After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to some of His disciples while they were fishing. One of them was Peter, who denied Jesus three times the night of His Lord’s arrest. The Bible records: “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, ...
He could morph his lookssuch that his disciples could not recognize Him at first. The first time was at the empty burial tomb when Mary Magdalene was looking for his body, only to be talking to Jesus whom she thought was the gardener. She then recognized his voice Jn20:15-16. Another ...
Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, is often remembered for his doubt. After Jesus’ resurrection, Thomas refused to believe until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds (John 20:24-29). When Jesus appeared to him, Thomas’ doubt turned to a profound declaration of faith. Jesus’ response to Tho...
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared gre...
After supper, we left the upper room, and headed out to the Mount of Olives. It was a cool evening. The stars were out. They seemed especially bright. While we walked there, my mind was racing. With each step, I got more and more angry at what Jesus had said. Hadn’t I followed...
When Nehemiah arrives in Jerusalem, he reststhree daysbefore heset[s] out at night with only a few other men.Three days, a few other men, apparent ruin, death and destruction, three days, restoration. Jesus fulfills the promise of restoration three days after his death. ...
Sayyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází, who took the title the Báb (meaning “the Gate”). The Báb proclaimed himself to be the gate to the Twelfth Imam of Shia Islam and later declared himself to be a Manifestation of God, a status equal to that of prophets like Moses, Jesus, and ...
Earthquakes and the End Times-When Jesus was asked what would signal His return and the end of the age, He said to look for a number of signs. One of those signs was the appearance of earthquakes (Matthew 24:7). But what does that mean? After all, earthquakes have been a part of ...
after the resurrection 66 the rest of the church was not backward in producing scriptures dealing with salvation for the dead and bearing such titles as "The testament which our Lord Jesus Christ made with his Apostles after his resurrection from the dead and the instructions which he gave them...
The Jesus Seminar, a controversial group of scholars that evaluates the New Testament in the harsh light of historical review, has concluded that there is no evidence that the Easter Resurrection was a physical reality.