The timing of Jesus' death and resurrection differs from common beliefs about Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Here are three crucial facts to understand:

1. Jesus commanded the commemoration of His death through the Passover, making it the only biblical memorial of this event. While Maundy Thursday and Good Friday attempt to honor Christ's death, they weren't established by Jesus Himself.

2. The biblical name for commemorating Christ's death is Passover, not Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. Jesus observed Passover with His disciples on the evening before His death, establishing the taking of bread and wine as symbols of His broken body and shed blood (Matthew 26:26-28).

3. Jesus didn't die on Friday. The biblical timeline shows:

• Jesus observed Passover on Tuesday evening
• He was crucified and died on Wednesday
• He was buried before sunset Wednesday
• He rose near sundown Saturday
• The tomb was found empty early Sunday morning

This timeline accounts for the full three days and three nights Jesus predicted (Matthew 12:40). Two Sabbaths occurred that week: an annual Sabbath (First Day of Unleavened Bread) on Thursday and the weekly Sabbath on Saturday.

The biblical festivals reveal the true meaning of Christ's death and resurrection more accurately than man-made observances.

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