I'm sure by now you've heard about the supposed discovery of Jesus's bones, along with those of his "wife" and "child". You may have even seen the documentary on this. I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on it, however I can comment on what saith the Word....
If you believe that as Psalms 50:1 says, "The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken." And that "holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" - II Peter 1:21. And if you believe that this spoken Word has been preserved in the Holy Bible, then let's see what it says concerning Jesus's bones and body.
The Bible speaks clearly of the bodily resurrection of Jesus and his empty tomb. The empty tomb was found by Mary Magdalene and the "other Mary", the mother of James. The angel of the Lord told them that Jesus was risen and showed them the empty tomb. (Matthew 28). As they left to tell the disciples Matthew 28:9 tells us:
"And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them saying, 'All hail.' And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him." It's easy for us to understand from grade school science that the feet are made up of flesh, tissue, muscle, and yes bones! Sounds to me like Jesus has a bodily resurrection at this point and his tomb is empty at this time.
Then there was the watch (consisting of at least four soldiers) watching over the tomb to prevent the disciples from stealing Jesus's body and faking his resurrection, which was a concern that the chief priests and Pharisee's had. (Matthew 27: 62-66) However, these soldiers ended up being witnesses to the greatest miracle ever. But, their eye witness account was purchased with a large sum of money from the same chief priests who had Pilate put this watch in place. They were told to say that the disciples came and stole the body during the night while they slept. They must have been pretty convincing as many Jews believed this story even unto the day that the book of Matthew was written. (Matthew 28) Again, it's easy for us to understand the power of money and buying out of witnesses to change their story. Just read the newspaper almost any week of the year.
Is this all the evidence we have? Are these the only witnesses? No, I'm sure you know there's much more and we'll continue this a little later.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
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