Christ's resurrection has been at the heart of the church's message from the Day of Pentecost to the present. By rising from the dead, Jesus Christ demonstrated that He had cleansed the guilt of our past and is able to help us in our present lives.
The empty tomb is proof of Christ's deity. Moody Bible Institute N. LaSalle Blvd. By submitting this form, you consent to receive promotional and other communications from the Moody Bible Institute. I can daydream about those sundials on the wrists of the people in the first century. As I understand it, the regular Saturday Sabbath would not have had a formal preparation day. Everyone took the routine in stride.
This reference to a preparation day was likely preparation for the special sabbath, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 15th of Nisan which did not necessarily fall on Saturday. Hence, the crucifixion was not necessarily on Friday. Perhaps it was Thursday. This would have been Nisan 14, the usual day that the Passover Lamb was slain.
Just some thoughts…. As someone who majored in Latin in college, may I add that when ancient Romans counted days, they included both the starting day and the closing day. So, Jesus was crucified on a Friday, the first day, remained in the tomb through Saturday, the second day, and rose on Sunday morning, the third day.
Your email address will not be published. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! Learn More. Total 1. Related Posts. By: Richard Elliott Friedman. May 20, at am. Brianroy says:. April 14, at pm.
Keith Stewart says:. April 16, at am. Gerald Ford says:. April 12, at pm. Melody Lewis says:. April 8, at am. When Jesus rose from the dead, he confirmed his identity as the Son of God and his work of atonement, redemption, reconciliation, and salvation.
Jesus was arrested, tried, and found guilty of claiming to be a king. His body was hung on a cross between two thieves. On the third day, an early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and another Mary came to the tomb and found it empty. Sitting on the rolled away stone was an angel of the Lord who told them to not be afraid because Jesus had risen. As the women left to tell the disciples, Jesus Christ met them and showed them his nail-pierced hands.
Both the Old and the New Testament speak of the truth of Jesus being raised from death - Jesus testified of his resurrection before he died on the cross and his disciples witnessed his body after the resurrection. Below are the Bible verses and Scriptures that both prophecize the resurrection of Jesus and testify of the reality of the resurrected body of Christ. Plus Toggle navigation. Password Assistance.
Email address. The Resurrection of Jesus - Bible Story. Bible Articles Videos Audio. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Share Tweet Save. Matthew Come and see the place where he lay. There you will see him. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.
And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Commentaries for Matthew Mark He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. There you will see him, just as he told you. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
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