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He died on “Wednesday” afternoon, and he arose at sundown on “Saturday.” (the end of the sabbath, and beginning of the “first day of the week)
These facts are made quite plain in the gospels if you read them without bias. There were two “high days,” Passover, and the Sabbath, separated by one preparation day.
I think you are more likely correct.
In that era days went from sundown to sundown. Three “days” from Friday afternoon would have been: Friday night to Sat night, day 1. Saturday night to Sunday night, day 2. Sunday night to Monday night, Day 3.
If we expect the language in the gospels to be exact, using Friday at 3 pm as the TOD, he would rise on the third day. That would be Monday. At best. And I think it would be Monday after sundown.
I don’t think God treats his “days” the same way a Cruise line would.
Friday — 1
Saturday — 2
Sunday — 3
Each day doesn’t need to be a full 24 hours. It’s God’s timing, not ours.