Three Days and Three Nights

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PS,
re: "We do the same thing...if someone says they worked in the office all day, 'all day' does not normally mean 24 hours."

But wouldn't you think that at least a part of a day was involved?

Likewise, if someone says they worked in the office all day and night wouldn't you expect that at least a part of a daytime and at least a part of a night time would have been involved?
 
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PS,
re: "... Jesus was on the cross for part of Friday day and all of Friday night..."

Friday night had been over some 3 hours by the time He was put on the cross.
 
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rstrats said:
PS,
re: "... Jesus was on the cross for part of Friday day and all of Friday night..."

Friday night had been over some 3 hours by the time He was put on the cross.
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I have been searching through my notes and managed to find my source. http://christianthinktank.com/q3rdday.html

I think you had best read it for yourself. I have been up a whole day, from 8 am to 10 pm (14 hours) and now I'm going to bed. :) In other words I have not been up a full day of 24 hours, but I count it as a day. All the best with it.
 
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Again, this topic is concerned with only 1 issue:

1. The Messiah said that He would be three days and three nights in the "heart of the earth"

2. There are those who think that the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week with the resurrection taking place on the 1st day of the week.

3. Of those, there are some who think that the "heart of the earth" is referring to the tomb.

4. A 6th day of the week crucifixion/1st day of the week resurrection allows for only 2 nights to be involved.

5. To account for the lack of a 3rd night, there may be some of those mentioned above who say that the Messiah was employing common figure of speech/colloquial language.

6. This topic is asking anyone reading this who falls in that group of believers to provide examples to support that belief of commonality; i.e., instances where a daytime or a night time was forecast or said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime and/or no part of a night time could have occurred.






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They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago. (1Sa 30:11-13 ESV)

This guy said he had not eaten or drunk for three days and three nights.

Assuming he had breakfast on Monday morning and then fell ill sometime during the day, then he went without food Monday night and all day Tuesday. They found him three days later on Wednesday and gave him food and water.

So, he did not eat Monday night or all day Tuesday. They found Wednesday daytime three days later and fed him.

He was did not eat or drink for one and a half days.
 
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1. The Messiah said that He would be three days and three nights in the "heart of the earth"
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We should apply the rightly dividing principle 2 Corinthian 4:18. It would seem those who walk by sight (literalist) must avoid parables, metaphors, or properly defining cerinimoinal laws that use the same prescription. . "for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal".

2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight

Looking to the things seen (flesh and blood) the temporal in order to find the spiritual understanding the eternal that God has hid from those who have no interest spiritual matters ,

The phrase "heart of the earth" equals the "belly of hell" It must be defined. Belly of hell does not mean dead as worm food. It speaks of a living suffering of ones unseen spirit.

The three day promised demonstration (Isaiah 53) of the actual work of the lamb of God who was slain from before the foundation of the world is reckoned as a living a living sacrifice. God does not accept dead sacrifices that can not give spirit life.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53;10-12

Poured out his soul not seen unto death, not dead as in never to rise to new life .

The three day work of pouring out His unseen Spirit unto death (not literally dead) The Spirit of Christ cannot die. This is three days the corruptible body that was kept from corruption.

He began to pour out his soul unto death in the garden as the Father and Son worked together to fulfill the promised demonstration in Isaiah 53. There the father in the garden Thursday began to pour out the cup of wrath. The second part of the 3 day demonstration used the cross for a symbol of suffering .

While the Luke uses the idea of sweat, a metaphor to indicate Christ is working pouring out His unseen Spirit as if it was blood, as the father strikes the Rock Christ out comes the gospel.... the living water .

Matthew 26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

As it were, not as it is. God is not a man as us
 
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PS said:
They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago. (1Sa 30:11-13 ESV)

This guy said he had not eaten or drunk for three days and three nights.

Assuming he had breakfast on Monday morning and then fell ill sometime during the day, then he went without food Monday night and all day Tuesday. They found him three days later on Wednesday and gave him food and water.

So, he did not eat Monday night or all day Tuesday. They found Wednesday daytime three days later and fed him.

He was did not eat or drink for one and a half days.
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Good reference, the gospel in respect to the suffering of Christ beforehand...

Three again used to represent a end to the matter .

Notice they are using food designed as metaphors to represent doing the will of another as the kind of food the disciples know not of.

The verse informs us when he had eaten, his spirit revived.( spiritual food) He was not dead he had offered his spirti life injeapory of his won spirit .. alaso referred to in the Bible as "drinking the blood." .

We look to the things not seen. In that way we are to esteem the words of His mouth more necessary than food needed to maintain these bodies of death...... "water to drink, a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins".

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. Job 23: 12-14
 
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See here:
1. Day or yome in Hebrew (H3117) has several meanings, one of which is that it is used figuratively as “a space of time defined by an associated term” i.e. not a day of 24 hours. It also means an age, a year, or indeed any period of time.

2. 1 Corinthians 15:4 tells us he rose again the third day. Meaning he appeared to Mary on the 3rd day so was not in the tomb on the third day.

3. The phrase “three days and three nights” is used of only three people in the Bible. Once with reference to Jonah, again in reference to the young Amalekite servant (1 Sam 30:13) and lastly with reference to Jesus. In all three instances where the phrase occurs we find that God had a plan and a purpose for each of them. For me, this makes the three men very special people.
 
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F -- fear not

A -- assurance from God's Word

I -- in God's love

T -- trust in God and the Bible

H -- holiness with Holy Spirit and Bible help







P -- power from Heaven

R -- ruled/guided by the agapè love of God and His Word

A -- attentive to the Holy Spirit

Y -- yearning for God's truths and repentance to righteousness by many

E -- earnest to be righteous and compassionate

R -- ready for the return of the Messiah and His deliverance for believers




C -- Christ, confession

H -- Holy Spirit help

A -- attitudes and actions

N -- needs

G -- good works (Ephesians 2:10)

E -- everywhere for eternity




C -- commitment to God's truth

O -- obedience to the Holy Spirit

U -- understanding God's desires

R -- revival spiritually

A -- attentiveness for opportunities to minister

G -- gratefulness to God, especially for His protection

E -- enduring in faith of God
 
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BibleLoverBill,

I'm afraid I don't see where your post shows examples where a daytime or a night time was said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could occur. What do you have in mind?
 
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I did earlier and you rejected all. The Bible says to avoid vain disputes, so I posted my favorite Holy Spirit given acronyms for God-pleasing living,

A clear explanation of the Passion week events--

Proof of Three Days and Three Nights in ETRALF -- https://app.box.com/s/bz18qafd4mpne6b2g536p1ofzwbirld1

the real meaning of Passion Week https://app.box.com/s/1j2z1rp4bdoku9elb2pxhx0nvj5pq4vb

The Passion Week to the Ascension of Jesus Christ (62 pgs.)-- https://app.box.com/s/vfmyy61z95lhh0etwyzwdk2bckahwtm5


Passion Week collection of information-- https://app.box.com/s/f3bcb04b37dc6d06282e.
 
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BibleLoverBill,
re: "I did earlier and you rejected all."

What is the number of the post where you provided examples which show that a daytime or a night time was said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could occur?
 
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The calendar has been changed.

They used the luni-sun callendar to year 400 A.D it started to disapear when constanine forbade it in year 325 A.D:
After that the 7 day cycle havent been changed. But after that i dosent mather becourse the callendar is all wrong.

Do you know that the sabbath in the bible always aqure on the 8,15,22 and the 29th. There are no other sabbats than these dates.
Same with the preperation 7,14,21 and 28th. But on our gregorian callendar you can have sabbath on 1-31. because its a false callendar that wasn't in use in the year 30 A.D.

Daniel 7:25 King James Version (KJV)
"25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change TIMES and LAWS"

Times and laws indeed have been changed! How can our week have names like Thors day, Frigs day, Tirs day they all are from the viking gods. Moon day and Sunday and also Saturnus day it is all pagan worship and that callendar wasent in use year 30A.D. Back then they still used the heavenly callendar.

Genessis 1:14 King James Version (KJV)
"14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for SEASONS, and for DAYS, and YEARS"

The callendar in the sky that man cant change! The Luni-Sun Callendar!
Whitout it you cant finde the true sabbath or calulate the true passower and resurection.




 
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cc4,

Are you a 6th day of the week crucifixion advocate?
 
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cc4,
re: "No".

Then this topic is not directed to you.
 
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The three days and nights are symbolical of night-sorrows-death

And day-light-hope-life.

The temple to be rebuilt was not the physical body of Jesus that was never rebuilt but his organization that was resurrected when Mattias replaced Juda in the twelve apostles.
 
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speculator,

re: "And day-light-hope-life. The temple to be rebuilt was not the physical body of Jesus that was never rebuilt but his organization that was resurrected when Mattias replaced Juda in the twelve apostles."


That's an issue for a different topic.
 
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Praise God,wherever He May have went.......I know where He IS today @ the right hand of GOD. Making intercession on our behalf!
 
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