THE MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH

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           THE MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH

Yesterday's (July 27,1997) Sunday School lesson centered on the Feast of
Firstfruits, which pointed specifically to the Resurrection of Jesus.

As the scripture was being read, suddenly it dawned on me that God, in His
planning, had arranged the Feast to coincide, EXACTLY with the Resurrection
of Jesus.  Yet, the Law had been given 1500 years before the time of Jesus
being crucified.  It was like this:

I have, via the Calendar program in my PC, traced the Jewish Passover back to
AD 30, the year of crucifixion, and discovered that Jesus was crucified on
WEDNESDAY instead of the Catholic day of Friday.  The SABBATH which the Jews
were dodging was NOT THE REGULAR seventh-day Sabbath, but the PASSOVER
SABBATH, which fell on Thursday that year.

The PASSOVER SABBATH always started the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which
lasted seven days.  This would, of necessity, include one REGULAR sabbath day
also.  

Look at Leviticus 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be
accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 

Jesus was in the tomb from evening Wednesday until "as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week" (Sunday morning)  Three days and three
nights.

The morrow after the Sabbath-- three days and three nights after the
crucifixion.  God had foreknown the times and had ordained the Feast to
coincide with the projected dates-- exactly.

Jesus was to be the "Firstfruits of them that slept"-- the "Firstborn from
the dead"-- the "firstbegotten of every creature."

Isn't our God wonderful?