“Taunts and grief, a dichotomy of sound.” You have captured with that one line the essence of what really plagues this world: the division between true believers in Christ and nonbelievers. There should be no straddling the fence. It’s one side or the other. If we are not for Christ in everything we say and do, then we are not for Him at all. This is a sobering thought on Crucifixion Friday.
When He said He would be in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights, He was not ‘estimating’.
He was buried just before sundown on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Aviv. He was resurrected just before sundown on on the 17th of Aviv and discovered by Miriam on the morning of the 18th of Aviv.
These things occurred on the very day of the original Passover, the 14th of Aviv.
He was crucified at the same moment as the lamb was sacrificed. 3 pm, 14th of Aviv.
Easter is not in the original language. Pasach is the Greek Word for Passover.
It was changed, as many things have been changed, to mislead us into not following the Creator’s calendar.
I love your poetry. But on the ‘Ishtar’ thing, we will have to, as w they say, “agree to disagree”. I cannot accept a pagan day. Mixture, as in the beginning, is a big ‘No’ for Him, and so it is for me.
Your comment prompted some research. I knew there were verses with the wording “three days and three nights” as well as verses that say “on the third day.” I suspected that although to us they mean different time periods, back then they probably meant the same thing, otherwise the Bible would contradict itself which we know it does not do. But here’s a good explanation:
I’m sorry. But I hold that the Bible is true, and when man or woman wants to they will twist themselves into pretzels to preserve their view rather than understand that they could possibly be wrong.
The Word tells us the exact day of the original Passover. But the enemy , as he did in the Garden whispers “But He didn’t mean thAt!” And so we twist in the wind, believing man rather than the Word.
But one has to go back to the original language, as our Western thought processes are as opposite middle eastern thought as the East is from the West.
He, Himself said He would be in the grace 3 days and 3 nights. To believe otherwise is to believe He lied.
If He lied, then He is not Messiah.
If He lied, and He is not Messiah, then we are in deeper trouble than we can comprehend. If His Word is a lie, there is truly no hope.
“Taunts and grief, a dichotomy of sound.” You have captured with that one line the essence of what really plagues this world: the division between true believers in Christ and nonbelievers. There should be no straddling the fence. It’s one side or the other. If we are not for Christ in everything we say and do, then we are not for Him at all. This is a sobering thought on Crucifixion Friday.
Beautiful!! Thank you! Just what I needed to read to today to set my mind on what is important.
Shared. Thank you
Thank you for reading and sharing. God bless your Good Friday worship and Resurrection rejoicing. —Janice
Lovely!
The only thing is the math.
When He said He would be in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights, He was not ‘estimating’.
He was buried just before sundown on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Aviv. He was resurrected just before sundown on on the 17th of Aviv and discovered by Miriam on the morning of the 18th of Aviv.
These things occurred on the very day of the original Passover, the 14th of Aviv.
He was crucified at the same moment as the lamb was sacrificed. 3 pm, 14th of Aviv.
Easter is not in the original language. Pasach is the Greek Word for Passover.
It was changed, as many things have been changed, to mislead us into not following the Creator’s calendar.
Here are references for the verses that use the words “third day”:
Matthew 16:21, 17:23, 20:19, 27:64; Luke 9:22, 13:32, 18:33, 24:7, 21:24, 21:46; Acts 10:40
Jesus said it both ways.
I love your poetry. But on the ‘Ishtar’ thing, we will have to, as w they say, “agree to disagree”. I cannot accept a pagan day. Mixture, as in the beginning, is a big ‘No’ for Him, and so it is for me.
Can I still love your poetry?
Yes. You are a very good writer.
May His Word and His peace abound in your life.
Your comment prompted some research. I knew there were verses with the wording “three days and three nights” as well as verses that say “on the third day.” I suspected that although to us they mean different time periods, back then they probably meant the same thing, otherwise the Bible would contradict itself which we know it does not do. But here’s a good explanation:
https://answersingenesis.org/jesus/resurrection/three-days-and-nights/
I’m sorry. But I hold that the Bible is true, and when man or woman wants to they will twist themselves into pretzels to preserve their view rather than understand that they could possibly be wrong.
The Word tells us the exact day of the original Passover. But the enemy , as he did in the Garden whispers “But He didn’t mean thAt!” And so we twist in the wind, believing man rather than the Word.
But one has to go back to the original language, as our Western thought processes are as opposite middle eastern thought as the East is from the West.
He, Himself said He would be in the grace 3 days and 3 nights. To believe otherwise is to believe He lied.
If He lied, then He is not Messiah.
If He lied, and He is not Messiah, then we are in deeper trouble than we can comprehend. If His Word is a lie, there is truly no hope.
*grave*
Interesting!