Christ's 40-Day Ministry

The excellent video presentation, The Ante-Nicene Mysteries and New Testament Sources presented by Andrew Miller explains the teachings of the 40-day ministry and the secrets Jesus taught to the Apostles. 


"All the 40-day teaching is described as very secret. There is the clearly stated policy that knowledge should be given always but only to those who ask for it, with the corollary that the higher and holier a teaching the more carefully it should be guarded. As “the last and highest revelation,” the teaching of the 40 days was top secret and has not come down to us. Christian scholars concede that the apostles had information that we do not have, allow the existence of an unwritten apostolic tradition in the church, and grant that there was a policy of secrecy in the early church. Plainly things have been lost." ~~Hugh Nibley
"...he [Christ] shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God." (Acts 1:3) 
"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written." (John 21:25) 
"And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book" (John 20:30)

In an article titled, Jesus Christ, Forty-Day Ministry and Other Post-Resurrection Appearances of, by author, John Gee, relates how the “New Testament mentions the forty-day ministry but provides only limited detail. For example, during this time Jesus appeared to the Twelve with Thomas present (John 20:26—29), spoke of “things pertaining to the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3), “and many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book” (John 20:30). Paul mentions that on one occasion Jesus “was seen of above ve hundred brethren at once” (1 Cor. 15:6). Finally, before his ascension Jesus commanded the apostles to go “into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15—16; cf. Matt. 28:18—20; Luke 24:47—48; John 21:15—17; Acts 1:4—5).”

Also see: 

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*Ante-Nicene Fathers (The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325)

1 comment:

  1. BotOctober 6, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    See: www.NewTestamentTempleRitual.blogspot.com This explains why present-day temples incorporate Early Christianity's esoteric practices.

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