Lee Strobel

But any portion of an ona was considered as the whole. And so he died on Friday. He was in the tomb on Saturday. And he rose sometime Sunday morning. That's parts of three days that he was in, one day fully and parts of two others. But according to the Jewish reckoning of time, that's the third day. So he returns on the third day. You don't think there's any significance to that?

But any portion of an ona was considered as the whole. And so he died on Friday. He was in the tomb on Saturday. And he rose sometime Sunday morning. That's parts of three days that he was in, one day fully and parts of two others. But according to the Jewish reckoning of time, that's the third day. So he returns on the third day. You don't think there's any significance to that?

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And we could talk all day about all the evidence the tomb was empty, but the best evidence to me was we know from sources inside and outside the New Testament that when the disciples began proclaiming that Jesus had risen, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole the body. Now they're admitting the tomb is empty. They're admitting it's empty. The ones who crucified it.

And we could talk all day about all the evidence the tomb was empty, but the best evidence to me was we know from sources inside and outside the New Testament that when the disciples began proclaiming that Jesus had risen, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole the body. Now they're admitting the tomb is empty. They're admitting it's empty. The ones who crucified it.

And we could talk all day about all the evidence the tomb was empty, but the best evidence to me was we know from sources inside and outside the New Testament that when the disciples began proclaiming that Jesus had risen, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole the body. Now they're admitting the tomb is empty. They're admitting it's empty. The ones who crucified it.

Yeah. They're just trying to explain how it got empty. It's like if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework. As soon as admitting it, look, I don't have my homework, but I can explain what happened to it. The dog ate. It's the same thing.

Yeah. They're just trying to explain how it got empty. It's like if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework. As soon as admitting it, look, I don't have my homework, but I can explain what happened to it. The dog ate. It's the same thing.

Yeah. They're just trying to explain how it got empty. It's like if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework. As soon as admitting it, look, I don't have my homework, but I can explain what happened to it. The dog ate. It's the same thing.

So everybody in the first century, whether they're supporters of Jesus explicitly saying the tomb is empty or the enemies of Jesus implicitly admitting it was empty, everybody's conceding the tomb is empty. The real question is, how did it get empty? And you go through the usual list of suspects. The Romans weren't about to steal the body. They wanted Jesus dead.

So everybody in the first century, whether they're supporters of Jesus explicitly saying the tomb is empty or the enemies of Jesus implicitly admitting it was empty, everybody's conceding the tomb is empty. The real question is, how did it get empty? And you go through the usual list of suspects. The Romans weren't about to steal the body. They wanted Jesus dead.

So everybody in the first century, whether they're supporters of Jesus explicitly saying the tomb is empty or the enemies of Jesus implicitly admitting it was empty, everybody's conceding the tomb is empty. The real question is, how did it get empty? And you go through the usual list of suspects. The Romans weren't about to steal the body. They wanted Jesus dead.