I've heard a lot of church people on here claim that 500 people saw Jesus rise into the sky.
I wonder who came up with that idea.
The fact is no one saw him rise into the sky.
Two of Jesus uncle's employees (Jesus' uncle was a wealthy owner of a trading company) were instructed to arrange a meeting in the park, between Jesus and his followers.
When they got there the two employees were aleady there, dressed in white, and informed them that Jesus had just ascended, and was barely out of sight.
As they were craning their necks trying to see him, the two employees said "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."
The suggestion was put in their heads they had seen him go, but they had not.
Total number of people who saw Jesus go up into the sky: 0
Jesus and his uncle were pretty clever; and Jesus' followers, not so much.
2007-03-18
15:09:05
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Next time you hear the church people saying 500, ask for documentation.
2007-03-18
15:11:10 ·
update #1