A Summary Of Basic Facts

A SUMMARY OF BASIC FACTS: A Jewish day ran from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Roman time ran from 12:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. We must emphasize the fact that the Holy Spirit inspired Matthew, Mark, and Luke to use the Jewish way of counting the hours of the day and for John to use the Roman way of counting the hours of the day. From John 19:14-15, we know that Christ was before Pilate at the sixth hour; but, in Matthew 27:44-45, Christ was on the cross at the sixth hour. He could not be in both places at the same time. There is not a contradiction in the Word of God. The Lord was to spend 72 hours in the grave. (Matthew 12:40). he Lord was placed in the tomb as it drew toward the Sabbath, which was the first day of Unleavened Bread. (Luke 23:54).

There were three Sabbaths in the 72-hour period that Christ was in the tomb: the Passover Sabbath, the first Day of Unleavened Bread, and the weekly Sabbath.

He was placed in the tomb as it drew toward the end of the Passover Sabbath (Luke 23:50-54), and arose as it drew toward the first day of the week. (Matthew 28:1).

Christ appeared first to Mary Magdalene before he anointed the Mercy Seat. She had mistaken the Savior for a gardener. The Lord revealed Himself to her and she wanted to throw herself at His feet. He warns her, "Touch me not" (John 20:17). He then ascended into Heaven to anoint the Mercy Seat (Hebrews 9:12) and returned in time to show Himself to the other women, who came later on the same day, and held Jesus by the feet with no rebuke at all. (Matthew 28:5-11) He anointed the Mercy Seat in Heaven the same day he was resurrected!

"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (Hebrews 9:12).