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Crucified On The Wednesday, Or The Friday?
We are furnished by Scripture with certain facts and fixed points which, taken together, enable us (1) to determine the events which filled up the days of "the last week" of our Lord's life on earth; (2) to fix the day of His crucifixion; and (3) to ascertain the duration of the time He remained in the tomb. The difficulties connected with these three have arisen (1) from not having noted these fixed points; (2) from the fact of Gentiles' not having been conversant with the law concerning the three great feasts of the LORD; and (3) from not having reckoned the days as commencing (some six hours before our own) and running from sunset to sunset, instead of from midnight to midnight.
Further Study
The Life And Ministry Of E. W. Bullinger
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The Day They Crucified Him
Colossians 2:8: "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Good Friday, as it has come be to known, is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ was put to death. However, this is a tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, borrowed by Protestant and Baptist denominations, unsustained by the testimony of Scripture. Dr. Ken Connolly sets forth the evidence for a Wednesday crucifixion, rather than the Friday.
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The Blood of Jesus Christ
Beloved friends, here we are on holy ground, at Calvary, at the foot of the cross, we trust by faith. And may we tread with reverence this hallowed ground, and like Moses at the burning bush know what it is spiritually to take our shoes from off our feet. I do feel inadequate to speak on this beautiful word. I do not think I have ever ventured before, though I have looked at it for over fifty years and I hope felt it for more than fifty years. We have to say,
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The Death Of The Lord Jesus Christ
There is irrefutable evidence that the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified on the Wednesday, rather than the Friday. We therefore commemorate His death and reflect upon the meaning of redeeming grace.
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Cleansing Blood
As I have already observed while reading this chapter, from which I have taken my text, the Apostle John speaks of himself as a gospel minister—as having personal and experimental acquaintance with the glorious things connected with eternal life, love, and mercy. He says:—"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." But while he so speaks, it is evident he does not arrogate to himself special sanctity and holiness—as having experienced what was not shared by other members of the church of Christ.
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And So It Was
It may seem unusual to take just these four words on an occasion like this. Yet, within these four words is all the essence and substance of why we are gathered here this morning hour: to remember the birth of the dear Lord Jesus Christ. It is that little word ‘it’ which stands out. “And so it was.” What was? The appointed hour had come for the dear Saviour to be born into this sin-cursed earth. You will remember that, throughout the Old Testament, “line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little” this great matter was opened up. It began with the first promise given regarding the seed of the woman. Not the
