and appear ,to the masses , to be a GOD.?
2006-11-02 02:30:25 · 10 answers · asked by j t 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope, its definitely not a hoax.
2006-11-02 02:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...Not at all. To even suggest such a thing makes me think if you read any of the accounts, you must be ignoring many important things, such as:
1. Jesus was crucified on a Roman cross, the means of execution for common criminals. Rome had mastered this form of execution and it was excruciatingly painful.
2. Jesus was pierced in His side and water and blood came out - this happens only at death.
3. The legs of the crucified criminal were sometimes broken - this caused the criminal to suffocate, since he could no longer support himself with his legs. Jesus's legs were not broken, since He was already dead.
4. He was scourged (whipped) at His trial. The whips were made out of leather and had pieces of bone and metal on them. This ripped into the flesh of the person and often the criminals never made it beyond the whipping.
5. Who moved the body? No one. His disciples were scared and discouraged, and the tomb was guarded.
6. Their was a Roman seal on the stone in front of Jesus's tomb (meaning "if you break this seal, we'll break you"), and the tomb was guarded by professional Roman soldiers, who would forfeit their lives if they failed.
7. Scripture says "His visage was marred more than any man."
8. His body was put in a tomb and wrapped up in many pounds of bandages.
9. What would scare off professional Roman soldiers - certainly not some who "swooned", who was dehydrated, weak, and barely capable of walking on bruised feet!
10. His crucifixion and events surrounding it were not done in a corner - it was a well-known event.
...You tell me how He could have faked the whole thing. And if He did not rise from the dead, pray tell, what did happen?
...He didn't exactly appear to the masses, either. He appeared to His disciples and others, and over 500 at one time. He ate fish and showed them His wounds and told Thomas, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
...For those who would suggest they were all hallucinating, hallucinations (seeing things) do not normally happen to large groups, but to individuals here and there.
...I do pray that you will believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and be saved.
...Whosoever will, may come.
2006-11-02 10:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by carson123 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is plenty of evidence out there to dispute your claims but the one that is the best in my opinion is John 19:34. If you study the chemistry of the blood, it is only after death (hours not minutes) that the blood and water separate. The bible does not state how long Christ hung on the cross but the fact that it says that the "blood and water flowed" substantiates the truth of His death. Remember that God could have intervened at any time but He chose not to and He was not about to violate natural law now.
2006-11-02 12:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by teachingpk2008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jesus Christ did in fact die. There are tons of historical evidence that prove this. The Romans did sentence him to death and did crucify him. However believing whether he actually rose from the dead or did not and remained dead in his burial spot is where you may disagree.
2006-11-02 10:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by jfa0209 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope! Totally documented in Roman archives. Even the Jewish leaders of the time had records of this. Glory, the truth is that Jesus came and died for our sins. Praise God, be happy.
2006-11-02 10:33:49 · answer #5 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no documentation of the existence of Jesus outside the gospels, let alone the Crucifixion (Josephus mentions Jesus in his writings, but they have been proven to be forged). I do believe Jesus did live and that he was crucified. I do not, however, believe he rose from the dead.
2006-11-02 10:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope the Crucifiction was real it's says in the Bible.
2006-11-02 10:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
congratulations, you've finally figured it out. Well done! Now go and wait quietly, because a sweeper team from the Vatican will be by shortly to discuss this matter with you in more detail.
2006-11-02 10:33:58 · answer #8 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can find other historical accounts of His death other than in the Bible too. The thing is, when the Romans set out to kill somebody, they killed them - no mistakes about that.
2006-11-02 10:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I could see your point in speculation if the bible was the only book that mentioned it, however other texts from historians mentions it. Jehoshaphat (sp) mentions it, and he was a historian, he wrote of Jesus whom was crucified.
2006-11-02 10:36:08 · answer #10 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋