I'm interested in the article on your web site concerning the phrase "three days and three nights" from Matthew 12:40. I have been trying to convince someone that it was not meant to be taken literally as meaning 72 hours. I know some Messianics think a Wednesday crucifixion helps support keeping the 7th day Sabbath, but I find that the women's unquestioning obedience to wait till the Sabbath was over before visiting the tomb to be a better example of Sabbath keeping. My question is concerning the part in the article that says:
At the beginning of Preparation Day (evening) the disciples prepared a Passover feast. This was a regular occurrence for Rabbis & their disciples to meet in the upper rooms of the walls surrounding the Temple Complex. The common people did not eat the Passover Feast on the first night, but Rabbis did so without the Lamb. They went through the ritual with their disciples. It was a teaching method and also was considered a righteous thing to do. Thursday evening, Y'shua met with his disciples and taught them, as they went through the ritual of the Passover Seder without the Lamb. (He was the Lamb of G-d!)
Could you please tell me where you learned this? I have never heard of this before and don't know of anyone else who has. Is it written down anywhere I could make reference to? It would be very helpful to me. Thank you.
Tom