If Jesus was Mortal, where were the remains of his "mortal" body placed after death...?

Question

Okay, I'm a Protestant Christian...I believe in God...and I've been to Bible Study different times in my past. But this one question..I can't get a very clear, or true answer to. Can anyone shed some light on this? What I believe is that Mary Magdalene and Jesus' mother Mary found that he had risen from the tomb. Then He walked to the desciples and approached Thomas....then ascended into Heaven....I understood in Devine, Spiritual form.....maybe you can help me.

Okay all...I do believe ...but I want my facts straight...when he ascended into heaven and was of mortal body, why then do I believe what I read in Revelations that Jesus thus God will re-enter our realm and take with him to heaven all the people that have died and put in the earth on Judgement day. that until then, we will all be waiting in our earthly graves waiting for this to happen. Is this correct?

Answer 1

here u go,
David

Was Jesus' Body Stolen?

Although some theorize that Jesus' body was stolen from the tomb, this was highly unlikely. The tomb was totally secured for the following reasons:

* · it was hewn from solid rock
* · the tomb entrance was enclosed with a one-to-two ton bolder1
* · a Roman seal was placed on the entrance
* · a Roman guard unit was posted to secure the tomb

Solid Rock Tomb with Two Ton Door

Jesus was buried in a solid rock tomb. This solid enclosure would make robbery impossible without notice. The entrance to the tomb was enclosed with a large disc-shaped rock that could roll along a sloped groove to rest in front of the entrance. It has been estimated that a stone large enough to adequately cover this entrance would weigh approximately one to two tons.1

As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. -- Matthew 27:57-60 also see Mark 15:46

The women who came to complete the burial of Jesus the following morning were also impressed by the size and weight of the entrance stone.

"and they[the women] asked each other, 'Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?' But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away." -- Mark 16:3-4

Roman Seal Warned Potential Thieves

The official Roman Seal was placed upon the tomb of Jesus to authenticate it and secure it. The seal could only be placed on the entrance to the tomb in the presence of the Roman guards who would be responsible for securing it.
To break this seal would cause the power and authority of Rome to fall upon you. When caught, you would be punished by being crucified upside down! Someone would knowingly be risking severe torture and their life to attempt to steal Jesus' body.

"Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. Matthew 27:65-66

The Roman Seal probably consisted of a cord suspended across the entrance affixed by a waxy seal at each end into which the official would stamp an insignia identifying their authority and warning potential thieves who dared break it.

Disciplined Guard Unit Secured Tomb

There is division among Bible commentators as to what guard unit secured the tomb where Jesus lay. Some say that a Temple guard unit was used, others say it was most likely a Roman guard unit. The Temple guard and the Roman guard were both highly disciplined.

For example, a Roman guard unit consisted of four to sixteen highly disciplined men. Simply to leave your post or fall asleep on duty was punishable by death!2 Roman guards would make certain no one disturbed the tomb. No Roman guard would dare fall asleep while on duty.

The Temple guards were also highly disciplined. If a captain found a guard asleep, he would be beaten and burned with his own clothes.

Undisturbed Grave Clothes Evidence of Resurrection

Bible commentators state that close examination of the text describing the body linen suggests the grave clothes were undisturbed. Not only did the grave clothes not leave the tomb, as would be expected if Jesus' body were stolen, but they were actually undisturbed!

John 20:5-8 gives a graphic description of Peter and John discovering the grave clothes and head cloth:
"he bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. the cloth folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed."

The disciple "saw and believed." The detailed description by John and the reaction by the disciples to the positioning of the grave clothes suggests the disposition of the grave clothes was significant to their believing in the resurrection.

What did they see to make them believe? Bible commentators relate that by layering spices and myrrh between strips of linen, a type of cast would be formed. This encasement would tend to hold its shape and not become limp. If Jesus miraculously passed through the grave clothes an empty shell would likely remain. Upon seeing this empty shell, the disciples would no doubt be awestruck as to what had occurred. If this is accurate, it would suggest that the body of Jesus was not tampered with in any manner and therefore not stolen. If His body were stolen, the grave clothes would be disturbed. That the material was in the exact position in which it was placed by Joseph and Nicodemus may suggest that the body of Jesus passed miraculously through the grave clothes.

Another interesting fact that supports the resurrection is the disposition of the face cloth used to cover the head of Jesus.

"...The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen." John 20:7

Bible commentators relate that the Greek word describing the disposition of the face cloth, translated as folded-up, actually means to twist or to roll. The face cloth was neatly rolled and separate from the grave clothes. This suggests that there was no hurry during this event. That would preclude grave robbery, as grave robbers certainly wouldn't waste time arranging clothing. It would also suggest that Jesus was purposeful in His placement of the face cloth as another testament of His physical resurrection.

Answer 2

Jehovah's witnesses are extra involved approximately watchtower theories and no longer what Jesus Christ has performed for every body at the move and the way He rose the 3rd day and defeated loss of life. They have no idea Jesus Christ as their individual Savior in order that they make up foolish suggestions approximately salvation that one is not going to uncover at any place within the Bible and they're a cult and so show cult like approaches Moises_Friaz aka Moses Beyond has no notion what Salvation is and for what cause Jesus Christ rose from the lifeless and is alive eternally extra and if he did he could be worshiping Jesus Christ and no longer watchtower

Answer 3

His mortal body was placed in the tomb. He was raised from the dead by the Arm of God. Jesus raised up an everlasting body, so the body was renewed, yet Jesus still had the scars to show Doubting Thomas, etc...

Jesus, the Word of God, put on humanity. It was His humanity that was without sin even to obey God to the point of death on the cross. Because He was with out sin (in His humanity) death couldn't keep Him in the Grave (The wages of sin is death).

So likewise, we are going to resurrect physically & have a renewed physical body like Jesus Christ.

Jesus ascended into Heaven in His new resurrected body. But the Word of God is forever and Is God. A vision of Jesus is in Revelation & Daniel. They are similar, so isn't the resurrected body, but a vision of the Word of God. When Jesus comes back to rule in the Millennium, He comes back in His resurrected body and His Saints who are resurrected.

Answer 4

Jesus' body was placed in a sealed tomb for three days and then Jehovah God resurrected Jesus back to spirit life. Jehovah would have been the one to dispose of Jesus' body in the same manner that Jehovah disposed of Mose's body. The Scriptures say a dispute arose between Michael and Satan over Mose's body but Jesus said may Jehovah rebuke you. Jesus was not resurrected in human physical form, blood and flesh cannot ascend into heaven, when Jesus was seen after his resurrection he was not immediately recognized even by his close friends because he was not in the same body but they recognized him by his word and manner, Jesus manifested different bodies for himself just as angels did when they brought messages to humans and prophets. Spirit persons are invisible and need to manifest physical bodies to be seen by humans. When Jesus appeared to Thomas Jesus had a body with the wounds from his being impaled so that Thomas would believe. But Jesus ascended into heaven in the spiritual body that Jehovah God resurrected his as. As he ascended Jesus was caught away in the clouds and disappeared from their sight, at this point he would have put off the physical body that he had manifested for himself just as the angels did when they returned to heaven after delivering their messages.

Answer 5

Jesus is God in a human body...that body rose from the grave, and ascended into heaven...
there are no "mortal remains" left!!!!!


"....why seek ye the living among the dead?....."

Answer 6

Jesus was the first to resurrect from the dead. This means He resurrected bodily, in physical form. He promised us that we'll all be resurrected as He was at His second Advent. Yes, He was 100% fully human and 100% fully divine, He simply set the example of what will eventually become for those who believe in Him.

Answer 7

when Jesus meet with Thomas, he told Thomas to put him finger into the holes in his hands, to prove that, this was his ascended body.

Answer 8

It’s all spiritual. There was no physical resurrection. What did Paul see, light or flesh? The fleshy resurrection is “another gospel” that somehow ended up in the popular bible.

Answer 9

He ascended into heaven to sprinkle His blood on the mercy seat.

That was the final act to make our redemption complete.

Answer 10

There was some documentary on Discovery Channel or something that said his remains are somewhere in the middle east.