The Longest Night Of Jesus

 hour-by-hour estimate of time and distances

by Dr. Paul Lee Tan (1/10/00)

I. THURSDAY:

(1) 6:00- 9:00 PM (3 hours)----

      UPPER ROOM (Amidst
      Passover Feast, started Last
      Supper)

(2) 9:00-10:00 PM (1 hour) ----

      UPPER ROOM TO
      GETHSEMANE

      (Via Siloam Pool; distance
      is 1.03 miles est.)

(3) 10:00-11:00 PM (1 hour) ---

      GETHSEMANE

(4) 11:00-12:00 PM (1 hour) –

      GETHSEMANE TO ANNAS
      (est. 1.10 miles)

(5) 12:00-12:30 PM (1/2 hr) ---

      HIGH PRIEST ANNA

(6) 12:00- 1:00 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      ANNAS TO CAIAPHAS
      (est. 1/2 mile)

II. FRIDAY:

(7) 1:00- 2:00 AM (1 hour) ---

      HIGH PRIEST CAIAPHAS

      (Illegal & special Jewish
      trial at night)

(8) 2:00- 3:00 AM (1 hour) ---

      CAIAPHAS TO PILATE
      (est. 0.62 mile)

(9) 3:00- 4:00 AM (1 hour) ---

      PILATE 

      (Illegal & special Roman
      trial in early AM)

(10) 4:00- 4:30 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      PILATE TO HEROD
      (est. 0.47 mile)

(11) 4:30- 5:00 AM (1/2 hr) ---
      HEROD

(12) 5:00- 5:30 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      HEROD TO PILATE
      (est. 0.47 mile)

(13) 5:30- 6:00 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      PILATE

(14) 6:00- 6:30 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      JESUS BEATEN BY
      SOLDIERS

(15) 6:00- 7:00 AM (1/2 hr) ---

      BEFORE THE CROWDS
      (John 19:14 "6th hour">
      Mark 15:33)

(16) 7:00- 9:00 AM (2 hours)—
      VIA DOLOROSA ("Way of
      Cross") (est. 0.43 miles)

NOTE: After 5-6 “trials,” then 5-6 Hour walk at Via Dolorosa, and the Roman soldiers’ flagellation, Jesus had no strength to bear His Cross.  The soldiers had to “help carry” Jesus along, and finally had Simon of Cyrene bear Jesus’ Cross.

(17) 9:00- 4:00 PM (7 hours)...
      JESUS ON CROSS

(18) Before 6:00 PM ......……..
      JESUS BURIED

III. SATURDAY-SUNDAY

(19) All day Saturday ..……....
      JESUS IN THE GRAVE

(20) At Daybreak SUNDAY...
Jesus is Risen!

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