ps77, I don't know where you got that. It is not in the Bible.If Christ’s prophecy about how long He would be in the grave was wrong …as taught (Fri. evening till Sun morning that would make Christ a liar and we wouldn’t be able to trust Him or the Bible.)Everything we believe hangs on the precise fulfillment of this prophecy!The 36 hrs. that, that "Jesus" spent in the grave automatically disqualifies him from being the Jesus of the Bible.Jesus’ prophecy about how long He would be in the grave is told to us by three of the gospel writers. 1.) Lk 11:29 And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and NO sign will be given to it EXCEPTthe sign of Jonah the prophet. And again in Mat.2.) Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign and NO sign shall be given to it EXCEPT the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.Now in Mat.12:38 Jesus explained what this sign was.3.) Mat 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying,“Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and NO sign will be given to it EXCEPT the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was THREE days and THREE nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be THREE days and THREE nights in the heart of the earth.Now let’s go see what 3 days and 3 nights meant in Jonah’s case.Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish (three days and three nights.)The word translated “three” (Strong’s # 7969) means, well...3. The word translated “days” (Strong’s # 3117) means the hot part of the day, i.e. from sunrise to sunset. The word translated “nights” (Strong’s # 3915) means away from the light, i.e. night. Sounds like 72 hrs.Now we could point to other things to show that 3 days and 3 nights means3 days and 3 nights. Such as the creation account where God plainly callsthe light day and the dark night and He calls a combination of the two the 1st day the 2nd day and so on six times.Or we could read where Jesus said “are there not 12 hrs. in a day?” and byimplication 12 hrs. in a night. In studying this subject we must have a basic understanding of God’s annual Sabbaths.The 1st “Day of Unleavened Bread” is the day after the Passover this explains the 2 Sabbaths mentioned. To learn the basics read Lev. 23.Passover is always a “preparation day” because the Passover is always the day before the first annual Sabbath of the year. That Sabbath is “The First Day of Unleavened Bread” (Lev.23:4-8) If you every want to understand this you will have to learn about God’s annual “Holy Days” these days are annual Sabbaths. These Sabbaths are also called “High Days” like in Jo.19:31. These things are vital to understand, if you want understand the length of time Christ was in the grave.Now we know what Jesus said... and we know what He meant...and if we look in 1Cor 15 we read that the Bible says these things happened just like Jesus said.1Cor 15: 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (most professing Christians believe that)4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day… according to the Scripture,(but they won’t believe that) Boggles the mind doesn’t it ?Now that we know what the Scriptures say would happen and that the Scriptures say it did happen just that way…We should be able to follow the story thread if we read the various Scriptures on the subject… So let’s read the story straight through.I’m sure you can find these scriptures with just a little reading of the accounts in Mat. Mk. Lk. and Jo.31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, (the Passover) that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day,) the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, of about a hundred pounds.53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. (So that would be late in the afternoon on the Passover.)55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.1 Now when the Sabbath was past, (the 1st Day of Unleavened Bread) Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath (that is the weekly Sabbath) according to the commandment. (The 4th commandment.)1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.3 And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large.2And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, (sometime before they got there)for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. (NAS)3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?6 He is not here, but is risen! (Past Tense) Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee:7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’”7 Go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him.”8 So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.So let’s review…Jesus was crucified and died according to the Scriptures.2nd He was buried on Passover evening (Wednesday) just before the First Day of Unleavened Bread began. (Thursday)3rd When that annual Sabbath ended 1 night and 1 day had past.4th During the daylight portion of the following day the women bought spices and prepared them. That evening 1 more night and 1 more day had past.5th Then they rested on the weekly Sabbath (Saturday) and by the time the weekly Sabbath was over 1 more night and 1 more day had past. That is 3 days and 3 nights.Then about 12 hrs. later the women went to the tomb only to have an angel tell them that Jesus had risen as He had said He would. 72 Hours after His burial.Jesus was right again; imagine that!!