To: Alberta's Child; 2ndDivisionVet; Simon Green
The Shroud is showing signs of something that has never happened before (or since) in human history ... the resurrection of a human being from the dead. Biblically speaking it would be the second time it had happened.
Do not forget Lazarus. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
26 posted on
07/16/2018 5:38:03 AM PDT by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
That’s a good point, but there was clearly a difference between the two. Lazarus was raised to his previous “natural” state. When Jesus rose from the dead, He existed in some altered state — presumably in a “glorified state” that had a visible presence but also had come characteristics of a supernatural state — that was not the same as what He was before.
28 posted on
07/16/2018 5:40:44 AM PDT by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
To: Pontiac
There were a good number of people raised from the dead before Jesus’ personal experience.
34 posted on
07/16/2018 6:19:46 AM PDT by
Preachin'
(I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
To: Pontiac
Jesus did raise Lazarus, the son of the widow of Naim, and several others. Various Prophets of Israel and Apostles also raised the dead.
However, all the other instances were "only" (if it makes sense to say "only") the resuscitation of corpses. They were raised but still mortal; after a time, they aged and died again.
Jesus' resurrection was of an entirely different kind, since he was raised never to die again, with a preternatural body as different from His natural body, as the sprout of living green is different from the grain of wheat that was put into the ground.
38 posted on
07/16/2018 6:57:38 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
("Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." - Isaiah 1:18)
To: Pontiac
41 posted on
07/16/2018 8:06:48 AM PDT by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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