Three Days and Three Nights

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Endoscopy

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Endoscopy,
re: "Of what?"

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

2. There are some 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, some of those mentioned above say that the Messiah was employing common figure of speech/colloquial language.

6. if anyone falls in that group of believers I am simply asking for examples to support that belief; 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.
In making these assumptions they have to ignore what the Gospels state about Jesus prophecy about the crucifiction and the facts given about the sequence of it. They ignore or are ignorant about weekly and annual Sabbaths. For example 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth. That means buried for that length of time with the tomb empty Sunday morning making the latest resurrection on Saturday late afternoon. Count backwards to get the day of the week he was buried on.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "The problem is those stating Friday burial and Sunday morning resurrection ignore what the Gospels clearly state. 1. He was crucified during Passover week. 2. There are annual Sabbaths in addition to the weekly Sabbaths. 3. Pesach aka Passover week begins and ends with an annual Sabbath. 4. The Gospels never state Friday. It instead states Preparation Day which precedes ANY Sabbath. 5. Jesus was in the tomb 3 days and 3 nights because his sign of being the Messiah was the sign of Jonah. 6. The tomb was empty on Sunday."

All issues for a different topic.




re: "Item 4 is where you go into error."

Where have I stated that scripture states "Friday"? Please be specific.




re: "Explain how you get 3 days and 3 nights between Friday late afternoon to an empty tomb Sunday morning."

I can't. Where did I say it can be explained? Please be specific.


BTW, you have a question directed to you in post # 651.
 
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re: "I'm contented with the possibility that it was a figure of speech."


But was it a common figure of speech? In other words, was it common to forecast or say that a daytime or a night time would be or was involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could occur?
Lol! You're trying way too hard! :ROFL:
 

Endoscopy

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The Messiah was indeed entombed 3 days and 3 nights. He was not crucified on a Friday as ordinarily taught by the churches. The reason behind this is because there is a confusion between two different Shabbats that happened the week of his death, the High Shabbat of the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the weekly Shabbat. The Messiah died before the High Shabbat, not the weekly Shabbat. Read this study for more details, http://www.wisdomofgod.co/2018/11/1...ghts-and-the-high-shabbat-and-weekly-shabbat/ .
One detail is left out of that lengthy discussion. Passover is not just a day but a week long event beginning and ending with an annual Sabbath. The Gospels mention the Crucifixion was during the Passover week.
Therefore the Sabbath the discussion is detailing is the second Sabbath of the Passover week.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "The problem is those stating Friday burial and Sunday morning resurrection ignore what the Gospels clearly state. 1. He was crucified during Passover week. 2. There are annual Sabbaths in addition to the weekly Sabbaths. 3. Pesach aka Passover week begins and ends with an annual Sabbath. 4. The Gospels never state Friday. It instead states Preparation Day which precedes ANY Sabbath. 5. Jesus was in the tomb 3 days and 3 nights because his sign of being the Messiah was the sign of Jonah. 6. The tomb was empty on Sunday."

All issues for a different topic.




re: "Item 4 is where you go into error."

Where have I stated that scripture states "Friday"? Please be specific.




re: "Explain how you get 3 days and 3 nights between Friday late afternoon to an empty tomb Sunday morning."

I can't. Where did I say it can be explained? Please be specific.


BTW, you have a question directed to you in post # 651.
Not worth bothering to reply. I stated my case and don't need to repeat it.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "Not worth bothering to reply. I stated my case and don't need to repeat it."

I hope that means you'll stop hijacking this topic with your off topic comments.
 

Endoscopy

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Endoscopy,
re: "Not worth bothering to reply. I stated my case and don't need to repeat it."

I hope that means you'll stop hijacking this topic with your off topic comments.
You ignore the fact that as I previously stated it is directly on topic.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "You ignore the fact that as I previously stated it is directly on topic."

I didn't ignore it; I discounted it as a fact. This topic is concerned with one thing and only one thing. None of your replies provide examples which show that it was common to forecast or say that a daytime or a night time would be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could have occurred.
 

Endoscopy

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Endoscopy,
re: "You ignore the fact that as I previously stated it is directly on topic."

I didn't ignore it; I discounted it as a fact. This topic is concerned with one thing and only one thing. None of your replies provide examples which show that it was common to forecast or say that a daytime or a night time would be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could have occurred.
That is because there were no such things. They didn't exist. You are searching in a dry hole!
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "That is because there were no such things."

Then this topic does to apply to you.
 

rstrats

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Change 1 to post #670: Change the word "to" to the word "not".
 

rstrats

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Well you know what they say - "Ignorance is bliss". Which must be your condition since you seem to be ignorant with regard to this topic's issue.
 

Endoscopy

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Well you know what they say - "Ignorance is bliss". Which must be your condition since you seem to be ignorant with regard to this topic's issue.
Let's see.
1. Jesus stated that the only sign that he was the Messiah was sign of Jonah. As Jonah was in the belly of the big fish for 3 days and 3 nights so he was going to be in tomb for 3 days and 3 nights.

2. The concept of Friday evening to Sunday morning being 3 days and 3 nights is ludicrous.

3. There is no way that that specific prophecy could be fulfilled from Friday late afternoon to Sunday morning.

This prophecy in no way could be considered as symbolically not meaning the actual length of time. It was too specifically stated by Jesus as a prophecy indicating the length of time was very important. It signified who he was!!! Therefore your original post is invalid because of the significance of the time.
 

Endoscopy

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Looks to me like you are trying to destroy the meaning of the time in the tomb!!
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "1. Jesus stated that the only sign that he was the Messiah was sign of Jonah. As Jonah was in the belly of the big fish for 3 days and 3 nights so he was going to be in tomb for 3 days and 3 nights."

Agree.




re: "2. The concept of Friday evening to Sunday morning being 3 days and 3 nights is ludicrous."

Agree.




re: "3. There is no way that that specific prophecy could be fulfilled from Friday late afternoon to Sunday morning."

Agree.





re: "This prophecy in no way could be considered as symbolically not meaning the actual length of time. It was too specifically stated by Jesus as a prophecy indicating the length of time was very important. It signified who he was!!!"

Agree.





re: "Therefore your original post is invalid because of the significance of the time."

Disagree. It is not invalid. The above comments deal with a different issue from the issue of this topic. This topic is concerned with one issue and only one issue.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "Looks to me like you are trying to destroy the meaning of the time in the tomb!!"

What???? What have I said that would cause you to make such a statement? Please be specific.
 

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Endoscopy,
re: "Looks to me like you are trying to destroy the meaning of the time in the tomb!!"

What???? What have I said that would cause you to make such a statement? Please be specific.
Endoscopy,
re: "Looks to me like you are trying to destroy the meaning of the time in the tomb!!"

What???? What have I said that would cause you to make such a statement? Please be specific.
Your statement.

I wonder if anyone has documentation that shows that the phrase "x" days and "x"nights was ever used in the first century or before when it didn’t include at least parts of the "x" days and at least parts of the "x" nights?

Keep in mind that Jesus was very specific about the time frame. Therefore your question seems to be trying to find a way to reduce the amount of time.
 

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Your statement.

I wonder if anyone has documentation that shows that the phrase "x" days and "x"nights was ever used in the first century or before when it didn’t include at least parts of the "x" days and at least parts of the "x" nights?

Keep in mind that Jesus was very specific about the time frame. Therefore your question seems to be trying to find a way to reduce the amount of time.
Yeah, the length of time was literally three evenings and mornings equaling 72 hours, if not to be taken literally then it should have been stated as after a period of time of relatively short duration Jesus rose from the dead.
 

rstrats

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Endoscopy,
re: "Keep in mind that Jesus was very specific about the time frame. Therefore your question seems to be trying to find a way to reduce the amount of time."


As I previously wrote , the OP was poorly written with regard to it's purpose. However, it was clarified in a number of subsequent posts - most recently in posts #638, #645 and #660. The one and only issue is with regard to the commonality of forecasting or saying that a daytime or a night time would be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could occur.