Restorationism - Moriel Ministries

Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed!What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have nowheard the blasphemy." (Matthew 26:59-65).Joseph was accused falsely and lied about. The Messiah, the son ofJoseph, was accused falsely and lied about.Predicted life and deathThen the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who wereconfined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with hisown dream and each dream with its own interpretation . . ThenJoseph said to [the cupbearer], "This is the interpretation of it: thethree branches are three days; within three more days Pharaoh willlift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will putPharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom whenyou were his cupbearer . .Then Joseph answered and said [to the baker], "This is itsinterpretation: the three baskets are three days; within three moredays Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and hang you on a tree;and the birds will eat your flesh off you" (Genesis 40:5-19).Joseph predicted that one of these criminals would live and that theother one would die.And one of the criminals who were hanging there was hurling abuseat Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Do you not even fearGod, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? Andwe indeed justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds;but this man has done nothing wrong."And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in yourkingdom!" And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall bewith Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:39-43).Jesus was condemned with two criminals and, as He predicted, one