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¬ Editorial: A Perfect Family
¬ What's So Bad About Sin?
  Shocking Levels of Violence in Personal Relationships
¬ Our World Is Changing—as Foretold by Bible Prophecy
¬ Jesus Wasn't Crucified on Friday—or Resurrected on Sunday!
  Centuries-Old Documents Show Evidence for a Wednesday Crucifixion
  The Biblical Chronology of Jesus Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection
¬ What Are the Real Origins of Easter?
¬ What the Feast of Unleavened Bread Means for Christians
¬ Reconciliation: The True Path to Healing and Salvation
¬ Whatever Happened to Sin?
¬ Learn, Live and Love the Bible
  How to Read, Study and Understand the Bible
  Proofs of the Bible
  Great Themes of the Bible
¬ Teach Your Children With Family Bible Study
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The Biblical Chronology of Jesus Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection

Tuesday:
Jesus Christ ate an evening Passover meal with His disciples (at the beginning of Nisan 14, biblical reckoning) and instituted the New Covenant symbols (Matthew 26:26-28). Jesus was then betrayed by Judas, arrested and during the night brought before the high priest.

Wednesday:
Jesus was crucified and died around 3 p.m. (Matthew 27:46-50). This was the preparation day for the annual, not weekly, Sabbath, which began at sunset (Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:31). Jesus' body was placed in the tomb just before sunset (Matthew 27:57-60).

Thursday:
This was the high-day Sabbath, the first day of Unleavened Bread (John 19:31; Leviticus 23:4-7). It is described as the day after the "Day of Preparation" (Matthew 27:62).

Friday:
The high-day Sabbath now past, the women bought and prepared spices for anointing Jesus' body before resting on the weekly Sabbath day, which began at Friday sunset (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56).

Saturday:
The women rested on the weekly Sabbath, according to the Fourth Commandment (Luke 23:56; Exodus 20:8-11). Jesus rose near sunset, exactly three days and three nights after burial, fulfilling the sign of Jonah and authenticating the sign He gave of His messiah-ship.

Sunday:
The women brought the prepared spices early in the morning while it was still dark (Luke 24:1; John 20:1), finding that Jesus had already risen (Matthew 28:1-6; Mark 16:2-6; Luke 24:2-3; John 20:1). He did not rise on Sunday morning, but near sunset the day before.


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