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When Did The Women Buy And Prepare The Spices ?
A story is told of a young man who left home and ran a little way, and then turned left ran a littlemore and turned left again ran some more then turned left and ran home. At home he found two maskedmen. What were they doing there, and who were they?
Many times our brains are stuck in thinking a certain way, and it becomes almost impossible tosee any differently. This is called a "paradigm." Now I can break your "old paradigm" by answering the
question in this story. The answer will change your whole perspective of the story. The identity of themasked men are Catcher and Umpire and they were there to play a baseball game. Now you see the story in a whole new way.
A famous quote that has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin says, "A man convinced againsthis will, is of the same opinion still." Mark Twain said, In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten(sic) at second hand, and without examination." In 2 Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is inspired of God and useful for teaching."
Let's consider Mark 16:1, the women BOUGHT spices AFTER the Sabbath, the Gospel of Luke Ch.23:55-56 says that the women PREPARED spices at home BEFORE the Sabbath! Can both be true?
Before we focus on that question, let's see what Genesis 22 can reveal. Abraham is a type showing what God the anti-type would do in their future for them and us. Let's look closely at the time line when Abraham considered Isaac to be as good as dead. It was evening when God instructed Abraham that Isaac must be killed. It was after a total of three days of traveling to Moriah, Abraham building an altar, and Isaac carrying the wood for the altar that he was to die upon, that God says, "Stop do not harm your son." After three days, believing Isaac was as good as dead, God restores Isaac's life. Abraham saw Isaac as good as dead, starting in the evening, then night, day, night, day, night, day. The same time line as God saw Jesus as dead. Then God / Jesus restores Jesus life. Jesus said, "I lay it down, I take it up".
In prophecy a day can equal a day as when Jesus said in Matthew 12:39-40, "Three days and three nights the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth." This isn't a prophecy of how long he would be dead, but how long he would be in the tomb. Or in John 2:19, Matthew 26:61 and Mark 14:58 it states that Jesus will rebuild the temple (his body) in three days.
In prophecy a day can also equal a year. In Luke 13:32, Jesus says, "Go tell that fox that, Behold I cast out devils and do cures, today, tomorrow, and the third day** I will be perfected." This is after John the Baptist was arrested. Most scholars agree John died six months into Jesus ministry. When Jesus said, "the third day** I will be perfected," He was saying he had three more full years to do miracles, then he will be glorified, not in two years, but three.
In prophecy a day can also equal a 1,000 years as with 2 Peter 3:8. No man has lived past 1,000 years of age, so it can be said that they died on day one. Genesis 2:17 says,"The day you eat of it you will surely die", but Adam lived 930 years. Methuselah lived the longest of all 969 years, yet still short of the 1,000 years needed to reach the end of day one. Some say, Adam and Eve died instantly". Wouldn't God have said, "The instant you eat of it you will surely die?"
Now lets consider Daniel 9:26-27, I believe this is a prophecy of Jesus's crucifixion from three perspectives. [When looking through a microscope you first focus on the large picture, then middle, then you turn the lens to focus up close, you see the same object from three perspectives]. This is how the angel Gabriel reveals this prophecy to Daniel. First you see a day equals a 1,000 years. Looks like Jesus died on the Cross at the end of day Four, or the end of the four thousandth year since Creation. Second you see a day equals a year in this prophecy, or a week equals 7 years. Middle of the week, (Fourth year) after the Messiah (Jesus) is anointed (baptized), he is cutoff (dies). A synonym of circumcised in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is to cutoff. Christ is called the circumcised of God in the New Testament. This is a picture of Jesus being One with the Father until he is, "cutoff" and dies on the cross. In Genesis 17:11, God reveals this through Abraham's own circumcision. Abraham being a "type", and God the "anti-type", as told in Colossians 2:11, "in who also (like Christ) are circumcised with a circumcision made WITHOUT HANDS (this is by God's own doing), in putting (cutting) off the body of the sins of the flesh (God became flesh) by the circumcision, (cutting off as stated in Daniel 9:26-27) of Christ." Now let's adjust the microscope lens to see up close the prophecy in Daniel 9:26-27. We see the Messiah will be cut off in the midst of the week, or middle of seven, and cause the end of sacrifice. Middle of seven is four. On the FOURTH day of the week the Messiah will die as told by Gabriel. Clearly Gabriel reveals in the middle of the fourth year of Seven, Jesus would be the final sacrifice. That's three and a half years after he was baptized. In the same passage, Gabriel reveals in the middle of the week, (the FOURTH day of the week), which is commonly called Wednesday, Jesus would be the final sacrifice for all time. This is one prophecy with three focal points, large, middle and small.
On...
the FOURTH Millennium after CREATION
the FOURTH year after Jesus BEGAN his MINISTRY
the FOURTH day after the FIRST day of the CRUCIFIXION WEEK
...Jesus dies for our sins.
The angel Gabriel in Daniel 9:22-23 gives this understanding to Daniel. Much earlier on the same day (Tuesday night/FOURTH day) Jesus and his disciples had the "last supper" meal. The last supper was in fact the Seder meal, remembering the Passover Lamb that brought protection and deliverance in Egypt.* Jesus drinks from the first three cups, (three times from one cup) but not the fourth cup.* The fourth cup is the Passover cup. Pesach translated Passover literally means "protection."* Jesus would not take this cup of protection, because the protection is possible only because he (God's first born) substituted his death for us and them. If God's first born did not die in their place on the cross, (the first born sons of Israel in Egypt) there would not have been a fourth cup of protection, (remembering God's protection of their first born in Egypt) in their past to remember. Kind of like the movie, "Back to the future" where they were concerned about changing the future, by changing some past event. But Jesus was concerned about changing the past, by not fulfilling the prophecy of his future. The significance of the Passover (first day of Unleavened Bread) which is also a Preparation Day for the Feast of
Unleavened Bread (a HIGH Sabbath) is truly great. Then he also rested until the end of the Seventh Day Sabbath showing its significance also. Both Sabbaths were needed to reveal the reason for Christ's death. Pasach, a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan. The 15th day of Nisan is a HIGH Sabbath. The last cup or the fifth cup, he took alone, on the Mount of Olives.* It did not have wine, but was filled with "God's wrath meant for the nations" also known as, "Elijah's cup."* This cup was the cause of Jesus great anguish that made him sweat large drops of blood. Hematidrosis (also called hematohidrosis ) is a very rare condition in which a human being is suffering extreme levels of stress causing capillaries to burst under the skin.*** Probably from high blood pressure, and then the
blood passing through the skin.*** Leonardo da Vinci described a soldier who sweated blood before battle.*** Also men unexpectedly given a death sentence have suffered from the condition.*** This condition is normally fatal. In Luke 22:23-24, Dr. Luke describes this condition with Jesus, he also tells how an angel from heaven strengthened him. If not for this angel strengthening him, he most likely would have died right then and there.
Then day FIVE was the Passover Sabbath. Now let's focus on Mark 16:1 and Luke 23:55-56 again. Day SIX is now a day AFTER the Passover SABBATH and BEFORE the Seventh Day SABBATH. Day six is also named the Preparation Day. This is to give time to prepare so you don't have to work on the Seventh Day Sabbath. The Passover Sabbath is no different, it also requires a Preparation Day ahead of it.
Day SIX is when I believe the Matthew 27:62-63 events occurred. "On the next (preparation) day" which precedes the Seventh Day Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. They never would have done any common business on any Sabbath day, and there was no need to, they had time to wait. They ask permission from Pilate to place a guard at the tomb until the third day.** (A proper definition of the term, "the third day,"** idiomatic expression-and difficult to translate
into English is, "three days have already passed"**). It can be translated, "They ask permission from Pilate to place a guard at the tomb, until three days have already passed."** They told Pilate that they
REMEMBERED Jesus saying while still alive, "AFTER THREE DAYS I will rise again." [This passage states, "AFTER THREE DAYS" and, "the third day"** are "Phrase Synonyms". The BIBLE gives the DEFINITION of, "the third day"** clearly, by none other than the chief priests and the Pharisees! The bible always gives the definitions we need.] Too bad the women did not remember, "AFTER THREE DAYS I will rise again," it would have saved them a lot of grief, work and money. In Luke 24:6-8, two angel's reminded them how Jesus must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and "the third day rise again." Once again "Phrase Synonyms". One must be dead for over three days before a death certificate can become, "Official" according to Jewish law.** It is widely taught and believed, "Jewish reckoning of time" allows Jesus to be dead less than three full days, yet at the same time full-filling the requirements of being dead three full days. This application of time reckoning is backwards to all applications of time reckoning presented in scripture. The King that reined two and a half years is given credit for ruling three years, not two years. In the Lord's parable of the laborers, the workers that worked a hour at the end of the day was credited with a full days pay (Matt. 20:1-15). A partial workday was considered a full workday. If a worker worked half a day, the employer could not say, "I owe you nothing, because not working any part of a day, is the same as not working at all that day." It's not what you dont do thats enlarged, but what you do. The day Jesus died on the cross he put in twenty-one hours, so the whole day he is considered working, even if he died with three hours left in that twenty- four hour day to go. You cannot say, "Because he died with three hours left to go that day, he was dead the whole day, and did no work that day." The correct way to apply Jewish reckoning of time to a Friday Crucifixion and Sunday Resurrection would be, Jesus worked all day Friday, was dead Saturday and worked all day Sunday. It's a good thing God credits us only for what we do for Jesus, and places on Jesus to bear what we did not do for him. How long did Jesus delay before raising Lazarus from, the dead?" The answer is recorded in the 11th and 12th chapters of the fourth gospel. Did Jesus delay past three days to prove "officially"** he can raise Lazarus and likewise us from the dead? Was Jesus "officially"**dead? You decide for yourself.
The SEVENTH Day of the week is a permanent Sabbath. Then Jesus rose after the end of the (Seventh Day) Sabbath (the original text says, "end of Sabbaths"**** meaning more than one), that being the FIRST day of the week, (commonly called Saturday night). Psalm 121:4 says, "God does not sleep." This destroys one reason commonly given for transferring the Seventh Day Sabbath to Sunday.
Mark 16:1-2, says, when the (Passover) Sabbath was past (over)...bought spices, that they might come (later on the First Day of the week) and anoint him." (Now the seventh day Sabbath comes and
goes). "And (now) very early in the morning (on) the first day of the week, [could not have prepared it on this day, no time, but this was the day, "That they might come, later"] they came unto the sepulcher at
the rising of the sun." Luke 24:1-3 says, "Now upon the first (day) of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had (previously) prepared (on day six), and certain (others) with them." Luke 23: 53-56, (53, Jesus laid in sepulcher), verse 54, "and that day was the (Passover) preparation, and the (Passover) Sabbath drew on" (was about to begin, no time here for preparation). Then the Passover Sabbath on Day five, no work is done, [verse 55-56, day Six the Preparation Day women followed after (Joseph, before tomb was sealed) and beheld (the) sepulcher, and how his body was (previously) laid. They may have met the guards when leaving the
tomb and learned it wouldbe sealed closed for a time. Then they bought spices in Jerusalem (as in Luke), then returned home and prepared spices and ointments. The day was almost over so they prepared for
the coming Sabbath. Then they rested according to the (Fourth) Commandment until the (Seventh Day) Sabbath was over. Luke 24:1 says, "The women returned very early the first day of the week bringing
spices they had (previously) prepared (on the Preparation Day) (no pun intended, well... maybe yes) to the sepulcher in Jerusalem."
Now we see clearly, Mark 16:1-2 and Luke 23:55-56 totally agree!
The women BOUGHT the spices AFTER the Passover SABBATH
and PREPARED it BEFORE the Seventh Day SABBATH
ON the, "PREPARATION DAY"! THE RIDDLE SOLVED !
Hope this topical study of God's Word has blessed you. JDMiowa foot notes
* Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: The Fifth Cup
** Study of the term;" the third day" and length of death needed to be "official" by Jewish law
　
*** Study of Hematidrosis: JAMA
Leonardo da Vinci; Describing a soldier who sweated blood.
**** Study of the word Sabbaths:
A Bible Riddle ![/FONT]When Did The Women Buy And Prepare The Spices ?
A story is told of a young man who left home and ran a little way, and then turned left ran a littlemore and turned left again ran some more then turned left and ran home. At home he found two maskedmen. What were they doing there, and who were they?
Many times our brains are stuck in thinking a certain way, and it becomes almost impossible tosee any differently. This is called a "paradigm." Now I can break your "old paradigm" by answering the
question in this story. The answer will change your whole perspective of the story. The identity of themasked men are Catcher and Umpire and they were there to play a baseball game. Now you see the story in a whole new way.
A famous quote that has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin says, "A man convinced againsthis will, is of the same opinion still." Mark Twain said, In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten(sic) at second hand, and without examination." In 2 Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is inspired of God and useful for teaching."
Let's consider Mark 16:1, the women BOUGHT spices AFTER the Sabbath, the Gospel of Luke Ch.23:55-56 says that the women PREPARED spices at home BEFORE the Sabbath! Can both be true?
Before we focus on that question, let's see what Genesis 22 can reveal. Abraham is a type showing what God the anti-type would do in their future for them and us. Let's look closely at the time line when Abraham considered Isaac to be as good as dead. It was evening when God instructed Abraham that Isaac must be killed. It was after a total of three days of traveling to Moriah, Abraham building an altar, and Isaac carrying the wood for the altar that he was to die upon, that God says, "Stop do not harm your son." After three days, believing Isaac was as good as dead, God restores Isaac's life. Abraham saw Isaac as good as dead, starting in the evening, then night, day, night, day, night, day. The same time line as God saw Jesus as dead. Then God / Jesus restores Jesus life. Jesus said, "I lay it down, I take it up".
In prophecy a day can equal a day as when Jesus said in Matthew 12:39-40, "Three days and three nights the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth." This isn't a prophecy of how long he would be dead, but how long he would be in the tomb. Or in John 2:19, Matthew 26:61 and Mark 14:58 it states that Jesus will rebuild the temple (his body) in three days.
In prophecy a day can also equal a year. In Luke 13:32, Jesus says, "Go tell that fox that, Behold I cast out devils and do cures, today, tomorrow, and the third day** I will be perfected." This is after John the Baptist was arrested. Most scholars agree John died six months into Jesus ministry. When Jesus said, "the third day** I will be perfected," He was saying he had three more full years to do miracles, then he will be glorified, not in two years, but three.
In prophecy a day can also equal a 1,000 years as with 2 Peter 3:8. No man has lived past 1,000 years of age, so it can be said that they died on day one. Genesis 2:17 says,"The day you eat of it you will surely die", but Adam lived 930 years. Methuselah lived the longest of all 969 years, yet still short of the 1,000 years needed to reach the end of day one. Some say, Adam and Eve died instantly". Wouldn't God have said, "The instant you eat of it you will surely die?"
Now lets consider Daniel 9:26-27, I believe this is a prophecy of Jesus's crucifixion from three perspectives. [When looking through a microscope you first focus on the large picture, then middle, then you turn the lens to focus up close, you see the same object from three perspectives]. This is how the angel Gabriel reveals this prophecy to Daniel. First you see a day equals a 1,000 years. Looks like Jesus died on the Cross at the end of day Four, or the end of the four thousandth year since Creation. Second you see a day equals a year in this prophecy, or a week equals 7 years. Middle of the week, (Fourth year) after the Messiah (Jesus) is anointed (baptized), he is cutoff (dies). A synonym of circumcised in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is to cutoff. Christ is called the circumcised of God in the New Testament. This is a picture of Jesus being One with the Father until he is, "cutoff" and dies on the cross. In Genesis 17:11, God reveals this through Abraham's own circumcision. Abraham being a "type", and God the "anti-type", as told in Colossians 2:11, "in who also (like Christ) are circumcised with a circumcision made WITHOUT HANDS (this is by God's own doing), in putting (cutting) off the body of the sins of the flesh (God became flesh) by the circumcision, (cutting off as stated in Daniel 9:26-27) of Christ." Now let's adjust the microscope lens to see up close the prophecy in Daniel 9:26-27. We see the Messiah will be cut off in the midst of the week, or middle of seven, and cause the end of sacrifice. Middle of seven is four. On the FOURTH day of the week the Messiah will die as told by Gabriel. Clearly Gabriel reveals in the middle of the fourth year of Seven, Jesus would be the final sacrifice. That's three and a half years after he was baptized. In the same passage, Gabriel reveals in the middle of the week, (the FOURTH day of the week), which is commonly called Wednesday, Jesus would be the final sacrifice for all time. This is one prophecy with three focal points, large, middle and small.
On...
the FOURTH Millennium after CREATION
the FOURTH year after Jesus BEGAN his MINISTRY
the FOURTH day after the FIRST day of the CRUCIFIXION WEEK
...Jesus dies for our sins.
The angel Gabriel in Daniel 9:22-23 gives this understanding to Daniel. Much earlier on the same day (Tuesday night/FOURTH day) Jesus and his disciples had the "last supper" meal. The last supper was in fact the Seder meal, remembering the Passover Lamb that brought protection and deliverance in Egypt.* Jesus drinks from the first three cups, (three times from one cup) but not the fourth cup.* The fourth cup is the Passover cup. Pesach translated Passover literally means "protection."* Jesus would not take this cup of protection, because the protection is possible only because he (God's first born) substituted his death for us and them. If God's first born did not die in their place on the cross, (the first born sons of Israel in Egypt) there would not have been a fourth cup of protection, (remembering God's protection of their first born in Egypt) in their past to remember. Kind of like the movie, "Back to the future" where they were concerned about changing the future, by changing some past event. But Jesus was concerned about changing the past, by not fulfilling the prophecy of his future. The significance of the Passover (first day of Unleavened Bread) which is also a Preparation Day for the Feast of
Unleavened Bread (a HIGH Sabbath) is truly great. Then he also rested until the end of the Seventh Day Sabbath showing its significance also. Both Sabbaths were needed to reveal the reason for Christ's death. Pasach, a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan. The 15th day of Nisan is a HIGH Sabbath. The last cup or the fifth cup, he took alone, on the Mount of Olives.* It did not have wine, but was filled with "God's wrath meant for the nations" also known as, "Elijah's cup."* This cup was the cause of Jesus great anguish that made him sweat large drops of blood. Hematidrosis (also called hematohidrosis ) is a very rare condition in which a human being is suffering extreme levels of stress causing capillaries to burst under the skin.*** Probably from high blood pressure, and then the
blood passing through the skin.*** Leonardo da Vinci described a soldier who sweated blood before battle.*** Also men unexpectedly given a death sentence have suffered from the condition.*** This condition is normally fatal. In Luke 22:23-24, Dr. Luke describes this condition with Jesus, he also tells how an angel from heaven strengthened him. If not for this angel strengthening him, he most likely would have died right then and there.
Then day FIVE was the Passover Sabbath. Now let's focus on Mark 16:1 and Luke 23:55-56 again. Day SIX is now a day AFTER the Passover SABBATH and BEFORE the Seventh Day SABBATH. Day six is also named the Preparation Day. This is to give time to prepare so you don't have to work on the Seventh Day Sabbath. The Passover Sabbath is no different, it also requires a Preparation Day ahead of it.
Day SIX is when I believe the Matthew 27:62-63 events occurred. "On the next (preparation) day" which precedes the Seventh Day Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. They never would have done any common business on any Sabbath day, and there was no need to, they had time to wait. They ask permission from Pilate to place a guard at the tomb until the third day.** (A proper definition of the term, "the third day,"** idiomatic expression-and difficult to translate
into English is, "three days have already passed"**). It can be translated, "They ask permission from Pilate to place a guard at the tomb, until three days have already passed."** They told Pilate that they
REMEMBERED Jesus saying while still alive, "AFTER THREE DAYS I will rise again." [This passage states, "AFTER THREE DAYS" and, "the third day"** are "Phrase Synonyms". The BIBLE gives the DEFINITION of, "the third day"** clearly, by none other than the chief priests and the Pharisees! The bible always gives the definitions we need.] Too bad the women did not remember, "AFTER THREE DAYS I will rise again," it would have saved them a lot of grief, work and money. In Luke 24:6-8, two angel's reminded them how Jesus must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and "the third day rise again." Once again "Phrase Synonyms". One must be dead for over three days before a death certificate can become, "Official" according to Jewish law.** It is widely taught and believed, "Jewish reckoning of time" allows Jesus to be dead less than three full days, yet at the same time full-filling the requirements of being dead three full days. This application of time reckoning is backwards to all applications of time reckoning presented in scripture. The King that reined two and a half years is given credit for ruling three years, not two years. In the Lord's parable of the laborers, the workers that worked a hour at the end of the day was credited with a full days pay (Matt. 20:1-15). A partial workday was considered a full workday. If a worker worked half a day, the employer could not say, "I owe you nothing, because not working any part of a day, is the same as not working at all that day." It's not what you dont do thats enlarged, but what you do. The day Jesus died on the cross he put in twenty-one hours, so the whole day he is considered working, even if he died with three hours left in that twenty- four hour day to go. You cannot say, "Because he died with three hours left to go that day, he was dead the whole day, and did no work that day." The correct way to apply Jewish reckoning of time to a Friday Crucifixion and Sunday Resurrection would be, Jesus worked all day Friday, was dead Saturday and worked all day Sunday. It's a good thing God credits us only for what we do for Jesus, and places on Jesus to bear what we did not do for him. How long did Jesus delay before raising Lazarus from, the dead?" The answer is recorded in the 11th and 12th chapters of the fourth gospel. Did Jesus delay past three days to prove "officially"** he can raise Lazarus and likewise us from the dead? Was Jesus "officially"**dead? You decide for yourself.
The SEVENTH Day of the week is a permanent Sabbath. Then Jesus rose after the end of the (Seventh Day) Sabbath (the original text says, "end of Sabbaths"**** meaning more than one), that being the FIRST day of the week, (commonly called Saturday night). Psalm 121:4 says, "God does not sleep." This destroys one reason commonly given for transferring the Seventh Day Sabbath to Sunday.
Mark 16:1-2, says, when the (Passover) Sabbath was past (over)...bought spices, that they might come (later on the First Day of the week) and anoint him." (Now the seventh day Sabbath comes and
goes). "And (now) very early in the morning (on) the first day of the week, [could not have prepared it on this day, no time, but this was the day, "That they might come, later"] they came unto the sepulcher at
the rising of the sun." Luke 24:1-3 says, "Now upon the first (day) of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had (previously) prepared (on day six), and certain (others) with them." Luke 23: 53-56, (53, Jesus laid in sepulcher), verse 54, "and that day was the (Passover) preparation, and the (Passover) Sabbath drew on" (was about to begin, no time here for preparation). Then the Passover Sabbath on Day five, no work is done, [verse 55-56, day Six the Preparation Day women followed after (Joseph, before tomb was sealed) and beheld (the) sepulcher, and how his body was (previously) laid. They may have met the guards when leaving the
tomb and learned it wouldbe sealed closed for a time. Then they bought spices in Jerusalem (as in Luke), then returned home and prepared spices and ointments. The day was almost over so they prepared for
the coming Sabbath. Then they rested according to the (Fourth) Commandment until the (Seventh Day) Sabbath was over. Luke 24:1 says, "The women returned very early the first day of the week bringing
spices they had (previously) prepared (on the Preparation Day) (no pun intended, well... maybe yes) to the sepulcher in Jerusalem."
Now we see clearly, Mark 16:1-2 and Luke 23:55-56 totally agree!
The women BOUGHT the spices AFTER the Passover SABBATH
and PREPARED it BEFORE the Seventh Day SABBATH
ON the, "PREPARATION DAY"! THE RIDDLE SOLVED !
Hope this topical study of God's Word has blessed you. JDMiowa foot notes
* Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: The Fifth Cup** Study of the term;" the third day" and length of death needed to be "official" by Jewish law
　
*** Study of Hematidrosis: JAMA
Leonardo da Vinci; Describing a soldier who sweated blood.
**** Study of the word Sabbaths:
." I will do my best to prove this did not happen. Ellen White saw the moon near full on the 14 day. The next day (15) is the true full moon. So if Wed night the beginning of the 15 day is the true full moon, after the 14 day that Ellen says looks like a full moon, then Friday night would not look at all like a full moon. The main point here is God would not have had the true lamb of God die on the wrong day, the most important date in all history(His story 
