An Early Resurrection

This was at Golgotha the Skull Place where Christ was crucified to save from consequences of sin the entire human race! But nothing strange happened while Christ was on the Cross right? To prove... this was God’s Son? Wrong! ! ! “Well, by now it was about the sixth hour, and yet a darkness fell over all the earth until the ninth hour, because the sunlight failed; then the curtain of the sanctuary was rent down the middle.” Luke 23: 44. Darkness never fell across the entire earth at this time right? It is a fairy tale right? Wrong! ! ! It is historically recorded at Tarsus, in China, the Americas. The exact date, to the day, the exact time, the exact duration of time! Research! Check it! I have! ... “Again Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and yielded up [his] spirit.” Matthew 27: 50. And nothing happened right because he was not the Son of God right? Wrong! ! ! (Revelation 5: 5-7.) “And, look! the curtain of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rock-masses were split.” Matthew 27: 51. God’s testimony that this was his only begotten son! ! ! (John 3: 16-19.) Why rent curtain of the sanctuary from top to bottom? Because Christ came from heaven to be born (John 1: 14.) on earth as ransom sacrifice paid for your sins. (Matthew 20: 28.) Because God watching in heaven shook the earth in sorrow split the rock-masses to testify; prove this was His Son. (Matthew 27: 51.) Earthquakes are one of God’s signs (Isaiah 2: 19.) as the earth quaked at Christ’s death so will there “be great earthquakes, (Revelation 6: 12.) and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs.” Luke 21: 11. These will be signs of the last days before returns the one called Faithful and True. (Revelation: 19: 11.) But their was no testimony from a man, a Roman official at the time of the crucifixion, that this was the Son of God right? Wrong! ! ! 'Now, when the army officer that was standing by with him in view saw he had expired under these circumstances, he said: “ Certainly this man was God’s Son.”' Mark 15: 39. But Romans worshipped false Gods! No Roman official witness, would openly praise a condemned criminal, crucified upon a torture stake! Right? Wrong! ! ! 'Because of seeing what occurred, the army officer began to glorify God, saying: “Really this man was righteous.”' Luke 23: 47. But the Rulers who had sneered, at Christ as he was upon the Cross; (Luke 23: 35.) and the soldiers who had made fun of him, still boasted insulted, (Luke 23: 36.) Christ dead upon the Cross? Right? Wrong! ! ! “And all the crowds that were gathered together there for this spectacle, when they beheld the things that occurred, began to return, beating their breasts.” Luke 23: 48. But the army officer, and the brave Roman soldiers, were not afraid; never witnessed that they believed, this man they had killed as a criminal; that this was God’s Son? Right? Wrong! ! ! 'But the army officer and those with him watching over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things happening, grew very much afraid, saying: “Certainly this was God’s Son.”' Matthew 27: 54. But after these things had occurred, nothing else happened to prove, beyond further argument doubt, that Jesus was definitely God’s; only begotten son? Right? Wrong! ! ! “And the memorial tombs were opened, and many bodies of the holy ones that had fallen asleep were raised up, (and persons, coming out from among the memorial tombs after being raised up, entered into the holy city,) and they became visible to many people.” Matthew 27: 52-53. The holy ones, dead in memorial tombs, God raised up to see the holy sacrifice; to witness the sacrifice, the Lamb of God, (John 1: 29.) dead upon the Cross. The holy ones entered God’s holy city Jerusalem. Resurrected by God. And what do you think they said? You of no faith? But none of the Jews from the council, believed in Christ, or risked their life; to ask for his torn, crucified body? Right? Wrong! ! ! “And, look! A man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man- this [man] had not voted in support of their design and action – he was from Arimathea, a city of Judeans, and was waiting for the kingdom of God; this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.” Luke 23: 50-53. Copyright © Terence George Craddock