The Resurrection of Christ is one of the most questioning studies of scientists. Also
Theologians have been stuck on this topic as well. Without the Resurrection, the Christian’s faith
would be futile and Christians are not Christians. Indeed, there are several theories that tries to
prove the Resurrection to be false. The Swoon, Theft, Wrong Tomb, and Hallucination theories
are false because Christ did, in fact, rise from the dead.
The Swoon theory states that Christ did not die but only fainted and was still alive, then after
the crucifixion and the burial took place, afterward Jesus removed the big stone and went on his
way appearing to people and living his life on Earth. Many doctors today are fooled by patients
that have fainted instead of dying, then misdiagnose them as deceased ( Resurrection 1). The
crucifixion takes many days of agony, while the victim dies by the end of the crucifixion
(Robinson 1). Jesus, however, died on the first day of the crucifixion which happened when he
gave up his soul while the sky was dark and gloomy, which is oddly suspicious, because most
victims don’t die the first day (Robinson 1). After this the guards came to break his legs but
found out he was already dead.
The Swoon theory is not true because of evidence that has been found. If Jesus did faint, he
would need much more than three days to recover from the injuries he had taken from the guards
(Keathley 1).If Jesus survived, the walk to Emmaus is seven or more miles long. No person that
is crucified could ever do that. The spices that were put into the tomb would have suffocated
Jesus (Robinson 1). The guards and everyone, including Pilate, observed Jesus and saw that he
was dead (John 19:31-35 has a ...
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...n, and Wrong Tomb. These theories have been proving wrong with
much evidence and the most important evidence of all, the Word of God or the Bible.
the Word of God or the Bible.
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say that due to the way Jesus reacted at his arrest and the fact that
While this was taking place, I saw before me a mysterious person similar to the one I had seen on the evening of August the 5th. The only difference was that his hands and feet and side were dripping blood. The sight terrified me and what I felt at that moment is indescribable. I thought I should have died if the Lord had not intervened and strengthened my heart which was about to burst out of my chest. The vision disappeared and I became aware that my hands, feet and side were dripping blood.” He then goes on about the pain he experienced for the next week.
From this Miracle all true doctrine in relation is based on Christ so there is no room for error. Christs Incarnation was due to the fall, Celebration is relevant every day, and not just at Christmas.
Looking back into history it can be concluded that the occurrences in Acts chapter two took place after the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus C...
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they did not brake his legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear, pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. (The Holy Bible, John. 19:32-34)
Edwards, William D., Wesley J. Gabel, and Floyd E. Hosmer. "On The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. Mar. 21, 1986, v256
Many experts from several different fields (archaeology, medicine and historical researchers) have undoubtedly agreed that Jesus Christ “willingly” suffered one of the most taxing and excruciating forms of punishment and death. Prior to the crucifixion, Jesus was in anguish and terrible stress on the Mount of Olives, because of the burden of the sins of the whole world which was laid upon His shoulders (Luke 22:42; John 1:29). The scripture told us that Jesus prayed throughout the night without sleep, because as God in the flesh, He had seen what will befall him during his trial, which caused his great stress, and the agonizing situation that made sweat to drop profusely out from his body throughout the night.
God and Jesus Christ are one and the same. One cannot believe in God and not believe in Jesus Christ. This story has been told since the beginning of time even before churches were formed. The story suggests that it was the sacrifice of this Great God’s body-of his cosmic flesh and blood- followed by the resurrection
Hall, Gerald. "Jesus' Crucifixon and Death." Academics' Web Pages. School of Theology at McAuley Campus. Web. 26 Feb. 2012.
As I looked into crucifixion and how it started I found that before Jesus was crucified, more than 30,000 men, in Israel alone, had already been crucified. It all started by this guy named Ormazd from Persia. He thought that the earth was sacred, so he did not want to defile the earth by killing criminals on it so he put them on a large pole and left them there to die.
When Jesus visited Jerusalem around 29 AD, he found enthusiastic crowds greeting him as the messiah. However he was arrested for not worshiping pagan Roman gods and was sentenced to death on a cross. While he was hanging awaiting death he forgave those who had killed him and those who had worshipped him the day before were denying him. After his crucifixion he was placed in a tomb, on the third day he rose, and greeted his followers, further convincing them that he was the messiah.
Many subjects have been spoken of over the history human beings. For some time it may have a world war, at other times a great recession, in another day it would have been a very fast athlete, at others the final match of Champions League and many more. Yet in all these occurrences that grip the human mind for some time there is no occurrence more spoken than the crucifixion of a man called Jesus Christ (Zugibe 33). His crucifixion has even been a study for the entire lifetime of many people. Institutions have been built primarily for the purpose of studying this crucifixion. Some have said this crucifixion has changed their lives. Others have retorted that it has lifted off their worries. It is widely known and embraced. However, aside from all this, with all the goodness this man Jesus Christ is preached to have, many wonder why he would be killed on a cross.
on the cross for man's sins. On the third day He rose from the grave, proving
On the night Jesus was to be arrested he went to a place called the
"Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." (James 1:15), or as Paul puts it in Romans 6:23 " the wages of sin is death". Christ never sinned, and therefore did not earn the wages of sin. Therefore God raised him from the dead "having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it." (Acts 2:24). The full story of Christ's death and resurrection can be found in Matthew 27 & 28, Mark 15 & 16, Luke 23 & 24, and John 18 - 21.