I reject it totally and unequivocally. Scripture is extremely clear...he was resurrected late on the Sabbath. Even the Douay/Rheims says so [Matthew 28:1] And in the end of the Sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. What does this say? Does it say early Sunday morning? No! It says "In the end of the sabbath". At this point in time.......the tomb is empty!
Here is the King James....In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Here is the Latin Vulgate....vespere autem sabbati quae lucescit in primam sabbati venit MariaMagdalene et altera Maria videre sepulchrum It says the same thing!
Here is Young's Literal Translation"...And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
You folks just cannot let go of this myth! Our Saviour was resurrected on the Sabbath and to ignore plain scripture is not only "pretty Suspect"....as you say....it is downright wrong! Just why do you think these verses say Sabbath? The Mainstream church is living a lie and many are being led astray.
To get their doctrine into one of these:
dawn on the first day of the week would not be saturday, saturday being the seventh day, the day of rest. thus dawn of the first day of the week as sabbath ended (at midnight saturday) he was risen on the third day (Sunday)