On Friday, the day before the Sabbath, which is a Saturday, Christ died before sundown.
He was placed in a tomb.
He was in the tomb part of Friday, day one.
He was in the tomb all day Saturday, day two.
He was in the tomb part of Sunday, day three.
Three days and three nights simply refers to the day after tomorrow. The phrase is an idiom.
Back in the first century, math was not handled with the methods used today, so they used inclusive counting, i.e Friday was day one rather than Saturday.
He was placed in a tomb.
He was in the tomb part of Friday, day one.
He was in the tomb all day Saturday, day two.
He was in the tomb part of Sunday, day three.
Three days and three nights simply refers to the day after tomorrow. The phrase is an idiom.
Back in the first century, math was not handled with the methods used today, so they used inclusive counting, i.e Friday was day one rather than Saturday.
