5 years are also 1260 (42x30, where 42=3.5x12) days (Dan 7:25, Rev 11:2, 12:6, 14, 13:5), see
   Explanation of Satan's Attack on the Woman in the Book of Revelation.

(Jewish time begins on October 7, 3761 BC. The Israelites use two calendar systems, one that begins in the fall and one that begins in the spring. Their calendar originally began in the fall (October). But after the Lord brought the children of Israel out of Egypt a change was made in their reckoning of the year so that the first month (Nisan) was in the spring (Exo (2 Mos) 12:2, 13:3–4, Neh 2:1, Esther 3:7).
This affects the calculation of the 70-year period at the Babylonian captivity,
see When Was Judah's 70-Year Babylonian Captivity? in The Book of Habakkuk).

When was Jesus born?

Jesus was born: 

• During the reign of emperor Augustus. 
  Augustus reigned from 27 BC to his death in 14 AD. 
• When Quirinius was ruler (Greek hegemon) in Syria. 
  Quirinius was the Roman emperor's special envoy in Syria in the years 12 BC to 16 AD. He held a ruling position in the area on two occasions, first over the Syrian province of Cilicia in the years surrounding Herod's death. 
• When Herod the Great was king of Judea. 
  Herod died shortly after a lunar eclipse. The only lunar eclipse during
  the period in question took place in March of 4 BC. 
• In connection with a tax attribution described as "the first". Emperor Augustus ordered a national census according to his memoirs in
  8 BC. According to the sixth-century historian John Malalas, the order for
  this first taxation (Luk 2:1–5) was official in July 5 BC.
  (The second taxation (Acts 5:37) took place in 6–7 AD.)

Jesus was probably born some time between the spring of 5 BC and the spring of
4 BC. That is, after Quirinius took over as ruler in Syria (Cilicia) and before Herod
died. The sheep were out at the time Jesus was born (the shepherds used to bring their sheep in for the winter around mid-October). This makes us end up in
the autumn of 5 BC as the most likely moment of Jesus' birth. 

The month of birth can be calculated by starting at the conception of
John the Baptist, adds 6 months to arrive at Gabriel’s announcement of Jesus' conception, then adds 9 more months for the pregnancy: 

John's father Zechariah belonged to Abijah's division (Luk 1:5a, 8). It was the
eight of 24 divisions (1 Chron 24:10) and would serve in the temple. When his
term of service was ended about mid-June, he went to his home and his wife Elizabeth became pregnant (Luk 1:23-25). The assumption is that this occurred sometime in the mid-June – mid-July range. In the sixth month of pregnancy 
(December–January) the angel Gabriel  was sent to Mary (Luk 1:26–27, 31).

Nine months later, Jesus was born. For details see When was Jesus born? 

It gives the approximate date of September–October as the birth of Jesus. 

This means that Jesus was probably 30 years old in the fall of 26 BC (there is no year 0) (26+5-1=30). Jesus was about 30 years old when he was baptized by 
John the Baptist according to Luke 3:23. Jesus' ministry lasted 3.5 years and ended with the crucifixion that took place in 30 AD. Jesus was then about 33.5 years old.

See also The Christmas Star.

End of Time

The end of time is mainly the Tribulation period described in:

• The Book of Revelation 
• The Return of Jesus
• The End Times in The Prophecies of Isaiah. 

There are several interpretations about the time between the two interpretations above of the 70th "week", see "The 70th Week" described above. These

interpretations are based on Hosea 6:1–2. A day in these Bible verses can be interpreted as about 1000 years according to 2 Pet 3:8–9 and Psalm 90:4. 

My personal opinion about this time is as follows: There may be about
2000 years between these two interpretations of the 70th "week", that is,
2000 years from Jesus crucifixion on the day of Passover to the middle of the Tribulation period, which may be at Passover 2030 (2 Thess 2:3–4), which is at
April 17 2030. The Tribulation period will last for seven Prophetic Years after which Jesus returns, followed by the millennial kingdom when Jesus reigns. 

• Adding 1260 days to April 17 2030 gives September 28 2033.
• Removal of 1260 days from April 17 2030 gives November 4 2026. 

Calculation of September 28 2033 when Jesus returns:

Days 18/4 2030–17/4 2033 where 2032 is a leap year: 365x3+1=1096.

Days 18/4 2033–August 2033: 13+31+30+31+31=136.

Remaining days: 1260-1096-136=28.

Date in September 2033: 28.

Calculation of November 4 2026 when the Tribulation period begins:

Days 18/4 2027–17/4 2030 where 2028 is a leap year: 365x3+1=1096.

Days January 2027–17/4 2027: 31+28+31+17=107.

Days December 2026: 31.

Remaining days: 1260-1096-107-31=26.

Date in November 2026: 30-26=4.

If so, the Tribulation period begins in October–November 2026 AD, and Jesus returns in September–October 2033 AD. Because Jesus was
probably born in the fall 5 BC, he may have been born at this time, which means he may come back on his birthday. See Who is the End Time Antichrist? 

The time of Jesus' second coming is considered unknown, as Jesus said that his return is like a thief in the night (Mat 24:36–44, Mark 13:32–37, Luk 21:34–36,

Rev 3:1–6). But these verses are most likely about the Rapture. 
Paul's writing in 1 Thess 4:13–5:8 can be interpreted as the time of his return at the Rapture is unknown even to believers, but when the Rapture occurs it won't come as a surprise to believers, see time 13:48–17:07 in Revelation 3 (Rev 3:3). 

When Jesus returns to Earth he will also come as a thief (Ref 16:15), see time 37:14–38:06 in September 2024 Bible Q&A. Here it means that it will be a surprise for the unbelievers and for those who aren't ready for his coming. But at least when we reach the seven-year Tribulation period it's possible to calculate the date when he returns by knowing when the Tribulation period begins, see more about this in 
Ezekiel's Temple and What is Babylon in the Book of Revelation?

It's wise of God to hide the date of Jesus' return to Earth because it could undermine God's work if people knew that it would take so long after Jesus' crucifixion for Jesus to return. God wants us to always be ready for his coming as he could come at any time (Mat 24:45–51), see The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, and time 
15:24–17:39 in Matthew 24:1-20 – The Temple and the Key Prophetic Sign.
It changes the way we live in everyday life. We think twice before we act, if it's really the right thing to do, see The Seven Churches in the Book of Revelation. However, it's not surprising if the date is revealed at the end times as we approach the second coming of Jesus. It should be treated as a possible date and not as an absolute date, see time 19:01–20:17 in Matthew 24:1-20–The Temple and the Key Prophetic Sign.

Giving a date when Jesus might return is an example of a controversial issue,
see Disputable Matters in The Book of Romans. It's not decisive for salvation.

See also Some stories in the gospels at the end of The Four Gospels.