The day upon which this sign was accom
The day upon which this sign was accom plished was "the third day" (2:1). "The third day" signifies the day of resurrection (Acts 10:40; 1 Cor. 15:4). In John 1 the words the next day are used three times, in verses 29, 35, and 43. Why does it say "the next day" three times in chapter 1 and then speak of "the third day" in 2:1? "The third day" in chapter 2 should not actually be called the third day, but the fifth. Perhaps you should go to John and argue with him, saying, "Brother John, you did something wrong. You have three 'next days,' and so the day mentioned in 2:1 should be the fifth day." John would reply, "Dear brother, that was why I did not speak of the second day, third day, and fourth day in chapter 1, but called each of them 'the next day' until I called the day in chap ter 2 'the third day.' " None of the events which transpired on the "next days" in chapter 1 were in resurrection.
Let us look at the three "next days" in chapter 1. "The next day [John] saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (v. 29). Was that in resur rection? Certainly not. How can you say that was in resurrection? "Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, and looking at Jesus walking, he said, Behold, the Lamb of