why was it 3 days before jesus was resurected after he was torched on the stake?
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by redspider 34 Replies latest watchtower bible
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still thinking
Hi redspider
Jesus was torched????? I never knew
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redspider
I didnt mean torched I ment when he was on the stake and died why was it 3 DAYS before he was resurected?
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sabastious
why was it 3 days before jesus was resurected after he was torched on the stake?
Because, I think, it was prophesied to happen that way in the Torra.
-Sab
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sabastious
This is kind of interesting:
Matthew 12:38-40
New International Version (NIV)
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
-Sab
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redspider
Thank you sab that was the awnser i was looking for what a torra?
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Rocky_Girl
Nowhere in the Torah, or the rest of the Hebrew scriptures for that matter, does it say anything about anyone being resurrected in three days, Messiah or not.
However, over a hundred years after Jesus lived, someone wrote down that Jesus prophesied his own resurrection by making a vague reference to destroying and rebuilding the temple.
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sabastious
Nowhere in the Torah, or the rest of the Hebrew scriptures for that matter, does it say anything about anyone being resurrected in three days, Messiah or not.
Yeah I can't seem to find anything about it either. Guess not.
-Sab
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Black Sheep
WT 1 Sept 1950 QFR
How many days was Jesus in the tomb? Some say three full days. Is that correct?—Vermont subscriber.
No. But some argue so from Jesus’ words: “As Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matt. 12:40) This would seem to mean a full 72 hours, but we must not ignore other similar expressions that show the actual intent of the words. In the Bible “three days” does not necessarily mean three full days, but may mean parts of three different days. Hence when Rehoboam told the people to return in “three days” they came back “the third day, as the king had appointed”. (1 Ki. 12:5, 12) Jesus spoke of himself as being resurrected “the third day”. (Luke 24:46) Repeatedly the Scriptures speak of Jesus as being raised the third day; but if he had remained in the grave three full days, or 72 hours, it would have been the fourth day. Jesus was put to death on a Friday afternoon, remained in the grave Saturday, and was raised Sunday morning. For detailed consideration of this matter see the March 15, 1944, Watchtower.
This might be 'old light' by now.
Welcome to the forum
Chris
