Tell The Story about His Burial
Matthew 27:50–66
Jesus Really Died and Really Was Buried and Really Rose Again from the Dead
The Problem of the Empty Tomb
Theories
- The Disciples Stole the Body
- The Authorities Stole the Body
- The Women went to the Wrong Tomb
- Christ did not die, he merely fainted from the pain.
The Problem of the Broken Disciples
Did they Hallucinate?
No - The disciples were persuaded against their will!
Luke 24:36-37 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
[37] But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
John 20:26-28
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
[27] Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
[28] And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
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: