Well, except for the part that you're consistently misinterpreting the clear language of Mark 16:9 "Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week" .
Nope... THe reading for it is correct. None of the accounts tell when Jesus rose, only when he talked to Mary. If you believe he rose Sunday morning, then Matthew has it wrong.
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No, you don't count Tuesday night. Why? Jesus was still alive Tuesday night.
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It's not that difficult to understand. You don't count Wednesday He was buried late Wednesday afternoon. It was sometime between 3 and 6 PM, and more likely closer to 5 or 6 than 3 or 4. It was three days and three nights. Personally I believe that whatever time they ceiled the tomb was the exact time he rose from the dead Saturday afternoon. But I don't have scripture that it was the exact minute, only that it was Saturday afternoon.
Here's the thing: Everyone is saying "well, three days and three nights is a well known figure of speech. A small piece of a day is counted as a whole day." First off, logically that's riduculous. If God tells you to fast 3 days and three nights would you pull that logic on him? Would you say, "Lord, I'll begin my fast 5:59 PM on Friday and end my fast sometime after 6 PM Saturday. That's three days and three nights!" Do you really think that'll fly?
Second, if a Jew really does mean 3 days and 3 nights, what would he say and should we believe him?
Third and most importantly, perhaps Jesus was one of those rare individuals who really meant what he said. He told the Devil, "Man shall not live by bread alone but by EVERY word of God." He spoke of not one jot nor tittle passing.... There is absolutely no reason for me not to believe that God meant what he said.
As for what He did the earlier part of the week...it's hard to say which events happened on which days.
Simply put, Jesus was using a figure of speech. He meant what he said.
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As for what He did the earlier part of the week...it's hard to say which events happened on which days.
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Not really. Just read what it says, and you can construct the whole week.