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As an addition to my post #190....some folks try to say Mark 16:9 is proof of a Sunday morning resurrection. This is what it what it says. If you notice, the original Greek does not use punctuation....so you can just as easily say, "Now having risen, early first of the week He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons." The words that are bracketed are not in the original.

In addition to this, Mark 16:9-20 may have been added later by some dark ages monk to try and prove a Sunday morning resurrection.

As a final note....the women arrived at the tomb "Late on The Sabbath". Our Saviour had already risen. As the women were running from the tomb they met him and worshiped him. John verifies this in chapter 20:14-16. The women were not present at the resurrection....but arrived later.....yet still on the Sabbath, but now.... after sundown, it is the first day of the week when they greet the newly resurrected Saviour. This would be early Saturday evening "modern time". The notion of a Sunday morning resurrection was invented to "fit in" to the "Roman pagan celebration of Easter". And Easter always included a "Sunrise" service. John 20:1 confirms it was still dark.

In addition to this, Mark 16:9-20 may have been added later by some dark ages monk to try and prove a Sunday morning resurrection.

When all else fails, cut the pages that you don't like out of your Bible.

The God whom I worship had the ability to inspire men to write that which He intended to be His message to mankind. He also has the ability to protect His word from error and preserve it through the ages so people today can understand and be accountable to Him based on the same information as those in previous centuries.

If your God does not have these abilities then I would reccommend changing to mine.

In the words of our Lord:

Luk 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

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Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

The day of Jesus' resurrection was a glorious one indeed. The reason that many claim it was on the First Day of the week is to justify Sunday observance vice Sabbath. However, nowhere is it commanded in the Bible to switch the day of rest to Sunday. Of the 4 Gospel accounts of the resurrection, 3 say the tomb was "discovered empty" early on the the First Day of the week, and the 4th is subject to interpretation.

Here is the truth about the Easter Sunday observance from the source:

Q: What determines the date Easter Sunday falls on or when Lent begins?

A: The Council of Nicaea, in 325 A.D., determined that Easter should be celebrated the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. To determine the beginning of Lent, count back six Sundays before Easter. The Wednesday before the first of these Sundays is Ash Wednesday.

It is a matter of where one decides to take one's theology.