Good Wednesday and the Fallacies of Easter Palm Saturday and the Infallibility of the Scriptures
The Chronicles Parts 1 and 2
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THE FIRST CHRONICLE Why Easter? It seems like I was a small boy in Sunday School at the Early Grove Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, that I asked myself the question on one Easter Morning how do you get three days from Friday to Sunday?" That was over 55 years ago. For years I remembered asking myself that question, as I studied the Scripture and began to read other prolific and historical writers. Finally, I realized that I had to acknowledge the Jewish traditions. For after all, Jesus is a Jew born under the Jewish law and traditions. I also realized that there were two issues I must put to the test, one is the trustworthiness of the Bible and the other is, the Deity of Jesus. If Jesus only spent 36 hours in the tomb, that is from Friday at 6:00pm until Sunday at 6:00am, then the Bible is not correct and Jesus is a false prophet. Jesus clearly said in Matthew 12:38-40 "that He would spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth," just as Jonah had spent three days and three night in the belly of the great fish. It is strange that almost throughout the world that the crucifixion of Christ is held on "Good Friday" and that his resurrection is acknowledged on Sunday morning, at dawn. Why do Christians accept the Friday to Sunday burial of Christ? Probably just tradition. It’s always been that way, and anyway any part of the day constitutes the whole day. What difference does it make? He died and He rose that’s the important thing, right? The trouble with most people is that they have so much information in their memory that isn’t so, yet they think or believe it’s true. "Its one thing to show a man he is in error and another to put him in possession of the truth." John Locke..... Some of you have heard all of your life that the Irish potato is Irish; no, it’s not. It’s a tuber plant and it came from Peru. Mustard gas is not a gas. It’s a volatile liquid. Peanuts are not nuts. They are beans. A June bug is not a bug. It’s a May beetle. The Horned toad is not a toad. It’s a lizard. The Egyptian Sphinx is not a Sphinx. It’s the Statute of the god Harmachis. The English Horn is not a horn, nor is it English. It is French and it’s a woodwind instrument. French toast is not French, it’s of Roman origin over 2000 years ago. Oxtail soup is not made of oxtails. Its made from the tail of cows and steers.22 And on it goes. We have so much information these days and the information highway is getting larger all the time. How much of this information is true? For instance in June 26 2000, on Monday, Peter Jennings had a documentary, "The search for the real Jesus." The program was bias, information embossed in a dogmatic fashion. I was appalled at the slant of the information. In many instances the report gave information in favor of tradition and stories instead of the Scripture. I thought there would be more of an outcry from the Christian Community. Oh there were some, but not as much as it should been. I was very glad to see the that the Bible answer man Hank Hanegraff in an open letter to Peter Jennings had this to say"Quite frankly, The Search For Jesus came off as a virtual infomercial for the unique brand of fundamentalism personified by Jesus Seminar Fellows. Unlike a consensus of credible scholars, Jesus Seminar Scholars are famous for making dogmatic assertion while failing to provide defensible arguments. In place of reason and evidential substance, they offer rhetoric and emotional stereotypes. At times their assertions are so outrageous the eminent Jewish scholar Jacob Neusner called the Jesus Seminar "either the greatest scholarly hoax since the Piltdown Man or the utter bankruptcy of New Testament studies." And I agree whole heartedly. Those who read this book will see that I rely heavily on the Scriptures to prove my points. However, I will take it one step further and let you see how Scripture itself will not only prove to interpret itself with utter accuracy, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. I will literally take you to the edge of eternity. Where the Scripture will prove once and for all it is the only source of truth for this world and the next. No other book in the world has told man where he came from, what he should be doing, and where he will end up in this world and the next. If you finish reading this book and stay the same person, I trust you didn’t read it with desire to know the truth.
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Paul started this study in the early eighties. This is his first major work and critical study. Research for the past twenty years has ended. He is ready to share what he has found. The title of the book is Good Wednesday Palm Saturday, Fallacies of Easter and the Infallibility of the Holy Scriptures. Its two studies in one, but some how he connects them with a string of different but relative studies each standing on it’s on. He calls these studies The Chronicles. Paul remembers as a small boy in Memphis, Tennessee attending the Early Grove Baptist Church, that he recall’s asking himself the question on an Easter Sunday. The question was, how do you get three days from Friday to Sunday? That was over fifty-five years ago. After years of study and research the issue is quite clear. Jesus Christ is a Jew. Born under Jewish law and Jewish traditions. Paul also realizes there are two issues at stake. One is the trustworthiness of the Bible. The other is whether Jesus is truly God. Because If Jesus only spent thirty-six hours in the tomb, that is, from Friday at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday at 6:00 a.m. The Bible is deemed incorrect and Jesus is a false prophet. Jesus himself, said that he would spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, just as Jonah had spent three days and three nights in the belly of a great fish. Matthew 12:38-40. It seems normal that throughout the whole world the crucifixion of Christ is held on "Good Friday" and that the resurrection is acknowledged on Sunday morning at dawn. Why do Christians and none-Christians alike accept the Friday to Sunday burial of Christ? Probably just tradition. It’s always been that way and anyway any part of the day constitute a whole day. What different does it make? He died and he rose that’s the important thing, right? In the pages to comes you will read the chronology of the crucifixion week, after reading this book what decision will you make regarding this issue? The Second Chronicle The Bible is the only book that tells man where he came from and where he is going. It is the only book in the world that tells man where he needs to go and how to get there. Where he will spend eternity and why. What you read in the follow pages will take you to the edge of eternity. By writing this book I hope I can motivate someone to read the Bible, study and seek to see whether these things are true. In the second chronicle the book will point to the notion that earth is only six thousand or more years old. And that in year 3000 A. D. the earth will only be 7000 years old. Not even fifty thousand years old as carbon dating suggests. Carbon dating however accurate still has to make assumptions. You will also read about the harmony of the Holy Scriptures. How mathematics proves the inerrancy of the Bible. And that numbers are very important in Scripture otherwise they wouldn’t be there. Also, the science of archaeology has continued to confirm the amazing accuracy of the Bible, even when the theories of man have contradicted it for many years. It is my hope that you read this book with an honest desire to know the truth. I believe I have presented the truth of the Scripture. However, truth can be found yet in other places. When you least expect it. Some of you have assumed all your life that the Irish potato is Irish; no it’s not Irish. It’s a tuber plant and it came from Peru. Mustard Gas is not a gas. It’s a volatile liquid. Peanuts are not nuts. They are beans. June bug is not a bug. It’s a May beetle. The horned toad is not a toad. It’s a lizard. The English horn is not a horn, nor is it English. It’s French and it is a woodwind. Finally, from my own study I find that Palm Sunday is really Palm Saturday and Good Friday is really Good Wednesday. The trouble is, that most people don’t know, that the trouble with most people isn’t so much their ignorance, they just know so many things that aren’t so.
About the Author
Paul E. Moss was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. For the past thirty years he has lived in Kansas City, Missouri. He is married to his wife of thirty-two years, Ima Jean Higgs-Moss. Paul Elbert and Ima have two daughters, Candi and Sandi . His educational background commenced at Lester High School in Memphis, Tennessee. His higher education includes Lane College, Jackson Tennessee, Memphis State University, Memphis, University of Utah Extension, Kansas City, Carver Bible College, Kansas City, and Calvary Theological Seminary, Kansas City Missouri. For the past twenty-one years, Paul has worked for the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. Paul and his family is a long time member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Missouri. They have been attending Covenant church for over thirty years. Paul enjoys serving in the church, and singing in the choir. His hobbies are cooking, telling unfunny jokes, playing the Saxophone, reading and writing. Paul has a tremendous love for Jesus, a love for learning, and a passion for writing. He enjoys reading, memorizing, and studying the Bible. He has plans of starting his next book on the unique facts of the Bible or this must be the Word of God.