Chapter Ten – Christ’s Resurrection Was Not on Sunday

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An important inset chapter is vital at this point. We previously mentioned that the world commonly believes that Christ’s Resurrection was Sunday morning. Does the Bible say this, or have millions made an assumption? And if it was not on Sunday, then when was it?

The discussion of Matthew 28:1, John 20:1, Mark 16:2, and Luke 24:1 in the previous chapter set the stage. Very early Sunday morning (it was still dark), the tomb was open. Do these verses supply the supposed proof for the Sunday resurrection tradition? Do they support “Easter sunrise services”? Do they open the door to validating Sunday as the “Lord’s day”?

Did Jesus rise from the grave on Sunday morning? Had He been there for three days and three nights? He said this was the only sign (Matt. 12:40) that He was the Messiah! Does—can—this sign coincide with the tradition of a Good Friday crucifixion near sunset and a sunrise resurrection on Easter Sunday?

All-important Proof We ask: what proof did Christ offer that He was the Messiah? The Pharisees challenged Him on this very point and He gave them an answer—His sign that He was true: “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but thesign 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” (Matt. 12:39-40).

TRADITIONS OF MEN: Although the Bible plainly teaches otherwise, “church,” to most people, traditionally connotes an ornate building where they meet on Sunday. Source: www.freefoto.com

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