USA Today Cites BRI

[Kelsy]

Just to be clear the reason not to use Ellen White was that this person is a former
Catholic who just became a non denominational Christian and is being confronted with all kinds of doctrines etc. He has been told that we are a cult..so I tread carefully and try to be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove...

[Ed Sutton]

Luke 24:

12  Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
13 ¶  And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14  And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15  And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16  But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17  And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18  And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
19  And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
20  And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
21  But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

Jesus Christ was arrested and delivered up on Thursday night - the dark part of preperation day ( friday that had started as sunset)

Jewish timetable
Thur night :
Christ promises to become Redeemer - Passover eaten, Foot washing & Communion symbolize the work of redemption - Calvary - empty tomb - Heavenly medatorial cleansing.
nite-1
Thur night : trip to Gethsemene - beginning to enter heart of Earth Satan's kingdom and dominion. 
Thur night : struggle in Gethsemene - fully commits to drink the whole cup of Father God's judicial wrath.

day-1
fri-day time illegal pre dawn trial begins - extends to Annas / Caiphas - to Herrod - to Pilate .
fri-day time - Golgotha - Calvary - 9 AM onward - still drinking in the whole cup of wrath against sin - 3PM finishes drinking the whole cup .

nite-2
Friday evening sun close to setting - the beginning of the Ten Commandment Sabbath.  Discovered dead already, rushed to the new unused tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea, because sabbath was almost there.

Friday sunset =  start of Sabbath. Jesus is resting in the tomb.

day-2
Daylight part of Sabbath - the passover multitudes cry to have Jesus the healer, the educated among them demanding why the illegal trial was allowed to occur.   Multitudes searching the Scripture prophecies of Messiah - some to prove Him wrong, some to make sense of the happenings, some to prove Him right, all find the same conclusion - Messiah is fulfilling Daniel chapter 9 in front of them.

nite-3
Sabbath sunset - the close of the Ten Commandment Sabbath. 
False dawn begins to glow into the hints of rapidly approaching visible dawn.

Day-3
It is beginning to dawn,  it's still early the first day of the week ,  the sun is not above the horizon it is not fully dawn in that sense, but still dark.  The Covering Cherub Angel comes down with the Royal decree.

Scripture is fulfilled - both in prophesy of the three days and nights in satan's dominion, and granting the prophecied request of Christ about not rotting in the grave.

Psalms 16:10  For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 49:9  That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Acts 2:27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 2:31  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Acts 13:35  Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

It is the third day. 

[Sister Dee]

As always, the scriptural evidence is there, even without the SOP. 

[Ed Sutton]

Christ is immortal unable to become unconscious in sleep or die.

God does not sleep.    

Psalms 121:
2  My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3  He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4  Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.


1st Timothy 6;
14  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15  Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16  Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Jesus was back then mortal, and did sleep.

Matthew 8:
22  But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 ¶  And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24  And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25  And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26  And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.


Mark 4:
37  And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38  And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Hebrews 2:9  But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Dead humans are called corpses.     The eternally living Christ was welded inside the corpse of Jesus.  Things must move at a schedule to fulfill Scripture.  No corruption allowed.

Revelation 1:18  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 2:8  And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

Hebrews 2:14  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

[Ed Sutton]

Yes Indeed Sr Dee It's all there.