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<html> <head> <title>RevelationIndia - Resurrection</title> <style> A { COLOR : white; Text-Decoration : None } A:Hover { COLOR : #cc0000;Text-Decoration : underline } </style> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#f7f7ff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"><a name="top"></a> <table width="779" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="500"> <tr> <td width="150" rowspan="9" valign="top"> </td> <td colspan="2" align="middle" valign="top" rowspan="9" width="700"> <blockquote> THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST Biblical Confirmations <TABLE border=0 cellPadding=1 cellSpacing=1 width="90%"> <TR> <TD valign=top > </A>There were many defining moments in the life of Jesus. Two of them were his baptism by John the Baptist, and his crucifixion by the Roman authorities. The canonical gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John) are basically in agreement about the events in Jesus' life between his baptism and crucifixion. But they differ greatly when describing the events before his baptism and after his death. Some liberal theologians have concluded that the birth, childhood and resurrection stories were pieced together by the authors of the gospels out of developing legends that were circulating among various Christian groups at the time. Conservative theologians believe in the inerrancy of the Bible and attempt to reconcile the apparently conflicting gospels into a single coherent picture. Details of the death and resurrection of Jesus are described in the following Gospel passages: <TABLE border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="100%"><li>Mark 15:33 to 16:8 (Verses 16:9 to 16:20 are a later forgery inserted by an unknown author long after the original book was written) </LI></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="100%"> <li>Matthew 27:52 to 28:20 </LI></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="100%"><li>Luke 23:44 to 24:12 </LI></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="100%"><li>John 19:29 to 20:18 </LI></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> By combining the various gospels' accounts Jesus' death and resurrection, one can develop a common story that is consistent with most of the Biblical texts: Simon from Cyrene was pressed into service to carry the cross from Jerusalem to Golgatha, the place of crucifixion. There, Jesus was offered a drink of wine mixed with a bitter substance. He refused. He was nailed to the cross through his palms and feet. Two robbers were crucified with him; one on either side. People passing by hurled insults. From the 6th to the 9th hour, it became dark. Jesus cried out. He was offered vinegar to drink. He cried out again and died. The veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom by an unknown force. Joseph of Arimathea obtained permission to take Jesus' body to his private tomb. He wrapped the body in a clean linen cloth, placed it in the tomb and sealed the entrance. On Sunday morning, an unknown number of women came to the tomb. The stone had been rolled away. They found that Jesus' body was missing. Biblical Confirmations of Resurrection </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" > <tr> <td> There are numerous references in the Christian Scriptures to the resurrection of Jesus, in addition to the passages listed above. Many also confirm that Jesus reappeared after his death in a physical body. Some are: <ul> <li>I Corinthians 15:3-5: "...I [Paul] passed on to you...that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the twelve." <li>I Timothy 3:16 "...was taken up in glory." <li>Matthew 26:29: "...I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom." <li>Luke 24:39: "Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." <li>Luke 24:46: "He told them, 'This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day...' " <li>John 20:27: "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.' " <li>John 21:12: "Jesus said to them, 'Come and have breakfast.' None of the disciples dared to ask him, 'Who are you?' They knew it was the Lord." <li>The Book of Acts, which has the same author as the Gospel of Luke , contains many references to the resurrection: Acts 2:24-36; 3:15; 4:10, 4-33; 5:30; 10:40-41; 13:30-34; 17:32; 24:15; 25:19; 26:8, 26:23. <li>Among the Epistles, some of which were written by Paul, the resurrection is also mentioned. e.g. the 2 references above, and Romans 1:3; Romans 6:9-10; Ephesians 1:20; Philippians 2:9; Colossians 2:12; I Thessalonians 1:10; II Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 13:20; I Peter 1:21. </li> </ul></td> </tr> </table></blockquote> </td> <td width="50" rowspan="9" valign="top" align = right> </td> </tr> </table> <table border=0 align = center width = "50%" cellspacing = 2 cellpadding = 2> <TR> <TD width = 200 align = middle><A href= "#top"><IMG border=0 src="IMAGES/top.gif"></A></TD> <TD align =middle width = 200><A href= "default.asp"><IMG border = 0 src = "images/home1.gif"></A></TD> <TD align =middle width = 200><A href= "javascript:history.back(1)"><IMG border = 0 src = "images/back1.gif"></A></TD> </TR> </table>  </body> </html>