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Is this the face of Jesus Christ?Figure of crucified man on Shroud comes to life
WND ^ | March 24th, 2010

Posted on 03/25/2010 12:58:38 PM PDT by TaraP

The world will have an extraordinary opportunity to look upon an undistorted, never-before-seen, moving 3-D portrait of a man who many think is the crucified Jesus Christ.

In just one week, graphic experts will bring to life an imprint on the holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin, believed by millions to be the burial shroud of Christ.

The Shroud of Turin bears the full-body, back-and-front image of a crucified man that is said to closely resemble the New Testament description of the passion and death of Christ. The 14-foot cloth long has posed mysteries because of its age and its negative image of a bloodstained and battered man who had been crucified. Believers claim it to be the miraculous image of Jesus, formed as he rose from the dead.

The History Channel will air "The Real Face of Jesus?," a special two-hour event that premieres March 30 at 9 p.m. EST. It aims to bring the world as close as it has ever come to seeing what Jesus may have actually looked like.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


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To: HarleyD

Actually, no.

The patches were woven in the Middle Ages.

The weave of the cloth proper is consistent with a twill of the Middle East at the time of Christ.

There’s no need to worship the thing in order to respect what it represents.


241 posted on 03/28/2010 5:10:22 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: 21twelve

No, it had been placed over his head/face while he was on the cross....after he was dead, of course. It was more of a ‘vanity’ and was a common practice at the time.

That said, you are correct that you can still see, after those horrid suicide bombings in Israel, Jewish clerics mopping up the blood of the dead victims. This isn’t just a “cleaning”; all of the person’s tissue is to be buried with the body. However, the Cloth of Oviedo wasn’t used for such a purpose; just a covering (much as you see in our culture, how we cover the face of someone who passes in hospital, etc.). It was to be buried with him when the proper preparations/burial processes were to be completed since it did contain blood (tissue). It was found in the tomb accordingly.

I’m just saying that, for reasons stated above, I don’t believe it was over or around his face/head or in any way “within” the Shroud during the energetic event that formed the Shroud image.


242 posted on 03/28/2010 5:17:13 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: RightOnline

Okay - thanks! I know that non-shroud related topics talk about how to explain the two pieces of cloth found in the tomb. I had only heard of the jaw wrapping one. Your hypthosis also makes sense. (Esp. the part about how they were rushed and couldn’t prepare the body properly.)


243 posted on 03/28/2010 5:22:44 PM PDT by 21twelve (Having the Democrats in control is like a never-ending game of Calvin ball. (Giotto))
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To: flowerplough

Yep...another cash cow for “science” to study and keep the Gov. flowing cash to their institutes of study. Sort of like climate warming...go to to get those grants.

I imagine this cloth may end up in the catholic church somewhere with the other relics etc., they do have an enormous storage type facilities for this sort of stuff. I do wonder how much tax money has already been spent on making this into something....well at most to speculate over. Might have been better spent insuring someone so they could live than over a burial cloth...sad really.


244 posted on 03/28/2010 5:32:22 PM PDT by caww
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To: Quix
Let's assume for the moment that the Shroud does date back to the time of Jesus and it really does have an imprint of a man on it. Where is the evidence that this is ACTUALLY the face of Jesus? Why could this not be the Peter...or John...or perhaps Fred the Samaritan?

I respect a church. I try to dress and behave appropriately when at church. Yet if the building committee voted tomorrow that they want to tear down the structure and build a new one, I wouldn't quibble based upon what it represents-the house of God. So why should I accord a piece of cloth more honor or dignity then the church building?

The Shroud represents nothing more then what we want to give it. And Christians want to see and promote something that simply is not there. It's no more that the golden calf that Aaron built and told the people, “This is your god that led you out of Egypt.” We are to worship God in Spirit and in truth...yet just like the Israelites before the fiery, thundering Mount Sinai we STILL want to see something a bit more tangible.

245 posted on 03/28/2010 5:38:42 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: TaraP
Interesting artifact.

However we are reminded by YHvH:

Exodus 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol,
or any likeness of what is in heaven above
or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

246 posted on 03/28/2010 5:44:04 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: HarleyD

I agree it should not have inordinate attention.

However, there’s a chance it may . . . verify, in a sense . . . perhaps even a scientific sense . . . the Resurrection. That would be more than a little interesting to some of us.


247 posted on 03/28/2010 6:04:26 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: Quix; TaraP

Thank you.

We shall behold Him.


248 posted on 03/28/2010 6:30:11 PM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: RightOnline

Post 20. You’re right, that is very nice.


249 posted on 03/28/2010 6:32:37 PM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: HerrBlucher

Excellent point, thank you.


250 posted on 03/28/2010 7:11:43 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: caww

Wow, ok, well everyone can just go away and stop talking about this. The voice of authority has spoken!


251 posted on 03/28/2010 7:17:24 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: Wpin

Do not use potty language - or references to potty language - on the Religion Forum.


253 posted on 03/28/2010 9:49:24 PM PDT by Religion Moderator
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To: Religion Moderator

“Do not use potty language - or references to potty language - on the Religion Forum.”

Sorry, must have gotten a case of diarrhea fingers on the keyboard... ;) I do get incensed with rude behavior and crudely rude against Christians is the worst...


254 posted on 03/28/2010 9:53:28 PM PDT by Wpin (I Choose Liberty)
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To: Quix

Thanks for the ping!


255 posted on 03/28/2010 9:53:53 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: flowerplough
and right up to yesterday’s further charges of Popely coverups of priestly deaf boy school rapes

Quoting The New York Slimes as a definitive source on FR?

Troll.

Cheers!

256 posted on 03/28/2010 10:21:08 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: brytlea

Romans 1:4-5
“And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.”

“...powerfully raised him from the dead...” God doing this through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I’ll bet that was some blast. So, could it have left some kind of imprint on a cloth wrapping the body...probably.

Is the shroud real? Don’t know. I’d like it to be, because I’d love to look upon the face of our Lord.

But, I go back to the scripture above, and right there is the only truth I need. Raised by God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen and Amen.


257 posted on 03/28/2010 11:16:23 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: Quix

Fascinating, thanks for the ping.


258 posted on 03/29/2010 3:36:17 AM PDT by oprahstheantichrist (The MSM is a demonic stronghold, PLEASE pray accordingly - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
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To: HarleyD

Amen Harley.


259 posted on 03/29/2010 3:40:11 AM PDT by Gamecock (If you want Your Best Life Now, follow Osteen. If you want your best life forever, don't. JM)
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To: RightOnline

Thanks!


260 posted on 03/29/2010 6:18:08 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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