Day Eighty-three, Friday, henceforth now dubbed - "The Shopping Day"
Incarnation to Resurrection
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
I’ve taken the liberty of assembling a weekly chart of daily readings to cover the chronology
“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
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Incarnation to Resurrection
Incarnation to Resurrection roughly three and one-half
years, in 12 weeks, Sunday through Friday (six days) per week
Day Eighty- three of Eighty-four:
On this day* (tradition doesn’t really
even address, let alone say very much about this day*. It is, simply put, a day
just not really talked about, so I’ll call this “The Shopping Day” *). Sometime between the first and twelfth hours
(the hours of 6:00 o’clock am and 6:00 o’clock pm) some c.~ One Thousand Nine
Hundred Ninety-one (+/- six) years ago, the Lord
Jesus the Christ / Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Rabbi Yeshua bar Yosef) after suffering endless
torture, and even death, His human physical body rests in a tomb. The dead body of the Lord Jesus was placed in this tomb following a very lengthy
bout of torture and abuse, including the anguish of hours hanging on a cross, “the
crucifixion”, on what is classically referred to a “Good Friday” **. And I’m positively sure, “The saints absolutely
were still shocked and perplexed…”.
Mark 16:1 alone describes how
three ladies, two fairly well known, and one perhaps not-so-well-known - Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome - after the Sabbath had ended, went
and purchased burial spices, oils and ointments to anoint the Lord's body. Looking to Luke 23:56 we read of these same
ladies that - “…they then returned and prepared spices and ointments… But…
by the time they had finished preparing the burial spices, oils and ointments Sabbath
was beginning, so… they rested as required by the law”.
It is interesting to note that New Living Translation for Mark 16:1 says - “Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out…” - though it’s not really my place to, as a layman with only an Associates Degree, to argue with Scholars who hold Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD’s, I must say… that statement makes absolutely no sense to me. Think about it. The world would have been in total darkness following sunset, on any day, and Sabbath (Shabbat) ends with sunset. Really, three ladies, without male accompaniment, out shopping in the dark (after sunset) on a Saturday night? Is it possible? Absolutely! Do I still believe it’s highly unlikely? Also, absolutely yes, I do.
Now consider the implications of a Wednesday Crucifixion, followed by a Special High (Passover) Shabbat / Sabbath on the Thursday, which would have begun with sunset on the Wednesday. Said Special Shabbat would have ended with sunset on the Thursday. This would not only have allowed the ladies time, Mark 16:1, during daylight hours on the Friday, to go shopping, gather… and also prepare, Luke 23:56, the necessary oils, spices and ointments for anointing the Lord Jesus’ now dead human body resting in the tomb, and still honour a regular Saturday Sabbath (Seventh Day Shabbat)!
According to Scripture, Christ died sometime after three pm on the day of the Crucifixion, and was removed from the Cross sometime before six pm (sunset) on the day of the Crucifixion. - Matthew 27:46 - 50, Mark 15:33 - 37, Luke 23:44 - 47 & John 19:28 - 30 and Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:42 - 45, Luke 23:50 - 53 & John 31 - 38.
It is interesting to note that New Living Translation for Mark 16:1 says - “Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out…” - though it’s not really my place to, as a layman with only an Associates Degree, to argue with Scholars who hold Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD’s, I must say… that statement makes absolutely no sense to me. Think about it. The world would have been in total darkness following sunset, on any day, and Sabbath (Shabbat) ends with sunset. Really, three ladies, without male accompaniment, out shopping in the dark (after sunset) on a Saturday night? Is it possible? Absolutely! Do I still believe it’s highly unlikely? Also, absolutely yes, I do.
Now consider the implications of a Wednesday Crucifixion, followed by a Special High (Passover) Shabbat / Sabbath on the Thursday, which would have begun with sunset on the Wednesday. Said Special Shabbat would have ended with sunset on the Thursday. This would not only have allowed the ladies time, Mark 16:1, during daylight hours on the Friday, to go shopping, gather… and also prepare, Luke 23:56, the necessary oils, spices and ointments for anointing the Lord Jesus’ now dead human body resting in the tomb, and still honour a regular Saturday Sabbath (Seventh Day Shabbat)!
According to Scripture, Christ died sometime after three pm on the day of the Crucifixion, and was removed from the Cross sometime before six pm (sunset) on the day of the Crucifixion. - Matthew 27:46 - 50, Mark 15:33 - 37, Luke 23:44 - 47 & John 19:28 - 30 and Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:42 - 45, Luke 23:50 - 53 & John 31 - 38.
* if this day (the
day of the Crucifixion) was a Wednesday,
then
* 24 hours later we
would have One Day and One Night - and
we’d be near Thursday’s, day’s end, between three pm six pm (sunset) on the day after the Crucifixion. One Day... the first Sabbath (of
this Feast of Passover Week), or Special Sabbath, would be drawing to a close -
Thursday.
* 24 hours after
that we have an accumulation of Two Days
and Nights - and we’d be near Friday’s, day’s end, between three pm six pm
(sunset) on the day, two full days (and nights), after the Crucifixion. Two Days... The “Shopping Day” would be
drawing to a close - Friday,
and
* Yet one more
period of 24 hours later we’d have accumulated Three Days and Nights - and we’d be near Saturday’s, day’s end, between
three pm six pm (sunset) on the day, three full days, (and nights) after the
Crucifixion, Three Days... the second
Sabbath, or regular Seventh Day Sabbath, would be drawing to a close - Saturday.
Reading what we
can in the Gospels, beginning with Matthew 12:40, Jesus very expressly says -
"just as .... Three Days, and Three Nights..."
Mark 16:1 tells us that the
ladies, after the Sabbath was over,
went out shopping for spices, oils and ointments to anoint the Lord's dead body. See also Luke 23:54 - 56, especially verse 56 where we read - “Then
they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by
the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as
required by the law.”. - NLT
With all the above,
about today being “The Shopping Day” aside, let’s not lose sight of what is
vital, or truly exegetical, which is this:
Christ was born (G-d
did become a man, become Incarnate)
Christ Has DIED,
Christ IS Risen, and
Christ WILL come
again, PERIOD!
As promised earlier
this week, here are some links to past Blogs on the “Exegetics on the
Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection of Christ”, some good reasons to “not lose sight of
Christ Crucified”, and of course, that “Maundy Day” stuff mentioned
on Monday
March 26.
The ultimate
point? Jesus is G-d, the Bible is, and
Biblical accounts are, SOUND.
And that right
there ^ ^ ^ that, my friends, is… GOOD NEWS!
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
I’ve taken the liberty of assembling a weekly chart of daily readings to cover the chronology
Week 12
Matthew 26:47–28:20; Mark 14:43–16:20;
Luke 22:47–24:53; John 18:1–21:25
Day 1 Matthew 26:47 - 68 Mark 14:43 - 52 Luke 22:47 - 71 John 18:1 -
24
Day 2 Matthew 26:69 - 27:14 Mark 14:53 - 72 Luke 23:1 - 25 John 18:25 - 40
Day 3 Matthew 27:15 - 31 Mark 15:1 - 20 Luke 23:26 - 43 John 19:1 -
27
Day 4 Matthew 27:32 - 66 Mark 15:21 - 47 Luke 23:44 - 55 John 19:28
- 42
Day
5 Mark
16:1 Luke 23:56
Day 6 Matthew 28 Mark 16:2 - 20
Luke 24 John 20
Week Twelve, Day five reading can be found
here: http://bit.ly/2IYxbQr that’s right, just
two verses today. Happy studies
Shalom!
“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
How does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple, invite Him into your heart, as Jesus
says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” [Revelation 3:20 NIV]
How can be assured that this Jesus stuff means anything? Well because the Bible tells us so, as the
Apostle Paul wrote:
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is
Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10 NIV]
And for those of you who say to me, I
can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s confusing” or “it’s a waste of my
time”, may I draw your attention to what the Bible says about wisdom: “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]
If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters
from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you
can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John
14!
John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life.”
And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.”
Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “Incarnation
to Resurrection, Day Eighty-three of Eighty-four” – this 30th day of
March 2018 © 2018, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist”
too!)
Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem...
What is #RAD? #RAD
is:
R epent of
rejecting Christ
A ccept Christ as
your Lord
D evelop your
relationship with G-d
#RAD your
relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord and
Saviour depends on it!
What is #ATEND G-d
(Christ)? Ask me!
What is #IIC714?
II 2nd
C hronicles
7:14
John 3:16,
Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I
John 5:13 / John 20:31!
Shalom
* The Shopping Day
- I’ve irreverently dubbed today, “The Shopping
Day”, primarily because I cannot think of anything better to describe the day wherein,
according Mark 16:1, three ladies, namely Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of
James, and Salome, went Shopping for burial spices, oils and ointments to
anoint the Lord's body!
** A good friend’s
(Pastor Tim Thomas of “The Shift Downtown) Pastor and Mentor, Mr. Bob (Preacher
Bob) Nash, has said that -
“Jesus was likely born as early as 7 BC, crucified on a Wednesday, and died in
A.D. 33”. Though Preacher Bob, and I may not 100% agree on the 7 BC through A.D. 33
points, four points on this subject we do agree on are:
i) - Jesus was born…
i) - Jesus was born…
ii) - Jesus was
arrested, was beaten, was crucified and did die,
iii) - Jesus is
Resurrected, and
iv) - Jesus has
promised to once again return to, and for, His people
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