Sabbath!

For Saturday, April 8, 2023:

Mark 15:42 NLT: “Jesus’ crucifixion happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath.”

In Hebrew tradition, any part of a day is counted as a day. So Jesus was crucified and died on a Friday, day one. The body was placed in a tomb owned by Joseph of Aramathea. Today, day two, Saturday, was the Jewish Sabbath when no work could be done. So Jesus’ body remained in the tomb until the next day, day three, Sunday. That’s when the women came to anoint the body with burial spices, and found it missing. Turns out that Jesus had risen from the dead, just as he said he would! That’s likely why Christians worship on Sunday, celebrating the day of our Lord’s resurrection!

Even after his death, Jesus’ predictions were coming to fruition. He DID rise on the third day, and after that hundreds of people saw him up, walking around, speaking and teaching. Those people were all eyewitnesses. They saw what happened with their own two eyes! Truly there is life after this life. Truly Jesus was the Son of God!

God’s timing was perfect, just as we would expect!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship