Thursday is the day we celebrate the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a solemn occasion. What man meant for evil, God did much good. It cost Him His life to share with us this most expensive gift of everlasting life. Remember that when He suffered, He did in our place, enduring the punishment that we deserve for our sins against Him. In exchange for the harsh torturous torments, He offers forgiveness. We can't add any of our worthless works to that. We can only receive the gift by trusting Him Who gives it.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Here is the audio of the gospel of John. If you want to start at the betrayal of Jesus, chapter 18, go to 1:33:15
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
It could have also been on Wednesday and still match scripture.
I cannot make 3 days and nights out of Friday afternoon to Sunday at daylight. I believe it was likely Wednesday.
It doesn't have to be Sunday daylight. The way days were counted then was a new day started at sundown. Jesus could have arisen any time after sundown Saturday and it would have been Sunday. That goes clear back to Gen 1 when the Bible says there was evening and there was morning the 1st, 2d, etc day. Evening came first because the new day started in the evening at sundown.
What throws everyone off is that there were 2 Sabbaths. John specifies that it was a special Sabbath or a High Day depending on the version. That was an extra Sabboth held on the lunar day of the celebration. The Passover Sabbath could have been any day of the week depending on the moon cycle that year. The crucifixion's date could be accurately calculated if we knew what year it happened.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
It could have also been on Wednesday and still match scripture.
My calendar says tomorrow, Friday, is the day. My former Roman Catholic faith celebrates Good Friday. I've heard good evangelical pastors make a case for multiple Sabbaths and a Wednesday death. I tried to study this many times with an open mind. I have no argument over that Chuck.
The reason I keep coming back to Thursday, (if we can agree on Sunday as the first day of the week), is because of this.
Matthew 12:40 "For 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."
I don't worry about anyone who disagrees on exactly what day of the week Christ died. It's important though that we come to believe what our friend posted in Romans 3 above about this witness:
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:.." I Corinthians 15
Then if you will count exactly how many times God inspired John to put the word "believe" in His book, you will be utterly blessed by the number.
It could have also been on Wednesday and still match scripture.
Wednesday is the correct day! Three days and three nights in the tomb starting with Wednesday evening ends at Saturday evening. The Scripture tells us they came early on the first day of the week, which would be Saturday right after sunset. Remember they went from sunset to sunset.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
The crucifixion's date could be accurately calculated if we knew what year it happened.
don't know year of birth don't know year of death don't know length of ministry. don't know gospel authors. (opinions vary on all of above) buy somehow you all know he walked on water and rose from the dead ...tff. Can't figure out the everyday ordinary so you just jump to the extraordinary.
Star: Just curious. What drives an atheist to preach and advertise to believers? I can understand a person not believing something they cannot understand, but why preach to folks who believe there is a supernatural creative force they define as God?
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
