The Sequence of Events

Following the Lord's

Resurrection.

This Is Appendix 166 From The Companion Bible.

The order of these events in the Four Gospels is partly independent

and partly supplementary, taking up the narrative at different points of

time. They may be set out as follows :-

MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN.

The

observation of

the women

where and how

the body laid.

27:61 15:47 23:55

The

preparation of

the spices by

the women

from Galilee

on the eve of

the High

Sabbath.

23:56-

Their rest

according to

the

Commandment

(Leviticus

23:7)

Appendix 156.

23:-56

The visit of the

women at the

close of the

weekly

Sabbath, on

"the first day

of the week".

28:1 16:1, 2 24:1 20:1-

"Who shall

roll us away

the stone?"

16:3

The stone

already rolled

away.

28:2 - 4

They find the

stone rolled

away.

16:4, 5 24:2 20:-1

Address of the

angel to the

women.

28:5 - 7 16:6, 7 24:3 - 7

Departure of

the women. 28:8 16:8 24:8, 9

They meet the

Lord. 28:9, 10

And tell His

disciples, and

Peter.

16:9 - 11 24:10, 11 20:2 (oun)

The report of

the watch. 28:11 -15

The visit of

Peter and John. 24:12 20:3 - 10

(oun)

Mary's visit to

the sepulchre. 20:11 - 18

The appearing

to the two

going to

Emmaus.

16:12

(meta tauta) 24:13 - 32

Their return to

the eleven. 16:13 24:33 - 35

The first

appearance of

the Lord to the

eleven.

24:36 - 44 20:19 - 23

The FIRST

COMMISSION.

24:45 - 49

The second

appearance to

the eleven (and

Thomas).

16:14

(husteron) 20:24 - 29

The SECOND

COMMISSION.

16:15 - 18

[Parenthetic

statement by

the

Evangelist].

20:[30, 31]

Departure of

the eleven into

Galilee.

28:16 - 18

The THIRD

COMMISSION.

28:19, 20

The

appearance to

the seven in

Galilee.

21:1 - 23

(meta tauta)

The Ascension

and after. 16:19, 20 24:50 - 53

[Closing

statement of

the

Evangelist].

21:[24, 25]