I think the way they figure it is that a Jewish day was from sunset to
sunset.  So Thursday sunset to Friday sunset is one day, Friday sunset to
Saturday sunset is two days, and Saturday sunset to Sunday sunset is three
days, and Jesus rose on the third day.

Peggy

At 06:53 PM 4/9/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Good Friday has little meaning for me because I don't believe that our Lord
>died on a Friday.  Do the math and it just doesn't compute.  Friday until
>Sunday just isn't 3 days and 3 nights.
>
>earlier, Pat Ferguson, wrote:
> >Hi Loving EChurch Family,
> >
> >Today is Good Friday, and I've been thinking about the events of this day
> >in the Bible.
> >
> >I have a question for you all about The Stations of The Cross.
> >
> >I was talking with a friend of mine this morning. It is my friend Marilynn
> >who went to the Passion Of The Christ Movie with me. She is not a Catholic,
> >but she told me all the Stations of the Cross.
> >
> >One of them was when A lady took her shall off and I think she wiped the
> >blood off Jesus with it, or something like that. This particular insident
> >is not in the Bible.
> >
> >She spent all day yesterday reading the Bible and she got out several
> >translations and a concordence, and she couldn't find anything in either
> >the Old testament or New testament about this event.
> >
> >Can anyone of you shed some light on this subject, please?
> >
> >Easter time is really my favorite time of year.
> >
> >God Bless you all.
> >
> >Lovingly,
> >Pat Ferguson
>
>John
>
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