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How do the women preparing spices fit into the timeline?

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The women prepared spices on Friday after the High Sabbath and rested on Saturday before visiting the tomb on Sunday.

The timing of the women's preparation of spices illuminates the intricacies of the timeline surrounding Jesus' death and resurrection. After the High Sabbath on Thursday, they went to buy and prepare spices on Friday but rested on the weekly Sabbath, which was Saturday (Luke 23:55-56). Their visit to the tomb on Sunday was to anoint Jesus’ body with those spices, as Pilate had previously sealed the tomb, preventing them from accessing it sooner. This sequence indicates that the two Sabbaths were separate and confirms the accuracy and harmony of the scriptural accounts of the events leading up to and following the resurrection.
Scripture References: Luke 23:55-56, Mark 16:1, Matthew 28:1

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