Genesis 2:1-2
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
When God says "It is finished," He takes a day off.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth in six days. After finishing His good work, He rested on the seventh day and consecrated it as holy.
On Good Friday, Jesus finished His good work and rested on the Sabbath day that followed.
John 19:30
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished": and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Jesus rested all day Saturday in Sabbath repose. His work done, He prepared to begin afresh at sunrise.
Just as God rested on the seventh day after the world was created by His Word, He rested on the seventh day after the Word was crucified by His world. The Sabbath consecrated His completed work and laid the foundation for the new creation. When the Son rose the next morning, He got to work.
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