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I. Angel comes to Mary. Tells her she will have virgin birth to be mother of God.
II. Mary and Joseph have Jesus in manger. They had to escape King Herod who wanted to kill all Jewish babies at the time under a certain age.
III. Jesus grows up, gets lost in temple at 12 y/o, gets baptized by wild cousin John. John is killed by King Herod.
IV. At 33 Christ goes to desert for 40 days. Resists temptation from devil. Them begins his ministry.
V. Teaches parables, for example Parable of the Sower (good seed falls on bad ground, ie logos upon wicked people, it gets choked by throrns is Satan). Teaches Beatitudes. Teaches to take plank out of your own eye before taking out that in your brother's. Do unto others as you would do unto you. Gathers 12 apostles. Performs miracles.
VI. Overturns money changers at Father's house (temple). Here Christ acts like a King.
VII. Jesus knows he will be betrayed by one of his apostles Judas. Agonizes in garden praying to God to take this chalice from him. Knows he must be sacrificed in order to wash clean the sin starting with Adam and Eve.
VIII. Christ is tortured and crucified. He is stripped naked (Adam and Eve before sin), and killed between a good thief and a bad thief (tree of knowledge of good and evil). The thorns that kill us after the Fall of Adam are on top of Jesus' head, solidifying the reversal of the state of this fallen world. Garden of Eden is renewed. God's plan and covenant is completed since the time of Abraham.
IX. Christ resurrects 3 days later, showing he transcended death by not committing sin, which brought death into our world.
X. Paul, half Jew/half Roman, persecutes disciples of Christ after Christ ascends to heaven and Mary is assumed into heaven. He has conversion and becomes greatest vicar of Christ.
XI. Apostles preach and are killed. John has vision on island Patmos (Revelation: 666, mark of beast, end of world, etc.)
