
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven (with the Word and the Holy Spirit) is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. (Mat. 13:52)
Jesus | His Ancient Knowledge of a New 3-Day Resurrection
Destroy this temple and in 3 days I will raise it up….But he spake of the temple of his (physical) body.” (Jn. 2:19-21) .
My studies have revealed that according to traditional Jewish texts like the Midrash and Jerusalem Talmud, there actually was a historical belief that the soul hovers near the physical body for 3 days after death, hoping to return to life. And that only after the third day, when physical decomposition begins that the immortal soul fully departs for the spiritual afterlife. Wow.
Jesus who was entirely knowledgeable of ancient Jewish traditions, knew the pre-exiting cultural belief that 3 days represented a critical window of spiritual transition. While this ancient tradition was centuries later compiled into written works like the Talmud and Midrash, its origins stemmed from Old Testament patterns establishing the “third day” as the moment of a divine deliverance and rescue. (Hosea 6:2) While some early Jewish thought used “revival” as a poetic metaphor for national restoration rather than individual bodily resurrection, Jesus took this well known timeline and fulfilled it LITERALLY. (Much to the chagrin of the Saduccees and continues today with non-believers.) Physically rising from the grave after “3 days” could possibly and even strongly suggest He was using a familiar cultural timeline to visually demonstrate his divine authority even over death. And in the process, even possibly and ultimately setting a divine 3-day blueprint and precedence for his followers who are called a “kind of firstfruits”. (James 1:18) That is to say that through Him, faithful Believers are promised to eventually undergo that same physical transformation.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. (Hos. 6:2)
Who shall change our vile body (the physical flesh and blood body that is subject to decay, aging and death cannot inherit eternal life; it must be changed into a glorified body) that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” (Phil. 3:21)
RAPTURE | A 3 Day Transition, linked here.
Keep the Faith!
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