This brings us to the fact that Yahshua was crucified on the Preparation Day, which fell on the fourth day of the week, a Wednesday.

The facts are that the 14th of Aviv fell on the fourth day of the week only in the years 28 C.E., and 31 C.E., and did not fall on a Wednesday again until many years later. This would have caused Yahshua to be a very old man when he was crucified if He would have had to live until the Preparation day fell on a Wednesday again.

Luke 3:23; “Yahshua Himself, when He began His ministry, was about thirty years of age.”
Since the Current Era is based upon the birth of Yahshua, that means that He hadn’t even begun His ministry in the year 28 C.E. Yahshua turned thirty years old in the year 30 C.E., and was sacrificed on the 14th of Aviv in the year 31 C.E., which is one of the only two years which had a Wednesday Preparation day.

On what day did Yahshua enter Yerusalem before He was taken captive?
Yahshua entered Yerusalem riding upon a donkey: Matt 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-38 and Yahchanan 12:12-16, which fulfilled the prophecy foretold of the Messiah in Zecharyah.

Zecharyah 9:9; “Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of Zion!
Shout for joy, 0 daughter of Yerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Mattithyah 21:12-16, says that Yahshua went into the House of Yahweh and drove out the money changers. It is told as if this happened the same day that He entered Yerusalem.

Yahchanan Mark 11:15-18 and Luke 19:45-48, describe the event of Yahshua driving the money changers out of the House of Yahweh as if it happened the day after Yahshua entered Yerusalem. It would seem that Yahshua would cleanse the House of Yahweh as soon as He entered it, rather then enter it one day, look around, and then drive out the money changers the following day.

No matter which day it took place, Yahshua driving the money changers out of the House of Yahweh fulfills Isayah 56:7 and Yeremyah 7:11.

Isayah 56:7; “I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My House of prayer. Their burnt -offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted upon My alter; for My House will be called a House of prayer for all people.”

Yeremyah 7:11; “Has this House, which is called with My Name, become a den of in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen this! says Yahweh.”
After Yahshua entered Yerusalem riding upon a donkey, He went out of the city, into Bethany, and stayed there for the night, (Matt 21:17 and Mark 11:11). The day after Yahshua entered Yerusalem, returning from Bethany, Yahshua cursed the fig tree; (Mark 11:12-14). The following day the apostles found the fig tree had withered; (Mark 11:20-24). This shows that Yahshua had entered Yerusalem at least three days before He was taken captive.