72 Hours To Save Us
It took God the Father 72 hours to save humanity through His Son Christ Jesus. Here is the way it happened...
"He begins to teach them that the Son of Mankind must be suffering and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and be KILLED and AFTER THREE DAYS days rise." (Mark 8:31)
“For even as Jonah was in the bowel of the sea monster three days and three nights; thus will the Son of Mankind be in the heart of the earth THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS.” (Matthew 12:40)
"Now about the nineth hour Jesus exclaims with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi! Lema sabachthani?"...Now Jesus, again, crying with a loud voice, lets out the spirit." (Matthew27:46-50)
"The Jews, then, since it was the preparation (for the high sabbath of unleavened bread ), lest the bodies should be remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for it was the great day, that sabbath), ask Pilate that they might fracture their legs, and they may be taken away." (John 19:31)
"And lo! a man named Joseph...approaching Pilate, requests the body of Jesus. And taking it down, he folds it up in a linen wrapper, and he places Him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one was lying as yet. And it was the day of preparation (for the high sabbath of unleavened bread). Now following after, the women who were come together out of Galilee with Him, gaze at the tomb, and how His body was placed." (Luke 23:50, 52,54-56)
Three nights and three days later...
Now it is the evening of the sabbaths. At the lighting up into one of the sabbaths came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to behold the sepulcher...the messenger said to the women, "Fear you not! For I am aware that you are seeking Jesus, the Crucified." He is not here, for He was roused, according as He said. Hither! Perceive the place where the Lord lay." (Matthew 28:1-6)
Summary:
"He begins to teach them that the Son of Mankind must be suffering and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and be KILLED and AFTER THREE DAYS days rise." (Mark 8:31)
“For even as Jonah was in the bowel of the sea monster three days and three nights; thus will the Son of Mankind be in the heart of the earth THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS.” (Matthew 12:40)
"Now about the nineth hour Jesus exclaims with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi! Lema sabachthani?"...Now Jesus, again, crying with a loud voice, lets out the spirit." (Matthew27:46-50)
"The Jews, then, since it was the preparation (for the high sabbath of unleavened bread ), lest the bodies should be remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for it was the great day, that sabbath), ask Pilate that they might fracture their legs, and they may be taken away." (John 19:31)
"And lo! a man named Joseph...approaching Pilate, requests the body of Jesus. And taking it down, he folds it up in a linen wrapper, and he places Him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one was lying as yet. And it was the day of preparation (for the high sabbath of unleavened bread). Now following after, the women who were come together out of Galilee with Him, gaze at the tomb, and how His body was placed." (Luke 23:50, 52,54-56)
Three nights and three days later...
Now it is the evening of the sabbaths. At the lighting up into one of the sabbaths came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to behold the sepulcher...the messenger said to the women, "Fear you not! For I am aware that you are seeking Jesus, the Crucified." He is not here, for He was roused, according as He said. Hither! Perceive the place where the Lord lay." (Matthew 28:1-6)
Summary:
Passover that year had begun at sunset on Monday and Jesus had eaten the passover meal with his disciples on Monday night. Sometime during the night he was brought before the Jewish high priest and tried. He was delivered over to Pilot on Tuesday morning and was crucified around noon and died on the ninth hour after sunrise (around 3:00 pm). Just before sundown on Tuesday, Jesus is placed in the tomb by Joseph.
Tuesday night passes...Wednesday passes...Wednesday night passes...Thursday passes...Thursday night passes...Friday passes - three full nights and three full days.
Just before sundown on Friday Jesus comes to life. It was on the third day from being "killed", and exactly "three days and three nights" from being put in the "heart of the earth".
And the salvation of humanity is secure!
That is the way it happened as set out in the Scripture, regardless of what Church tradition may tell you, and it is this good news of the salvation of humanity we are to "Prescribe and teach"... it is the gospel.
"Now I am making known to you, brethren, the evangel which I bring to you, which also you accepted, in which also you stand, through which also you are saved...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was entombed, and that He has been roused the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
“Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all welcome, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, foremost of whom I am.” (1 Timothy 1:15)
"Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome (for for this we are toiling and being reproached), that rely on the living God, Who is the Savior of ALL mankind, especially of believers. These things be CHARGING AND TEACHING.” (1 Timothy 4:9-11)
Happy Easter Humanity!
Tuesday night passes...Wednesday passes...Wednesday night passes...Thursday passes...Thursday night passes...Friday passes - three full nights and three full days.
Just before sundown on Friday Jesus comes to life. It was on the third day from being "killed", and exactly "three days and three nights" from being put in the "heart of the earth".
And the salvation of humanity is secure!
That is the way it happened as set out in the Scripture, regardless of what Church tradition may tell you, and it is this good news of the salvation of humanity we are to "Prescribe and teach"... it is the gospel.
"Now I am making known to you, brethren, the evangel which I bring to you, which also you accepted, in which also you stand, through which also you are saved...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was entombed, and that He has been roused the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
“Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all welcome, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, foremost of whom I am.” (1 Timothy 1:15)
"Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome (for for this we are toiling and being reproached), that rely on the living God, Who is the Savior of ALL mankind, especially of believers. These things be CHARGING AND TEACHING.” (1 Timothy 4:9-11)
Happy Easter Humanity!