For Christians Good Friday traditionally is the day Jesus was crucified, however it is impossible to count 3 days and 3 nights between Good Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. Various attempts have been made to justify this such as inclusive and exclusive counting but none of these stand up to Biblical scrutiny. So what is the necessity for a Friday crucifixion? This comes from the confusion found in the Gospel accounts concerning the preparation found in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 25 and John 19, with John being the only one indicating that it was the preparation for the passover. The others only indicate preparation for the Sabbath. Remember that Passover is also a sabbath and can occur on any day of the week. Basically the tradition is a result of the lack of understanding the Hebrew culture, calendar and prophecy. Daniel 9; 26—27, “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. A Wednesday crucifixion is constant with the prophetic timeline from Daniel and the gospels.