The Crucifixion Was Not On Friday PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

8 The Crucifixion Was Not on Fridaylast of the twelve apostles- John- that the "Good Friday­Easter Sunday" tradition began to spread through the churches?How Long Dead and Buried?Let's examine J esus' own words, recorded in the gospels, tofind out if He meant what He said about the sign of Jonas. DidJ esus really expect to be buried in the earth for three days andthree nights?Notice Mark 8:31: "And He began to teach them, that theSon of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of theelders, and of the chief priests and scribes, and be killed, andAFTER THREE DAYS rise again."Did yo u grasp that? J esus did not say "after a da y and ahalf." J esus said, "af ter three days."Consider! If Jesus were crucified and buried late on "GoodFriday," then one day after would be Saturday evening, andtwo days after would be Sunday evening, and three days afterwould be Monday evening. But Jesus rose long before Mondayevening. Either Jesus was not crucified on "Good Friday," or Hedid not fulfill His sign and He is therefore an impostor and notthe Messiah!Did Jesus fulfill His sign? Turn to Matthew 28:6. Here isthe testimony of the angel: "He [Jesus] is not here: for He isrisen AS HE SAID"! Jesus did fulfill His sign, exactly as He saidHe would. He IS the Savior. Then He could not have been crucifiedon "Good Friday"!But this is not all. Turn to John 2:19,21: "Jesus answeredand said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days 1will raise it up .... But He spake of the temple of His body." lfJ esus would ha ve been crucified and buried on Friday eveningand been resurrected on Sunday morning, the temple - Hisbody- would have been raised in a day and one-half. But Jesusdid not say it would occur in a day and one-half. Not even intwo and one-half days, but IN THREE DAYS' TIME -72 hours.In other words, in exactly three days and three nights, at theprecise moment, three 24-hour days after bis death and burial.Isn't it plain that J esus meant exactly what He said?- threedays and three nights, not parts of three days.But Jesus also declared He would rise "the third day."