Allen, How many hours, approximately, are you saying the entombment was? Carl Allen Daves wrote: >Here is Understanding..... > >Mark 15:42 And now when the "even was come", "because it was the preparation, >that is, the day before the sabbath," 43. Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable >counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly >unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were >"already dead:" > >Notice Jesus is already dead in the MORNING, which is the day before the >Sabbaths day of preparation, because the evening is considered a new day; the >day of preparation. > >Mark 16:1 And when the "sabbath was past", Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother >of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint >him. > >Morning of The First day of the week follows evening So the scripture is >plainly stating............ > >In the morning Christ Dead. (Evening, night, Morning of the day of >Preparation) (evening, night, morning of Sabbath) (evening, night, morning of >First day of Week) Christ is Risen in the Morning. > >Three days and Three nights. > > > >As for Matthew 27:62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the >preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, > >63. Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, >After three days I will rise again. > >64. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, >lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, >He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. > >65. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye >can. > > So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a > watch. > >Notice It dose not say "it was the next day" it says "the next day that >followed the day of preparation" which is the Sabbath. They were more >concerned with Jesus being dead then they were their own law by which they had >falsely accused Jesus in order to kill him in the first place. > > > >Allen > > >"Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Allen, Carl, > >I have decided that this issue is extremely relevant to geocentrism, so please >keep your discussions open to us all. > >The Scriptures do say that the sign will be Christ's placement in a memorial >tomb for three days and three nights, as Allen and I have pointed out - > >(Jonah 1:17 KJV) Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. >And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. >(Mat 12:38-40 KJV) Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, >saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto >them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall >no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For 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. > >- so we do need to reach a concensus and an understanding of how this fits in >with the Biblical calendar. > >Best wishes, > >Neville. > > >Allen Daves wrote: >Carl, > >I usually try to avoid these conversations as they tend to become endless >debates among academics. However, I will just say that the scripture is clear >,plain & it is easily understood with out any difficult reading, if you accept >it the same way that you might " the Sun Stood still". I will not continue >this here, as you are right. We will just take away from this forum. I would >be happy to discuss it with you otherwise. > >Allen >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > >. > > >