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Those who believe that Yeshua died on a Wednesday claim that these three women bought
their spices and prepared them on Friday "when the [Passover] sabbath was past." They then
rested (so they say) on the weekly Sabbath from Friday sundown to late Saturday afternoon, walk-
ing to the tomb BEFORE the sun set. But WHY, I ask you, would the women wait until Sabbath af-
ternoon? THE WOMEN HAD ALL DAY FRIDAY (according to this theory) TO BUY THE
SPICES, AND PREPARE THEM, AND TO TAKE THEM TO THE TOMB. THEY HAD
PLENTY OF TIME TO DO ALL THIS ON FRIDAY!

Too Late for Spices?

In the story of Lazarus (John 11:39), "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister
of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, BY THIS TIME HE STINKETH: for he hath been dead
FOUR DAYS." It is easy to see that the women would want to anoint the body with aromatic
spices approximately 36 hours after death (Friday 3pm to Sunday at dawn), but it is HARD TO
BELIEVE they would want to roll away that stone and put their spices on A STINKING CORPSE
after 72 hours plus (Wednesday 3pm to Sunday early am). It is also easy to understand why they
wouldn't want to be out at night, and would be hurrying to the tomb as soon as there was enough
daylight on Sunday morning.

Why Go Back for Spices?

Matthew 28:1-2 reads --

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earth-
quake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone from the door, and sat upon it...."

Now, in Verses 5-6:

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Je-
sus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.

Those who believe that Yeshua was crucified on a Wednesday teach that he was raised
from the dead late on the afternoon of the weekly Sabbath. The two Marys, so they argue, came to
the sepulchre late on the Sabbath before the sun had set. A great earthquake occurred and the
women were told by an angel that Yeshua had risen. Then, as they ran to tell the disciples, Yeshua
himself met them and they worshipped him.

If this scenario is correct, and the two Marys worship the risen Messiah late on the Sabbath
afternoon, WHY would they return at dawn on the first day of the week to anoint the body with
spices -- see Mark 16:1-2, Luke 24:1, 10. This makes no sense whatsoever!

Luke 24:1 says, "upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto
the seopulchre, bringing the spices." Verse 10 confirms that Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother
of James were among this party. Mark 16:1-2 says that Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

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