107 Amazing And Interesting Facts About Jesus Christ (ULTIMATE LIST)
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Facts About Jesus Birth
1. Jesus got his name from an angel of God
Joseph and Marry didn’t choose the name, but the angel of the Lord, Gabriel, told them how to name the baby.
According to Luke 1:31, Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her: “You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.”
To Joseph he said in Matthew 1:21 that Mary is pregnant and to call the son, Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
2. The name Jesus means “God Saves”
According to the Easton’s Bible Dictionary, Jesus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name Joshua, which means YAHWEH is salvation (B1, B2).
Many Christians believe that God chose this name in order to indicate the mission of Jesus on earth. So, as said by Gabriel in Matthew 1:21: to save people from sin.
3. Christ is an title, and not the last name of Jesus
Jesus did not have a last name like we do now in the 21st century.
Christ is not his last name, but a title that means “the anointed one”. Christ is actually the Greek translation of the Hebrew word “Messiah” (B3).
4. Most scholars put the date of Jesus’ birth between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C.
Jesus wasn’t actually born in 1 A.D.
Scholars made an estimate by counting backwards from the year his ministry began, which was A.D. 27-29. Jesus was about 30 years old at that time.
Therefore, the year of his birth would have been between 6 and 4 B.C. (B4).
5. Jesus may have been born in spring or summer
Although millions of people celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, the Bible doesn’t mention a season for when Jesus was born.
A possible explanation of why they chose December is because that was the date of the Jewish Festival of Lights, called the Festival of Hanukkah, which fell on 25 to 30 Kislev. Nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born (B5).
A widely accepted season by many scholars is spring or summer, based on the biblical narrative of shepherds in the field during Jesus’ birth: shepherds with their flocks in the field during the winter is very unlikely (B6).
6. Jesus was reportedly born to a virgin
According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary was still a virgin pledged to marry Joseph when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus.
It is worhtwile to note that getting pregnant and remain a virgin is no longer a myth. Thanks to medical advances, a person can be artificially inseminated, become pregnant and remain a virgin. Besides, there is a phenomenon in nature called parthenogenesis, which is reproduction without fertilization (B7).
7. Joseph wanted to divorce Mary
Joseph and Mary were pledged to marry each other. But, before they consummated their marriage, Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant and wanted to divorce her quietly.
He reconsidered after angel Gabriel told him in a dream that what is conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit. He then took her home and didn’t sleep with her until she gave birth.
8. Jesus wasn’t born in a stable
When thinking about the nativity of Jesus, for most Western Christians Jesus was born in a stable surrounded by animals.
However, this assumption is not completely accurate. It is based on tradition and is not Biblical. Some theologians argue that Mary gave birth in an ordinary house of a peasant (B8, B9, B10-pdf).
9. There are no mention of animals during Jesus’ birth in the Bible
Nowhere in the Bible are animals mentioned in the Nativity. This is simply latter-day additions by Western Christians to the Nativity scenes (B11).
There is also a very famous scene in which we see Joseph walking and Mary on a donkey. This one is also fake. There is no mention of this scene in the Bible.
10. Bethlehem means “house of meat or bread”
Bethlehem, famous as the birthplace of Jesus, means in Arabic “House of Meat” (Bayt Laḥm) and in Hebrew “House of Bread” (Bet Leḥem) (B12).
11. The famous star of Bethlehem was an celestial phenomenon
The star of Bethlehem was most likely an astrological conjunction of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. According to scholars and Chinese annals, the star could have been a nova or a new star; a comet; or an aligning of Jupiter with the star Regulus (B13).
12. Nobody really knows how many wise men visited baby Jesus
The Biblical Magi is in Christian tradition the reference to three wise men or kings in the nativity celebration of Christmas.
Matthew is the only one who reports about these Magi, but he doesn’t say how many they were.
Western Christians believe they were three wise men based on Matthew’s report that they brought three gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Eastern Christians believe they were twelve (B14).
13. The wise men may not have met Jesus as a newborn.
There is no evidence that they came to visit as soon as He was born.
According to the Bible, in Matthew 2:11, when they visited Jesus, he was a young child at his family’ house and could even be 2 years old. This is based on the biblical account of Herod giving order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under (B15).
14. King Herod may have killed between 7 and 20 children
After the wise men failed to report back to him about Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great, king of Judea ordered to kill all the boys who were 2 years old or younger in the vicinity of Bethlehem. Experts estimate that between 7 and 20 children were murdered during this massacre (B16, B17, B18).
15. Jesus was probably a dark brown guy with brown eyes and short hair
Jesus wasn’t a white male with long hair and blue eyes as portrayed in Western culture.
No one knows what he looked like, because his appearance was never described in detail. Bible declares Jesus’ Jewishness, meaning he likely inherited the Jewish appearance of his mother Mary and had light to dark brown skin.
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Facts About Jesus Family
16. Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, was a carpenter who lived at Nazareth, died before Jesus was crucified, and is today venerated by countless people
Almost everything we know about Joseph comes directly from the Bible. Here are some interesting facts about him:
Christians don’t recognize Joseph as the biological father of Jesus, but as his earthly or foster father. This is so, because it is recorded in the Bible (Luke 1:28-38) that Mary was a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus (F1).
Joseph and Mary were “engaged” when she got pregnant. When he found out, he wanted to quietly break the engagement but backtracked after angel Gabriel told him in a dream that the child was from the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18-25).
According to Matthew 13:55, Joseph was by trade a carpenter. However, some biblical scholars argue that after looking closely at the original Greek text, he could have been a builder or stonemason (F2).
How and when Joseph died are unknown, but it is likely he died before Jesus’ ministry and crucifixion. This is concluded from the speculation that he wasn’t present at the wedding at Cana, where Jesus’ first miracle took place (John 2:1-12), and that the Bible doesn’t mention him at the scenes of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, burial, resurrection and ascension to heaven (F3).
Today, Saint Joseph is being venerated by many: he is the patron saint of inter alia Americas, Canada, China and Mexico; patron of all engineers, craftsmen and the working people; many cities and locations are named after Saint Joseph; countless churches, monasteries, hospitals and schools are dedicated to him; 19 March is devoted to him, Saint Joseph’s Day; people pray to him; and he is depicted in numerous artworks (F4).
17. Mary, the biological mother of Jesus, was a virgin teen when she conceived and is today the most venerated saints of all
Mary wasn’t only the mother of Jesus, but also the only human being that knew him from birth, walked with him during his life, and was at his side at the cross. Many believes she’s the greatest saint of all, because God chose her to bring Jesus to the world. Here are some fascinating facts about her:
Many Christians referred to her as Virgin Mary, because according to the Bible she gave birth while still a virgin (Luke 1:28-38).
Mary didn’t die a virgin. The perpetual virginity of Mary is a Catholic doctrine that asserts that she was always a virgin, before, during and after Jesus’ birth (F5). However, according to numerous Bible verses, the contrary is true. The Bible mentions that Jesus had several brothers and sisters in among others Matthew 12:46-47 and Matthew 13:55. Another clue is in Matthew 1:25 where it is stated “he(Joseph) did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth”, meaning that they likely had marital relation after the birth.
According to many historians, Mary was probably 15 or 16 when she got pregnant. This is however pure speculation based on Jewish custom at the time to engage 12 years olds and marry them at 15 or 16. The Bible itself doesn’t mention her age when she conceived (F6, F7).
There are 21 mentions or references to Mary in the Bible. She is first mentioned in Genesis 3:15 as the woman whose son (Jesus) will battle the serpent, and last referred to in Revelation 12:17 as the mother of all followers of Jesus (F8, F9).
Writers of the Bible gave her 17 names and titles. Today, she is known by many different names and titles. The 2 most popular are Holy Mother of God and Immaculate Conception (F10, F11).
Christian devotion and veneration to Mary are widespread: the Vatican designate her as the mediatrix – Catholics believe that she can intercede to Jesus on their behalf (F12); most Catholics pray to her – Hail Mary and the Holy Rosary (F13); she is depicted in myriads of artworks; people write about her in books and make movies about her; countless of cities, locations and institutions are named after her; there are approximately 18 Marian feast days in the General Roman Calendar (F14).
18. Jesus had four brothers and sisters
In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 13 verses 55 and 56, James, Joseph, Judas and Simon are named as the brothers of Jesus. It is also mentioned that he had sisters, but they are unnamed and unnumbered. They were actually half-brothers and half-sisters as Joseph is not the biological father of Jesus, according to Christian belief.
19. John, the Baptist, was Jesus’ second cousin
John is a major religious figure in Christianity due to his relation to Jesus and some remarkable biblical events that took place involving him. Here are some remarkable facts about him:
Mary and Elizabeth were cousins, and therefore Jesus and John are also cousins (Luke 1:36).
John’ births was also announced by angel Gabriel to his father, a priest named Zechariah who was married to Elizabeth. Both Zechariah and Elizabeth were of old age, therefore John’s birth is considered a miracle from God (Luke 1).
He was sent to prepare the way for Jesus by preaching about sin and the salvation that is coming (Matthew 3).
The Bible describe him as a wild man who wore clothes made of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and whose food was locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4).
John was imprisoned by King Herod because he reprimanded him for unlawfully taking Herodias, the wife of his brother. In an act of revenge, Herodias asked and was given the head of John on a platter (Matthew 14:1-12).
20. Jesus was a single man who never fathered any children
According to Christian belief, Jesus remained a single man all his life and didn’t had any children, as the Bible is completely silent about his romantic and personal life. Every Bible verse that mentions Jesus’ family, refer to his mother and siblings, but neither to a wife nor to children (F15, F16).
21. There might be relatives of Jesus still alive today
The general consensus between Christian scholars is that Jesus didn’t had any children. So, it is unlikely that one of his children continued his bloodline.
However, according to extra-biblical texts, his close relatives (remember he had brothers and sisters, according to Matthew 13:55-56) were still known at the end of the 1st century (F17). So, it is possible that their DNA could be found in modern people today.
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Facts About Jesus Ministry
22. Jesus is frequently addressed as “Rabbi”. The word Rabbi originates from the Hebrew meaning “teacher.” Today it refers to those who have received rabbinical ordination and are educated in Jewish law.
23. The perfume a woman, called Mary, poured on Jesus is said to be worth more than a year’ wages. The Greek translation puts this as more than 300 Roman denarii. In today’s currency, that’s roughly $20,000 of precious perfume poured out on Jesus’ feet.
24. John 11:35 “Jesus wept”, is the shortest verse in the Bible.
25. In every one of Jesus’ recorded prayers, He addressed God as “Father.”
26. The main reason Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem was to fulfill the prophecy in Zechariah 9:10: “to proclaim peace to the nations”.
27. Following His resurrection from the dead, Jesus appeared 12 times to his disciples and followers.
28. Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
29. Jesus began His public ministry around AD 26, shortly after the ministry of John the Baptist.
30. Jesus’ earthly ministry last about 3.5 years.
31. According to scholars, the first recorded words of Jesus are in Mark 1:15: “The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
32. Jesus spoke on earth 3 languages: Aramaic was his first language, Hebrew for scholarly questions and Greek on some occasions.
33. It is supposed from Mark 6:2-3 that Jesus was, like his stepfather, a carpenter. But, by today’s notion of the profession, he’d more likely be called an “engineer”.
34. Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy.
35. The New Testament tells of the life and ministry of Jesus. There is a total of 260 chapters and 7956 verses in the New Testament. If you divide these numbers against each other, you will get the age Jesus started His ministry. 7956 verses : 260 chapters = 30.6 Indeed, Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
36. Jesus and the number 40: Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days; Jesus preached for about 40 months; 40 days separate the Ascension of Jesus of his Resurrection.
37. Jesus, Moses, and Elijah fasted for 40 days. Moses also went without water.
38. God the Father spoke to Jesus audibly 3 times while He was on Earth: At His baptism; At the Transfiguration; Before Jesus went to the cross.
39. The last words of Jesus before he ascended to heaven was: “I am with you always, to the very end of the age”.
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Facts About Jesus Miracles
40. The feeding of 5000 men was one of Jesus’ miracles. It is the only miracle that is recorded in all four Gospels.
41. The gospels record at least 37 detailed miracles of Jesus.
42. 24 of Jesus’ miracles were healing miracles, 10 were nature’s miracle and 3 resurrection miracles.
43. The first miracle Jesus Christ performs during His ministry is changing water into wine at a marriage feast in Cana.
44. The second miraculous catch of fish in John 21:1-14 was the last miracle of Jesus on Earth before His ascension to Heaven.
45. Jesus raised 3 persons from the dead. The son of a widow in Nain, Jairus’ daughter and Lazarus.
46. Jairus’ daughter was 12 years old when Jesus brought her back to life.
47. Jesus used “fish” to perform a miracle 4 times in His earthly ministry: 1. When He fed 5000 men; 2. When a coin appeared in the mouth of a fish to pay taxes; 3. When Jesus told Simon Peter to let down his nets again, then they were filled with fish; 4. When Jesus told the disciples who were fishing to cast their net on the right side of the boat, and it was filled with fish.
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Facts About Jesus Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection
48. Jesus was under such extreme stress, when He was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before His crucifixion, that His sweat became like “giant drops of blood falling to the ground”. The medical term for this is “hematohidrosis.” Only Luke, a doctor, mentions this happening to Jesus.
49. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
50. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
51. The sign nailed to the cross of Jesus stating: “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews” was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.
52. Today in many churches, when Jesus’ cross is displayed, the letters INRI are placed on the sign above the cross. INRI is an abbreviation for “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum”, which is the Latin translation of “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews”
53. Jesus had been on the cross from approximately 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., a total of six hours.
54. Traditionally, many believe that Jesus was crucified on a Friday afternoon. The Good Friday–Easter Sunday tradition simply isn’t true or biblical. Most scholars now agree that Jesus was crucified and entombed on a Wednesday afternoon, not on Friday.
55. The name of the place where Jesus was crucified was called, “Golgotha,” which means “The Place of a Skull.” According to early church fathers, the location was called “The Place of the Skull” due to the shape of the hill that apparently reminded people of a human skull. Golgotha is located underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which lies in the northwest quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
56. Crucifixions were commonplace in Roman times. It was designed not only to kill but also as a terrible warning to other would-be criminals. Victims of crucifixion were to be humiliated, often left to hang completely naked. Crucifixion was also an “excruciating” way to die because it was a very slow and painful means of death. Depending on the circumstance, some people could live for days after being nailed to a cross. Given the nature of crucifixion and its dishonorable form, Roman citizens were not crucified, except for treason.
57. Before being crucified, criminals were beaten with a whip. The thongs of the whip were often strung with knuckle-bones, lead pellets, or other sharp objects, sometimes to fatal effect. This punishment caused considerable bleeding and sometimes death.
58. Most victims of crucifixion eventually fell into unconsciousness, but Jesus remained fully conscious until the end. He died suddenly with a prayer.
59. The 7 last words of Jesus on the cross were:
1. Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”, which means: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”;
2. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing;
3. Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise;
4. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit;
5. Dear Woman, here is your son;
6. I am thirsty;
7. It is finished.
60. The 30 pieces of silver Judas received to betrayed Jesus was 30 Roman Denarii, which are roughly equivalent to an average American accepting payment of about $4,200.
61. Many dead saints came out of their graves at Christ’s death.
62. It was not usual to bury the bodies of criminals. They were left for the dogs and vultures to eat. However, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body and bury him with the help of Nicodemus.
63. Jesus was very poor on Earth but when he died he was buried in a rich man’s tomb. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be buried in a rich man’s tomb. This was fulfilled hundreds of years later.
64. Many scholars believe that the average life expectancy during Jesus’ time on Earth was about 30-40 years.
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Facts About Jesus Disciples
65. There are 4 lists of Jesus’ disciples: Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16 and Acts 1:13. The order in which the names of the disciples are listed varies. But the list always starts with Peter, and always concludes with Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
66. Jesus’ disciples were teenagers, almost all under the age of 18 and some as young as 15. All were most likely bachelors.
67. The first mention of Apostle Paul in the Bible is in Acts 7:58, his first recorded words are in Acts 9:5 and his first recorded sermon in Acts 13: 16-41.
68. Bartholomew, one of Jesus’ disciples was beaten, skinned alive and crucified head down. Some of his skin and bones are still kept in The Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome. A part of his skull is in Germany and an arm is venerated at the Canterbury Cathedral in England.
69. John was thrown into a metal pot of boiling oil, but he miraculously survived. The Roman emperor at the time, Domitian, decided after the incident to banish John to the island of Patmos in Greece. When Domitian died, John went back to Ephesus in Turkey where he spent the rest of his days. He died a very old man, the only disciple to do so.
70. The apostle Paul persecuted the Church for about the first 3 years of its existence.
71. Judas Iscariot was one of the 7 people who committed suicide in the Bible. The others were Zimri, Abimelech, Ahithophel, Samson, Saul and Saul’ armor bearer.
72. Word for word, Luke wrote more of the New Testament than Paul.
73. The books Paul wrote in the New Testament were named for the people they were written to.
74. Paul was guarded by 470 soldiers when He was taken to Governor Felix.
75. Paul was a tentmaker, he spoke both Greek and Hebrew, but was unskilled in speech.
76. Timothy was mentioned by Paul 17 times in his letters and had a Jewish mother and a Gentile father.
77. The field where Judas Iscariot committed suicide was named Aceldama or “The Field of Blood”
78. Jesus stayed up all night praying before choosing His 12 disciples. The first two he called were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew.
79. Paul uses the word “joy” more in Philippians than any other Epistle. It was written while he was in prison. He uses the word “grace” within the first 5 verses of each book he wrote. Paul also gives “thanks” in the 1st chapter of 11 of his 13 books.
80. Paul performed the last recorded miracle in the Bible in Acts 28:7-9. He healed the father of Publius, who was sick in bed, suffering from fever and severe diarrhea.
81. In the synoptic Gospels, Jesus only called His apostles “disciples” one time: when He gave them directions for preparing for the Last Supper.
82. Tradition says James was called “Old Camel Knees” because he spent so much time on his knees in prayer.
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Facts About The Gospels
83. The Gospel according to Luke was written by a doctor.
84. Matthew is the only Gospel written by a Jew to the Jews about their Jewish Messiah.
85. At least 60% of Matthew’s Gospel focuses on the teachings of Jesus.
86. There are no parables in John’s Gospel. But it contains metaphors about ordinary things, such as water, harvest, bread, light, a shepherd and a grain of wheat.
87. Lydia was the first Christian who converted in Europe.
88. Jesus called Himself the “Son of man” 79 times in the Gospels.
89. The prayer recorded in John 17 is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in any of the Gospels.
90. The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are known as the Synoptic Gospels, because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar wording.
91. Mark’s Gospel, the shortest of the three, appears almost in its entirety in the Gospel of Matthew, and 53% of Mark is found in Luke.
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Jesus and Sexuality
92. Many scholars agree that during his stay on earth, Jesus was an unmarried heterosexual virgin and was circumcised, as were all other Jewish male babies, on the eighth day after his birth.
93. Jesus dealt with sexual temptation just like all males. Did Jesus ever think about having a sexual relationship? Yes. Jesus was once an adolescent. Did he think about sex at least every fifteen minutes, or so? Certainly! Jesus was fully man and fully God. According to the Bible in Hebrews 4:15, Jesus endured every (sexual) temptation that humans face, but without sinning.
94. Jesus’ view on sexual behaviors:
– Jesus affirmed that sex should be between one man and one woman in marriage according to Matthew 19:4-5;
– Jesus prohibits divorce, except in a case of sexual misconduct in Matthew 5:31-32;
– Jesus said in Matthew 5:28 that if you look on a woman (man) with an obsessive consuming lust, you commit adultery with her (him);
– Jesus was silent on the issues of homosexuality and bisexuality. He said nothing about them;
– Asexuality is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. But Jesus touched on a subset of asexuality in Matthew 19:12 when he said that some men are born without sexual desire for women;
– Jesus didn’t say anything specifically about Masturbation, but he did say to not have lust in your heart in Matthew 5:28;
– According to Matthew 22:30, Jesus said there will be no sex and marriage in heaven.
95. Some believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had kids. The most controversial claim was that of novelist Dan Brown who asserted that Jesus was married and fathered a daughter who became the ancestress of the Merovingian dynasty of France. But such claim has been widely dismissed by Bible experts.
96. It is often said that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, but nowhere does the Bible say this. Some believe this idea may have come from the Jewish Talmud, which said the city of Magdala had a reputation for prostitution.
97. Early Latter Day Saint Apostle Orson Hyde taught that Jesus was a polygamist who was married to Mary Magdalene, Martha, and Mary of Bethany, and fathered children with them. He also taught that the marriage at Cana was Jesus’ own wedding. This idea is not official the doctrine of the Latter Day Saint Church although it has certainly entered into Mormon folklore.
98. There is a cult group, called Children of God, that actively encourages its members to imagine Jesus is joining them during sexual intercourse and masturbation.
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Jesus In Modern Times
99. There is a TV miniseries on The History Channel named The Bible. Many weird things happened when filming the scenes involving Jesus:
– One night, when the actor playing Jesus referenced the Holy Spirit as being like the wind, a huge gust of air blew across the entire crew for 20 seconds, which was filming the scene on a very still night in the Sahara desert;
– In another incident, the set’s snake wrangler, who usually recovered one or two snakes per day on set to protect crew members, found 48 cobras and vipers hidden near the scene of the cross, where the crew was to film Jesus’ crucifixion;
– The third incident, happened when the crew was filming the baptism scene in a giant Sahara lake and part of Jesus’ detailed costume, which took months to create, floated away. A few days later, the costume was found and returned by a kid who lives many miles away from the filming set.
100. There is a six-foot tall Jesus figure composed of 30,000 pieces of white LEGO bricks, located in a Swedish protestant church. It took about 40 volunteers and 18 months to build.
101. B.C. does stand for “before Christ.” A.D. actually stands for the Latin phrase anno domini, which means “in the year of our Lord.” The B.C./A.D. dating system is not taught in the Bible. It actually was not fully implemented and accepted until several centuries after Jesus’ death.
102. Christ the King Statue situated in Świebodzin, western Poland, is the tallest statue of Jesus in the world:
– The figure is 33 metres (108 ft) tall;
– The height of 33 metres symbolises Jesus’ age at his death;
– It is 3 metres (9.8 ft) taller than the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro;
– The crown is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall;
– The Statue weighs 440 tons;
– Composed of concrete and fibreglass;
– It took 5 years to build;
– Was completed on 6 November 2010;
– Cost around $1.5 million to construct;
– Paid by the donations of the 21,000 residents of the town;
– The project was led by Sylwester Zawadzki, a retired Polish priest.
103. Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer Statue is one of the world’s most famous and impressive religious statues:
– The statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall;
– Its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide;
– Weighs 635 metric tons;
– Was constructed between 1922 and 1931;
– Made of concrete and soapstone;
– Listed as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World;
– On average, it’s hit by lightning 12 times every summer;
– The statue draws some 300,000 visitors each year.
104. Jesus Christ started the largest religion in the world. Awesome statistics about Christianity:
– There are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world;
– More than 30% of the world’s population are Christian;
– 26% of Christians live in Europe and 37% in the Americas, 23 % in Africa, 13% in Asia and 1% in the Middle East;
– 50% of Christians are Catholic, 37% are Protestants and 12% are Orthodox Christians;
– About 90% of Christians live in countries where Christians are in the majority;
– By 2050, more than 6 out of 10 people on Earth will be Christian or Muslim.
105. One of the Greatest gift from Jesus to humankind is the Bible. Some fascinating facts about the Bible:
– It took 16 centuries and 40 men to write the Bible;
– Among the writers were: Kings, a doctor, prophets, statesmen, priests, military leaders, tax agents, fishermen, poets, shepherds and prisoners;
– Most of the Bible’s authors were uneducated men, yet the Bible is considered a literary masterpiece;
– The Bible was the FIRST mass produced printed book in the West by a German guy named Gutenberg;
– The price of a complete copy of the Gutenberg’s Bible today is between $25 and $35 million. Individual leaves now sell for $20,000–$100,000;
– They translated the Bible into more than 3000 languages, covering 95% of world’s population;
– The Bible is the best selling book in history. As of 2014, more than 5 billion Bibles have been sold. In the U.S. alone approx. 170,000 Bibles are either sold or given away every month;
– Some bookstore owners claim that the Bible is the world’s most shoplifted book;
– It can be found in almost every home. About 88% of American households own a Bible;
– The Bible is the only book in the world that is read by people of all races, ages and economic levels;
– The French philosopher, Voltaire, boasted that within 100 years of his death the Bible would disappear. He died in 1778 and as of 2016 the Bible is still here. The irony is that after Voltaire’s death the French Bible Society used his house to print thousands of Bibles.
106. Some funny and interesting facts about Christian Churches around the world:
– In 2001, the World Christian Encyclopedia counted 33,830 different Christian denominations;
– The Catholic Church had an income of US$97 billion in 2010;
– More people go to Church on Sunday in China than in the whole of Europe;
– Pope Francis used to work as a bar bouncer in Buenos Aires, Argentina;
– A Church built into a cave is the largest Church in the Middle East;
– Billy Graham preached Christianity to over 200 million people;
– A study has found that going to church lowers your blood pressure;
– The Catholic Church once put a dead Pope on trial;
– There are at least seven Christian churches in Antarctica;
– Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as a State Religion in the year 301;
– Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide. An average of 180 Christians around the world are killed each month for their faith;
– One of the worst countries in the world for Christians is North Korea. Christians in North Korea face the risk of detention in prison camps, severe torture and, in some cases, execution for practicing their religious beliefs;
– The Catholic Church spends more money than Apple brings in. Expenditures by the Catholic Church, largely on charity, exceeded $170 billion in 2012, according to The Economist magazine. In that same year, Apple took in $157 billion in revenue;
– There’s a church, The Christian Science Church, in Dixon, Illinois that looks like a giant penis when seen from above. It’s on Google Maps.
107. Things Jesus said about the end of times:
– No one knows the day or hour of my return;
– Many will come and claim to be me and fool many people;
– Nations will go to war against each other and there will be many threats of war;
– People will starve to death;
– There will be huge earthquakes in some places;
– People will arrest, punish and kill Christians around the world;
– The world will hate Christians;
– Many Christians will lose their faith and betray each other;
– Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people;
– Evil will spread and cause many people to stop loving others;
– The gospel will be preached in all the world;
– The end times will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world;
– False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs;
– The day of my return will take people by surprise;
– Christians shouldn’t be afraid when these things are happening. Stand up and lift up your heads, because your salvation is near
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