Posted on 03/31/2010 3:45:30 PM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
The tradition of man teaches that Jesus was crucified on "Good Friday" and arose from the grave Sunday morning. The "Good Friday" principle does not allow for Jesus to be in the grave for "Three days and three nights" as he himself said he would be. Jesus said, "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whales belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" (Matt.12:40). Our Lord was precise, “Three days and three nights", 72 hours. If Jesus died on the cross on a Friday afternoon at about the ninth hour (aprox. 3:00 p.m.) and arose from the grave before dawn on Sunday, that only equates to just under two days. If this is true as it is being taught today, then Jesus is a liar and God’s word is not true. God forbid, for "He is not a man that he should lie", (Num.23:19) "Let every man be a liar, but let God’s word be true" (Romans 3:4). The crucifixion and resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, according to a thorough study of the Holy Scriptures, was on this wise:
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The Jews today do exactly what you wrote. I worked in Jewish area. On Saturday night you could do business with them not during daylight.
I just looked that up from different sites it seems the experts have different opinions on that issue. But never the less what an interesting subject.
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