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The prophecy about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ mentions a period of three days and three nights. Because of this, some believers hold the view that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday afternoon rather than on Friday. According to this understanding, He was buried before sunset, just before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath, allowing the prophecy of “three days and three nights” to be fulfilled completely before His resurrection.
This belief has led some Christians to question the traditional Good Friday teaching, suggesting that parts of Holy Week observances may be influenced more by church tradition than by the exact biblical timeline.
The account in Matthew 28:1–6 explains that when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visited the tomb after the Sabbath, they discovered that Jesus had already risen. The angel told them, “He is not here, for He is risen,” showing that Christ resurrected before sunrise on the first day of the week.
Based on this explanation, Jesus died around the ninth hour, about three o’clock in the afternoon on Wednesday. Joseph of Arimathea then hurried to bury Him before sunset because the Sabbath was near. In Jewish tradition, there were also special ceremonial Sabbaths connected to feast days, meaning not every Sabbath fell on a Saturday. Some believe there were two Sabbaths during that week, which helps explain the events surrounding Jesus’ burial and resurrection.
According to this interpretation, Jesus rose before Sunday morning, completing the exact period of three days and three nights as foretold in prophecy. Most importantly, the resurrection of Jesus Christ remains the foundation of the Christian faith, revealing His victory over death and the fulfillment of God’s promise to humanity.
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