Mark 14:12.

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and the fact that we have been taught that Jesus died
and was buried on the 14th Nisan, a Wednesday afternoon.

Many believe that. But I am persuaded that is factually not true. According to Mark 14:12, Exodus 12:18, the 14th must be understood as being the day before Christ was crucified.

 

[Alan Gross]

You have, "the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover," in there, as being "the 14th of Nisan as the day before Christ's crucifixion".

The last time we visited this territory, however, some of what you said wasn't adding up and I told you that your timing of events was only "leaving Jonah,
in the whale's belly less than 12 hours" and I asked you tell me
that "it wasn't so", if you remember.

Yep, there appears to be no way that you are ever going to except
the existence of the Annual High Day Sabbath, as being Thursday 15 Nison,
that had it's Preparation Day the day before that, on Wednesday 14 Nison.

You have a presupposition that this following verse, Mark 15:42,
refers to: "the preparation", as if it was going to be on Friday,
and was speaking of being "the day before" the Weekly 7th day "sabbath,"
on that always was on Saturday.

But, I have always said that
TWO DIFFERENT "SABBATHS" HAD TAKEN PLACE,
DURING THAT SAME WEEK JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED.

AN ANNUAL "SABBATH" ON THURSDAY
AND THE REGULAR WEEKLY "SABBATH" ON SATURDAY.

I
I have the presupposition that the following verse, Mark 15:42,
refers to: "the preparation", on Wednesday,
which was speaking of"the day before"
the Annual High Day "sabbath", on Thursday.

There is no passage which says
the first day of the feast of unleavened bread is a "high sabbath."

I need to see you interprete John 19:31, because I don't believe
that I have ever seen what you do with "that sabbath day was an high day".

SINCE "that sabbath day was an high day" HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THE ESSENTIAL KEY TO UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE ENTIRE WEEK.

"The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation,
that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day,
(for that sabbath day was an high day,)
besought Pilate that their legs might be broken,
and that they might be taken away."

"The special Sabbath John referred to
is the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
and it’s a date specific holy day;
always observed on the 15th of the month they call Nisan,
which corresponds to March/April on our calendar.

"So the first thing we learn is that the special Sabbath
mentioned in John 19:31 didn’t have to be a Saturday."

"
"The Bible clearly states that Christ
was buried near the beginning of a Sabbath (Luke 23:50-54).

"Since the biblical days begin at sunset, He was buried just before or exactly at sunset. It was not done later, after the Sabbath had commenced, as this was prohibited. Matthew and Mark likewise state that the burial occurred at evening (Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:42-46).

"A brief review of the preceding hours proves the next day
was called the first day of Unleavened Bread,
and not the weekly seventh-day Sabbath as so many falsely assume.

"Jesus Christ kept the Passover with His disciples
the night before He was killed (Mark 14:12-17; Luke 22:8).

"The day after Passover is a high day.

"The first day of Unleavened Bread begins the festival season.

"The Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary states:
“And though ‘the Days of Unleavened Bread’
properly began with the 15th,
the preparations for the festival being made on the 14th ….”

"This correctly refers to
the day before the high day as a preparation day.

"Since Passover is on the 14th of Abib/Nisan
the day of the week changes from year to year.

"That means the preparation day changes from year to year
and is not necessarily on Friday as is the weekly preparation day.

"In fact, Nisan 14 was a Wednesday in a.d. 31.

Many believe that. But I am persuaded that is factually not true. According to Mark 14:12, Exodus 12:18, the 14th must be understood as being the day before Christ was crucified.

Jesus WAS crucified on the 14th
and YET, those two verses are BOTH still on the 14th, too.

Those verses are referring to the 14th in the evening OF THE PASSOVER MEAL

and yet, in THE DAYLIGHT of THE MORNING it WAS STILL THE 14TH
And also THE PREPARATION DAY which was THE DAY JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED.

"That means He ate the Passover supper
at the beginning of the 14th of Abid,
ON THE VERY BEGINNING OF THEIR WEDNESDAY,
or just after sunset on what today’s Roman calendar calls Tuesday."

THEN IT WAS STILL THE 14TH, AND STILL THEIR WEDNESDAY,
AFTER THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT PASSOVER MEAL
That IT WAS AFTER THAT ENTIRE NIGHT then DURING THE DAYTIME,
IN THE DAYLIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING MORNING
AS THAT DAY BEGINS AND YET IT IS ONLY THE CONTINUATION
OF THE SAME DAY OF THE WEEK
THAT THEY ARE STILL CALLING WEDNESDAY THE 14TH,
AND IS EXACTLY WHEN THE BIBLE IS TELLING US
THE DAY OF THE WEEK ON WHICH JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED.
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I need to see you interprete John 19:31, because I don't believe
that I have ever seen what you do with "that sabbath day was an high day".

John 19:31 is the parallel passage to Mark 15:42.
. . . And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, . . .
. . . The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. . . .
Three things.
1) The Jewish days begin with sundown.
2) The Sabbath Preparation day begins sundown Thursday evening.
3) I understand the seventh day Sabbath during that feast is that high Sabbath.