The Question Answered by Sir Lionel Luckhoo

Author:Sir Lionel Luckhoo
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Theology
Published: 2012-03-12T14:29:29+00:00

2.

Jesus' body is placed in a tomb.

The tomb is sealed. The vigilance of the Pharisees and High Priests are clearly identified. They sought and acquired the co-operation of Pilate. The tomb will be secured. It is secured and finally sealed.

Professor Albert Roper makes the following observation: "A guard of Roman soldiers numbered from 10 to 30 who sealed the tomb of Jesus with the Imperial Seals of Rome affixing thereto in wax the official stamp of the procurator himself which would be a high crime even to deface. Thus, did these zealous enemies of Jesus unwittingly prepare in advance an unanswerable challenge to their subsequent explanation of the resurrection, an explanation which did not, and could not, in the very nature of things explain it."

Let us not forget that there was only one opening to the tomb. An oblong 4 feet by 3 feet, across this a very large stone is rolled and then a cord is placed from one end to the other across the stone and sealed with the Roman Seal.

The seal was sacred. The soldiers would be unconcerned about who Jesus was or claimed to be, but with their lives they would defend the seal. No one was to touch it, or remove it without the written decree coming from the procurator himself.

Now the guard would be visited at night by the Captain of the guard and any guard found asleep on duty would be beaten or his garments set on fire. So the suggestion of 10 guards falling asleep is ludicrous! If they were all asleep then how would they know what had happened? If they were awake or some were awake, would they, armed guards, have permitted this insult to the Roman Seal and have the body removed without raising an alarm and killing the intruders?

No, there can be no rational explanation as to the stone rolled away from the empty tomb save that the death of Jesus was natural but His resurrection was supernatural. And the stone was not moved to permit Jesus to leave but to permit his disciples on the third day to enter.

3. It is suspected that there may be efforts to steal the body away so all precautions are taken; these proved useless for God had raised His Son from the dead.

4. On the 3rd day as Jesus predicted His body is no longer in the grave. The tomb is empty. The large stone at the opening is rolled away. The burial clothes remain where Jesus lay as if the body had just dissolved. The head cloth was apart with the folds still in place.

5. Jesus is seen 10 times thereafter. Each appearance is recorded in the New Testament. The appearances show variety as to time, place and people. Each appearance was characterized by different acts and words of Jesus. These testimonies are given by eyewitnesses fully and profoundly convinced of the truth of their statements.

6. The testimony of Peter stands out like a beacon. Let us look at his first address within a few days of the Resurrection.

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