Before we can continue meaningfully, we need to know which time‑reckoning method you’re using to interpret the phrases "on the third day," “after three days,” “in three days”, and “three days and three nights", and from which weekday you begin counting. Please select the following options that apply.
The prophecy that shall come to pass said by the Lord Himself is, the Son of man in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights as was Jonah in the belly of the fish.
Also He mentioned to the Jews in the Gospel, isn't there 12 hours in a day where you labour?
Apparently Jesus meant 12 hours of daytime also Israel as a nation experiences, during when the Jews labor, compared to the 12 hours of night when it's dark.
Next, Sunday at dawn women found the tomb empty with no sign of their Rabboni, and it's the first day of the week.
Sunday begins from Saturday sunset with 12 hours of night and ends by Sunday sunset with 12 hours of day.
Therefore the cycle of 12 hours of night and 12 hours of day have gone by to call it Sunday.
The Son of man must be exactly in the heart of the earth for 3 daytimes of 36 hours and 3 nighttimes of 36 hours = 72 hours.
Sunday dawn tomb was already empty and Sunday from Saturday sunset beginning with 12 hours of night is completed.
We go backwards, and Saturday daytime is another day of 12 hours = 1 day and night.
From Friday sunset to the beginning of Saturday nighttime another 12 hours cycle completed.
Friday daytime of 12 hours cycle is completed = 2 days and nights.
Thursday sunset to the begining of Friday nightime of 12 hours cycle also completed.
Therefore Thursday daytime of 12 hours after 6 am dawn roughly is completed = 3 days and 3 nights.
The Messiah on the Cross breathe His last breath at 3 pm but yet remain hanging on the Cross, until it was nearing close to the preparation of the Passover.
The Romans soldiers had to quicken the death of the 3 men hanging on the Cross, until finding out Jesus was already dead, and to make sure they used the spear.
By the time they put Him in the tomb, meaning in the heart of the earth, nearing sunset and close to Passover.
Apparently after burial and nearing sunset, there's an extra 12 hours of Thursday nightime = 3 days and 4 nights, hence doesn't add up as well.
Therefore He did not resurrect at Sunday dawn but rather after Saturday sunset to comnplete even 3 nights and 3 days, no matter which comes first.
Let's say, He was crucified on Wednesday, as when the yearly Passover begins after sunset, on Thursday night where He's already buried and in the heart of the earth.
Then begins His first night and day on Thursday to sunset, followed by His second night and day on Friday to sunset, lastly followed by His third night and day on Saturday to sunset.
Where was He after sunset begining of Sunday He resurrected which is at night in Israel, is not written, but He was around there nearby the tomb whereby dicovered by Mary Magdalene mistaken for a gardener.
