…”Are you the Messiah,

the Son of the Blessed One?”

Jesus said,

“I AM.

And you will see the Son of Man

seated in the place of power at God’s right hand

and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 14:61-62

Jesus asked them,

“Am I some dangerous revolutionary,

that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?

Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple?

I was there among you teaching every day.

But these things are happening

to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me.”

Mark 14:48-49

God sent a man,

John the Baptist,

to tell about the light

so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

John himself was not the light;

he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

The one who is the true light,

who gives light to everyone,

was coming into the world.

John 1:6-9

(Sunset over the Aegean Sea)

In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God.

God created everything through him,

and nothing was created except through him.

The Word gave life to everything that was created,

and his life brought light to everyone.

The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness can never extinguish it.

John 1:1-5

(Aegean Sea sunset)

And he said,

“Yes, it was written long ago

that the Messiah would suffer and die

and rise from the dead on the third day.

It was also written that this message would be proclaimed

in the authority of his name to all the nations,

beginning in Jerusalem:

‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’”

Luke 24:46-47

But the other criminal protested,

“Don’t you fear God 

even when you have been sentenced to die?

We deserve to die for our crimes,

but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”

Then he said,

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

And Jesus replied,

“I assure you,

today you will be with me in paradise.”

Luke 23:40-43

(Restaurant Orizontes on Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece)

…and they said,

“Tell us, 

are you the Messiah?”

But he replied,

“If I tell you,

you won’t believe me.

And if I ask you a question,

you won’t answer.

But from now on the Son of Man

will be seated in the place of power

at God’s right hand.”

Luke 22:67-69

“And there will be strange signs 

in the sun, moon, and stars.

And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil,

perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.

People will be terrified

at what they see coming upon the earth,

for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Then everyone will see the Son of Man

coming on a cloud with power and great glory.

So when all these things begin to happen,

stand and look up,

for your salvation is near!”

Luke 21:25-28

(The Acropolis, Athens, Greece)

Taking the twelve disciples aside,

Jesus said,

“Listen,

we’re going up to Jerusalem,

where all the predictions of the prophets

concerning the son of Man will come true.

He will be handed over to the Romans,

and he will be mocked,

treated shamefully,

and spit upon.

They will flog him with a whip and kill him,

but on the third day he will rise again.

Luke 18:31-33

One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus

so he could touch and bless them.

But when the disciples saw this,

they scolded the parents for bothering him.

Then Jesus called for the children

and said to the disciples,

“Let the children come to me.

Don’t stop them!

for the Kingdom of God belongs to those

who are like these children.

I tell you the truth,

anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God

like a child

will never enter it.”

Luke 18:15-17

(Sunrise over the Aegean Sea)