Since Christ Jesus was resurrected very early on a Hebrew's Sunday, at a time-of-day the pagan, heathen Gentiles (of His day) referred-to as Saturday night, then. Since a Hebrew's Sunday begins at a time that we (today) call 6pm -or- 7pm, The Hebrews do not celebrate pagan Easter, and.Įaster does not begin when a Hebrew's Sunday begins, and. And that explains the supreme importance of Easter Sunday sunrise religious and worship services, which have been in existence since Easter was first instituted more than 5,000 years ago. 3,000 BCE, as a central feature of their sun-worship-based religion. The Middle Eastern, pagan, heathen Gentiles began this sunrise (dawn) timekeeping practice in ancient Babylon, c. The Hebrews of Christ Jesus' day kept time by counting their calendar days and dates from sunset -to- sunset (from dusk -to- dusk), but Middle Eastern, pagan, heathen Gentiles (who had originated and still celebrated Easter) kept time by counting their calendar days and dates from sunrise -to- sunrise (from dawn -to- dawn). In verse 1, the word "dawn" ("epiphosko" - Strong's #G2020) means to DRAW-ON toward something, especially in terms of time.
".as it began to dawn toward first of week.", -or- ".as time began to draw-on toward the very first moment of a new week."). That is why, in Matthew 28:1, the meaning of the verse is: "that as a routine, weekly, Saturday Sabbath was just about to end, a whole new week was approaching and just about to begin " The original Greek texts of the New Testament (The "Autograph" Texts!) do not have the word "day" where we see it in the many, modern, English language, Bible translations.
And, for Hebrews, sundown (dusk) Saturday not only begins a Sunday, but it also begins a whole new week too. The women referred to in the passage were followers of Christ Jesus, and were waiting to leave the gates of the city as soon as the Sabbath travel restrictions were lifted at sundown (dusk).įor Hebrews, even today, Saturday Sabbath begins at sundown (dusk) on Friday, and ends at sundown (dusk) on Saturday.