CONTENT
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Introduction) “Introducing The “Three Day Commentary”
1)“A Contrast In The Physical Conditions Of Jesus And The Two Thieves At 9:00 A.M. On The Day They Were Crucified.
2) "Was The Darkness That Descended At Jesus’ Death A Prophesied Event?"
3) “The Misuse of Psalm 146:4”
4) “The Renting Of The Veil Of The Temple From Top To Bottom”
5) “A Reconciliation Of The Gospel Accounts Of The Thieves On The Crosses From The Point Of View Of The Divine Inspiration Of Scripture”
5) “A Reconciliation Of The Gospel Accounts Of The Thieves On The Crosses From The Point Of View Of The Divine Inspiration Of Scripture”
Introduction
"Introducing the Three Day Commentary"
The Three Day Commentary is a collection of potpourri topics that were flushed out during my 10 years of exploring the mysterious days between Jesus’ death and resurrection. Individually, some items will not seem to amount to much, but together they weave a tapestry I could not ignore. So I wrote them all down. You will find all kinds of things here, but each of them is related, either directly or indirectly, to the curious subject of these incredible days.
The commentary is intended as a “fun read” for everyone immersed in the Three Day Series of books, of which only Book 1 has been published to date. However, I believe those who are not familiar with the Series will enjoy this commentary as well. It contains a variety of tidbits ranging from miscellaneous research, to the solving of minor puzzles (at least they were puzzles to me), to explanations why something was included in the Series, or why a conclusion was reached. Several references to the commentary appear in the source notes of the published book, so rather than keep readers waiting until all four books were available, I thought we could have a little fun posting some of these things now. Therefore piece by piece and slow as a tortoise race, items from the Three Day Commentary will appear here. The latest posting will appear at the bottom of this page and never on the Home page of this site. A list of the content titles appears at the top of this page.
As you read, please don’t take my eclectic collection too seriously. Yes, some of the content is serious (such as Appendix 1) but as a whole the commentary is intended to be informative and occasionally entertaining. I realize Christians can be intense at times, but sometimes it’s just fun to explore things a little. So please understand the spirit in which this is offered.
In this online version, the Appendix items will appear first, after which I will decide how to handle the miscellaneous comments I make about the numbered endnotes in the book narrative. Generally, Appendix items will be posted in the order in which they relate to the chronological events of the narrative. Technically, my first item (and possibly others) might be considered prologue material, because they cover things which occurred before the Three Day Series narrative begins. I am also unsure if the first item is the best lead-off hitter, but it was one of the things I ran into while writing this Series and I wasn’t sure how I could patch it in later. If the first item is not your cup of tea, you can blame Pontius Pilate for it because it was a reaction he had that made me look into the matter. You will see what I mean when you read it.
Some of the information in the commentary is obvious stuff, but I included it anyway because it provides context to points and punch lines.
That said, if you are ready to begin exploring, keep in mind the spirit in which this is being offered not only to the general public, but most especially to the precious readers of the Three Day Series.
Appendix 1
"A Contrast In The Physical Conditions Of Jesus And The Two Thieves At 9:00 A.M. On The Day They Were Crucified."
Relatively speaking, you might say the thieves were "fresh" when they were nailed to their crosses on the morning of the first Good Friday. They had enjoyed breakfast and even had access to liquids before they were led away at about 8:00 am. Mark 15:25 tells us all three men were crucified at 9:00 am.
At this time Jesus, on the other hand, had not had any food or drink since 11:00 pm the night before (according to Jim Bishop's narrative in his classic book, The Day Christ Died, [First Edition]). Based on a portion of Bishop’s timeline, I conclude that Jesus, unlike the two thieves, went without food or drink for approximately 16 hours before He was nailed to the cross. It is possible the period was even longer, as much as 17-19 hours, depending on the precise time He consumed His last meal with His disciples. When Jesus finally arrived at Golgotha He was offered a drink, but He refused it (Matthew 27:34). The reason apparently was because the liquid was a special mixture of wine “lightly laced with drugs” (Bishop, p. 304) which would have dulled His sufferings. Jesus had come to endure everything. During His crucifixion He also refused another drink after tasting the offer from bystanders (Matthew 27:46-49). The bystanders had misunderstood a cry Jesus had made and presumably wanted Him to live a little longer so they could see if Elijah would really come. It seems their motivation was entertainment.
As you know Jesus suffered a whole lot more than fasting from food and drink. My point is everything you are about to read was endured without any sleep, food, or drink for an incredibly long time. Some of these sufferings are by themselves not only devastating, they are horrendous enough to have been rarely experienced in history. In modern times we would consider even the least to be a catastrophic event if we had endured it by itself. Jesus, on the other hand, endured each of them in a compounding fashion, one piled on top of the other, for six long hours. The sheer magnitude of what He went through before His crucifixion is difficult to comprehend, but here is a simplified list
1 - The sweating of great drops of Blood in the Garden of Gethsemane.
2 - A violent and painful arrest made by the Romans in Gethsemane which left Jesus hobbling the rest of the night and into the light of day.
3 - Beatings on not one but several, separate occasions in completely different places by sanhedrinists, temple guards, and Romans who kept watch over Him during His many separate hearings and trials. (I could have listed these items as separate occurrences, but for brevity I condensed them).
4 - Then after enduring all the above came the scourging, which was so devastating it was never administered in conjunction with a death sentence, except in Jesus’ case (humanly speaking this occurred for political reason, but the true, higher reason was the sovereignty of God).
5 - Oh yes, then came the crown of thorns, and a rough robe slammed onto His back, mocking His kingship, then beatings with heavy rods on the course wound on top of the freshly open wounds on His back from scourging, and then came the pounding on His head with those same heavy rods to drive the long thorns of His “crown” deeper into His scalp.
6 - Then after all this, Jesus had to carry the horizontal crossbeam of His cross 3,000 feet to Golgotha, which according to Dr. Josh McDowell in “The Resurrection Factor,” pages 44-45, the crossbeam weighed approximately 110 pounds.
1 - The sweating of great drops of Blood in the Garden of Gethsemane.
2 - A violent and painful arrest made by the Romans in Gethsemane which left Jesus hobbling the rest of the night and into the light of day.
3 - Beatings on not one but several, separate occasions in completely different places by sanhedrinists, temple guards, and Romans who kept watch over Him during His many separate hearings and trials. (I could have listed these items as separate occurrences, but for brevity I condensed them).
4 - Then after enduring all the above came the scourging, which was so devastating it was never administered in conjunction with a death sentence, except in Jesus’ case (humanly speaking this occurred for political reason, but the true, higher reason was the sovereignty of God).
5 - Oh yes, then came the crown of thorns, and a rough robe slammed onto His back, mocking His kingship, then beatings with heavy rods on the course wound on top of the freshly open wounds on His back from scourging, and then came the pounding on His head with those same heavy rods to drive the long thorns of His “crown” deeper into His scalp.
6 - Then after all this, Jesus had to carry the horizontal crossbeam of His cross 3,000 feet to Golgotha, which according to Dr. Josh McDowell in “The Resurrection Factor,” pages 44-45, the crossbeam weighed approximately 110 pounds.
So let me ask, did Jesus get special treatment because Simon of Cyrene was conscripted to carry His crossbeam? The truth is Jesus the carried 110 pounds monstrosity as far as He possibly could, but physically it was impossible to carry it any further. Because of everything He had already suffered, it is remarkable that He was even able to walk under His own power all the way to Golgotha. He nearly couldn’t. Even so, He began the journey by carrying the 110 pounds toward Golgotha anyway.
By simply listing these six items, I have glossed over a whole lot of pain, suffering, and exhaustion. Jesus, on the other hand, endured every screeching moment of it for six straight hours before the nails were driven into His hands and feet. I listed the above items without explanation because two of them are touched on in background material in the Three Day Series. One of the above items is worthy of an Appendix section of its own. I will let you guess which one that is.
My point is there is simply no way to compare the condition Jesus was in when He reached Golgotha to that of thieves at 9 am that day. The marvel is that Jesus actually lasted as long as He did. This cannot be emphasized enough.
Therefore when Mark 15:44 tells us that Pilate actually wondered how Jesus could have died so soon, I have to blurt, “Pontius please! How could you wonder such a thing? I realize you were surrounded by palatial comforts while Jesus was going through all this, and I realize that you only issued orders while Jesus bore the brunt of your commands, and that you never once witnessed any of the atrocities while they were so brutally enforced upon Him (along with others you did not order), but seriously!” Dear readers forgive me but I have to borrow a phrase from ESPN’s “NFL Countdown Show” – “C’mon, man!”
Because Pilate wondered this, skeptics then come along hundreds of years later and seize upon it (folks who will grasp at any straw for an excuse to cry “fraud”). Skeptics have no idea how ludicrous they sound or how shameful they appear in heaven, where the idiocy of their ridicule is so clearly seen. Nevertheless, they piggyback Pilate’s oblivion anyway and say, “See, even Pilate wondered if He was dead, so Jesus must not have really died on the cross, which means the resurrection is a hoax!”
Ok, I’m out of my chair now. They have no idea what sacred thing they blaspheme!”
At times I have to shake my head at all the foolishness. The real question we should be asking, and the one Pilate should have been asking, and the one every pathetic skeptic that ever lived should have been asking, is, “How on earth could Jesus survive so long on His cross?” It was a superhuman feat of unparalleled proportions. If you then factor in that Jesus did not will Himself to die so He could get it over with, but instead, He gave Himself to every unspeakable fury His Father meted out on Him (which we have not included in our physical list of sufferings). At the same time, Jesus experienced every screeching second of all the compounding sufferings in their absolute entirety, until finally, after so many, many, many things hit Him over, and over, and over, for such a very, very, very long time, His human body finally gave out; it simply could not take it anymore. The mortal flesh in which He was housed collapsed beneath Him. Physically, the human Body of Jesus could not take everything that His soul was willing to endure, so His heart finally ripped open and He died. And through the entire ordeal, through every agonizing second of it, Jesus never once complained. In fact He offered only kindness in return. He even asked for the forgiveness of those who were taunting Him because He realized they did not understand what they were doing (skeptics still don’t). In every conceivable way Jesus suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and by all means, when at last it was finally over, and after He had endured absolutely everything to the point that His Body literally gave out Him, it was completely and totally finished!
Ok, I have settled down a bit and I’m fine. I think I can proceed to Appendix 2 now . . . so stay tuned.
Appendix 2
"Was The Darkness That Descended At Jesus’ Death A Prophesied Event?"
Isaiah 60:2 (NASB) says,
For behold, darkness will cover the earth,
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you,
And His glory will appear upon you.
Again, I’m not sure the first half of this verse could be stated more specifically or any more clearly. As I mentioned in the post on the Home page (The Darkness – A Factual Event) this literally occurred all over the world the day Jesus died, not to mention the description of the earthquake.
But let’s take a deeper look. The latter half of this verse says, “His glory will appear upon you.” Because Scripture cannot be broken (Jesus is the One Who told us this in Matthew 5:17-18), we know this has either already happened, or it will take place one day in the future (or possibly both have/will happen[ed]); that is, it has already happened and it will take place again). If it is true that this phrase was intended by God to be fulfilled during that time when the “darkness will cover the earth,” then this means that God’s glory appeared on Jesus in some way when He died. Since this is not recorded as taking place on the physical Body of Jesus in the visible realm of humans the moment He died, I have concluded that this likely happened on the Inner Man of Jesus in the invisible realm when He exited His Body at death. This is the reason chapter 2 of Book 1 begins the way it does. This verse, coupled with all that incredible biblical evidence about “The Surge” (see chapter 3 in Book 1), are likely twin witnesses to some extraordinary events taking place just beyond the visibility of humans the moment Jesus died.
Appendix 3
"The Misuse of Psalm 146:4"
His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts perish. (Psalm 146:4)
Knocking on my door some 20 years ago, Jehovah’s Witness were using this verse to say there is no “hell” or afterlife of any kind after death. They cheerfully and confidently proclaimed this view in spite of the preponderance of Scriptures to the contrary. Naturally, they did not believe this verse applied to them (or to any of Jehovah’s Witness because they were the 144,000); this verse applies only to you and me. According to JW we will cease to exist after death. This nonsense flies in the face of everything the Scripture openly teaches, so much so it both baffles and saddens me.
What does Psalm 146:4 mean? The context explains. The verse before it is warning us not to put our trust in temporal princes for justice, while the verses that follow exhort us to trust the eternal Prince who sovereignly decides all matters, and Who lives after human princes die. Between those two slices of bread comes our verse in question, the context of which Jehovah’s Witness completely ignores. What is dangerous about their view is, sentimentally speaking, folks jump at the chance to believe the best about things (they will believe what they hope is true, or what they want to be true, rather than what is true). Folks embrace what Jehovah’s Witness say here because they don’t like facing up to what God says. In this age of so-called tolerance, the alternative is too unpleasant. When faced with the choice of believing the best or accepting what is unpleasant, society will always choose error over the truth in the name of tolerance.
So what does Psalm 146:4 mean specifically? There are two phrases in the verse. Let’s look at them one at a time.
The first phrase says, “His spirit departs, he returns to the earth.” Understood in its context, this is a description of exactly what happens to earthly princes in whom humans have erroneously put their trust for justice (instead looking to the eternal One Who is over the human judges). Inevitably the prince dies and he returns to the earth. This has always been true of our earthly bodies. From dust we were made, and to dust we shall return. It happens this way because God declared it to do so in Genesis 3:19. At the time Psalm 146:4 was written, the phrase “he returns to the earth” was also referring to our human spirit as well. In fact this is literally what the phrase says. “His spirit departs, he returns to the earth.” This means that Psalm 146:4 is literally true in two ways. The body returns to the earth as dust, and the eternal spirit also returns to the earth. For humans who died in the Old Testament, their human spirit (and their soul) literally “returned to the earth” by “departing” to a place called Sheol. The human spirit was created to exist forever and always does so after you die, in spite of what Jehovah’s Witness say when they distort this verse. The only open question is whether you will exist eternally with God, or apart from Him.
So, back to Psalm 146:4. In the Old Testament a human prince dies and his body and his spirit “return to the earth.” His body returns to the dust and his spirit goes to Sheol. It should be noted that when the New Covenant was inaugurated, God changed what happens to your human spirit when you die because you are a born again believer in Jesus Christ. In such cases your body returns to the earth but your spirit ascends to be with the Lord, and thus you shall always be with the Lord. Later these deceased ones will also experience a dramatic resurrection. But that is not the subject of this post.
Now let’s look at the second phrase of Psalm 146:4 which Jehovah’s Witness use to say that you no longer exist when you die. “In that very day his thoughts perish.” What does that mean? In the context and in light of all the other Scriptures God has given us about this subject, this phrase is saying that the thoughts of those earthly princes which humans trust for justice “will perish.” In other words, a new human ruler will replace the old one and everything will change. Therefore don’t put your trust in temporal man, but in the decisions of the eternal Judge. The context of the whole psalm makes it clear that “the thoughts” do not refer to the consciousness of the deceased (as though he no longer exists as an entity), but they refer to the decisions, the plans, the rulings which the earthly prince made when he was alive. They cease because they are replaced by the “thoughts” of the next temporal guy who comes after him on earth. The deceased ruler’s thoughts, plans, and decisions are no more. Consequently, don’t trust in temporal princes; trust in the eternal God.
The error Jehovah’s Witness make is obvious to anyone who has a basic understanding of the powerful transition that took place between the Old and New Covenants. Humans have always been created to exist forever and nothing can change that, certainly not the misuse of Psalm 146:4. Besides all the obvious statements in Scripture about different kinds of afterlife for believers and unbelievers, understanding the way that God has dealt with departed spirits is important, especially for young believers. The Bible explains to us how God changed the handling of the departed dead from the way of the Old Covenant, to the way of New Covenant. Of course, the reason for the change was the fulfillment of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. That changed everything! This is at least some of the foundation which the Three Day Series is attempting to lay, among other things, for believers young and old, and for the world at large.
My impression of the veil of the temple has always been that of a curtain which served as the boundary between the Holy Place and the Holiest of Holies, as described in the tabernacle of the wilderness. My entire Christian life I erroneously transferred the curtain of the tabernacle into the so-called Temple of Herod in Jesus’ day. Therefore when the Bible described the veil of the temple being torn, I pictured a curtain tearing from top to bottom. While researching, however, I found this to be grossly inaccurate.
Jerome is recorded as quoting from a source that after the earthquake at Jesus’ death, the huge lintel of the temple was found "broken and splintered, having fallen." I also discovered that when the temple was constructed by Herod in Jesus’ day, the sacred veil actually became two dividing barriers, one of which hung on the side of the Holy Place, and the other which hung on the side of the sacred Holiest of Holies. An unoccupied space of 18 inches (one cubit) was left between the two veils. The reason for two veils (instead of there being just one) is because it was not known on which side, that of the Holy Place or that of the Holiest of Holies, the original curtain veil hung in the tabernacle in the wilderness. Therefore as stated above, the actual opening between the two areas was left unoccupied and two separate veils were provided to preserve each chamber as sacred.
There were thirteen different veils used in various places throughout the temple and two new veils were constructed each year as replacements for them. The twin veils which hung in front of the Holiest of Holies were massive structures, each of which was 60 feet long and 30 feet wide and which consisted of 72 squares that had been “put together” (exactly how is unclear to me). Each square was also said to be as thick as the palm of a man’s hand. Just one of the massive twin veils between the Holy Place and the Holiest of Holies required many priests to manipulate.
Lastly, it is believed by some that the renting of the massive veils, and the destruction of the great lintel which suspended them, was not torn by the natural earthquake (which seemed insufficient to some to destroy such a structure) or even by the falling of the lintel, but they believe it came about by the very hand of God Himself.
As I am sure many of you are aware, the renting of the veil from top to bottom was a symbolic act of the tearing down of the dividing wall between humanity and the powerful presence of God. That separation was significant and literally existed until Jesus paid the price for our sins with His Blood. The sacrifice of Jesus’ Blood consummated our free access to the powerful presence of God Almighty by anyone who accepts the sacrifice Jesus made for their sins.
The source for the specific information about the veils is found in Dr. Alfred Edersheim’s excellent work, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, volume ii, pages 610-611.
Matthew and Mark both say that the thieves were “hurling abuse at Jesus” (Matthew 27:44 and Mark 15:32) during the crucifixion. However, Luke 23:39-45 say one of the thieves asks Jesus to remember him when He comes in His kingdom. At first glance this appears to be a contradiction, until you examine the accounts a little closer.
In the Matthew and Mark accounts, the very next verse after the description of the thieves (plural) hurling abuse at Jesus says that at the “sixth hour [noon] darkness fell” (Matthew 27:45 and Mark 15:33). The order of the wording seems to be an indication that both thieves were hurling abuse at Jesus before the darkness fell, that is, before noon. In the Luke 23:39-45 passage, however, the account begins by describing only one thief hurling abuse while the other defends Jesus. The key seems to be that fact that verse 44, the verse about the darkness falling, is worded differently in the Luke passage. There it says, “And it was now [emphasis mine] about the sixth hour [noon] and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour [3 pm]. The difference in this account is marked by the word `now.’ In other words, the description of this one thief defending Jesus happened at about noon at the time that the mysterious darkness fell.
My conclusion is that the 6 hour crucifixion of Jesus can be divided into two equal time periods: the 3 hours before the darkness fell (9 am to noon), and the 3 hours after the darkness fell (noon to 3 pm). The Matthew and Mark accounts are describing what happened before the darkness fell. Both thieves were mocking Jesus during this time. After the darkness fell, however, which is the focus of the Luke account, one of the thieves has changed his tune. This thief, who was bitter and in great pain before the darkness fell, had joined in with the scorn that was freely circulating on the hill. But when that unexplained darkness fell he came under the conviction of the grace of God about the sin He had committed against Jesus. He then repented and openly began to defend Jesus. Being under the influence of God’s grace, he saw the reality of Jesus’ kingdom and even humbly asked Jesus to remember Him when he came in that kingdom. During the first 3 hours this thief was as depraved as the rest of us. Yet when the darkness fell, he came under the conviction of God and abruptly changed both his attitude and his behavior. He even called out to Jesus to `save him’ when that kingdom that he now sees is real comes to pass. There is no contradiction in the accounts.
Appendix 4
“The Renting Of The Veil Of The Temple From Top To Bottom”
My impression of the veil of the temple has always been that of a curtain which served as the boundary between the Holy Place and the Holiest of Holies, as described in the tabernacle of the wilderness. My entire Christian life I erroneously transferred the curtain of the tabernacle into the so-called Temple of Herod in Jesus’ day. Therefore when the Bible described the veil of the temple being torn, I pictured a curtain tearing from top to bottom. While researching, however, I found this to be grossly inaccurate.
Jerome is recorded as quoting from a source that after the earthquake at Jesus’ death, the huge lintel of the temple was found "broken and splintered, having fallen." I also discovered that when the temple was constructed by Herod in Jesus’ day, the sacred veil actually became two dividing barriers, one of which hung on the side of the Holy Place, and the other which hung on the side of the sacred Holiest of Holies. An unoccupied space of 18 inches (one cubit) was left between the two veils. The reason for two veils (instead of there being just one) is because it was not known on which side, that of the Holy Place or that of the Holiest of Holies, the original curtain veil hung in the tabernacle in the wilderness. Therefore as stated above, the actual opening between the two areas was left unoccupied and two separate veils were provided to preserve each chamber as sacred.
There were thirteen different veils used in various places throughout the temple and two new veils were constructed each year as replacements for them. The twin veils which hung in front of the Holiest of Holies were massive structures, each of which was 60 feet long and 30 feet wide and which consisted of 72 squares that had been “put together” (exactly how is unclear to me). Each square was also said to be as thick as the palm of a man’s hand. Just one of the massive twin veils between the Holy Place and the Holiest of Holies required many priests to manipulate.
Lastly, it is believed by some that the renting of the massive veils, and the destruction of the great lintel which suspended them, was not torn by the natural earthquake (which seemed insufficient to some to destroy such a structure) or even by the falling of the lintel, but they believe it came about by the very hand of God Himself.
As I am sure many of you are aware, the renting of the veil from top to bottom was a symbolic act of the tearing down of the dividing wall between humanity and the powerful presence of God. That separation was significant and literally existed until Jesus paid the price for our sins with His Blood. The sacrifice of Jesus’ Blood consummated our free access to the powerful presence of God Almighty by anyone who accepts the sacrifice Jesus made for their sins.
The source for the specific information about the veils is found in Dr. Alfred Edersheim’s excellent work, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, volume ii, pages 610-611.
Appendix 5
“A Reconciliation Of The Gospel Accounts Of The Thieves On The Crosses From The Point Of View Of The Divine Inspiration Of Scripture”
Matthew and Mark both say that the thieves were “hurling abuse at Jesus” (Matthew 27:44 and Mark 15:32) during the crucifixion. However, Luke 23:39-45 say one of the thieves asks Jesus to remember him when He comes in His kingdom. At first glance this appears to be a contradiction, until you examine the accounts a little closer.
In the Matthew and Mark accounts, the very next verse after the description of the thieves (plural) hurling abuse at Jesus says that at the “sixth hour [noon] darkness fell” (Matthew 27:45 and Mark 15:33). The order of the wording seems to be an indication that both thieves were hurling abuse at Jesus before the darkness fell, that is, before noon. In the Luke 23:39-45 passage, however, the account begins by describing only one thief hurling abuse while the other defends Jesus. The key seems to be that fact that verse 44, the verse about the darkness falling, is worded differently in the Luke passage. There it says, “And it was now [emphasis mine] about the sixth hour [noon] and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour [3 pm]. The difference in this account is marked by the word `now.’ In other words, the description of this one thief defending Jesus happened at about noon at the time that the mysterious darkness fell.
My conclusion is that the 6 hour crucifixion of Jesus can be divided into two equal time periods: the 3 hours before the darkness fell (9 am to noon), and the 3 hours after the darkness fell (noon to 3 pm). The Matthew and Mark accounts are describing what happened before the darkness fell. Both thieves were mocking Jesus during this time. After the darkness fell, however, which is the focus of the Luke account, one of the thieves has changed his tune. This thief, who was bitter and in great pain before the darkness fell, had joined in with the scorn that was freely circulating on the hill. But when that unexplained darkness fell he came under the conviction of the grace of God about the sin He had committed against Jesus. He then repented and openly began to defend Jesus. Being under the influence of God’s grace, he saw the reality of Jesus’ kingdom and even humbly asked Jesus to remember Him when he came in that kingdom. During the first 3 hours this thief was as depraved as the rest of us. Yet when the darkness fell, he came under the conviction of God and abruptly changed both his attitude and his behavior. He even called out to Jesus to `save him’ when that kingdom that he now sees is real comes to pass. There is no contradiction in the accounts.
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