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Job 19 vs.23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
There are many people who will just refuse to believe in the resurrection although the reasons they give don't hold up to serious scrutiny.
1/ Jesus moved the stone. - They say He didn't die on the cross. But He had been crucified, pierced and beaten and the stone was heavy and it was guarded by soldiers.
2/ The disciples moved the stone and hid His body. - Jesus made 11 appearances after the resurrection and would some of the disciples have died to defend a lie? The Lord asked Thomas to put his finger into the nail wounds.
3/ The authorities moved the stone and hid the body. - It would have served their interests to prove He was dead and they would have displayed His body publicly to prove it.
4/ The women went to the wrong tomb. - The are so many predictions of the resurrection and the testimony of over 500 people afterwards that what tomb they went to is of no significance.
5/It must have been a group hallucination or they dreamt it. - It is ridiculous to imagine that that many people could have experienced the same hallucination or dream.
God moved the stone as a witness that Christ had risen but people will not believe because it means that they would have to accept what God says and what His word teaches us and that would mean a radical (but wonderful) change in their lives.
Christ came from God He is unique.
1 Corinthians 15 vs.3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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