What Really Happened from Burial to Resurrection
Christ’s crucifixion took place on Passover day, the 14th of Abib (or Nisan), the first month in God’s Sacred Calendar. This occurred in the year A.D. 31, in which Passover fell on a Wednesday. Many fail to consider the prophecy that the
Messiah would be “cut off…in the
midst of the week” (
Dan. 9:26-27). Wednesday falls in the middle of the week—the very day upon which Passover fell in A.D. 31. According to the Roman calendar, this date was Wednesday, April 25.
Between the ninth and twelfth hours (3:00 - 6:00 p.m.), Christ died (
Luke 23:44-46). With Governor Pilate’s permission, Joseph of Arimathaea procured the body, wrapped it in linen (
John 19:40) and placed it in the sepulcher (
Luke 23:50-53). By the time the burial was complete, the
Sabbath “drew on” (
vs. 54). Thus, the burial took place on Passover
day, shortly before sunset.
That Passover was a
preparation day, in that it preceded an annual Sabbath. This annual Sabbath (called the First Day of Unleavened Bread) was called a high Sabbath or “high day” (
John 19:31) and fell on a Thursday that year. It was on this day that the high priest and the Pharisees came to Pilate to ensure that Christ’s tomb was securely guarded and sealed (
Matt. 27:62-66).
Mark 16:1 records what took place on that Friday: “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him.” (
Verse 2 jumps to Sunday morning.) The phrase, “and when the Sabbath was past,” refers to the high day that occurred on Thursday.
Since the women could not buy spices on the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday), Friday was the only time they could have done so.
Luke 23:56 states, “And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.” After buying the spices, they returned and prepared them to be applied to Christ’s body in the tomb, which they planned to do after resting on the weekly Sabbath.
Not sure where you got this information from but it does not seem to marry up with scripture.
Joh 19:31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
This Sabbath was a high day. what Sabbath?
Luk 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Answer: The Sabbath according to the commandment. this can refer to none other than the 7th day Sabbath. why was it a high day?
Jesus died on the 14th which is Passover. Whenever a feast Sabbath fell on a 7th day weekly Sabbath it was called a high Day. The next Day was the 15th what happened then?
Num 28:17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
Num 28:18 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
It was the first day of Unleavened bread which was to be a feast Sabbath. however this feast Sabbath fell on the 7th day Sabbath the day after Jesus had died. Thus a High Day. The next day as we know was first fruits.
Notice the outlay in Leviticus.
Lev 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.
Lev 23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
Lev 23:7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Lev 23:8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Lev 23:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
Lev 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
So the 14th was Passover.
the 15th was the beginning of unleavened bread which was a holy convocation with no work.
then the day after the Sabbath was the day of first fruits.
Jesus is our Passover
Jesus purges us from leaven
Jesus is the first fruits of the dead.
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1Co 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
14th Friday, Jesus dies our Passover lamb.
15th Sabbath, Jesus rests on the Sabbath and His perfect sacrifice purges us from leaven/sin
16th Sunday, Jesus rises after the Sabbath to life, our hope of resurrection.
By the way the middle of the week is a year not a day. 31 ad was the middle of the week 3 and a half years after Jesus was anointed by the spirit in 27 ad.
Blessings.