That is the Sabbath recorded in Mark, however, there is another one mentioned in John.
That is the key to the mystery, I believe.
This fellow goes about it in terms of the spices.
Three Days and Three Nights: The Women hold the Key - Creator Clues - Bible Study Lessons for Everyone
"Following the spices will lead you to an apparent contradiction in the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
"We read that the women bought the spices after the Sabbath and prepared the spices before the Sabbath.
"This raises a serious question:
"How is it possible to buy the spices AFTER the Sabbath (Mark 16:1)
"AND prepare the spices BEFORE the Sabbath (Luke 23:56)?
"A common mistake that people make when reading these accounts, is to assume that the gospel writers are referring to the same Sabbath day.
"But in John 19:31 we read something that seems like maybe another superfluous or unnecessary detail, yet it is crucial to our understanding of the chronology of these events: “(
for that sabbath day was an high day,)”.
"The other gospel writers do not mention it, yet John does.
"So what does it mean?
"Simply put, it means that the Sabbath day, the day immediately after the death and burial of Jesus, was not a normal Sabbath.
"(I will not enter into the details in this post and you can read more about in a subsequent post about the Feasts of Jehovah and their relevance to the last week of the life of Christ).
"Suffice to say, that this Sabbath is a likely reference to the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a feast that initiated at the setting of the sun on the Passover day.
"It was a day when no servile work was to be done, making it a “day of rest” or a “
sabbath day”.
"The first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread was a Holy Convocation, a special “high” day.
"Those who insist that the Sabbath’s mentioned are the same one, would suggest that the women must have brought a small amount of spices for the actual burial and then were bringing the bulk of the spices on the first day of the week when they went back to visit the tomb."
From:
Three Days and Three Nights: A Spicy Solution - Creator Clues - Bible Study Lessons for Everyone
"And There They Are:
Three Days and Three Nights."
"When Jesus gave the wicked and adulterous generation the sign of the prophet Jonah, He didn’t give them a vague, hard to understand sign.
"He gave them, what I would consider, the most direct, and easy to understand sign they could have received.
"When Jesus spoke, He emphasized the three days and three nights part of the story.
"That, in and of itself, should for us, place emphasis on this aspect of the sign.
"When we look at the sequence of events with regards to the women buying and preparing the spices, we notice that between His burial and His resurrection, there are three days.
"No partial days, no accommodation of tradition, but a literal three days.
- The Sabbath day (which was a high day)
- The day they bought and prepared the spices
- The Sabbath day (which was the weekly Sabbath or Saturday)
"No gymnastics and no contortions, just three days.
"I will leave you to ponder this. In a subsequent post called
Three Days and Three Nights: Every Jot and Tittle, I will look at what this means with regards to the day of the week that corresponds to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and also look at pinpointing the moment of His resurrection.
"I don’t think that you will be surprised to find out how accurately the Scriptures prophesied the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, nor how accurately Jesus Christ fulfilled what was prophesied of Him in His death, burial and resurrection."
From:
Three Days and Three Nights: Every Jot and Tittle - Creator Clues - Bible Study Lessons for Everyone
"The Knock Out: a Three Punch Combo"
"I don’t think that you are surprised to find out how accurately the Scriptures prophesied the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, nor how accurately Jesus Christ fulfilled what was prophesied of Him in His death, burial and resurrection.
"In the last week of His life and through to His resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled not one, nor only two, but three of the Feasts of Jehovah to the letter.
- Feast of Passover: Jesus dies as the Passover Lamb
- Feast of Unleavened Bread: Jesus is buried having died for our sins
- Feast of Firstfruits: Jesus has risen from the dead
"But there is still more.
"The last post in this series will look at which day of the week Jesus died, and the moment of His resurrection."
From:
Three Days and Three Nights: Literally, Three Days and Three Nights - Creator Clues - Bible Study Lessons for Everyone
"The Time of Jesus’ Burial"
"The Gospel accounts are clear that Jesus was buried in the evening at the time of the setting sun.
"This corresponds to the moment when the Jewish calendar went from the 14th to the 15th.
"View the study on the Day According to Genesis 1:5 for more details on this concept (link pending).
"In a literal sense, after Jesus expired (died) at 3pm on the 14th, he was buried at 6pm on the 14th literally at the start of the 15th
(which was a Sabbath high day).
"Remember that the sign that Jesus gave was, that the Son of Man would be three days and three nights
in the heart of the earth.
"This sign did not start at the moment of His death,
but at the moment of His burial.
"The Moment of Jesus’ Resurrection"
"When the women went to the tomb around the break of dawn, it was likely somewhere around 6 am.
"Many often confuse the time of the women going to the tomb as the time when Jesus rose from the dead.
"As a side note, many also confuse the time of the earthquake with the time when Jesus rose from the dead.
"As the Scriptures teach us, Jesus had already risen prior to the women going to the tomb in the early morning.
"Additionally, the earthquake was not to let Jesus “out” of the tomb but rather to let people see “into” the tomb.
"Jesus did not need the rock to be moved in order for Him to rise from the dead, but the people certainly needed the rock to be moved in order to be able to see that Jesus had risen from the dead.
"Let us consider again the three statements: “the third day”, “after three days”, “three days and three nights”.
"These three different statements must mesh, otherwise the Scriptures contradict themselves.
"Let’s look at them one by one.
“the third day”: when considering the meaning of this statement, we can look at what it would mean if it said “the first day” after the burial of Jesus.
"In practical terms, if the burial day was “day zero”, then the first day after would be “day one”.
"If we considered “the second day” after the burial of Jesus, it would be considered “day two”.
"Following along, “the third day” after the burial of Jesus we would be “day 3”.
“after three days”: when considering the meaning of this statement, we can look at what it would mean if it said “after one day” from the burial of Jesus.
"Remember that Jesus was buried literally at the change of the day, as one day went into the other.
"Therefore, if we consider the day that Jesus was buried as “day zero”, “after one day” would not mean “day one”, but “day two”, after one day had passed from His burial.
"Likewise, “after two days” would not mean “day two”, but “day three”, after two days had passed from His burial.
"So when we look at “after three days”, it does not mean “day three”, but “day four”,
after three days had passed from His burial.
"The Day of Jesus Death"
"After determining the details as to the day and time of the resurrection of Jesus, it is only a matter of going backwards to find out on which day Jesus actually died.
"If we count back from 6pm Saturday (the Sabbath) to Friday 6pm, we have one day.
"If we continue to Thursday 6pm, we have two days. If we continue back to Wednesday 6pm, we have three days.
"As you try to assimilate all this information, take a deep breath.
"The Scriptures are loaded with information, but by searching them, we find out that God has given us more than enough to find out these precious realities.
"Simply stated: Jesus died at 3pm on Wednesday, was buried at 6pm on Wednesday and rose again at 6pm on Saturday fulfilling EXACTLY 3 days and 3 nights in the tomb.
"The resurrection of Jesus Christ is spoken of as God’s seal of approval for the work Christ did on the cross to save sinners.
"I would suggest that the exact fulfillment of the sign of the prophet Jonah serves as a great big exclamation mark.
"Why does any of it matter?"
"Redeemed “with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
"Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
"Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.”
1 Peter 3:19 – 21.
