Marilyn Agee (13 Mar 2008)
"Shanthini: Three days and three nights"

 Shanthini (11 Mar 2008)
"Three days and three nights ...."

  From: Marilyn Agee

To: Shanthini

Re: Three days and three nights 

Hi:
 
> > Sometimes I get rather confused about the exact day our Lord was crucified, and Zola has reinforced the fact that our Lord was truly crucified on Friday, as you can discern from the Bible too. ...
> > The question constantly arises: If the Lord was really crucified on Friday and rose again on Sunday, how could that have encompassed three days and three nights?
 
 I don't think the Crucifixion was on Friday.

Of that day, John 19:14 says, "IT WAS THE PREPARATION OF THE PASSOVER, and about the sixth hour (9 AM, Roman Time): and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!"In 30 AD, Passover was on Friday, April 7, on the Julian Calendar they were using. The day before Passover was when they had to cook the food for Passover. Thursday was the preparation day. The day before Friday was the day of the Crucifixion, Thursday, April 6, 30 AD. Thursday was the day the Sanhedrin met. They were not allowed to meet on Feasts, the day before a Sabbath or on a Sabbath. Therefore, they would not have met on Friday or Saturday.

Mt. 12:40 says, "as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." 

The 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth were Thursday (day), Friday (night then day), Saturday (night then day), and Sunday (night).


Agape,
Marilyn Agee
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