Easter Facts-1
Jesus rode this into Jerusalem?
What is a Donkey?
The soldiers placed this on Jesus' head at His crucifixion.
What is a Crown of Thorns?
This is the action Judas betrayed Jesus with.
What is a kiss?
He denied Jesus 3 times before hearing a rooster crow.
Who is Peter?
This is the name of the Roman governor who was in charge of Jesus' trial.
Who is Pontius Pilate?
Easter eggs were first dyed RED to represent this.
What is Jesus' blood?
The soldiers (cast Lots) gambled to see who would get this item belonging to Jesus.
Matthew 27
What is His robe?
This man helped Jesus carry His cross?
Matthew 27
Who is Simon (of Cyrene)?
Jesus was dead in a tomb for this many days.
Jesus died, but rose again in this many days.
What is three days?
The Roman guards placed what in front of Jesus's tomb?
What is a large stone?
This is the amount of silver pieces Judas betrayed Christ for.
Matthew 26
What is 30?
What did Pilate do to Jesus that he thought would satisfy the crowd?
Matthew 27, John 19
What is order Jesus be scourged or whipped?
One of the women who discovered that the rock had been rolled away from Jesus' tomb.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
This is the reason Jesus submitted to being crucified on the Cross.
What is a perfect sacrifice for our Salvation?
A lot of milk is used to make the 90 million of these that are sold every Easter.
What are milk chocolate bunnies?
This is the name of the hill Jesus was crucified on.
Matthew 27
Where is Golgotha or "The Place of the Skull"?
Pilate released this criminal to the crowd by Pilate instead of Jesus?
Who is Barabbas?
This disciple (known as the "doubter") wanted to see the scars in Jesus' hands and feet before believing He was alive.
John 20
Who is Thomas?
This is the reason the soldiers gave for Jesus' missing body.
What is the disciples stole it at night?
What did the people do as Jesus came into Jerusalem?
What is shout Hosanna and lay their clothes and palm branches for him to ride on?
What did Jesus say right before he died on the cross?
Luke 23
What is Father forgive them and It is finished?
Pilate did this to signify he was NOT guilty for sending Jesus off to be crucified.
Matthew 27
What is washed his hands?
This is the amount of time Jesus remained between his resurrection and his ascension into heaven.
Acts 1
What is 40 days?
This is the amount of time that Jesus spent on the Cross before dying.
What is 6 hours?