Featured Jesus died on Wednesday, the 14th Nisan, 3 hours before the 15th of Nisan Annual High Day Sabbath.

Luke 24:20-21, . . . And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
Notice, it does not say it was the fourth day.

That third day being our Sunday.

 

That is not what Luke said, He said it was the same day. The same day as what?

Lu 24:13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

This is not rocket science like you are trying to make it. Just read what was said happened before in that day and believe it. Here it is.

Lk 24:1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

Answer from the text. It was the same day as THE EVENTS OF VERSES 1 THROUGH 12.

Lu 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35 And they told what things [were done] in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.


Joh 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they

Mr 16:9 ¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.


12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

Mr 16:14 ¶ Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

The same day is the day of the resurrection which is the first day of the week, the day after the sabbath. Thus sayeth the scriptures.

Mr 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Lu 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

You greatly err.

 

Lu 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

One must look for little caveats like the above to determine truth. The sabbath during which Jesus lay 24 hours in the tomb was not a ceremonial sabbath. It was the sabbath commanded by the Law of Moses. It was the 4th commandment of the 10..

The symbolism must be that Jesus rested the entire sabbath day because he had finished his work of redemption. When he said "it is finished" he was still working until that statement when he dismissed his soul from his body. physical death at 3 PM. When he rose from the dead on the first day of the new week it was to begin a new epoch, a new age, a new covenant, a new body a new bride a new man fit for a new heaven and a new earth with a new body fitted to abide in a new Jerusalem. To teach it any other way is to confuse the symbolism that God had established over 4000 years of history at that time but would come increasingly clear to his church when taught by the Spirit sent down from heaven.

Jesus Christ rose from the dead on what we know as Sunday, the first day of the week and it was not at the end of the day, it was early in the morning. God has pictured this with the rising and setting of the sun now for 6000 years. The heavens declare the glory of God. His glory is manifested with his appearing among us after having finished his work. The Sun gives light for the whole world.
Ps 19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

So, counting backward, Sunday is one of the three days.
Saturday is one of the three days. the sabbath of rest, when he lay in the tomb the whole day.
Friday, is one of the three days.

16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Now we know the purpose for the Sabbath law. It was about Jesus Christ and he fulfilled the sabbath law without breaking it when he lay in the tomb, his soul being in Paradise, and the spirit being in heaven. Very soon Israel, who has corresponding prophecies, will enter their one thousand years as one day but not before she endures horrific tribulation similar to how Jesus suffered on the cross before his sabbath began. The purpose is the same for both, to purge out sin. Read Revelation 21 and 22. All things are new after the 7th day Sabbath. It is an eternal day and there is no darkness ever again. All things will forever be new.

Mt 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

God was not present when Jesus Christ suffered his last 3 hours when the world turned dark and he will not be present when his people Israel suffers their 3 years great tribulation just before their sabbath rest when they are raised from the dead. Everything points to a Friday Crucifixion.

 

Well JonC I can understand why my statement might seem strange. However, the scriptures says Great is the "mystery of godliness," speaking of Jesus Christ. But one thing is true, God cannot die and death is the penalty of sin. Rom 6:23. So, God and man must reconcile how Jesus Christ the Son of God can die as the substitute for sinful man. Is his death physical only? Well, it was for sure physical when he dismissed his soul from his body and his body became lifeless on the tree because his soul was departed from it and went to paradise in the center of the earth. That is the meaning of death. Separation. This life of the flesh is said in the scriptures to be in the blood. Jesus shed his blood and died. But that was not all it was. There is such a thing as spiritual death

The blood is not the life of God. We all who are born of Adam have the life of the flesh but none of us have the life of God. Until the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ only two men ever possessed the life of God, Adam, his creation and Jesus his only begotten Son. Both men died spiritually first and then physically. These are the only two men who are said to be in the image of God until after the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead when all saved men are said to be in his image. These same two men are the only two men until after the resurrection of Jesus Christ who are said to be the son of God. The image is trinitarian and for the Bible believer, meaning someone who believes the words of scriptures and not just the idea, this is easy to prove.

It is proven by Adam that a man can live physically without the life of God because Adam, created in the image of God, a trinity, possessing the Spirit of God who is the life of God in his body with his soul, his soul defining his personhood, live for 930 years after he died spiritually and before he died physically. The very fact that Jesus Christ, who never sinned and was not under the penalty of sin, which is death, both spiritual death first and then physically death, went to the cross as a trinitarian man. The Spirit of God was indwelling him from conception. It can be no other way. Had Jesus Christ come down from the cross before 12 noon no one would have redemption because the debt of sin would have not been paid. Jesus would not yet have died spiritually on the cross. I remind the reader that Jesus died spiritually for the same reason the first man died. He had sin on him.

If God the Spirit was in his body he could not have suffered the wrath of God for sin and died, being separated from God. The member of the Godhead who suffered and died for us was the Son of God, not the Son of God and the Spirit of God. As it were when the sin of the world was laid upon him he cried My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? He did not call God his Father and name the Spirit because he was dying as a sinner would die, without a relationship with God, separated from God and under his wrath. That is what death is, a separation, a departure. The Spirit who is the life of God departed his body and returned to Heaven leaving Jesus alone when the sin was poured out on him. The proof of that is that the world went dark among other physical disturbances. The absence of God is darkness.

I will insert one scripture here though there are many I could quote to help you see this.

Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

The world was dark until redemption was finished by death. Jesus had paid the penalty for sin and now the purpose of the cross is that all men born of Adam may be born of God and receive the life of God, his Spirit, that was poured out of the body of Jesus and that all men can be restored to the image of God, their sins being atoned for by a perfect man who God raised from the dead. This transaction is by repentance of sins and faith in the promise of God the Father to give his gift of life to any man and every man who will receive it before they die physically.

For as it is appointed unto man once to die , and after this the judgement. No man can be in the presence of God and live unless he is in his image, a trinity. This is why no one but saved men saw Jesus glorified after his resurrection except saved people.

Everyone must understand who Jesus is and what he has done for us and they must be born again of the Spirit of God because religion alone cannot save anyone. The scriptures admonishes us to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith lest we be reprobates. 2 Cor 13:5. The importance of this cannot be overstated There is much deception in the world and there is a real devil.

To keep this short I have quoted very little scriptures from which I am making my arguments but I can quote scriptures for them if asked. I know some here have not thought of God and the cross in this way but all I am asking is that you consider it. Truly we have so great salvation in Christ Jesus. Praise his wonderful name.

 

Here is a thought.

At the time Lazarus had died Jesus had asked, "Are there not twelve hours in a day,"?

Now i assume he was speaking of the amount of light relative to darkness. However is that even relevant as when Jesus had said, "and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Does that not have to have at least three, twelve hour periods, relative to what Jesus had said when Lazarus had died?

As to the 15th. It was a holy convocation day. A day on which there was to be no servile work. What ever that means. Me thinks it was one of the days considered a sabbath. Just as the first day of the seventh month was a sabbath.

The women bought spices after a sabbath and they prepared spices on a work day and rested a sabbath?

How unless there was a special sabbath a work day the seventh day sabbath and next day went to the tomb and found it empty?

That is what scripture say took place.

Posted this before I saw your thread in the 15th.

 

You Greek gurus can work on this.

larrywishon.com/Luke 24_21.php

 

Never have understood why people fight over the day that Jesus died. The fact of the matter is THAT he died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, Our salvation depends not upon which day he died. It only depends upon his finished work...and he proclaimed that IT IS FINISHED just before he gave up the ghost.

 

Nothing that God says or does is unimportant. God took 4000 years before the week of the crucifixion to establish types and figures and ceremonies and more so there would be no doubt of who he is when he came because he filled all those types.

Lk 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

This is what I desire. Having my eyes opened. How many things could you find in the OT that validated the ministry and person of Jesus Christ if called upon to do so?

Here is the prayer of my apostle to the Father for me and my prayer is that he will answer Paul's prayer.

Eph 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

I say Amen! It does matter what day our Lord was raised from the dead because it has prophetic implications.

 

I am no Greek guru.

That day understood to be the third day since those events being the first day of the week.

* Our Sunday being the third day since.
* Our Saturday being the second day since.
* Our Friday being the first day since. [ Or Friday is simply the day. There being no day zero in the count. ]

 

I had no reason originally not to accept the Friday crucifixion.

R. A. Torrey in his book "Difficulties in the Bible," proposed a Wednesday crucifixion to explain Matthew12:40.

 

I believe the writer is saying that the Greek implies that Cleopas was saying that the first day of the week was passing from the third day of which Jesus had said he would rise from the dead. In other words the first day of the week was the fourth day from the crucifixion and was just about to pass into the fifth day, when Jesus revealed himself through the breaking of bread.

 

We disagee. Luke 24:20-21 {απο} rules out a Wedensday crucifixion. In Jude 1:14, And Enoch also, the seventh from {απο} Adam, . . . Adam is one. So in Luke 24:21 Friday could be the first day. [ If not, since Thursday. ]

 

Exactly...but Christians are so all fire set on arguing about things like this. There's no clear indication about what day he died...let's keep our eyes on the ball and stop arguing over minors when there are so many MAJOR things that are before us..