>"Lars Wilson" <siaxares@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Re: If Jesus was in the heart of the earth (the grave),
>It is completely RELATIVE. Anybody can say Jesus rose on the 3rd day,
the
>2nd day, the 4th day, the 8th day, the 20th day, depending upon their
>vantage point. So "the third day" is correct depending upon what they
are
>talking about.
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>It's a matter of splitting hairs. In this case, Jesus rose on the third
>day AFTER his death, when the day of his death is not included. That is,
>when you begin counting the first day as the first day AFTER his death.
>
>In other words, the day he died is not the first day AFTER his death, it
is
>the day OF his death. He rose on the third day AFTER his death. Thus
>references to the "third day" is in relation to exclusive of the day of
>death. he THIRD day AFTER...
>
>Lars
>
Lars,
Actually, the Bible does give the day of Jesus death. Here are the
details in my answer to Terry:
"> Doesn't that mean that he rose on the fourth day?
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>
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> Terry
Terry,
Not according to the way that Jews back then used the word "day".
For example, even we today might say "I worked on that car for 3
days". Do we mean that we worked on it day and night for 72 hours
straight without any sleep etc? Of course not. We mean that we worked
on it for parts of three days. It is a similar thing with the Bible.
Jesus died on Passover day, Nisan 14, on what we now call Friday. And
Jesus had risen by the early morning of we now call Sunday. (Mr
15:42,43; 16:2-6; Joh 20:1)
The key to understanding Mt 12:40 is that when the Bible talks about a
"day", it at times can mean only parts of a day. (See 1 Ki 12:5-12; Ge
40:13,20; Es 4:15,16; 5:1.) Notice this comment from "The Jewish
Encyclopedia":
"In Jewish communal life part of a day is at times reckoned as one
day; e.g., the day of the funeral, even when the latter takes place
late in the afternoon, is counted as the first of the seven days of
mourning; a short time in the morning of the seventh day is counted as
the seventh day; cir***cision takes place on the eighth day, even
though of the first day only a few minutes remained after the birth of
the child, these being counted as one day."
The Bible commentator John Lightfoot said concerning those 3 days,
they "included any part of the first day; the whole of the following
night; the next day and its night; and any part of the succeeding or
third day."
Did Jesus meet those requirements? In the year 33 A.D., Passover day,
Nisan 14 began on Thursday evening and ran till Friday evening. Jesus
died on Friday afternoon and was buried before the sabbath. (Mr
15:42,43; Joh 19:31) The Sabbath was over at sundown, Nisan 15. Mary
Magdalene had bought spices for Jesus body. (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56.)
The earliest time to use them was daybreak on Sunday morning, Nisan
16. By that time Jesus had already been resurrected, after having
been in the tomb for parts of three days.
Other scriptural references sup****t this. The Bible re****ts that Jesus
was resurrected ON the "third" day, not the "fourth" day, which is
what would have happened if he had to remain in the ground for a full
72 hours. (Mt 16:21; 20:19; Ac 10:40; 1 Co 15:4)
Thus, even the physician Luke and the Apostle Paul understood the
"3rd" night to only be part of the "3rd day". Certainly they had the
right meaning of that prophecy. So yes, according to Jewish customs,
Jesus did fulfill the prophecy of being in the earth "three days and
three nights". (Mt 12:40; Jon 1:17)
I hope this has helped you.
Sincerely, James
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>"Terry" <Terry37now@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> three days and three nights, then how is it that he rose on
>> the third day?
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>> Doesn't that mean that he rose on the fourth day?
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>> Terry
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