When Did Jesus Raise From The Dead?

On What Day Did Jesus Rise?

The Biblical Archaeology Review’s Biblical Views column appeared in the May/June 2016 issue.The staff of the Biblical Archaeology Society will meet on November 16, 2021.107425 views and 7 comments What day did Jesus resurrect from the dead?

After three days or on the third day?Ben Witherington III tackles this matter in his Biblical Views column ″It’s About Time—Easter Time,″ which appeared in the May/June 2016 edition of Biblical Archaeology Review.The whole text of his Biblical Views column may be seen below.—Ed.

“It’s About Time—Easter Time”

by Ben Witherington III

One of the issues in reading old books like the Bible in the 21st century is the possibility of anachronism—by which I mean bringing damaging current notions and expectations to our readings.This dilemma becomes all the more serious when dealing with old texts on which significant historical relevance relies.What day did Jesus resurrect from the dead?

Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome visited Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning to anoint his corpse (Mark 16:1–2), as shown in Henry Osawa Tanner’s painting ″The Three Marys″ (1910).Photo: Fisk University Galleries, Nashville, Tennessee.For example, we are a people who are preoccupied with time—and with the exactness with which time is measured—down to the millisecond level.In this aspect, we are considerably different from the ancients, who did not go around wearing small sundials on their wrists and did not talk about seconds and minutes.They did not stress over perfection when it came to time.Please consider a few instances from the Gospels that may assist us in reading the accounts of Jesus’ final week of life with greater understanding.

Jesus promised that he would rise from the dead ″after three days,″ according to certain sources.Those who believe he will rise ″on the third day″ disagree.In Matthew 12:40 Jesus states, “three days and three nights,” but this is only part of a broad parallel with the tale of what happened with Jonah and the whale, and as such the time reference shouldn’t be stressed.Jesus is only stating, “It will be like the experience of Jonah.” In Mark 8:31, on the other hand, Jesus declares that ″the Son of Man will rise from the dead after three days.″ He cites the identical incident in John 2:19 as “in three days,” and on several times the Gospel authors tell us Jesus used the term “on the third day” (see, e.g., Matthew 16:21; 17:23; 20:19; Luke 24:46).(see, e.g., Matthew 16:21; 17:23; 20:19; Luke 24:46).

On the surface, it appears that this involves a straightforward contradiction.
While it is feasible that both forecasts will be incorrect, is it really possible that both will be correct?
The difficulty with this type of current thinking is that it makes the assumption that the Gospel writers intended to constantly write with accuracy on this subject.
Furthermore, the term ″after three days″ in the New Testament might simply indicate ″after a time″ or ″after a few days″ without any obvious specificity other than to hint that multiple days, in this case portions of three days, would be engaged in the event.

Even the Hebrew Bible has some hints about the kinds of variations we might expect to encounter.″Come to me again after three days,″ says the Bible’s Second Chronicles 10:5, 12.So … all the people gathered to Rehoboam on the third day because the monarch had stated ‘Come to me again the third day.’” According to this literature, ″after three days″ and ″on the third day″ are both synonymous with ″after three days.″ Is this merely carelessness, or is it in reality an example of regular imprecision when it comes to speaking about time?According to my interpretation, the term ″after three days″ is a more generic or imprecise way of expressing, but ″on the third day″ is a little more particular (albeit it still doesn’t tell us when it is on the third day).When it comes to time, these books were not written in a way that would suit our present high expectations.

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With an All-Access pass, you may access more than 9,000 articles from the Biblical Archaeology Society’s extensive collection, as well as much more.One of the keys to reading the time references in the New Testament is being conscious that most of the time, the time references are not accurate, and we must allow the ancient author to be broad when he wants to be general and more particular when he wants to be more specific.When you find both types of references to the time span between Jesus’ death and resurrection in the same book by the same author, and in some cases even within close proximity to each other, it is reasonable to conclude that these texts were not written in accordance with our modern exacting expectations when it comes to time references.

Ist it not time that we let these authors to utilize language, particularly time-related vocabulary, in the manner that was usual during their own historical period?I would think it’s about time we paid these ancient authors the respect they deserve and read them with an understanding of the standards they followed when writing ancient history or ancient biography and not impose our later genre norms on them.1 —————— ″Biblical Views: It’s About Time—Easter Time,″ written by Ben Witherington III, first appeared in Biblical Archaeology Review in May/June 2016.This article has been updated.The essay was initially published in Bible History Daily on April 18, 2016, and has since been reprinted several times.Ben Witherington III is the Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky and a member of the doctoral faculty at St.

Andrews University in Scotland.He received his bachelor’s degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky.

Notes:

1. Ben Witherington III’s Reading and Understanding the Bible is a helpful resource for understanding how to read the Bible in light of its original contexts (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2014).

Jesus Raises the Dead—Jairus’ Daughter and Others

The young lady in this photograph is 12 years old.Jesus is holding her hand, and her mother and father are standing nearby to provide further support.Do you know why they appear so happy?

Let’s have a look and see.Jairus is the name of the girl’s father, who is a well-known businessman.When his daughter falls ill, he has her admitted to the hospital.However, she shows no signs of improvement.She is simply becoming more and more ill.Jairus and his wife are quite concerned since it appears like their young daughter is on the verge of passing away.

She is their only child and they are very proud of her.So Jaʹi·rus goes to seek for Jesus.He’s heard about the miracles that Jesus is performing right now.When Jaʹi·rus discovers Jesus, there is a great crowd around him.However, Jairus manages to make his way through the throngs and falls at Jesus’ feet.

‘My daughter is in really critical condition,’ he says.
‘Please, come and make her well,’ he begs the doctor to come.
Jesus declares that he will come.
As they proceed down the street, the mob continues to force them closer.

Suddenly, Jesus comes to a halt.’Who was it that touched me?’ he wonders.Jesus felt a surge of strength emanate from him, which led him to believe that someone had touched him.But who is it?It is a woman who has been terribly unwell for 12 years.She had come up to Jesus and touched his garments, and she had been healed!

This makes Jaʹi·rus feel better, because he can see how easy it is for Jesus to heal someone.After that, however, a messenger arrives.‘Don’t bother Jesus anymore,’ he tells Jaʹi·rus.It has been confirmed that your daughter has died.

Jesus overhears this and replies to Jaʹi·rus: ‘Don’t worry, she will be all right.’ When they eventually reach to Jaʹi·rus’ residence, the people are wailing with tremendous anguish.
‘Don’t cry,’ Jesus, on the other hand, advises.
The youngster did not succumb to his or her injuries.
She is merely sleeping.’ They, on the other hand, laugh and make fun of Jesus because they know she is no longer alive.

Jesus then enters the room where the infant is laying, accompanied by the girl’s father and mother, as well as three of his disciples.’Get up!’ he exclaims as he takes her by the hand and tells her.And she comes to life, precisely as you see here.And then she gets up and goes for a stroll!That is one of the reasons why her mother and father are so very pleased.

This isn’t the first time Jesus has revived someone from the grave.
The first of these individuals mentioned in the Bible is the son of a widow who lives in the city of Nain.
Later on, Jesus also raises Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, from the grave, demonstrating his power over death.
The resurrection of countless numbers of individuals will take place when Jesus reigns as God’s king.
We should be pleased, shouldn’t we?

Jesus Raised Jesus from the Dead — And Why It Matters

When Jesus was on the earth, he performed four miracles, including the resurrection of four persons from the dead.In the village of Nain, he took care of the widow’s son (Luke 7:15).He looked after the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus, who was the synagogue’s ruler (Mark 5:42).

He brought Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, back to life at Bethany after he had been dead for four days because of his faith in God (John 11:44).And after he had been crucified, he rose from the dead on his own initiative.In fact, the New Testament teaches that God the Father resurrected Jesus from the dead, which is supported by historical evidence (Romans 6:4; Acts 2:32).However, it is also true that Jesus himself was actively involved in the process of his own resurrection.He stated in John 10:18, ″No one takes it from from me; I lay it down of my own free will.″ I have the authority to put it down and I also have the authority to pick it up and put it down again.″I have been given this responsibility by my Father.″ God the Father granted Jesus the right to resurrect himself from the grave, where his body had been laid dead for three days.

This is what John 5:21–22 has to say about it: In the same way that the Father raises the dead and imparts life to them, the Son imparts life to anyone he chooses.″For the Father…has delegated all judgment to the Son,″ says the apostle Paul.As a result, the Son has the ability to revive from the dead anybody or whatever he desires, even himself.″Destroy this temple,″ Jesus declares in John 2:19, and in three days, he will build it back up.

Then there’s John’s explanation: ″He was referring about the temple of his body″ (John 2:21).
Destroy this corpse, and I shall restore it back to life in three days.
And that’s exactly what he did.

Only Jesus Removes the Sting

For what reason is it important to remember that Jesus not only raised the widow’s son, the ruler’s daughter, and Lazarus from the dead, but that he also raised himself with the authority of God the Father as a result of his miracles?Because the scorpion-sting of death was not erased by the resurrection of Lazarus, the ruler’s daughter, or the widow’s son, it is critical to understand this concept.The scorpion-sting of death was extinguished by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

All the other resurrections, all of the other healings and exorcisms, all of the multiplied loaves and fish, all of the stilled seas and wind — none of these miracles would be of any use to us if Jesus had not risen from the dead on his own authority and with the authority of his Father.If Jesus had not also risen Jesus from the dead, the knowledge that Jesus revived Lazarus from the dead after four days would have done John Levy absolutely no good at all, and vice versa.We are under God’s judgment because Jesus came to earth — sovereign and sinless — to take our place.Why is that?Why is it that the resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the only resurrection that does John Levy any good at all?The fact that this resurrection was one of a kind, as it undoubtedly was — the eternal, almighty Son of God, acting under the power of God the Father, raising himself from the dead — is not the only reason for its uniqueness.

That had never occurred before, and it has never happened since, and it will never happen again in the history of the planet.It was unprecedented.It accomplished everything that was required of it!However, the fact that this resurrection is one-of-a-kind is not the way it makes all the difference in the world to John Levy, whose body is laid out in front of us.

Death Swallowed Up

The reason why this one-of-a-kind resurrection made such a significant impact in John Levy’s life is that it followed and validated an equally one-of-a-kind death.″Death is swallowed up by the triumph of life.″ ″Where has your victory gone, Death?″ ″Where has your sting gone, death?″ To be sure, sin has the sting of death, and sin’s authority has been enacted into law.But praise be to God, who, through our Lord Jesus Christ, provides us with the victory.

(See 1 Corinthians 15:54–57 for further information).Death was not swallowed up in victory when Lazarus came out of the grave.Death was not swallowed up in victory when the widow’s son or the ruler’s daughter was reared.In victory, death — specifically, John Levy’s death — was swallowed up by Jesus when he rose from the dead as the God-man with all authority in the cosmos and promised never to die again.What caused this to occur?What does that even mean?

Sin Damns Us All

The apostle Paul sets it all out in plain sight for us to comprehend. ″Death, where has your sting gotten you?″ The scorpion’s deadly bite, destruction, and damnation are all absent from this version. What is its location? What happened to the sting? It’s no longer there. The scorpion-sting of John Levy’s death has faded away completely. How is this possible?

Sin Is the Sting

″The sting of death is sin,″ says the author further.Death’s scorpion-sting is synonymous with sin.What is it about death that makes it so devastating and damning?

It’s our own fault.The Bible states that ″the wages of sin is death″ — eternal death, as opposed to eternal life — and that ″the wages of sin is death″ (Romans 6:23).″For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,″ the Bible states, adding that we are all guilty (Romans 3:23).This is why death is so terrifying to everyone.Because we all know deep down that we are sinners who are guilty before a fair and holy God who is good and just and just and holy.We may not even be familiar with those words, let alone utilize them.

But even if we don’t say anything, we know that when we die, we will have to account to him.When we’re not numbing ourselves with work, pleasure, food, or drugs, our hearts speak the truth to us about what we should do.Death has a bit of a bite to it.And it’s not a little sting from a bee.It’s the sting of a scorpion.

A lethal, damning, and never-ending stinging sensation.
And the hurt comes from our own sin.

Power of Sin Is the Law

The verse continues, ″The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.″ The law is defined as follows: God’s law – God’s will for his beings — gives the damaging consequence of sin the authority of strength and justice that only God can provide.Thus, the devastating effect of sin on our eternal destiny is not like a random mutation of sin that simply happens to go bad and make us wretched for the rest of eternity.No.The law of God is responsible for the damaging effect of sin on our eternal destiny.

The everlasting consequences of sin are not coincidental or arbitrary.
It is God’s wrath being meted out.
And it’s fair as well.
Death’s sting is caused by sin.

God’s pure and holy law, on the other hand, has the ability to defeat sin.Everything that has happened up to this point — all of that terrifying reality (at the very least, it should be terrifying) — is leading up to the discovery that Jesus’ death was unique, and it transforms his resurrection into an event that makes all the difference for John Levy, and I hope for you as well.This is what Paul says after that: ″O death, where is thy poison?″ Gone.How?Sin is the sting of death, and the law is the strength that brings sin to an end.

Thank you, God, for giving us (and John Levy) the victory through the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus Christ.″

Victory Through Jesus

When the Bible says, “Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ,” the words “through our Lord Jesus Christ” sum up the tremendous saving miracle of Jesus’s one-of-a-kind death.He had lived in complete union with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit since the beginning of time.It was said in the beginning, ″In the beginning, God [was] with us, and the Word was God….And the word became flesh and dwelt among us″ (John 1:1, 14).

He lived here as God and man – one Person with two natures, divine and human — for around 33 years, and he never sinned.
“Which one of you convicts me of sin?” he inquired.
There was no response (John 8:46).
Why?

Because he is the one ″who in every regard has been tempted in the same way that we are, yet has come out unscathed″ (Hebrews 4:15).″There has only ever been one human being — and only one human being — who did not deserve to die,″ says the author.Because he never sinned.” There has only ever been one human being — and it was that one and only one — who did not deserve to perish.Because he has never committed a sin.Why then did he die?

Because that is why God put Jesus into the world in the first place.“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whomever believes in him may not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).(John 3:16).But how could that be?What exactly did he do?

The answer is mind-blowing.
It is the most wonderful piece of news in the world.
It is the beating heart of authentic Christianity.

The hope of John Levy and others who care for him is that this will happen.
It goes somewhat like this: Christ died for the ungodly at the opportune moment, while we were still weak and helpless.
For although one would be reluctant to die for a righteous person — though one would be willing to die for a nice person — God demonstrates his love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were yet sinners.
(6:6–8) (Romans 5:6) The apostle Peter expresses himself in the following way: He actually bore the burden of our sins in his own body on the cross.

The Bible says in 1 Peter 2:24 that It was foretold by the prophet Isaiah 700 years before it occurred in the following way: But he was pierced for our trespasses, he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and it is through his wounds that we have been restored to wholeness.
All of us, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned — each and every one of us — to our own way, and the Lord has thrown the sins of the whole world on his shoulders.
In Isaiah 53:5–6, the Bible says Jesus came to earth – sovereign and sinless — in order to take our place under God’s wrath.

It was the most spectacular and priceless trade that had ever taken place in the history of mankind.
In the words of the apostle Paul, ″For our sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.″ The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that

No Condemnation Now We Dread

But what about the rules of the game?Didn’t God’s word declare that the sting of death — the scorpion, eternity-ruining result of sin — obtains the strength and authority of its justice from the law of God?We can’t sweep the law of God under the rug of the universe.We can’t just pretend that John Levy didn’t break the law of God over and over — the law that says love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.

What about the law, you ask?
Take a look at Romans 8:3: God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not achieve.
By sending his own Son in the form of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh.
God executed the law’s just sentence in the flesh.

Whose flesh?Jesus’s unblemished body.Whose sin?John Levy’s.Moreover, what does Romans 8:1 have to say about John Levy, in light of the fact that the law’s punishment for John Levy’s transgression was carried out by the death of the sinless Son of God?

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.As a result, when the sovereign Jesus rose Jesus from the grave, he wrote across the sky of eternity, ″That unique death that I just died accomplishes the purpose that I intended it to accomplish.″ My people will never be put to shame again.″Death is swallowed up by the triumph of life.″ ″Where has your victory gone, Death?″ ″Where has your sting gone, death?″ To be sure, sin has the sting of death, and sin’s authority has been enacted into law.In 1 Corinthians 15:54–56, the Bible says ″I paid your debt of death, and I satisfied the justice of God’s law,″ Jesus declares.Those who are in Christ Jesus will never be condemned – not even once.″ No condemnation for John Levy.

What occurred last Tuesday when John Levy’s heart stopped was not condemnation.
God was not in the business of settling accounts.
Those were established more than two thousand years ago.

For reasons that we do not understand, Jesus stated that he want John Levy to accompany him.
This is going to be difficult.
It was excruciating.
But I’m madly in love with him.

And I’m madly in love with you.
And I am well aware of what I am doing.
Trust me on this.

″I am the resurrection and the life,″ Jesus told Martha at Lazarus’ tomb.
″I am the resurrection and the life.″ Anyone who believes in me will live even if he or she dies, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, according to the Bible.
″Do you believe what I’m saying?″ (See also John 11:25–26.)

Do You Believe?

Perhaps you can imagine Jesus standing here and saying, as he did to Martha, ″Do you believe?″ or something similar.If you do, I shall be your resurrection.I won’t do it if you don’t.″I would believe if I saw John Levy sit right now and crawl out of that casket the way Lazarus climbed out of the tomb,″ someone may say.

No, I don’t believe you would.
Because putting one’s faith in Jesus in a saving way does not imply being awestruck by miracles.
The devil thinks that miracles may happen.
Believing is recognizing Jesus as the most valuable Person in the universe, and treasuring him above everything and everyone else.

There was a time when someone prayed with Jesus to send a Christian who had died back from the grave so that his family would believe.″If people do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced if someone should come from the grave,″ Jesus stated (Luke 16:31).

What Do You Love Most?

I close with a photo of this astonishing truth.Just a few days after Lazarus’s resurrection, Jesus and his disciples went to Lazarus’ home to have supper with him (John 12:1–8), and Lazarus was delighted to see them.So here was a man sitting opposite from them who had been dead four days.He was now conscious and in good health.

And all of the disciples, including Judas, had witnessed it.
Mary applied a highly costly ointment to Jesus’ feet and then cleaned them with her hair to make them seem more beautiful.
It was a grandiose way of expressing, “Thank you.
″I’m madly in love with you.″ This is what it looks like to be a believer.

″You’ll never be able to refute Jesus because you don’t have enough evidence to support the claim that he is lovely and beautiful.″ ″How come this ointment was not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?″ Judas demanded of the disciples.That is followed by the observation of John: ″He stated this not because he cared for the poor, but rather because he was a thief, and having custody of the moneybag he was able to help himself to whatever was put into it.″ Then Jesus responded, ″Leave her alone,″ which is recorded in John 12:5–7.When Judas looked up, he saw John Levy standing up in the casket and walking out of the room.And when the chance presented itself for him to join Mary in thanking and adoring Jesus, he became enraged instead of believing?Why.

Because he was infatuated with money.If you don’t believe in Jesus — if he is not your trusted Savior and dependable Leader and valuable Treasure — it is not because you lack adequate proof that he is genuine, wonderful, and lovely.It is because you have chosen to ignore the evidence.It’s because you’re madly in love with something else.To that end, I’d want to join John Levy and Carol, as well as every sincere believer in the room, in proclaiming: This unique death and resurrection have been accomplished by this unique Person who is more beautiful and more precious than anything else you could possibly own.

And he makes himself available to everybody who asks for him.
″I am the resurrection and the life,″ Jesus declares.
″Whoever believes in me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.″ ″Whoever believes in me will never die.″ (See also John 11:25–26.)

Was it on Saturday night or Sunday morning?

As recorded in the Gospels, Jesus was claimed to have risen from the grave ″on the third day″ or ″three days later.″ Although it appears to be a contradiction in words, the fact that there are numerous alternatives as to when Jesus resurrected from the dead may give the impression that there are multiple possibilities.Furthermore, the fact that Jesus died on a Friday makes these sentences even more perplexing, since a Sunday resurrection might be called into question as a result of the difference between the two days.According to biblical scholar Ben Witherington, this should not be a source of concern because the Gospel writers were not employing terms that were as precise as those used in our modern language, which should alleviate our concerns.The difficulty with this type of current thinking is that it makes the assumption that the Gospel writers intended to constantly write with accuracy on this subject.

Furthermore, the term ″after three days″ in the New Testament might simply indicate ″after a time″ or ″after a few days″ without any obvious specificity other than to hint that multiple days, in this case portions of three days, would be engaged in the event.
According to Witherington, there is an example from the Old Testament in which ″’after three days’ means exactly the same thing as ‘on the third day.’″ As a result, even if these sentences in modern English appear to be in conflict with one another, ″these writings were not created to fit our present rigorous requirements when it comes to time.″ Furthermore, ″days″ in Jewish counting were not the 24-hour periods from midnight to midnight that we are accustomed to; rather, they were commonly defined as beginning at sunset on one day and ending at dusk on the next day.
Returning to the original point, when exactly did Jesus resurrect from the grave was unknown.
Tradition holds that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon, the ″day of preparation″ preceding the Sabbath, which for Jews fell on Saturday.

Evangelist Jimmy Akin has reconstructed the timeline of Jesus’ death and resurrection based on the Gospels and Jewish traditions.His reconstruction is presented below.In the case of Jesus’ crucifixion and death on Friday afternoon, that would be the first day; at sunset on Friday, the second day would begin; and at sunset on Saturday, the third day would begin.As a result, Jesus was indeed ″resurrected on the third day″ (Matthew 20:19).In keeping with Matthew’s account of the women who visited the empty tomb on Sunday morning, ″After the sabbath, as the first day of the week dawned, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb…″ ″Do not be alarmed,″ the angel assured the women in response.

I am well aware that you are looking for Jesus the Crucified.He is not present since he has been reared just as he stated’″ (Matthew 28:5-6; Mark 10:5) As a consequence, Jesus likely rose from the grave between nightfall on Saturday and sunrise on Sunday, before Mary Magdalene approached the tomb.It’s hardly surprising that the Church has always adhered to this schedule, with the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night already commemorating Jesus’ triumphant return.Saturday night is chosen as the day of Jesus’ death because it accords to the biblical account and Jewish traditions at the time.Despite the fact that we do not know the precise hour at which Jesus rose from the dead, the key thing to remember is that Jesus did rise from the grave and opened the gates of Heaven for us, as well as the promise of a future resurrection at the end of this world.

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When Did Jesus Rise From The Dead? – Bibleline Ministries

The tradition of a resurrection on Sunday morning is still very much alive and well in contemporary Christianity.The majority of people envision a resurrection on a Sunday morning.The Sunrise services, after all, appear to indicate that this is the time when Christ emerged from the dead.″For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth,″ Jesus remarked in Matthew 12:40.

″Three days and three nights″ translates to seventy-two hours in this context.
In John 11:9, Jesus provided a definition for the duration of a day.
″Doesn’t a day have twelve hours?″ Our Lord inquired of the disciples.
So, if there are twelve hours in a day, there are also twelve hours in a night, correct?

As a result, three days and three nights would equal 72 hours in total.Assuming that Jesus was laid to rest at dusk as the Scriptures state, For example, in Luke 23:54 it says, ″And on that day there was preparation, and the Sabbath (the Passover Sabbath occurred on Thursday that week) came near.″ Then it had to be seventy-two hours later, at dusk, for His resurrection to take place.If you believe in a resurrection on Sunday morning, then Christ remained in the tomb for three days and four nights after his death.It was not three days and three nights as Jesus had predicted it would be.You’ve probably pondered how it was possible for Jesus Christ to be executed on Friday and then raised on Sunday after being buried for three days.

But that’s just not doable!Three days cannot be squeezed into the span of two days between Friday and Sunday.It is not conceivable, under any circumstances, to compress the time span from Friday evening to Sunday morning into ″three days and three nights.″ We believe that Jesus Christ died on the third day of the week.We do not think that Jesus died on Friday as other people believe.In Matthew 12:40, Christ He prophesied of His death, burial, and resurrection, and we should take note of that prophecy.

In the same way that Jonas spent three days and three nights in the belly of a whale, so will the Son of Man spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth (Matthew 12:40).″ ″Three days and three nights″ translates to seventy-two hours in this context.
In John 11:9, Jesus provided a definition for the duration of a day.
″Doesn’t a day have twelve hours?″ Our Lord inquired of the disciples.

So, if there are twelve hours in a day, there are also twelve hours in a night, as the saying goes.
As a result, three days and three nights would equal 72 hours in total.
Anything less than 72 hours would not fulfill the prophesy of Jonah or the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Perhaps you’re asking why the great majority of Christians accept the Friday-to-Sunday burial of Christ if it is wrong?

Tradition is the only explanation that can be provided in this situation.
In Colossians 2:8, Paul warns, ″Beware that any one corrupt you through philosophy and false trickery, following after the tradition of mankind, following after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.″ According to this tradition, the Bible does not teach anything like this.
In addition, Ash Wednesday and Lent are not mentioned in the Bible.

Even the word ″Easter″ is derived from paganism and does not appear in the Bible.
It is true that the word ″Easter″ appears in Acts 12:4 in the King James Version, but it is a mistranslation.
Easter is derived from the term ″Ish-tar,″ which is the same as Ashtaroth, a pagan deity who is celebrated on Easter Sunday.

We commemorate Christ’s resurrection from the grave for the second time.The proponents of the Good Friday custom claim that Christ was buried over a period of three days and nights, which helps to explain the ritual.For the purposes of clarification, Christ was laid to rest for a portion of Friday, a portion of Saturday, and a portion of Sunday.″Didn’t the Jews consider a part of a day to be a complete day, or a part of a night to be a whole night?″ some people may wonder.

It is usually understood in the Hebrew Scriptures that when the expressions ″day and night″ are used together, it refers to a complete day and a full night together.Consider the following examples: ″And the evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis 1:8),″ ″And the evening and the morning were the second day (Genesis 1:13),″ and so on.Similarly, ″And the evening and the morning were the third day (Genesis 1:13).″ Some such instances include Esther 4:16; 5:1; II Samuel 30:12-13, and Jonah 1:17, all of which contain the phrase ″three days and three nights,″ and in each instance, the phrase refers to the length of three days and three nights — not the length of a single day and the length of a single night.Let us explore what the scriptures have to say about this as we examine an example from the life of Christ.″And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry,″ according to the Bible (Matthew 4:2), ″but he did not ask for anything.″ Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights.

If we assert, as some do, that “three days and three nights” does not mean “three days and three nights”, then we must also declare that “forty days and forty nights” does not mean “forty days and forty nights.” Where do we draw the line?Do we really mean it when we say that we can’t be certain about anything?Without a doubt, this is not the case!We think that the Bible is to be taken literally.Verse like John 19:31, for example, have contributed to some of the misunderstanding.The Bible says that the Jews, because it was the preparation for the bodies not to remain on the cross on the Sabbath day (because it was a holy day), begged Pilate to have their legs broken and to have them removed from the cross.

According to John 19:31, the Sabbath is not the ordinary Saturday Sabbath.
Passover, which fell on Thursday of the crucifixion week, was commemorated with this celebration.
Take note of what John 19:31 says: ″For that Sabbath day was a holy day to the Lord.″ If it were referring to the Saturday Sabbath, Christ would have been killed on Friday, rather than Saturday.
Every one of the feast days that God provided to Israel were regarded Sabbaths, even if they did not fall on a Saturday.
In accordance with Jewish tradition, Jesus was crucified on the Wednesday before the Sabbath (the Passover Sabbath), which fell on Thursday.
And what time of day did Jesus die, specifically?

The time was approximately three o’clock in the afternoon on Wednesday.Furthermore, it was around the sixth hour, and there was complete darkness over the entire world until the ninth hour.And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: And having said thus, he gave up the ghost (Luke 23:44-46).” When it states the ninth hour, it is referring to the ninth hour since the beginning of the day’s activities.So it was three o’clock in the afternoon, to put it another way.

Jesus was nailed on the cross and buried the same day, before nightfall or 6:00 p.m., according to the Jewish calendar.Now, keep in mind that the Jewish day always begins at sundown, which is around 6:oo p.m.However, the Jewish day began at sunset, not at midnight as it does in our time zone.As recorded in Leviticus 23:32, the Lord instructed Israel to observe the Sabbath ″from evening to evening.″ According to the biblical timeline, Jesus was in the tomb from late Wednesday afternoon at around 6:00 p.m.

until late Saturday evening at around 6:00 p.m.If you count 72 hours from late Wednesday afternoon at around 6:00 p.m., then Jesus would have been in the tomb until late Saturday evening at around 6:00 p.m.As a result, the Bible does not teach that Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday morning.

We believe that Jesus rose from the dead on Saturday evening, at 6:00 p.m., according to the Bible.On Wednesday evening, about 6:00 p.m., Jesus’ body was laid in the tomb.Seventy-two hours later, it would be approximately 6:00 p.m.

on Saturday, which would be the precise time the first day started (Sunday).It is still Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.when the Jewish Sunday night begins, even at this hour.When the ladies arrived at the tomb early on Sunday morning, Jesus had already passed away, according to tradition.

According to I Corinthians 15:3-4, the Gospel is summarized as follows: ″…Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He raised again on the third day according to the Scriptures.″ Those who arrived early Sunday morning just discovered an empty grave.
The angel responded, “He is not here, for He is risen (Luke 24:6).” As a result, the finding occurred first thing in the morning.
This is not the case with the resurrection.
This verse in Luke 24:21 expresses one argument to a Wednesday crucifixion; it reads, ″But we trusted that it was He who should have saved Israel: and with all this, today is the third day since these things were done.″ It is on the day of the Resurrection that this dialogue will take place.
Fortunately, the answer can be found in the word ″since.″ From this text, we can see that Sunday is the third day, Saturday is the second day, and Friday is the first day SINCE THE PASSOVER.
According to Jewish calendar, the Thursday Passover (Jewish reckoning) began on what we would call Wednesday night, and it was during the twilight of that night, between 3:00 p.m.

and 6:00 p.m., that Christ was crucified.
The nightfall of Thursday afternoon would have counted as the twilight of Friday night, which began at 6:00 p.m.
by Jewish counting.
As a result, we can observe that there is no conflict.

In reality, it is not so much about the day Christ was crucified as it is about the necessity of being serious Bible scholars in order not to miss what the Bible says about how to be saved.We are well aware that nothing short of the shed blood of Jesus Christ will cleanse us of our sins.If you have not yet placed your faith in Jesus Christ and His spilt blood as the sole method of gaining entrance into heaven, do so right now.

Baltimore Catechism: On What Day Did Jesus Christ Rise From the Dead?

I’m wondering what day Jesus Christ rose from the grave was. Over the years, this seemingly basic topic has been the source of much heated discussion. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of those debates and send you in the direction of other information.

What Does the Baltimore Catechism Say?

When it comes to question and answer 89 of the Baltimore Catechism, which can be found in Lesson Seventh of the First Communion Edition and Lesson Eighth of the Confirmation Edition, it is best described as follows: When did Christ rise from the grave, and what day did it happen?Answer: Christ resurrected from the grave, beautiful and everlasting, on Easter Sunday, the third day after His death, on the third day after His death.Isn’t it straightforward?On the Feast of the Resurrection, Jesus resurrected from the grave.

For example, why do we refer to the day Christ rose from the grave as Easter and what does it mean when we say that it is ″the third day after His death″ imply?

Why Easter?

Easter is derived from Eastre, which is the Anglo-Saxon name for the Teutonic goddess of spring and the origin of the word Easter.Due to the fact that the Church celebrated Christ’s Resurrection in the early spring when Christianity first expanded to the Northern tribes of Europe, the term for the season was attached to the most important of celebrations as Christianity spread around the world.(In the Eastern Church, where the impact of Germanic tribes was minimal, the day of Christ’s Resurrection is referred to as Pascha, which is derived from the Hebrew word for Passover, Pasch.)

When Is Easter?

Is Easter celebrated on a particular day, such as New Year’s Day or the Fourth of July?The fact that the Baltimore Catechism refers to Easter Sunday as the first hint provides the first piece of evidence.As we all know, the first of January and the Fourth of July (as well as Christmas, December 25) can fall on any day of the week.Easter, on the other hand, usually happens on a Sunday, which informs us that it is a very important holiday.

Due to the fact that Jesus resurrected from the grave on a Sunday, Easter is always celebrated on a Sunday.
But, rather than celebrating His Resurrection on the anniversary of the date on which it occurred—much as we always celebrate our birthdays on the same day of the week rather than the same day of the week—why not celebrate His Resurrection on the anniversary of the date on which it occurred?
This was a cause of tremendous debate in the early Church, and it continues to be so today.
The majority of Christians in the East did, in fact, observe Easter on the same day every year: the 14th of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish holy calendar, on the 14th of Nisan.

In Rome, on the other hand, the significance of the day on which Christ rose from the grave was seen as more significant than the precise date.Sunday was the first day of Creation, and Christ’s Resurrection marked the beginning of a new Creation—the remaking of the world that had been harmed by the original sin of Adam and Eve—and the beginning of the new Creation.To commemorate this event in the Roman Catholic calendar, and the Church throughout the Western world in general, celebrated Easter on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which is defined as the full moon that occurs either before, during, or immediately after the vernal (spring) equinox.At the time of Jesus’ death and resurrection, the 14th day of Nisan was the full moon known as the Paschal Full Moon.Since then, since the Council of Nicaea in 325, the entire Church has followed this formula, which explains why Easter always occurs on a Sunday and why the date varies year after year.

How Is Easter the Third Day After Jesus’ Death?

There is one anomaly, however: if Jesus died on a Friday and rose from the dead on a Sunday, how is it that Easter is celebrated on the third day following Jesus’ death?Saturday and Sunday are only two days apart, correct?Yes and no, to be honest.Today, we typically keep track of our days in this manner.

However, this was not always the case (and continues to be the case in some societies).
The Church’s liturgical calendar carries on the previous tradition in a new light.
For example, we claim that Pentecost is 50 days after Easter, despite the fact that it is the seventh Sunday following Easter Sunday, and seven times seven equals just 49 days after Easter.
By incorporating Easter itself, we get the magic number of 50.

In the same manner, when we say that Christ ″raised again on the third day,″ we consider Good Friday (the day of His death) as the first day, so Holy Saturday is the second, and Easter Sunday—the day Jesus rose from the dead—as the third.

The nature of God and Jesus in Christianity

Christians believe in the Trinity – one God who is all-loving and all-powerful, manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – as the source of all truth and goodness. All were there at the beginning of time, and they each play a unique function in the development of the world.
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As a Christian, you believe in the resurrection because you believe Jesus rose from the dead three days after he was killed on the cross. The Gospel of Luke (24:1–9) tells how Jesus’ followers found out that he had been resurrected: On the Sunday following Jesus’ death, his female disciples went to his tomb to pay their respects
a stone had been placed in front of the tomb’s entrance. However, the stone had been rolled away, and the tomb was now empty
two men dressed in gleaming clothes appeared to the women and spoke to them. The ladies were terrified, but the men questioned them, saying, ″Why are you looking for the live among the dead?″ He is not here
he has ascended! Remember how he told you, when he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be thrown up to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be risen again’ (Luke 24:5–7)
The female followers then returned to Jesus’ apostles and other people to inform them that Jesus had risen from the grave.

Many Christians place a high value on their belief in the resurrection because: the resurrection demonstrates that Jesus beat death
the resurrection demonstrates that Jesus defeated sin and death
and the resurrection demonstrates that Jesus defeated sin and death.
It is seen as evidence of the continuation of life after death.
Aside from that, the resurrection serves as evidence of God’s supreme power and generosity.

St.Paul emphasizes the importance of believing in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead in the biblical book 1 Corinthians, which is written by the apostle Paul.He adds that he personally saw Jesus after his resurrection, and that Jesus appeared to the apostles as well as over 500 other people during that time period.The apostle Paul then informs the audience that Jesus’ resurrection offers the possibility of life beyond death: If it is proclaimed that Christ has been risen from the dead, how can some of you claim that there is no such thing as a resurrected body?

Even if there is no resurrection of the dead, it is unlikely that Christ has been risen from the grave.
And if Christ has not been risen from the dead, our message, as well as your faith, is pointless.
15:12–14; 1 Corinthians 15:12–14 Jesus was reborn after he died on the cross, according to the question.
Is this true or false?

False.He was raised from the dead.Reincarnation is the process by which something is reincarnated and begins its existence all over again, usually in a new form.As far as we know, Jesus has returned to life in the same physical shape and at the same stage in his life as he was when he died.

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Who, What, Why: Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?

Monitor of Magazines A collection of historical and cultural artifacts It is the day on which Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ, also known as Good Friday.So, what is the significance of the name ″Good Friday″?After being flogged, the Bible says, the son of God was sentenced to death by being forced to bear the cross on which he would be crucified and then beheaded.It’s tough to see what’s ″good″ about it in this situation.

Some sources claim that the day is ″good″ in the sense that it is holy, while others claim that the word is a perversion of ″God’s Friday.″ According to Fiona MacPherson, senior editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the term typically ″designates a day on (or occasionally a season in) which a religious observance is celebrated,″ according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ″good″ in this case refers to ″a day or season celebrated as holy by the church,″ which explains why people say ″good tide″ during Christmas and on Shrove Tuesday, respectively.
In addition to Good Friday, there is also a less well-known Good Wednesday, which is the Wednesday before Easter, which is also observed on the same day.
According to the dictionary, the first documented usage of the phrase ″guode friday″ is found in The South English Legendary, a work that dates back to approximately 1290.

″Good Friday″ is good because Christ ″showed His immense love for man and purchased for him every blessing,″ according to the Baltimore Catechism, which served as the official Catholic school curriculum in the United States from 1885 to the 1960s.According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, which was originally published in 1907 and indicates that the term’s origins are not known for certain.According to the article, some sources attribute its roots to the name ″God’s Friday″ or Gottes Freitag, while others contend that it derives from the German phrase ″Good Friday.″ It mentions that the day was referred to as Long Friday by the Anglo-Saxons, and that it is still referred to as such in contemporary Danish culture.It further indicates that the day is known as ″the Holy and Great Friday″ in the Greek liturgy, ″Holy Friday″ in Romance Languages and Karfreitag (Sorrowful Friday) in German.Follow @BBCNewsMagazine on Twitter and on Facebook for the latest breaking news.

Jesus ascended after 40 days, but didn’t leave us alone

Jesus appeared to many individuals during the 40 days following his resurrection, according to Acts 1:3.The Gospels and the book of Acts detail several of these appearances, and the apostle Paul also testifies to Jesus’ multiple resurrection appearances in 1 Corinthians.Then, 40 days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven.May 27 was the 40th day after Easter and many churches recognized His ascension while others will wait to do so this Sunday.

In the end, Jesus, who declared Himself to be God and then demonstrated that claim by rising from the dead, completed His purpose on earth.
He came to die for the world’s sins and rise again to provide eternal life to those who believe in Him.
After completing His task, He ascended into the celestial realm.
Jesus didn’t abandon us without a word.

He promised to send a helper, the Holy Spirit.Jesus informed the apostles twice in John 16, “He will take what is mine and disclose it to you.” (This is the English Standard Version.) The Holy Spirit guides people to Jesus through the Word of God so they may hear and know Jesus as the Savior of the world.As a result, the apostle Peter would later remark of the Word of God, ″Men spake from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit,″ referring to the men who spoke from God.Jesus promised He wouldn’t leave His people.Indeed, He declares at the close of Matthew’s Gospel in 28:20, “I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Jesus remains with His people via His Word.

Jesus declared in John 8:31-32, “If you stay in my word, you are really my followers, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” A little later (in 14:6), Jesus would proclaim, ″I am the way and the truth, and the life.″ He who comes in the name of the truth will be found in His Word.These two are inextricably linked because His Word reveals to all people who He is and what He has done for all of humanity.Jesus also stated that He will return on the day of judgment.A pair of angels appeared to the disciples as Jesus was rising into heaven and said, ″Why are you standing here staring into heaven?″ This Jesus, who was carried up from you into heaven, will return in the same manner in which you witnessed him go into heaven.″ (Acts 1:11) Just as Jesus rose in the fullness of His glory, so He will descend on the last day in the fullness of His glory.It will be a wonderful day for everyone who believes in it.

″The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God,″ writes the apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: ″The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.″ So, first, the dead in Christ will rise, followed by us who are alive, and so we shall always be with the Lord.″ A wonderful day of delight has arrived, and the Bible concludes with the most appropriate words in Revelation 22:20, which read: “Amen.
Come Lord Jesus!” Travis E.
Lauterbach serves as the pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, which is located in Falcon Mesa Business Park, 350 Falcon Ridge Parkway, Building 600, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., there will be a worship service.

Why did Jesus Rise on the Third Day?

Derek Hiebert contributed to this article. 1 year ago today

Why did Jesus Rise on the Third Day?

For centuries, the Christian church has observed the resurrection of Jesus Christ on a Sunday, three days after commemorating his death on Good Friday.This practice has continued today.According to multiple passages in the New Testament, this timetable of three days is accurate.Many times, Jesus foretold it, and the apostles included it in their delivery of the gospel message as well (see footnote references).

However, why did Jesus’ resurrection take place three days after his death is a mystery.
According to eyewitnesses, it appears that Jesus might have risen one day, two days, or even four days after his death and the resurrection would still be considered historically credible.
Is the third day only a coincidental, insignificant element put on to the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection?
Is this a coincidence, or does it have any significance?

The Third Day Matters

Timing is extremely important for Jesus and his apostles because it has significant theological ramifications.When it comes to biblical story, the three-day timeframe is important because it represents the one-of-a-kind day on which God creates new life and activates his covenant with mankind.How did the writers of the New Testament get at this conclusion?After all, the Hebrew Scriptures have a constant ″third day″ design pattern, which Jesus and the New Testament authors are using as a model.

Investigating this pattern for ourselves can help us gain a better understanding of the Easter celebration.

The Third Day Pattern in the Hebrew Bible

Perhaps the most clear evidence of third day resurrection in the Hebrew Scriptures are found in Jonah 1:17 and Hosea 6:1-2.Jesus used Jonah’s three days in the belly of the huge fish as a metaphor for his own three days in the belly of the great fish.The prophet Hosea predicted that God’s reviving operation for Israel would take place on the third day.While these are important passages to study, the pattern of resurrection on the third day is established far earlier in the tale of Jesus.

There are three passages earlier in the Hebrew Bible’s narrative that begin to develop a pattern of new life emerging on the third day: the creation narrative in Genesis 1, Abraham’s test in Genesis 22, and the Israelites at Sinai in Exodus 19.
The creation narrative in Genesis 1 and Abraham’s test in Genesis 22 both begin to develop a pattern of new life emerging on the third day.

The First “Resurrection”

What is the location of the initial glimpse into the three-day significance?The first page of the Bible.The creation story in Genesis 1 is written in the style of a poetry, with repeated declarations and parallelism between events.Within the rhythm of these repeats, two events in the creation tale stand out as particularly noteworthy, each occurring at a three-day interval and occurring at different points in the narrative.

On the first “third day”, God makes dry ground visible, and causes vegetation to grow up out of the earth: plants giving seeds and trees bearing fruit (1:11-13).
(1:11-13).
The picture here is of fresh life growing or springing up from the ground—a place of non-existence or death.
The second ″third day″ event occurs on the sixth day of creation, when God produces animals and human beings for the first time (1:24).

It is similar to the previous ″third day,″ in that the earth will give birth to live creatures, according to the scripture (1:24-27).Humans were produced from the dust of the earth, according to what we learn later in the book (2:7).This is another example of how new life may be sprung from the earth.Take note of the parallels between humans and trees: both are newly created from the ground (2:7, 9), both bear seeds and produce fruit (1:11, 28; 3:15), and both are created in this manner on the third day of creation.One thing that distinguishes people from other animals, however, is that they are created in God’s image, and that God enters into a covenant with human beings

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