Jonah 1:17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

There are people who ask the question Can a person survive being swallowed by a whale like Jonah who was in the whale for 3 days and 3 nights?

Yes they can. We have testimonies of those who have. James Bartley (1870–1909) in February, 1891, some two hundred miles east of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic was swallowed by a sperm whale and was in the Sperm whale for 36 hours and survive. He was found still living almost two days later in the stomach of the whale, which was dead from harpooning.

Deacon Chronicle In April 5 , 2016 states of Luigi Marquez a Spanish fisherman was in a whale for 3 days before being "flushed out" alive.

“It is the most frightening thing I have ever lived. Everything was pitch black and I was shivering cold. The only thing that kept me alive were the raw fish I ate and the light from my waterproof watch, that is how I kept in touch with time. And the smell, I will never forget that horrible stench of putrid decomposition. I had to wash for three days before the odor went away,” Luigi Marquez told reporters.

Other testimony of one who was in a whale is that of a Lobster diver named Michael Packàrd who on June 11, 2021 the ocean off the coast of Cape Cod was in the mouth of a Humpback Whale for 30 or 40 seconds before he was spit out.

A similar incident occurred off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in 2019 when a Bryde’s whale scooped up a Rainer Schimpf a marine conservationist while documenting sardine run of mass migration. He was in the whale only 2 seconds before the whale let him free.

Also we have to look at the way the Hebrews saw day and night besides from evening to evening to them any part of the day would count as a would count as a whole day and the same in reference to the night .

JewishEncyclopedia.com DAY (Hebrew, "yom"):
By: Emil G. Hirsch, Michael Friedländer ("The term "day" is used also to denote a period of twenty-four hours (Ex. xxi. 21). ...circumcision takes place on the eighth day, even though of the first day only a few minutes remained after the birth of the child, these being counted as one day. ")

For example this why we see Jesus died on Friday but rose on Sunday which wasn't exactly 3 days and 3 nights of 24 hours.

Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 16:21
From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

So Some see Matthew 12:40 & Matthew 16:21 as a contradiction which wasn't when we look at the following.

But let's remember it became dark at 12 pm till 3pm which counts a day & night

Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

Then part of the rest of day of Friday when became day again, and whole night , whole day and night on Saturday. Resurrecting before the rising of the Sun on Sunday.

John 20:1
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.

So the same was with Jonah he could been in the Whale or sea monster for a part of the day or night maybe even less then 72 hours.

Also we have to notice that the scripture says the Lord had prepared a fish. This is the God that created heaven and earth in 6 days to him nothing is impossible.

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Luke 1:37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”

He could of easily made a special fish who had oxygen inside so Jonah could survive. Among those that could of swallowed Jonah whole could of been the following Great White Shark, a whale Shark, Grouper, sperm whale and there are others.

Now a other theory to take for consideration what if Jonah was actually dead for a time and revived in the whale before being vomited out. This theory comes from reading Jonah owns words " Out of the Belly of Sheol, The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord, my God.“When my soul fainted within me"

Jonah 2:2,6-7
[2]And he said: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.
[6-7]I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord, my God.
“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple.

Sheol the place of the dead after death is referred from Jonah's own mouth and the language of death is mentioned by him being raise from the pit , most likely speaking of death. Which makes him a perfect type of Christ in the Old Testament.

Mr Kakoulides speaks why the Kabbalah needs to be rejected by both Jews and Christians

Of all people many will say why you who have lost his home due to the landlord scamming him in a number occasions and now is living in his mother's house , his church which he couldn't afford , his wife due to cancer. How can you speak about the goodness of God. But yet nothing in this world is truly ours, if we have them for a time it was only given to us for a time. We come naked to this world with not even the clothes on our back and we die taking nothing with us not even the suit we are buried in, if we have a proper burial. Which not many can afford. Well said Job when loosing everything except his wife and Paul who knew about suffering hunger and having nothing at times the following:

Job 1:20-21
Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

1 Timothy 6:7-8
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

So if you have a roof over your head thank God for his goodness, if you have a spouse thank God for his goodness, if you have kids or Grandchildren thank God for his goodness. If you have food to eat thank God for his goodness. If you have clothes to wear even if it is not name brand thank God for his goodness. For there are many people today who don't have the blessings you are enjoying right now.

In other countries like in Haiti , they are eating Cookies made of clay, butter and salt which are traditional remedy for hunger called mud cookies but while God would have you enjoying a piece of cake or steak. A passage that comes to mind a lot is the following.

Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’

When people tells me or I hear them saying God is unjust. I ask myself how can he be unjust if everything belongs to him. He is the creator and as such has every right to do as he wishes with his creation. Imagine a cup being molded by the potter and telling the potter who is the maker you are unjust because you didn't made me with a handle. But yet who are you to say such a thing. You are the creation. He could of chosen not to make you at all or make a ashtray why complain.

Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.

Having so much in the United States or England or Australia has made us so ungrateful while other countries who has less are so greatfull for what little benefits compare to us they may have for that day. It is sad that we have a day of Thanksgiving to God for all he has given us. While we have other holidays that last a week or a month. Imagine Clergy Appreciation Month. How many of these Clergymen actually care for their congregations to provide for them each day what they need and they get a month. Yet God who provides for all both Good people and Evil people gets a day which is known more for the turkey than for God. Living in a Spanish home before coming to Christ, I remember them in the house not calling it Thanksgiving Day but Turkey day. And prayer was never mentioned since the thought was on the turkey rather than God and his goodness. Which the first Thanksgiving which was in June instead of November was for thanking God for his goodness and favour.

First Thanksgiving Proclamation ( June 20, 1676) which was proclaim by Edward Rawson
states ("... The council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th of this instant June, as a day of solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such his goodness and favour....")

Then later on by George Washington it was to be changed to the month November. But the point of the matter was it was a day set to thank God for his goodness. For God is good even the Psalmist points that out time and time again.

David said the Lord is good in the 34th & 145th Psalm

Psalms 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Psalms 145:9 The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.

The same is said by the unknown writer of Psalms 100 & 135

Psalms 100:5
For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalms 135:3
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.

In Psalms 34:8 we are told taste and see that the Lord is good. So we can see by the things around us and we can savor as if it was food is goodness which is all around us.

He has given rain in due seasons and sunlight so our vegetables and fruit could grow.

Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Just like Christmas a day that we give and receive gifts which is barely remembered for Christ. But family and friends united. How many ungrateful hearts are there on that day being mad at each other because they wasn't given the gift they desired when the day wasn't for them but for Christ which humbled himself who being God became man.

If there is ever a topic among the churches that needs at times to be addressed is the topic of the Gifts of Healings. Like what is a healing in comparison to a miracle? Miracle has to do with the change of the elements of nature while healing has to do with change of ones health. Some churches deny that God still could use his servants as a instrument to heal a other while others state if you are not healed you are lacking faith and with that God wants all his children healed.

Examples of both views we can see in the following which are wrong :

Miracles, Healings and Tongues September 6 , 1972

John Macarthur stated " Now, there are four of these gifts listed in the New Testament: miracles, healing, tongues, and the interpretation tongues – or better, languages and the translation of languages. That’s the exact Greek rendering. Now, they have no continuing role in the body we believe from Scripture, as we shall see, but existed for the apostolic era, designed to confirm the Word before the New Testament canon was complete and specifically while God was still directly doing signs in the face of Israel. "

T. D. Jakes, The Potters House, TBN, 2/23/2004.

T.D .Jakes stated “The devil is a liar. Healing is the children’s bread. It’s promised to us in the word of God…God can do things that medicine cannot do."

I remember a pastor from a church called Tabernacle of Love telling me when my wife was dieing of cancer that she would of been well if I didn't lack faith , that I was the reason why my wife was still with cancer. This also happened in one occasion when my grandma was dieing of cancer she was told by a lady from her pentecostal church she wasn't healed because she lacked faith. For God to perform a healing ones faith is not needed. These churches sees miracles and healings as a product of man and not God. Ultimately God is not sovereign in their minds but man is . Be honest with you I prayed for people who I thought would never be healed and they were healed like a man with AIDS who after the prayer brought me a documented report that he was Healed with no signs of it. and I prayed for people who I believe with all my heart was to be healed and they died a few days later. God is sovereign not us.

Many years ago I was in a church service and the Lord was showing me a lady who was in a wheelchair and had no legs moreover in the vision saw myself praying for her and I saw her with legs walking. The name of the church was called El Refugio at the time. So in the middle of the service I pray for her. But nothing happened. I prayed for her to be baptized with the Holy Spirit. She received the Holy Spirit. But I prayed for her to receive legs till I couldn't speak anymore. And nothing happened. Then I said to her receive your legs by faith. I was greatly disappointed. After 3 days she came to the church walking. And she had received her legs but it wasn't like I imagine they were wooden legs and not of flesh. Finally she was approved by her medicare card to receive her wooden legs by mail. She was seeking approval for more than 2 years when I prayed for her the Lord open that door. The prayer was answered but not the way I wanted it. Sometimes healing can come not by the ways we imagine.

How much faith did Lazarus exhibit to be raised from the dead or how much faith did Jarius daughter exhibited? None for both them was dead.

Before we continue I would like to address a Question. Is it God's will to heal everyone? No it is not. There was even a occasion where Jesus only healed one person from a multitude who needed to be healed in John 5.

John 5:1-9 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

Elisha died of a illness

2 Kings 13:14 Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!”

Did that illness mean he wasn't anointed or he lacked faith ? No for we see that even after he had died his anointing was so strong it raised the dead to life.

2 Kings 13:20-21 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the land in the spring of the year. So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.

Just because you are sick doesn't mean you can't be used by God to pray for a sick person and see that person healed. The power of the anointing doesn't come from you but God The Holy Spirit who dwells in you.

Timothy had a stomach illness , and was told by Paul to drink wine with water because of that illness.

1 Timothy 5:23 ]No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

There are some occasions where God would have us use medical means for our Healings as we see in the case of Hezekiah.

Isaiah 38:4-5,21
And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it as a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”

It is not a sin to see a doctor but it is a sin not to seek God first in prayer who gave wisdom to the doctor.

2 Chronicles 16:12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.

And we see Luke who stood a physician even after he saw the gifts of healings clearly played out before his eyes.

Colossians 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.

Paul had a illness which he wasn't healed from. He even prayed to God to get rid of it.

2 Corinthians 12:7-9
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Some say it was problems with his eye sight. Which we are hinted at in his Epistle to the Galatians.

Galatians 4:13
You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.

Galatians 4:15 What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.

Galatians 6:11 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand!

So if God's will was to heal everyone Paul would of been healed , Timothy would of been healed , Luke would of not stood as a physician.

Now was the Gifts of Healings a gift that was to leave the church after the apostolic age? And the Answer is No. We read the following in Mark 16:17-18

Mark 16:17-18
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Notice :

"And these signs will follow those who believe "
Are there still believers in our time yes there are. But some might state oh this passage doesn't belong in the Gospel of Mark but was added much later. They say that because it is missing in Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus but nearly all other manuscripts have them. Which by the way includes

EVIDENCE: A C 2 D(supp) K ,W ,X ,Theta, Pi, f 1, f 13, 28, 33 ,565 ,700, 892, 1010, 1241, Byz, Lect, most lat vg , syr(c,p,h,pal)

Now in that sermon by John Macarthur which he preached he mocks us who believes in these verses for us now by stating:

"Now, if today we are to assume that anyone still has all of this that is meant for then, then we must find ourselves agreeing with the Appalachian snake handlers and with those who would perhaps from the Church of the Firstborn, it’s called, drink poison and so forth and so on. It doesn’t work like they want it to work very often. "

As Christians we don't put God to the test. Or tempt him as other translation states.

Matthew 4:6-7
English Standard Version
6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Matthew 16:1
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
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Man who defends polygamy is a idiot in using the Bible to defend himself to do such. For Jacob only acknowledged Leah as his wife in his dieing bed, and not the others. And also he only acknowledged Sarah as Abraham's wife and not Hagar.

Genesis 49:29-31
Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah.

In Abraham taking Hagar as his wife he did so in disobedience to God for we see what God opinion was on the matter.

Genesis 21:10-12
Therefore she ( Sarah) said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.” And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son. But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.

Galatians 4:30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”

Kings where warn not to multiply in having wives because of that thier heart would turn away from following God.

Deuteronomy 17:17
Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.

Which we see such in Solomon who had multiple wives because of that departed from following God.

1 Kings 11:3-4
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.

Elkanah had problems among his wives getting along. For one made fun of the other for not being able to give birth.

1 Samuel 1:1-2,4-8 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountains of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat. Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

And in the New Testament Jesus narrows down marriage to one man and one woman.

Matthew 19:4-6
And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’
and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

And Bishops are told to be the husband of only one wife .

1 Timothy 3:1-2
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

Which by the way , how is a bishop to lead not by commanding as a king would do to his peasants but as an example to others which means them being the Husband of one wife should lead to others to do the same.

1 Peter 5:1-3
The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

Jesus is said to have only one bride who is the church not multiple.

Revelation 21:9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”

Even among Rabbis the topic of polygamy was rejected among them because none of the ones who is named in Talmud had polygamous relationships and by the 4th and 5th Century it was spoken against.

Rabbi Gershom ben Yehuda banned the practice completely for Ashkenazi Jews in the 10th century.

Sanhedrin 76b
The William Davidson Talmud(Koren - Steinsaltz)

One who loves his wife as he loves himself, and who esteems her by giving her clothing and jewelry more than he esteems himself, ....... Concerning him the verse states: “And you shall know that your tent is in peace; and you shall visit your habitation and shall miss nothing”

Look at what this passage states to love your wife as you love yourself, you can't be loving a person in that matter if you are loving more than one.

This reminds me of what Paul states in Ephesians and again we are told that the two will be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:28-33
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Mr Kakoulides writes about the confusion that is now in many churches about the gift of tongues

Mr Kakoulides writes why not to seek signs when finding a godly Christian mate other than they are believers and love the Lord

Mr Kakoulides writes about what Jesus went through and the Power of Jesus prayer towards those who crucified him

Mr Kakoulides writes what he believes

Why is the Stations of the Cross not biblical?

As I was about to ask a pastor to have church service in his church for Saturdays I was struck with something I saw on the wall in big letters we hold the Stations of the Cross along with other Christians by which we could unite with the Roman Catholic Church. On seeing that I said I am not going to deal with this church. I don't bow down to Rome. so I decided to write on this topic and I'm also doing a podcast on this topic tonight.

The Bible gives us warnings not to add or take away from the word of God.

Deuteronomy 12:32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.

Proverbs 30:6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. I Am Coming Quickly

The Stations of the cross was invented between the years 1676–1751 by the Franciscan of the Riformella also known as the Convent of San Bonaventura in Italy. Originally there where more than 570 Stations erected by Leonard of Port Maurice but the church of Rome settled with 14. Now let's look at each one them to see if they have any Biblical Bases.

The series of stations is as follows: (1) Jesus is condemned to death, (2) he is made to bear his cross, (3) he falls the first time, (4) he meets his mother, (5) Simon of Cyrene is made to bear the cross, (6) Veronica wipes Jesus’ face, (7) he falls the second time, (8) the women of Jerusalem weep over Jesus, (9) he falls the third time, (10) he is stripped of his garments, (11) he is nailed to the cross, (12) he dies on the cross, (13) he is taken down from the cross, and (14) he is placed in the sepulchre.

Numbers 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 are not backup by the scripture

Number 4 assumes a meeting with Mary before getting to the cross which the scripture does not hint at that idea

Number 6 mentions a name of a woman which is not mentioned in the Bible Old or New Testament. Veronica placing a cloth to Jesus face and attaining Jesus image in it.

This so called cloth they say is now housed in the Monastery of the Holy Face (Monasterio de la Santa Faz), on the outskirts of Alicante, in a chapel built in 1611 and decorated between 1677 and 1680 by the sculptor José Vilanova, the gilder Pere Joan Valero and the painter Juan Conchillos.

Number 3, 7, 9 speaks of Jesus falling three times while carrying the cross. The Bible doesn't say he fell or didn't fall that is assumed. We are about to look at the records from his condemnation to the crucifixion .

Let's examine Matthew record first:

Matthew 27:31-35
And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.”

By reading Matthew alone one sees no evidence of the following Stations 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 mentioned or backed in scripture. Now let's see the Gospel of Mark .

Mark 15:15-25 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. The Soldiers Mock Jesus.Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

Now again do we see any evidence of Jesus falling three times, a meeting with Mary, a Veronica holding a cloth with the face of Jesus? No we don't. Now let's look at Luke's gospel.

Luke 23:25-33
And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ Then they will begin ‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

It is interesting we see evidence for station 8 woman of Jerusalem weeping for Jesus but not station 7 and 9 or 3, 4, 6 . Veronica Is still not mentioned in Scripture. Because such a woman never existed. We don't see a meeting between Jesus and his mother before getting to the cross and we don't definitely see Jesus falling three times on his way to the cross. Now let's go to the Gospel of John to see if he would fill these blanks.

John 19:16-18 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away. And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

Again like the other Gospels there is no mention of Jesus falling three times, a meeting with Mary on the way to the cross, and Veronica where are you but she is nowhere to be found. For such a lady never existed. But she will remain in the mythology of the Roman Catholic Church. Along with the stories of Saint Nicholas AKA Santa Claus or Old Saint Nick which by the way if you look at old Nick in the dictionary it's another name for Satan which they made him into a saint.