WAS JESUS DEAD FOR THREE DAYS & NIGHTS? (3)
(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.
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 Sabbath after Jesus died
a) After Tuesday sunset in 30 A.D. (when the Biblical day ended) Jesus partook of his last meal with his twelve disciples (Luke 22:14-15, etc.). Jesus’ crucifixion occurs between noon and 3pm Wednesday. He dies at 3pm. According to the Bible work was allowed on the day in order to prepare for the NEXT day, a high Holy Sabbath day where no work was permitted called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (the first day of the seven-day period). This Holy day began at Wednesday sunset. Jesus was very quickly taken from the cross after his death as there were only a few short hours before God's annual Feast day (Day of Unleavened Bread) began.
i) "Now evening was coming, and since it was a preparation (that is, the day before a Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, an esteemed member of the council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, came; and he went in to Pilate with boldness and requested the body of Jesus. " (Mark 15:42-43, HBFV)
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 Sabbath after Jesus died
a) After Tuesday sunset in 30 A.D. (when the Biblical day ended) Jesus partook of his last meal with his twelve disciples (Luke 22:14-15, etc.). Jesus’ crucifixion occurs between noon and 3pm Wednesday. He dies at 3pm. According to the Bible work was allowed on the day in order to prepare for the NEXT day, a high Holy Sabbath day where no work was permitted called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (the first day of the seven-day period). This Holy day began at Wednesday sunset. Jesus was very quickly taken from the cross after his death as there were only a few short hours before God's annual Feast day (Day of Unleavened Bread) began.
i) "Now evening was coming, and since it was a preparation (that is, the day before a Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, an esteemed member of the council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, came; and he went in to Pilate with boldness and requested the body of Jesus. " (Mark 15:42-43, HBFV)
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