WAS JESUS DEAD FOR THREE DAYS & THREE NIGHTS? (2)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) What was the ONLY sign Jesus gave to prove he was the Messiah, the Savior of man? Was he dead for three complete days and nights (72 hours) or was he dead for PARTS of three days? In Jesus' day the Jews demanded a sign to prove He was the Savior. If the sign was not perfectly fulfilled, however, it would prove that He was NOT the Messiah. What he offered as proof positive that he was the Son of God was the sign of Jonah.
i) For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale ('great fish') three days and three nights (72 straight hours), in like manner the Son of man shall be in the heart of the earth (buried in a grave) three days and three nights.'" (Matthew 21:38-40, HBFV)
b) Did Christ mean what He said? Did He really expect his burial in the earth to last 72 hours? Note that Jesus did not say, "After two nights and one day I will rise again." He meant three FULL days he would be dead and buried, a full seventy-two hours! Upon Jesus’ crucifixion the Jewish leaders who hated him remembered this sign (see Matthew 27).
c) Many who teach the Bible say Jesus’ crucifixion took place on Good Friday, with his burial taking place about sundown. They also state he arose on Sunday around sunrise in contradiction to the Scriptures! Any child knows that this is only two nights and one day. If the crucifixion took place on Good Friday and the resurrection on Sunday morning, then He did not literally fulfill the sign of Jonah.
f) Some say that Jews count parts of a day as a complete day. Passages cited include Genesis 42:17-18, 1Samuel 30:12 and Esther 4:15-16. Unfortunately, these passages do NOT show three days and three nights is the same as 2 nights and 1 day! The time in the verses should be taken literally.
i) "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS." (Jonah 1:17)
g) Those who promote the false teaching of a Good Friday crucifixion employ all kinds of scriptural twists and turns to justify their view that part of a Biblical day is REALLY referring to a whole day of 24 hours. Such nonsense!
1. The lie
a) The Bible nowhere states that Jesus’ crucifixion was on a Friday! Because the Jewish weekly Sabbath came on Saturday, scholars ASSUME Jesus died on Friday - thus promoting a Good Friday hoax! The Bible clearly states the Jews kept OTHER Holy times besides the weekly seventh-day Sabbath. The Jews kept the annual Holy Days God had given Israel (Exodus 23:14-17, Leviticus 23, Numbers 28-29, etc.).
b) The Bible teaches there were TWO Sabbaths between the time when Jesus entered the tomb and the moment his resurrection took place! This is the KEY to understanding the correct sequence of events of what happened to Jesus our Savior! This is another reason why the traditional teaching that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon and was resurrected on Sunday morning is FALSE!
i) "Jesus’ statement that He would rise three days after He had died is acutely significant. According to Jewish law, to be declared legally dead, a person had to be dead for three FULL days or more. Therefore, if Jesus had risen from the dead before 3 PM on the afternoon of Nisan 17, a weekly Sabbath (Saturday), He would not have been considered legally dead. As a result, His return to life would not have been considered a true resurrection from the dead.
ii) "If He had been crucified on a Friday and restored to life on Sunday morning at sunrise (what Christianity calls Easter morning), His death WOULD NOT have been "valid" since only two nights and one day would have passed between Friday sunset and Sunday morning. In order for His death to be publicly recognized and acknowledged, it was necessary for Jesus to remain in the grave for three nights and three days before He was raised from the dead." (HBFV, Appendix J)
The End ...
0. Introductiona) What was the ONLY sign Jesus gave to prove he was the Messiah, the Savior of man? Was he dead for three complete days and nights (72 hours) or was he dead for PARTS of three days? In Jesus' day the Jews demanded a sign to prove He was the Savior. If the sign was not perfectly fulfilled, however, it would prove that He was NOT the Messiah. What he offered as proof positive that he was the Son of God was the sign of Jonah.
i) For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale ('great fish') three days and three nights (72 straight hours), in like manner the Son of man shall be in the heart of the earth (buried in a grave) three days and three nights.'" (Matthew 21:38-40, HBFV)
b) Did Christ mean what He said? Did He really expect his burial in the earth to last 72 hours? Note that Jesus did not say, "After two nights and one day I will rise again." He meant three FULL days he would be dead and buried, a full seventy-two hours! Upon Jesus’ crucifixion the Jewish leaders who hated him remembered this sign (see Matthew 27).
c) Many who teach the Bible say Jesus’ crucifixion took place on Good Friday, with his burial taking place about sundown. They also state he arose on Sunday around sunrise in contradiction to the Scriptures! Any child knows that this is only two nights and one day. If the crucifixion took place on Good Friday and the resurrection on Sunday morning, then He did not literally fulfill the sign of Jonah.
d) The theory that Jesus died on a Friday requires mental gymnastics to explain. Those who try to do so inevitably must take the plain writings of scripture and interpret them as being only figurative. This method can be used to explain away just about every straightforward teaching of God's word!
e) Jesus clearly said how long he would be dead. He declared He would rise again "after three days." He fulfilled the sign of Jonah and vindicated His claim of being the Messiah. This means he had to have died on a Wednesday and resurrected late Saturday!
e) Jesus clearly said how long he would be dead. He declared He would rise again "after three days." He fulfilled the sign of Jonah and vindicated His claim of being the Messiah. This means he had to have died on a Wednesday and resurrected late Saturday!
f) Some say that Jews count parts of a day as a complete day. Passages cited include Genesis 42:17-18, 1Samuel 30:12 and Esther 4:15-16. Unfortunately, these passages do NOT show three days and three nights is the same as 2 nights and 1 day! The time in the verses should be taken literally.
i) "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS." (Jonah 1:17)
g) Those who promote the false teaching of a Good Friday crucifixion employ all kinds of scriptural twists and turns to justify their view that part of a Biblical day is REALLY referring to a whole day of 24 hours. Such nonsense!
1. The lie
a) The Bible nowhere states that Jesus’ crucifixion was on a Friday! Because the Jewish weekly Sabbath came on Saturday, scholars ASSUME Jesus died on Friday - thus promoting a Good Friday hoax! The Bible clearly states the Jews kept OTHER Holy times besides the weekly seventh-day Sabbath. The Jews kept the annual Holy Days God had given Israel (Exodus 23:14-17, Leviticus 23, Numbers 28-29, etc.).
b) The Bible teaches there were TWO Sabbaths between the time when Jesus entered the tomb and the moment his resurrection took place! This is the KEY to understanding the correct sequence of events of what happened to Jesus our Savior! This is another reason why the traditional teaching that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon and was resurrected on Sunday morning is FALSE!
i) "Jesus’ statement that He would rise three days after He had died is acutely significant. According to Jewish law, to be declared legally dead, a person had to be dead for three FULL days or more. Therefore, if Jesus had risen from the dead before 3 PM on the afternoon of Nisan 17, a weekly Sabbath (Saturday), He would not have been considered legally dead. As a result, His return to life would not have been considered a true resurrection from the dead.
ii) "If He had been crucified on a Friday and restored to life on Sunday morning at sunrise (what Christianity calls Easter morning), His death WOULD NOT have been "valid" since only two nights and one day would have passed between Friday sunset and Sunday morning. In order for His death to be publicly recognized and acknowledged, it was necessary for Jesus to remain in the grave for three nights and three days before He was raised from the dead." (HBFV, Appendix J)
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