Yahshua's Death, Burial, and Resurrection Part 4: Conclusion
Conclusion
The key to resolving these dilemmas is to understand that Peter and John were probably not staying in the same place as the other disciples. Remember, although all the disciples “forsook Him and fled” at His arrest (Matthew 26:56), Peter and John were brave enough to enter Jerusalem to find out what would happen to Yahshua (John 18:15). They were likely staying together in Jerusalem when Mary Magdalene came to the door on Sunday morning.
Where were the other disciples, then? We cannot be certain, but they may well have stayed in Bethany. After all, this is where Yahshua often stayed on trips to Jerusalem, and Bethany was on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives (Mark 11:1), the location of Yahshua’s arrest.
After Mary alerted Peter and John and they ran ahead of Mary to investigate, we see John reaching the tomb first, then Peter. But Peter is the one who enters the tomb first. When this was done the scriptures says that they went to their own homes.
John 20:8, “Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
John 20:9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
John 20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.”
While they had left to go home, finally Mary Magdalene arrives back at the tomb…
John 20:11, “But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Yahshua had lain.
John 20:13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
John 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Yahshua standing, and knew not that it was Yahshua.
John 20:15 Yahshua saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
John 20:16 Yahshua saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John 20:17 Yahshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen Yahshua, and that he had spoken these things unto her.”
Mark 16:9, “Now when Yahshua was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Mark 16:10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
Mark 16:11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.”
Let’s keep the story going… the other women are on their way to tell the disciples what the angles told them. Peter and John are on their way to their own homes. Mary Magdalene is on her way to the disciples to tell them she has just seen Yahshua. Now the women that where with Mary Magdalene have a head start on her to the disciples and they encounter their meeting with Yahshua.
Mat 28:9, “And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Yahshua met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Mat 28:10 Then said Yahshua unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. “
Now Mary Magdalene was told not to touch him because HE had not yet ascended to the Father…
John 20:17 Yahshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
But here in Matthew the other women were touching him - And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. So Yahshua between his visitation with Mary Magdalene and the other women had ascended unto the Father.
Yahshua also made another appearance – Luke gives the more detailed account.
Mar 16:12, “After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
Mar 16:13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.”
Luke 24:13, “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Luke 24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
Luke 24:15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Yahshua himself drew near, and went with them.
Luke 24:16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
Luke 24:17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luke 24:18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
Luke 24:19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Yahshua of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
Luke 24:20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
Luke 24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
Luke 24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Luke 24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Luke 24:26 Ought not Messiah to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke 24:28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Luke 24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
Luke 24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luke 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
Luke 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Luke 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”
The road to Emmaus – Emmaus is about 7 miles from Jerusalem. I have walked 3 miles in about 1 hour, in my younger years. So let’s say the walk would take about 2.5 to 3 hours, they’re not in a hurry and they are confused. We see 2 disciple on this road, on their way to Emmaus, (1 is Cleopas and we don’t know who the other is) and they obviously didn’t believe the women’s report. We see that their countenance is sad even after they say to this stranger walking with them that certain women also of our company seen angels and said he was alive.
Luke 24:17, “And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luke 24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Luke 24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.”
Everyone knows the story, so let’s look at the part that would pertain to us putting our story together. They make it to Emmaus and Yahshua reveals himself to them and they returned to Jerusalem right away. (another 2.5 to 3 hour journey) And they like the women tell them how they had seen HIM.
Luke 24:33, “And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”
Here we hit another issue - and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them (Luke 24:33). The eleven – this account in Luke is the same as the 1st account in John where Thomas is not present.
John 20:19, “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Yahshua and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
John 20:21 Then said Yahshua to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
John 20:23 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.”
Where Luke’s account says – “and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them” , and John’s account says – “where the disciples were assembled”. These statements are addressing the same crowd of people.
-“In John 20:24-26 we read about Yahshua making two appearances to his disciples — the first one without Thomas being present. And then, eight days later, he appeared with Thomas present. However, from the account in Luke 24:33, we read that Yahshua appeared to the “eleven,” and it seems that this was the first appearance of Messiah to His disciples. So, my question is this: Why does the text say ‘eleven,’ since Thomas was not present on that occasion, and there were only ten?
Language Usage
More likely is the common view that the phrase, “the eleven,” became a semi-technical expression for the apostolic band after the defection and death of Judas, and that as such, mathematical precision was not intended — particularly when evidence is available to demonstrate otherwise. Let us reflect upon this possibility.
It is very clear that there is ample precedent for this sort of language flexibility. There is a common figure of speech called the “synecdoche,” that is generally defined as “the part for the whole” or “the whole for the part” (cf. Mt. 3:5).
It may also involve the “singular for the plural,” or vice versa (cf. Jdgs. 12:7). One aspect of this figure is when “the definite” is used for “the indefinite” (cf. 1 Sam. 1:8). Any good volume dealing with sacred hermeneutics will address this widely-recognized usage.
The numeral “twelve” was used of the apostles in a sense that merely signifies the apostolic band — even when a literal twelve was not intended. Paul mentions that in one of Christ’s post-resurrection appearances, he appeared to “the twelve” (1 Cor. 15:5).
During the forty-day post-resurrection period, however, Judas was dead already, and Matthias had not yet been selected. Obviously, then, the numeral “twelve” was employed figuratively for the body of the apostles in general, rather than of twelve specific individuals. Again, Thomas is designated as “one of the twelve” (Jn. 20:24), when there was no “twelve” at that time.
Similarly, the expression “twelve apostles” is used symbolically in Revelation 21:14. This is apparent because Judas had been replaced by Matthias, and Paul had been added to the apostolic company — thus there was a total of thirteen.
Scholars have long observed that “twelve” was commonly employed in a “corporate” sense, without the actual numeral being precise. Beckworth commented, “A Roman parallel has been frequently pointed out; decemviri and centumviri came to be used as official terms without regard to precise numbers.”
It is entirely possible (and most likely), therefore, that the expression “the eleven” took on a similar significance in those days after Judas had abandoned the apostolic company. Concerning Luke 24:33, R.C.H. Lenski has noted: “John 20:24 states that Thomas was absent, yet Luke writes that the two disciples from Emmaus found ‘the Eleven.’
As they were formerly called ‘the Twelve,’ so they are now called ‘the Eleven’ whether the full number was actually present or not.”” - taken from Christian Courier – Does the expression “the eleven” constitute an error.
I agree with this view because Peter isn’t there either – Part of the 2 disciples from the Road to Emmaus recapping of events is this statement - Luke 24:34 saying, Yahshua is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. That statement makes no sense if Peter is there. He would have told his own story.
Paul attest to Peter’s visitation also in Corinthians – 1Co 15:3, “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Messiah died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1Co 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.”
So what is our conclusion: Yahshua appeared to Mary Magdalene, the other women, to Peter, to the 2 on the road to Emmaus on the resurrection day (Sunday) and to the disciples that were gather together the next day, that evening, (remember days start in the evening).
Summary: Yahshua did eat the actual passover meal on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. He was the tamid sacrifice (evening and morning), the lamb that Yahweh prepared for himself to be that perpetual burnt offering, an atonement. He was arrest, tried and crucified on Abib 15th, the first day of unleavened bread.
He died about 3pm on the 15th but didn’t get taken down from the cross and buried until early morning of the 16th, again fulfilling the evening sacrifice had to stay on altar till morning. He wasn’t literally in the tomb for3 days and 3 nights but that is an idiom of speech. He died late Thursday Abib 15th, buried early morning on Friday Abib 16th, and resurrected sometime before the women arrived at the tomb, early morning Abib 18th.
The key to resolving these dilemmas is to understand that Peter and John were probably not staying in the same place as the other disciples. Remember, although all the disciples “forsook Him and fled” at His arrest (Matthew 26:56), Peter and John were brave enough to enter Jerusalem to find out what would happen to Yahshua (John 18:15). They were likely staying together in Jerusalem when Mary Magdalene came to the door on Sunday morning.
Where were the other disciples, then? We cannot be certain, but they may well have stayed in Bethany. After all, this is where Yahshua often stayed on trips to Jerusalem, and Bethany was on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives (Mark 11:1), the location of Yahshua’s arrest.
After Mary alerted Peter and John and they ran ahead of Mary to investigate, we see John reaching the tomb first, then Peter. But Peter is the one who enters the tomb first. When this was done the scriptures says that they went to their own homes.
John 20:8, “Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
John 20:9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
John 20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.”
While they had left to go home, finally Mary Magdalene arrives back at the tomb…
John 20:11, “But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Yahshua had lain.
John 20:13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
John 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Yahshua standing, and knew not that it was Yahshua.
John 20:15 Yahshua saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
John 20:16 Yahshua saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John 20:17 Yahshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen Yahshua, and that he had spoken these things unto her.”
Mark 16:9, “Now when Yahshua was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Mark 16:10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
Mark 16:11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.”
Let’s keep the story going… the other women are on their way to tell the disciples what the angles told them. Peter and John are on their way to their own homes. Mary Magdalene is on her way to the disciples to tell them she has just seen Yahshua. Now the women that where with Mary Magdalene have a head start on her to the disciples and they encounter their meeting with Yahshua.
Mat 28:9, “And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Yahshua met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Mat 28:10 Then said Yahshua unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. “
Now Mary Magdalene was told not to touch him because HE had not yet ascended to the Father…
John 20:17 Yahshua saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
But here in Matthew the other women were touching him - And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. So Yahshua between his visitation with Mary Magdalene and the other women had ascended unto the Father.
Yahshua also made another appearance – Luke gives the more detailed account.
Mar 16:12, “After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
Mar 16:13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.”
Luke 24:13, “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Luke 24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
Luke 24:15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Yahshua himself drew near, and went with them.
Luke 24:16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
Luke 24:17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luke 24:18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
Luke 24:19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Yahshua of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
Luke 24:20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
Luke 24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
Luke 24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Luke 24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Luke 24:26 Ought not Messiah to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke 24:28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Luke 24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
Luke 24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luke 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
Luke 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Luke 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”
The road to Emmaus – Emmaus is about 7 miles from Jerusalem. I have walked 3 miles in about 1 hour, in my younger years. So let’s say the walk would take about 2.5 to 3 hours, they’re not in a hurry and they are confused. We see 2 disciple on this road, on their way to Emmaus, (1 is Cleopas and we don’t know who the other is) and they obviously didn’t believe the women’s report. We see that their countenance is sad even after they say to this stranger walking with them that certain women also of our company seen angels and said he was alive.
Luke 24:17, “And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luke 24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Luke 24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.”
Everyone knows the story, so let’s look at the part that would pertain to us putting our story together. They make it to Emmaus and Yahshua reveals himself to them and they returned to Jerusalem right away. (another 2.5 to 3 hour journey) And they like the women tell them how they had seen HIM.
Luke 24:33, “And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”
Here we hit another issue - and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them (Luke 24:33). The eleven – this account in Luke is the same as the 1st account in John where Thomas is not present.
John 20:19, “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Yahshua and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
John 20:21 Then said Yahshua to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
John 20:23 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.”
Where Luke’s account says – “and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them” , and John’s account says – “where the disciples were assembled”. These statements are addressing the same crowd of people.
-“In John 20:24-26 we read about Yahshua making two appearances to his disciples — the first one without Thomas being present. And then, eight days later, he appeared with Thomas present. However, from the account in Luke 24:33, we read that Yahshua appeared to the “eleven,” and it seems that this was the first appearance of Messiah to His disciples. So, my question is this: Why does the text say ‘eleven,’ since Thomas was not present on that occasion, and there were only ten?
Language Usage
More likely is the common view that the phrase, “the eleven,” became a semi-technical expression for the apostolic band after the defection and death of Judas, and that as such, mathematical precision was not intended — particularly when evidence is available to demonstrate otherwise. Let us reflect upon this possibility.
It is very clear that there is ample precedent for this sort of language flexibility. There is a common figure of speech called the “synecdoche,” that is generally defined as “the part for the whole” or “the whole for the part” (cf. Mt. 3:5).
It may also involve the “singular for the plural,” or vice versa (cf. Jdgs. 12:7). One aspect of this figure is when “the definite” is used for “the indefinite” (cf. 1 Sam. 1:8). Any good volume dealing with sacred hermeneutics will address this widely-recognized usage.
The numeral “twelve” was used of the apostles in a sense that merely signifies the apostolic band — even when a literal twelve was not intended. Paul mentions that in one of Christ’s post-resurrection appearances, he appeared to “the twelve” (1 Cor. 15:5).
During the forty-day post-resurrection period, however, Judas was dead already, and Matthias had not yet been selected. Obviously, then, the numeral “twelve” was employed figuratively for the body of the apostles in general, rather than of twelve specific individuals. Again, Thomas is designated as “one of the twelve” (Jn. 20:24), when there was no “twelve” at that time.
Similarly, the expression “twelve apostles” is used symbolically in Revelation 21:14. This is apparent because Judas had been replaced by Matthias, and Paul had been added to the apostolic company — thus there was a total of thirteen.
Scholars have long observed that “twelve” was commonly employed in a “corporate” sense, without the actual numeral being precise. Beckworth commented, “A Roman parallel has been frequently pointed out; decemviri and centumviri came to be used as official terms without regard to precise numbers.”
It is entirely possible (and most likely), therefore, that the expression “the eleven” took on a similar significance in those days after Judas had abandoned the apostolic company. Concerning Luke 24:33, R.C.H. Lenski has noted: “John 20:24 states that Thomas was absent, yet Luke writes that the two disciples from Emmaus found ‘the Eleven.’
As they were formerly called ‘the Twelve,’ so they are now called ‘the Eleven’ whether the full number was actually present or not.”” - taken from Christian Courier – Does the expression “the eleven” constitute an error.
I agree with this view because Peter isn’t there either – Part of the 2 disciples from the Road to Emmaus recapping of events is this statement - Luke 24:34 saying, Yahshua is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. That statement makes no sense if Peter is there. He would have told his own story.
Paul attest to Peter’s visitation also in Corinthians – 1Co 15:3, “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Messiah died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1Co 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.”
So what is our conclusion: Yahshua appeared to Mary Magdalene, the other women, to Peter, to the 2 on the road to Emmaus on the resurrection day (Sunday) and to the disciples that were gather together the next day, that evening, (remember days start in the evening).
Summary: Yahshua did eat the actual passover meal on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. He was the tamid sacrifice (evening and morning), the lamb that Yahweh prepared for himself to be that perpetual burnt offering, an atonement. He was arrest, tried and crucified on Abib 15th, the first day of unleavened bread.
He died about 3pm on the 15th but didn’t get taken down from the cross and buried until early morning of the 16th, again fulfilling the evening sacrifice had to stay on altar till morning. He wasn’t literally in the tomb for3 days and 3 nights but that is an idiom of speech. He died late Thursday Abib 15th, buried early morning on Friday Abib 16th, and resurrected sometime before the women arrived at the tomb, early morning Abib 18th.