âWhat does âhe ascendedâ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?â (Ephesians 4:9) Dr. Luke tells us that Jesus died around 3:00 on a Friday afternoon, just a few hours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. Funerals were prohibited on the Sabbath, so Jesusâ supporters didnât have the luxury of time with which to plan a service. They had to hustle just to bury him before sunset. In fact, the Bible notes that since they didnât even have time to secure a tomb in which to lay him, they placed him in a borrowed one located in a nearby garden.