No matter how you count it, it’s impossible to fit three full, literal days in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. And yet Jesus promised that His time in the tomb would be the defining sign of His identity as the Messiah. 

Why the discrepancy? And how can we account for it?

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:51 The backstory (Matthew 12:38-40)

6:04 Good Friday to Easter Sunday

7:56 Proper timeline of events

11:22 Wednesday to Saturday

13:34 Why was Sunday important to Christianity?

15:53 Conclusion

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