'On the Third Day' in the Bible
On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be put to death, and on the third day be raised up [from death to life].”
And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox [that sly, cowardly man], ‘Listen carefully: I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’
And when they have scourged him they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.
saying that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise [from death to life].”