Good FRIDAY aka Holy FRIDAY is NOT in the Bible!!! Was Christ even Crucified on a FRIDAY? How do you get 3days 3nights from FRIDAY to Sunday?

 

Matthew 12:38-45

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

This Wicked Generation was 40 years (30-70AD). The Great Tribulation fell on that generation, because no other generation had the sinless son of God, Lord of Life, Prince of Peace, in their midst and murdered Him!!!

John 2:19 

Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”

Mark 8:31

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

Luke 24:46

He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

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The Sabbath was a HIGH DAY

John 19:30-32

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

31 Now then, since it was the day of preparation, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath ([a]for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who was crucified with Him;

Luke 22:13-15, Mark 14:26, 39-41, Mark 14:53, Mark 15:1, 15:25, 15:33-34, 15:37, John 19:31, Mark 15:42-47, Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56, Luke 24:1, Luke 24:2-3, 

Luke 22:13-15

13 And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

14 When the hour came, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

Mark 14:26

26 And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark 14:39-41

39 And again He went away and prayed, saying the same words. 40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to say in reply to Him. 41 And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Mark 14:53

53 They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes *gathered together.

Mark 15:1

 Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders, scribes, and the entire Council immediately held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate.

Mark 15:25

25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified Him.

Mark 15:33-34

33 When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabaktanei?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Mark 15:37

37 But Jesus let out a loud cry, and died.

John 19:31

31 Now then, since it was the day of preparation, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away.

Mark 15:42-47

42 When evening had already come, since it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself also waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Now Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.45 And after learning this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.

Mark 16:1

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him.

Luke 23:56  

56 And then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. 

And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Luke 24:1

1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.

Luke 24:2-3

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

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This video, presented by John Harris of Living Waters Europe, addresses a common question among Christians: How can Jesus have been in the tomb for 'three days and three nights' if He was crucified on a Friday and rose on a Sunday? Harris argues that the traditional 'Good Friday' timeline creates a discrepancy and explores a biblical alternative.

Key Points:

• The Challenge of the Sign: Harris notes that Jesus explicitly promised the 'sign of the prophet Jonah'—being in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights (1:39 - 2:05).
• The Jewish Calendar and 'High Days': The explanation hinges on the fact that Jewish feasts, such as the Feast of Unleavened Bread, contain 'high days' (sabbaths) that do not always fall on a Saturday (6:18 - 8:53).
• Two Sabbaths: Harris proposes that the week of the crucifixion contained two sabbaths: the high day (the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread) and the weekly Saturday sabbath (7:28 - 7:38, 15:58 - 16:16).
• The Proposed Timeline: By counting backwards from the resurrection on Sunday (the first day of the week), Harris concludes that Jesus must have been crucified on a Wednesday (17:45 - 18:06). This allows for a full 72-hour period in the tomb, satisfying the prophecy of 'three days and three nights.'
• Fulfillment of Feasts: The video connects these events to various Jewish festivals, suggesting that Jesus fulfilled each one perfectly:
  • Passover: Jesus died as the Passover lamb (18:00- 18:03).
  • First Fruits: Jesus' resurrection on the Sunday following the sabbath corresponds to the Feast of First Fruits (19:15 - 19:46).

Harris concludes that understanding the difference between the high days and the weekly sabbath resolves the confusion, affirming the literal fulfillment of Jesus' words.

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This video challenges the traditional belief that Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday, arguing instead that a Wednesday crucifixion aligns with the biblical prophecy that he would spend "three days and three nights" in the heart of the earth (1:13-1:58, 18:26-18:35).

Key arguments presented:

• Biblical Chronology: The speaker asserts that "three days and three nights" (Matthew 12:40) requires a literal 72-hour period, which is not achieved by a Friday crucifixion and Sunday morning resurrection (1:58-2:13, 6:33-7:13).
• The Jewish Definition of a Day: The video explains that according to the Bible (Genesis 1:5), a Jewish day begins at sunset (6:00 p.m.) and concludes at the next sunset, rather than the Gentile midnight-to-midnight cycle (4:18-5:51).
• The Meaning of 'Sabbath': The speaker argues that the "Sabbath" mentioned in the context of the crucifixion (Mark 15:42) was not necessarily a Saturday, but a "high day"—a special feast day requiring rest (11:21-12:03, 16:06-16:48).
• Wednesday Timeline: By counting back from the resurrection on Sunday (the first day of the week), the speaker concludes Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday, buried that evening, and remained in the tomb for three days and three nights, rising at the end of the Sabbath (18:12-18:48, 19:44-20:16).

The video concludes by detailing the sequence of events from the Passover meal on Wednesday evening through the trial and crucifixion on Thursday, culminating in the burial before the Sabbath (21:06-25:50, 28:54-29:51).

PASSOVER

Exodus 12:1

The PASSOVER and the Festival of Unleavened Bread

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,

 

·  Exodus 12:11

This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s PASSOVER.

 

·  Exodus 12:21

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the PASSOVER lamb.

 

·  Exodus 12:27

then tell them, ‘It is the PASSOVER sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

 

·  Exodus 12:43

PASSOVER Restrictions

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the PASSOVER meal: “No foreigner may eat it.

 

·  Exodus 12:48

“A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s PASSOVER must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat it.

 

·  Exodus 34:25

“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the PASSOVER Festival remain until morning.

 

·  Leviticus 23:4

The PASSOVER and the Festival of Unleavened Bread

“‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times:

 

·  Leviticus 23:5

The Lord’s PASSOVER begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

 

·  Numbers 9:1

The PASSOVER

The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said,

 

·  Numbers 9:2

“Have the Israelites celebrate the PASSOVER at the appointed time.

 

·  Numbers 9:4

So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the PASSOVER,

 

·  Numbers 9:6

But some of them could not celebrate the PASSOVER on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day

 

·  Numbers 9:10

“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate the Lord’s PASSOVER,

 

·  Numbers 9:12

They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the PASSOVER, they must follow all the regulations.

 

·  Numbers 9:13

But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the PASSOVER, they must be cut off from their people for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

 

·  Numbers 9:14

“‘A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s PASSOVER in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’”

 

·  Numbers 28:16

The PASSOVER

“‘On the fourteenth day of the first month the Lord’s PASSOVER is to be held.

 

·  Numbers 33:3

The Israelites set out from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the PASSOVER. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,

 

·  Deuteronomy 16:1

The PASSOVER

Observe the month of Aviv and celebrate the PASSOVER of the Lord your God, because in the month of Aviv he brought you out of Egypt by night.

 

·  Deuteronomy 16:2

Sacrifice as the PASSOVER to the Lord your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the Lord will choose as a dwelling for his Name.

 

·  Deuteronomy 16:5

You must not sacrifice the PASSOVER in any town the Lord your God gives you

 

·  Deuteronomy 16:6

except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the PASSOVER in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.

 

·  Joshua 5:2

Circumcision and PASSOVER at Gilgal

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.”

 

·  Joshua 5:10

On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the PASSOVER.

 

·  Joshua 5:11

The day after the PASSOVER, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.

 

·  2 Kings 23:21

The king gave this order to all the people: “Celebrate the PASSOVER to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

 

·  2 Kings 23:22

Neither in the days of the judges who led Israel nor in the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah had any such PASSOVER been observed.

 

·  2 Kings 23:23

But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this PASSOVER was celebrated to the Lord in Jerusalem.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Celebrates the PASSOVER

Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and celebrate the PASSOVER to the Lord, the God of Israel.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:2

The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the PASSOVER in the second month.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:5

They decided to send a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the PASSOVER to the Lord, the God of Israel. It had not been celebrated in large numbers according to what was written.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:15

They slaughtered the PASSOVER lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:17

Since many in the crowd had not consecrated themselves, the Levites had to kill the PASSOVER lambs for all those who were not ceremonially clean and could not consecrate their lambs to the Lord.

 

·  2 Chronicles 30:18

Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the PASSOVER, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:1

Josiah Celebrates the PASSOVER

Josiah celebrated the PASSOVER to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the PASSOVER lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:6

Slaughter the PASSOVER lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:7

Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the PASSOVER offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:8

His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred PASSOVER offerings and three hundred cattle.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:9

Also Konaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand PASSOVER offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:11

The PASSOVER lambs were slaughtered, and the priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:13

They roasted the PASSOVER animals over the fire as prescribed, and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:16

So at that time the entire service of the Lord was carried out for the celebration of the PASSOVER and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:17

The Israelites who were present celebrated the PASSOVER at that time and observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:18

The PASSOVER had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a PASSOVER as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem.

 

·  2 Chronicles 35:19

This PASSOVER was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.

 

·  Ezra 6:19

The PASSOVER

On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the PASSOVER.

 

·  Ezra 6:20

The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered the PASSOVER lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves.

 

·  Ezekiel 45:21

“‘In the first month on the fourteenth day you are to observe the PASSOVER, a festival lasting seven days, during which you shall eat bread made without yeast.

 

·  Matthew 26:2

“As you know, the PASSOVER is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

 

·  Matthew 26:17

The Last Supper

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the PASSOVER?”

 

·  Matthew 26:18

He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the PASSOVER with my disciples at your house.’”

 

·  Matthew 26:19

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the PASSOVER.

 

·  Mark 14:1

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Now the PASSOVER and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.

 

·  Mark 14:12

The Last Supper

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the PASSOVER lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the PASSOVER?”

 

·  Mark 14:14

Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the PASSOVER with my disciples?’

 

·  Mark 14:16

The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the PASSOVER.

 

·  Luke 2:41

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the PASSOVER.

 

·  Luke 22:1

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the PASSOVER, was approaching,

 

·  Luke 22:7

The Last Supper

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the PASSOVER lamb had to be sacrificed.

 

·  Luke 22:8

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the PASSOVER.”

 

·  Luke 22:11

and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the PASSOVER with my disciples?’

 

·  Luke 22:13

They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the PASSOVER.

 

·  Luke 22:15

And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this PASSOVER with you before I suffer.

 

·  John 2:13

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts

When it was almost time for the Jewish PASSOVER, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

 

·  John 2:23

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the PASSOVER Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.

 

·  John 4:45

When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the PASSOVER Festival, for they also had been there.

 

·  John 6:4

The Jewish PASSOVER Festival was near.

 

·  John 11:55

When it was almost time for the Jewish PASSOVER, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the PASSOVER.

 

·  John 12:1

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Six days before the PASSOVER, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

 

·  John 13:1

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

It was just before the PASSOVER Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

 

·  John 18:28

Jesus Before Pilate

Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the PASSOVER.

 

·  John 18:39

But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the PASSOVER. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”

 

·  John 19:14

It was the day of Preparation of the PASSOVER; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

 

·  Acts 12:4

After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the PASSOVER.

 

·  1 Corinthians 5:7

Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our PASSOVER lamb, has been sacrificed.

 

·  Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the PASSOVER and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.