08-07-2008, 05:01 PM
In Smith's Bible Dictionary we read these words: "The cycle of religious feasts commencing with the Passover, depended not simply on the month, but on the moon; the 14th day of Abib (Nisan) was coincident with the full moon."
In E.E. Franke's booklet: 'The Resurrection of Christ On Saturday Not Sunday' he says:
"To count the time of the Passover in any year since its institution, it is only necessary to locate the day following the night of the first full moon after the vernal or spring equinox, which occurs on March 21st, our time, and we have the 14th day off Nisan, the day of the slaying of the Paschal lamb and also the day of the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. I have before me as I write a report of the British Astronomer Royal, given by Mr. Hollis in which he says the paschal full moon in A.D. 31, occurred on Tuesday night, March 27th. I have before me a report from the Unites States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., giving the dates and days of the week of the paschal full moons, from A.D. 24 to A.D. 38. It will be observed from the above that in the year of Christ's crucifixion (A.D. 31), the moon fulled on the night of Tuesday, March 27th, and consequently the day following this was Wednesday, March 28th, which answers to the 14th day of Nisan, the day on which our Lord was crucified. The following letter from the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, confirms the above. Navy Department, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1919, Sir, in reply to your letter of January 15th, you are informed the Astronomical Full Moon occurred Tuesday, March 27, A.D. 31, 1hpm, Jerusalem time, Julian calendar. The time may be accepted to be correct within 2-3 hours by direction of the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory, W.S. Eichelberger, Commander (Math, USN, Director, Nautical Almanac)."
People can talk till the cows come home about when Yeshua Rose from the tomb.
If you want my opinion, HERE'S PROOF, that Yeshua was Entombed on Wednesday.
IF the 3 day, and 3 night entombment ("The sign of Yonah) IS TRUE, that is, a literal full 72 hours, then the Sunday Resurrection falls/fails accordingly.
This is the most powerful evidence that I've ever seen for a Wednesday Entombment.
Now, a Wednesday Entombment does NOT necessarily make for a Saturday Resurrection, but IF 'The sign of Yonah' is literally true..........it makes for a Resurrection on what we think of as Saturday evening, almost a certainty.
I realize how foreign this is *TO CHRISTIANITY*.
But perhaps it's NOT so foreign to true Messianic and/or Nazarene thinking.
I'm NOT trying to start a war, I'm not.
But what if what we've all been told for 2,000 years is off by a day, or even a few hours?
Would we be able to admit it?
Shlama, Albion
In E.E. Franke's booklet: 'The Resurrection of Christ On Saturday Not Sunday' he says:
"To count the time of the Passover in any year since its institution, it is only necessary to locate the day following the night of the first full moon after the vernal or spring equinox, which occurs on March 21st, our time, and we have the 14th day off Nisan, the day of the slaying of the Paschal lamb and also the day of the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. I have before me as I write a report of the British Astronomer Royal, given by Mr. Hollis in which he says the paschal full moon in A.D. 31, occurred on Tuesday night, March 27th. I have before me a report from the Unites States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., giving the dates and days of the week of the paschal full moons, from A.D. 24 to A.D. 38. It will be observed from the above that in the year of Christ's crucifixion (A.D. 31), the moon fulled on the night of Tuesday, March 27th, and consequently the day following this was Wednesday, March 28th, which answers to the 14th day of Nisan, the day on which our Lord was crucified. The following letter from the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, confirms the above. Navy Department, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1919, Sir, in reply to your letter of January 15th, you are informed the Astronomical Full Moon occurred Tuesday, March 27, A.D. 31, 1hpm, Jerusalem time, Julian calendar. The time may be accepted to be correct within 2-3 hours by direction of the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory, W.S. Eichelberger, Commander (Math, USN, Director, Nautical Almanac)."
People can talk till the cows come home about when Yeshua Rose from the tomb.
If you want my opinion, HERE'S PROOF, that Yeshua was Entombed on Wednesday.
IF the 3 day, and 3 night entombment ("The sign of Yonah) IS TRUE, that is, a literal full 72 hours, then the Sunday Resurrection falls/fails accordingly.
This is the most powerful evidence that I've ever seen for a Wednesday Entombment.
Now, a Wednesday Entombment does NOT necessarily make for a Saturday Resurrection, but IF 'The sign of Yonah' is literally true..........it makes for a Resurrection on what we think of as Saturday evening, almost a certainty.
I realize how foreign this is *TO CHRISTIANITY*.
But perhaps it's NOT so foreign to true Messianic and/or Nazarene thinking.
I'm NOT trying to start a war, I'm not.
But what if what we've all been told for 2,000 years is off by a day, or even a few hours?
Would we be able to admit it?
Shlama, Albion