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The Passing of the Third Day

The Passing of the Third Day

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This third scene begins with the statement that at the arrival of Jesus, Lazarus had been dead four days (John 11:17). This notation was extremely important to those familiar with Jewish burial customs.312 The general belief was that the spirit of the deceased hovered around the body for three days in anticipation of some possible means of reentry into the body. But on the third day it was believed that the body lost its color and the spirit was locked out. Therefore the spirit was obliged to enter the chambers of Sheol (the place of the dead).313 The passing of the third day, therefore, signaled the conclusion of the last modicum of hope for the mourners. More
Borchert, Gerald L. John 1–11. Vol. 25A. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996. Print. The New American Commentary
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