Why did Jesus's apostles abandon Him at the crucificion?
2006-10-21 10:35:44 · 6 answers · asked by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There may have been a very practical reason.
John was a young man, with no beard, and with a realatively slight build.
Dressed in the clothing of those times, perhaps with a head covering of some sort, he could have been easily mistaken for one of the women, or simply dismissed as a child, and this may have given the Romans little or no reason to be concerned, or to take notice of him.
The other apostles were grown men, and would certainly have drawn more attention to themselves, if they too, had insisted on being at the foot of the cross.
2006-10-21 14:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't. It just says they looked on from a distance. I believe this is referring to the fact that the Catholic Mass is at the Crucifixion. We stand with John and Mother Mary while the other denominations refuse to believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist they are looking on from a distance--the distance is also the distance of time at this point.
2006-10-21 11:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human failure but only the men abandoned Him. The women remained.
2006-10-21 10:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Would you have stayed? Would you have wanted to share in his punishment, they would have had to. And it was for the better, because if they hadn't then we wouldn't have the Gospels.
2006-10-21 10:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by SaLeMiZmE 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-21 10:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? Maybe God gave them fear to protect them until Pentecost.
2006-10-21 10:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by Desperado 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋