Good Friday to Easter Sunday

I recently received a question from someone about the timeframe of Yeshua’s death and resurrection. The question they asked was, “Did Messiah really die on Friday and rise on Sunday? If so, how is that 3 days and 3 nights?”

All four Gospels tell us that he rose on the first day of the week:
“Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.” (Matthew 28:1)
“Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen… Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.” (Mark 16:2)
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.” (Luke 24:1)
“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.” (John 20:1)

It is very clear that Messiah resurrected on the first day of the week, but more importantly, it was the day of FirstFruits.
“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15:20)

This is important to note, because the Biblical Feasts are a prophetic shadow of the Messiah. We see that he died on Passover as the Lamb of God, he was the FirstFruits of the resurrection on the day of FirstFruits, and he poured out the Holy Spirit on Pentecost – in Hebrew it is known as Shavuot, and is the celebration of the giving of the Torah.

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