Then Jesus made it clear to his disciples that it was now necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, submit to an ordeal of suffering at the hands of the religious leaders, be killed, and then on the third day be raised up alive. Matthew 16:21 (MSG)
Jesus did not die on “Good Friday”. He died on a Thursday.
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Jesus did not die on a Friday. He died on a Thursday.
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That’s the simple but controversial truth explored by this piece on the resurrection.
Please take a moment to read through it with a Bible, pen and some paper, so you can draw out the timeline for yourself.
Jesus did not die on a Friday. He died on a Thursday.
This challenges thousands of years of Church and societal tradition.
It also exposes an idea called Good Friday Mythmatics.
This is a commonly practised method of addition used by people trying to reconcile statements of fact with their objects of belief.
Objects such as “Good Friday”, “Easter Monday”, dinosaurs, evolution, Creation, the Christmas Nativity, and resurrection from the dead.
In Mythmatics, straightforward mathematical sums are allowed to have variable outcomes, depending on what you’re unwilling to reconsider.
1+1+1=x
In Mathematics, x=3
In Mythmatics, x=2 or 3
Religion is a huge advocate for Mythmatics…manipulating numbers to validate key myths and traditions that underpin the practice of the religion.
Because, if we got rid of “Good Friday” or “Easter Monday”, then what else might we be forced to relinquish in the light of what Scripture actually says?
Who knows, we might have to ditch the religion itself, because the myths it perpetuates are at odds with the truth revealed in the Word of God.
Let God be true and every man a liar. (Romans 3:4)
God is a huge fan of Mathematics. He created it and loves giving us specific numbers that we can latch onto and use to test and verify the things He says throughout Scripture.
So the next time the numbers don’t add up in what you’re reading or the religious folk are teaching, just ask yourself:
Am they doing Mathematics…or Mythmatics?