Posted on 12/11/2010 7:51:48 PM PST by bibletruth
ROTFLMAO!
Mercy!
Ye added a few words to the original, didn’t ye?
I think when people hear the "Sabbath" they assume it always meant Saturday, the seventh day, yet we know that the Jewish feast days were also called sabbaths. The Jewish Passover (Pesch) was being celebrated at the time of Jesus' death and that was during the time the night that the "Last Supper" occurred, since Scripture says they were celebrating the Passover together. It was after that dinner that they went to the garden and Jesus was arrested. The next day he was judged guilty and crucified. It was 9 am when he was hung on the cross and he was taken down at 3pm. The condemned with him were also taken down and it says in Scripture that they took them down on the "day of preparation". This is why some think it was Friday, because that is the normal day of preparation before a usual Sabbath on Saturday. We know, however, that there was a special sabbath that time - the Passover and it was NOT on Saturday.
Jesus was already gone from the tomb "very early the first day of the week" which is Sunday. This can only mean that he rose sometime before 6 am on Sunday, since the sabbath was officially over then and the women would be allowed to go to the tomb to anoint the body. No work was to be done on the sabbath so they had to wait until the sabbath was over. Going by this we can trace back three days and three nights.
Jesus was arrested on Tuesday evening. He was crucified Wednesday morning and buried right before sundown Wednesday evening. Thursday was the Passover and Friday was the preparation day for the normal Saturday sabbath.
Wednesday evening to Thursday evening = day 1 (24 hours)
Thursday evening to Friday evening = day 2 (48 hours)
Friday evening to Saturday evening = day 3 (72 hours)
Again, we know that when the women came before dawn Sunday morning Jesus was already gone and the Roman guards were also already gone that were put there to guard against anyone going in to take Jesus' body. This sounds to me like the resurrection happened the evening of the Saturday Sabbath. So I'm in agreement with you on the idea that "Good Friday" as the recognition of Jesus' death is not accurate.
The apostles and Christians from then on DID meet on Sunday in commemoration of the resurrection.
I wondered the same thing since we are told to pray in secret and not so that others will notice.
My soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden,
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with His arm:
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted those of low degree.
He has filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich He has sent empty away.
He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;
As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Scripture text: Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition
Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum,
et exsultávit spíritus meus
in Deo salvatóre meo,
quia respéxit humilitátem
ancíllæ suæ.
Ecce enim ex hoc beátam
me dicent omnes generatiónes,
quia fecit mihi magna,
qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericórdia eius in progénies
et progénies timéntibus eum.
Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo,
dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;
depósuit poténtes de sede
et exaltávit húmiles.
Esuriéntes implévit bonis
et dívites dimísit inánes.
Suscépit Ísrael púerum suum,
recordátus misericórdiæ,
sicut locútus est ad patres nostros,
Ábraham et sémini eius in sæcula.
Glória Patri et Fílio
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio,
et nunc et semper,
et in sæcula sæculórum.
Amen.
sorta reminds me of the Army patrol ,out in “indian”country and the point man wants to chase down every blood trail or
rabbit run.The things one can see uncovered when theologins get their dust up and get distrated by their own dark looking glass.
Actually, it all has to do with your motives. God looks at the heart.
If you are praying in public with the motive that others see you, then you have the wrong motive.
If you pray in public with no motive toward what others think of you, then there is no problem with it.
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