"And in the morning [Tuesday, Nisan 12], as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away."
In Matthew 21:19-22, we read:
And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
CHRIST DEBATES WITH JEWISH RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN TEMPLE
In Matthew 21:23-27, we read:
"And when he was come into the temple [Tuesday, Nisan 12], the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell.
And he said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
Most probably the chief priests of the Pharisees wanted to know by what authority Jesus Christ had the right to cleanse the Temple the previous day.
Now the following is Matthew’s account of the “topics” that Jesus Christ debated with the chief priests and the Pharisees on Tuesday, Nisan 12:
• Christ relates the parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28:32);
• Christ relates the parable of the wicked tenants that killed those the owner sent (Matthew 21:33-46) ;
• Christ relates the parable of the marriage of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-14);
• Christ relates tribute ought to be paid to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22);
• Christ refutes Sadducees beliefs on resurrection (Matthew 22:23-33);
• Christ answers a lawyer’s question – “Which is the greatest commandment?” (Matthew 22:34-40);
• Christ silences the Pharisees about the Messiah (Matthew 22:41-46);
• Christ warns the people and His disciples not to follow the false teachings of the Pharisees (Matthew 23:1-12);
• Christ gives eight woes against the hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:13-32); and
• Christ prophesizes the destruction of Jerusalem (Matthew 23:34-39).
In Mark 11:27-33, we read:
And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell.
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Now the following is Mark’s account of the “topics” that Christ debated with the chief priests and the Pharisees:
* Christ relates the parable of the vineyard rented to ungrateful tenants (Mark 12:1-12);
* Christ relates that tribute ought to be paid to Caesar (Mark 12:13-17);
* Christ refutes the Sadducees beliefs on resurrection (Mark 12:18-27);
* Christ answers the Scribe’s question – ‘Which is the first commandment of all?’ ” (Mark 12:28-34);
* Christ refutes a Scribe’s opinion of Christ [Messiah] (Mark 12:35-40); and
* Christ commends the widow for giving her two mites (Mark 12:41-44).
In Luke 20:1-8, we read:
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Now the following is Luke’s account of the “topics” that Christ debated with the chief priests and the Pharisees:
* Christ relates the parable of the vineyard rented to ungrateful tenants (Luke 20:9-26);
* Christ silences the Sadducees who deny the resurrection (Luke 20:27-47); and,
* Christ commends the widow for giving her two mites (Luke 21:1-4).
JESUS GIVES HIS “OLIVET DISCOURSE"
In Matthew 24:1-3, we read:
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
After Jesus sat down upon the Mount of Olives with His apostles Peter, James, John, and Andrew, and after they questioned Him, He began to give His ‘Olivet Discourse’ and the discourse is recorded in Matthew 24:4-25:56.
In Mark 13:1-4, we read:
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
After Jesus sat down upon the Mount of Olives with His apostles Peter, James, John, and Andrew, and after they questioned Him, He began to give His ‘Olivet Discourse’ and it is also recorded in Mark 13:5-37.
According to Holy Scripture, these are all of the major events that occurred on Tuesday, Nisan 12
