Matthew 12:40 tells us "For as Jonas was three days and three night in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth"
So not being a mathmetician by any means, but able to add up to 3, if Jesus died on a Friday afternoon, and he spent three nights in the tomb, then Jesus resurrected on a Monday, and Easter should be celebrated on a Monday, if indeed he died on a cross on a Friday as most Catholics tell me.
Can any Catholics clear this up for me?
2007-11-23 06:30:42 · 14 answers · asked by timbers 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
St. Francis, you did not read the scripture that I included as my basis for my assertion. Three days and three nights. You add it up and tell me St. Francis.
2007-11-23 06:36:12 · update #1
You guys are missing the part of scripture where it says he spent three nights in the tomb too...
2007-11-23 06:37:01 · update #2
Your won't get an discernable answer from a christian on this matter.
Friday Night—One Night
Saturday Day—One Day
Saturday Night—One Night
Resurrected Sunday At Dawn—No Day
That was for those who can't count......
There are two nights and one day in this time sequence. But our Messiah said that the only sign He would give that He was the true Messiah, was the sign of the Prophet Yahnah the sign that He would be in the grave three days and three nights.
Mattithyah 12:38-40—
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, and said to Him; We desire to see a sign from You.
39 So He answered, and said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Yahnah:
40 For as Yahnah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
It is absolutely necessary that Yahshua Messiah fulfill this prophecy, or He would not prove to be the true Messiah! The true Messiah must have remained in the grave three days and three nights.
In effect, Christianity calls Him a liar and not the true Messiah. By their count, He only remained in the grave two nights and one day.
Yahweh has instructed us to prove all things. The Pharisees demanded proof; Yahshua Messiah offered only one proof. That proof was the length of time that He would be in the grave before He was resurrected.
Do you understand what this means? Yahshua stated that His claim to being the true Messiah sent by Yahweh would be verified only by His remaining in the grave for exactly three days and three nights!
If Yahshua remained three days and three nights in the grave, He would prove that He was the Messiah sent by Yahweh; if Yahshua failed to fulfill this sign, then He must be rejected as an imposter.
Even a child can figure that there are not three days and three nights from Friday sunset to Sunday sunrise, yet Satan has caused most of the people in this world to accept this lie.
Commentators and critics alike have tried to explain away this sign, in order that they might hold onto the pagan practice of Good Friday and Easter Sunday worship.
A Day—Yahweh's Way
To know the time sequence in a day, we will let the Creator of the Day, Yahweh our Heavenly Father, tell us:
Genesis 1:4-5—
4 And Yahweh saw the light, that it was beneficial; and Yahweh divided between the light and between the darkness.
5 And Yahweh called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and then the morning were the First Day.
Yahweh created a day to be an evening (darkness) first, and then the morning (light). And, this same principle applies to the time span in which Yahshua was in the grave.
Genesis 1:4-13 gives the story of the creation of the seven days in a week; each day was one night, then one day, which is one day, Yahweh's way. The first three days of creation was a time sequence of 72 hours, spanning one night—one day; one night—one day; one night—one day.
Yahshua Messiah, as well, was buried for three days, Yahweh's way: one night—one day; one night—one day; one night—one day!
No Proof!
The Word of Yahweh is so simple that even a child is able to understand it; yet, it seems, the wise and prudent are just unable to do so. What proof do these wise and prudent have for their Good Friday-Easter Sunday tradition? The simple truth is they have no proof at all!
They follow a tradition which has its foundation in pagan antiquity, which is taught to deceived Christianity as Scripture. By their following tradition rather than the word of Yahweh, they have made the Word of Yahweh of no effect.
Yahchanan Mark 7:13—
Making the Laws of Yahweh of no effect through your tradition you have handed down! And many other similar things you do.
To make the word of Yahweh of no effect means that Yahweh's Word is kept from guiding you to salvation. This is exactly the effect Satan wants.
Anyone reading this Scripture should have enough sense to know that if Yahshua was placed in the grave on Good Friday evening at sunset (as most of Christianity teaches), and the Scriptures also plainly state that He must be in the grave three days and three nights in order to fulfill the only sign of the true Messiah, then His resurrection should not even have taken place until Monday evening at sunset.
Yet, most of Christianity teaches that the Savior was placed in the grave on Good Friday at sunset and rose Sunday morning at sunrise. However, it should not be too difficult for anyone to understand that this was only a period of about 36 hours, encompassing only two nights and one day
There are many deceptions rampant in this world. The more you study your Bible for yourself, the more you will see that churches and assemblies all over this world are teaching a mixture of righteousness and evil. This mixture is exactly what Satan presented to Mother Eve, which Adam accepted. This mixture has been accepted by all the world without question.
To cover this sin of worshipping on Sunday, Christianity has devised a means of veneering the Dies Solis Invictus, The Day of the Invincible Sun, with respectability. Christianity teaches that the Messiah rose from His grave on Sunday morning and because of this, they say, they are worshipping on the day of His resurrection. Those who make this statement are most certainly deceived. They call Sunday "The Lord's Day" and the whole world follows in this deception.
Since the whole world is deceived, just as Revelation 12:9 says, and the Scriptures Yahweh inspired to be written do not lie; and since the whole world is under the control of Satan, just a I Yahchanan 5:19 states; and since the whole deceived world has accepted the pagan practices that our Creator, Yahweh, plainly condemns, should we accept this world's doctrine that the Messiah rose on Sunday morning without searching Yahweh's Scriptures, and proving this doctrine from these same Scriptures? Yahweh's inspired Scriptures tell us in no uncertain terms in:
I Thessalonians 5:21—
Prove all things; hold fast that which is righteous.
Yahchanan 8:32—
And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.
Yes, the truth will make you free from deception. Praise Yahweh! May Yahweh be glorified!
2007-11-23 06:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by YUHATEME 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are two very different celebrations. The Paddy's day is great and a good party and Irish music. Easter is for those that believe in Jesus, The Crucifixion and rising of Jesus. For Christians this is more important than Christmas and is the very foundation of the Christian Faith. For the agnostics and the atheists then this is another nice long Bank Holiday but on Easter Sunday the shops will all be closed(they should be if they do not wish to break the law). Have a blessed Easter.
2016-05-25 03:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by shannon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Hebrew "Day" began, and ended at Sundown. It actually was 1) Sundown Thursday - Sundown Friday, 2) Sundown Friday - Sundown Saturday, 3) Sundown Saturday - Sundown Sunday. Jesus spent Three full days in the grave !
God Loves You ! He Really Does !
~OM~
2007-11-23 06:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not Catholic but Jesus was not crucified on Friday. The Sabbath day that the Bible speaks of was a special Sabbath which meant that it fell on a day other than the weekly "Seventh Day." Scripture cannot contradict truth.
2016-03-20 15:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by Brayden's Papa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you only asking Catholics? I'm a Christian and I will answer. If you're going on vacation and you leave on Friday, returning home on Sunday, most people would call that a 3-day vacation. Also during the time of Jesus "three days" was used to describe a short period of time -- not necessarily three exact days. Kind of like we say "I'll be with you in a second"...and then take five minutes.
2007-11-23 06:36:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'm not Catholic, so forgive my butting in. I just can't help myself. You're right, you cannot do the math. I can clear it up, but it takes a ton of writing, so I'll link it, complete with the scripture. Again, apologies for puttin in my 2 cents.
2007-11-23 06:49:28 · answer #6 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beacuse He rose on Sunday.
A half a day is still a day.
If I start working at 8pm tonight, and go through to 8am tomorrow, I would say that I worked for 2 days - Friday and Saturday - even if it only totalled 12 hours
2007-11-23 06:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Friday = 1
Saturday = 2
and on sunday, the third day, He arose.
There is an Easter monday though
2007-11-23 06:35:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
"on the third day" (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) not "after three days" (which would indeed be Monday)
2007-11-23 06:34:42 · answer #9 · answered by grandfather raven 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, they can't. I did exactly the same research as you and came up with the same conclusion. There is also an annual sabbath in the account that backs the conclusion up.
2007-11-23 06:37:28 · answer #10 · answered by What? Me Worry? 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋