Did The Resurrection Really Happen?

CBN.org ^ | 3/25/02 | Ralph Muncaster

[Gurn]

"Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here; He is risen, just as He said He would."

[Psalm 73]

The tomb is... EMPTY!!! - YES!

[AppyPappy]

There is always the strange belief that Jesus didn't die on the Cross. He was merely in a coma. He awoke and summoned the guards to get Him from the tomb. The guards released Him and told Him to "get lost". After telling the authorities, they hushed it rather than let people know that you can survive a Roman crucifixion. They came up with the totally unbelievable "He was stolen" tale. Jesus, "rejuvenated" after a mere crucifixion and a mortal wound to His side, talked with the Disciples and then left for India where He lived His last as a Guru. It seems walking to India after a Crucifixion was a piece of cake.

This seemed to be a classic example of "trying not to believe something".

[Ward Smythe]

The disciples were in a state of shock, fear, and disarray, having seen their Master crucified. Is it reasonable to think they quickly created a brilliant plan and flawlessly executed it on the Sabbath day of rest?

Hardly. Until they were confronted by the Risen Christ, they were pretty cowardly. And even if they could have moved a two ton rock, they could not have done it silently. There is only one explanation for the empty tomb:

HE is RISEN!

HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!

[foolish-one]

Yee ha!!! (And I think Jesus would appreciate that sentiment.)

[ihavetheanswer]

This is a great example, of someone that hadn't studied his Bible; Rome refused to place the guards, but instead told the Jews to use their own solders!

[L,TOWM]

To secure the body, a Roman guard was placed outside the tomb.

Got to disagree with the post on that one. The guard was a Temple police detail. Their is NO WAY a jewish priest would have been able to get the commander of Legio X to look the other way for a "dereliction of duty" charge. But, that does'nt change the circumstances of the Sunday morning one bit.

The tomb was empty because the deceased that had been there Friday night was no longer deceased.

Hallelu Yeshua Messiach

[EggsAckley]

bump for later

[Johnny Shear]

"Did The Resurrection Really Happen?"

Do pigs fly?

[L,TOWM]

Especially considering the state of Roman Military discipline at the time, and the garrison for Judea, Legio X. The "Tenth" was an elite Legion in one of the most stringently disciplined forces in world history. Considering the penalty for a botched execution (taking the place of the condemmed), it is beyond the realm of realistic possibility that Jesus got of the cross without being fully dead.

[winstonchurchill]

Thanks for posting this.

I am also struck by the testimony of 'doubting Thomas'. He was convinced. So am I.

[L,TOWM]

Not really. All it takes is reading two books without a completely closed mind.

[L,TOWM]

Careful. A guy that got his jollies killing christians became the author of most of the new testament. He apparrently got persuaded, even with a totally educated and closed mind.

[william clark]

Not to mention a guy named Frank Morison, who set out to disprove the resurrection by the use of a legal standard of evidence. He ended up writing a very different book than what he set out to, called "Who Moved the Stone?"

[lavaroise]

I thought that Jesus' resurection was implicit because it was defined by God and not by man. I believe the Bible does not show explicity how the tomb was found open and empty the day after for this reason. Jews have been mandated to see proofs of God's manifestation in the real (burning bush) in order to believe that the visions did not come from a fraudulent angel or charlatan.

The case of Jesus disproves somewhat this necessity in that it mandates God to define God, and not people to define God because they witness an unatural manifestation. This is not to say that unatural manifestations cannot help God define Himself either.

It is important to remember that the crux of the issue in the Old and New Testament is that of God's jurisdiction. We cannot name God, but He names but Himself. Defining God to one's convenience is blasphemy. In fact, even man cannot define man as he would animals, plants or matter, but man is to judge man by his jurisdiction encroachments, ie. when man takes blaspheming liberty of defining man.

The question of Did the Resurection Really Happen is a terrible way to approach the problem as it binds one to define the terms Resurection, Happen etc... It is a question that is made to lead one to never find answers.

A better question is this one: Did Jesus' gained jurisdiction through resurection provided jurisdiction to mankind? Truly, if it did bear its good fruits, then the resurection did truly happen.

No witnessing of supernatural phenomena can prove better the existence of God and Godly resurection. After all, it was Saul who in contravention to God's rules raised from the dead Samuel with the help of a witch. This resurection was not God's, clearly.

[Maceman]

Has anyone considered that there was a back exit to the cave?

[L,TOWM]

Agreed. It is as basic as why do some people have faith and some do not.

Disagreed. It comes down to not wanting to know something that demands a personal life changing response.