April 4, 2026

Day Three In The Tomb

Where, in the Bible, does it say Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, which would be Sunday?

The scriptures say that Jesus died at 3 pm, then 3 full days in the tomb would have him come back to life at 3 pm on the Saturday-Sabbath, with Mary finding the tomb empty early on Sunday.  

He died at 3 pm, the 9th hour on Wednesday, according to J*wish time.

1st day in the grave, 3 pm on Thursday.

2nd day in the grave, 3 pm on Friday

3rd day in the grave, 3 pm on Saturday, the Sabbath

If Jesus had risen on Sunday, the 1st day of the week, it would have been at 3 pm, not at sunrise. Yes, they found the tomb empty at sunrise on Sunday, the 1st day of the week, because they couldn’t break the Sabbath to go to the tomb until then, so they went to the tomb as early as they could. The earth quaked, and the stone rolled away, but Jesus wasn’t inside. I read all four accounts, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and none of them say he rose on the first day of the week, only that they found him then. 

I’ve been questioning the narrative that Jesus died on “Good Friday” for as long as I can remember, and could never reconcile the time and make it make sense. We must let go of what we’ve been taught and read the Bible for ourselves, rejecting the preferred narrative given to us by the enemy to distract us from participating in the feast of Passover, one of God’s holy festivals. It’s a tool of the enemy to keep us out of compliance with God’s Word. Our Passover Lamb was slaughtered, his blood painted on the doorpost of our hearts, cleansing us of all unrighteousness and removing all the levin within us, and we celebrate that the destroying angel will pass over us and that Jesus is taking us out to Egypt! Jesus is the bread of life, and we should celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Passover.

“This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. Exodus 12:14 

April 3, 2026

 

Day Two In The Tomb

After Jesus was laid in the grave, some of the people who had called Jesus a deceiver went to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.” They demanded that the tomb be made secure because they remembered that Jesus said that after three days he would rise to life, and they feared that the disciples might steal his body and proclaim that he had risen. 

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchresure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Matthew 27:65-66

They knew there was a possibility that what Jesus said was true because he had recently raised Lazarus from the dead after he had been entombed for four days. They had to begin their cover-up, which to this day has caused many J*w to reject Jesus. Those same guards witnessed the earthquake when the angel descended from heaven and the stone beingrolled away, and reported it to the governor. They were given money to keep it quiet. 

The people that did what they did to Jesus did not go unpunished. According to the J*wish historian, Josephus, about forty years later, the Romans desecrated the temple, persecuted the Christians who hadn’t fled, burned the city, ransacked and demolished the temple. The Christians who fled recognized the signs that Jesus told them about and left the city. It was a tribulation worse than ever, like nothing the world had ever experienced. We also need to prepare and recognize the signs of the times and prepare for Judgment Day. 

April 2, 2026

He that was born from a virgin-womb must rise from a virgin-tomb. 

The J*ws were preparing for the sabbath-Passover, and asked that the men hanging on the crosses would have their legs broken so they would die quickly. When they went to brake the legs, they saw that Jesus had already died, so instead, they pierced his side, which was prophesied of him in the Old Testament, and his fluid poured out, and that very same blood is what covers our sins today. 

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. John 19:34

Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a secret follower of Jesus for fear of the J*ws, went to Pilate and begged for Jesus’s body so that he might have a proper burial. Then he took his body and laid it in a new tomb in the garden which he had carved out of stone for himself. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. (John 19:39b-40) They hurried because the day of preparation was getting close. Then they rolled a stone over the doorway of the tomb. 

Today, contemplate all the things that were done so that you might have eternal life, honor him by thanking him for his sacrifice. Though we are unworthy of such a gift, he is worthy, and because of his blood our sins are forgiven and we are no longer expected to pay the price for those sins. 

April 1, 2026

Every year, around Passover and through Resurrection Day, I begin thinking about whether Jesus might come, so from today until Sunday, I will take a break from the parables to honor him and the sacrifice he made for our salvation. There is an official timeline, but it doesn't match scripture. I've always felt that it was off because Jesus explicitly told us through the scriptures that he would be three days in the tomb, but somehow we've accepted that he was only in it for one full day. God knows days and times, and for us to ignore what he said to fit it into the narrative we've been told is wrong. Also, Passover is one of God's appointed feasts and is considered a Sabbath. So when scripture says it was the day before the Sabbath, it means the Passover Sabbath, not the Saturday Sabbath. Jesus and the disciples celebrated before the Passover began, which makes for a better timeline and fits with Jesus being in the tomb for three full days before resurrecting on a Sunday. John even tells us it was before Passover in the following scripture.

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. John 13:1

Passover began when God released the Israelites from captivity in Egypt. Now, Passover is a solemn memorial of the Israelites' release. However, as Christ-followers, we honor it as the day our Savior gave up his life to save us from our sins so that the devil's power to ravage us was taken away. 

Summary of that day: 

The disciples ate their Passover meal together, Jesus called out Judas as his betrayer, instituted the Lord's Supper, foretold Peter's denial, and then went to Gethsemane to pray. Jesus is then arrested and taken before Caiaphas, the high priest, and the council. The chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death. This was a very long night for our Savior, with a trial and beatings, then eventually he was crucified by hanging on the cross.

Today, think about the sacrifice Jesus made so you could have eternal life and live for him. Worship him and offer thanksgiving for your salvation. We are fortunate to call him our Savior. 

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Matthew 27:50

March 31, 2026

The Parables Of Jesus: 26 

Parable Of The Two Debtors

Jesus was invited to dine at the home of a Pharisee, Simon. While there, a woman came to him weeping, and with her tears she washed his feet, kissing them and anointing them with an alabaster jar of ointment. Simon, judging Jesus in his heart, thought to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.” Jesus knew this man’s thoughts and responded to him with a parable. 

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Luke 7:41-42

Simon answered him correctly, saying, “I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.” Then Jesus said he had judged right, and then corrected him by telling him all the woman had done for him, but he had offered him nothing to clean his feet, nor had he anointed him with oil. Jesus then forgave the woman and told her to sin no more. 

When we finally come to realize the amount of debt we owe to Jesus, it is when we are humbled and honor him, the One who has forgiven us the most. God is so good to us; show him your love by surrendering yourself and accepting His mercy, as the woman with the alabaster jar did.

March 30, 2026

The Parables Of Jesus: 25 

The Parable of the Seed Growing 

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. Mark 4:26-27

I've always been amazed at how plants grow and how you can take a tiny seed, put it in soil and water it, and eventually see it come to life. It's an amazing mystery. When spring comes, and you see plants flourishing, it makes you pause at the wonder of creation. Jesus compares the spreading of the gospel to planting seeds in this parable. Though we shared what he wanted us to share by telling others about him, we have no idea how a simple word or action can contribute to the growth of it in that person's heart. God expects us to plant the seeds and care for them until they mature, and He does mysterious things deep within them as He calls them to Himself. Don't neglect to do your part by encouraging others, telling them all that God has done for you, so that they, too, may receive the gift of eternal life as that word you shared grows in their hearts. 

March 29, 2026

The Parables Of Jesus: 24 

The Parable of the Talents 

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Matthew 25:14-15

The servant the man gave five talents, which is money, invested what he was given and doubled it. The servant that the man gave two talents also doubled it. However, the servant he gave one talent hid it, trying to be careful not to lose what the master had given him. The two who increased their money were told, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” While the one who did nothing with what he was given was cast into utter darkness, where there was weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

Jesus is the master, and the servants are Christ-followers. He gave each of us gifts, with the main gift being our salvation, but he also gave us spiritual gifts; some of us were given many gifts, while others were given few. Those gifts were givento us to help increase the kingdom of God, and if we don’t use them, we will lose them. Just like the parable of being given a light and hiding it, it’s of no use. You didn’t have to do anything to receive your salvation or your spiritual gifts, but if you don’t use them, you could lose them like the servant who was given one talent and ended up being cast into utter darkness. 

Jesus was the one telling us this story, so you tell me, how can we reconcile this with the idea that once saved, always saved? If that is true, fine, you can sit there and do nothing, but if it’s not true, you had better get it together and do something for God’s kingdom. Otherwise, you could end up like the servant with his only talent taken away. 

Truth be told, if you were actually saved to begin with, nothing can stop you from doing all you can to increase the kingdom of God. However, Jesus did call the man with only one talent a servant, likening him to a person with salvation. 

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:20