In Glory, Jesus raised from the dead.
There are many who have tried to explain away this truth. Some say the the Apostles came and stole the body and hid it. Some others say that Jesus was only in a deep sleep, and he escaped into obscurity. When you take a serious look at these options, you see just how ridiculous these claims are. First, lets take a look at the Apostles stealing the body. OK, so let's say that somehow they are able to get past the war seasoned warriors of the Roman army who are guarding the tomb. This legion of soldiers would never fall asleep, or let their guard down, because if they did, they would be executed. So now why would the Apostles continue on with the lie that Jesus rose from the dead? Why would they spread the good news of Jesus Christ and suffer horrific deaths for a lie?
Ok, so let's look at the notion that Jesus was only in a deep sleep. So after being beaten up to an inch from death by the cat-of-nine tails... hanging on a cross with 8 inch spikes driven through his hands and feet, Jesus woke up and tore the 100+ pounds of ointment and cloth off of him, then rolled a 4000lb stone uphill to escape the tomb. Then he tip-toed around the legion of Roman soldiers undetected to escape. I've heard some whopper stories, that that one takes the prize!
When you look objectively at this, there is only one conclusion that you can come to.
JESUS WAS RAISED FROM THE GRAVE!
HE DEFEATED DEATH!
JESUS IS ALIVE!
Happy Easter...
John
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