Did Jesus live again?

Jesus came to fulfill his mission for his people; he died, rose from the dead according to his apostles, and came to see them and ate with them. By this statement, he already came twice. Then, he went up to heaven allegedly. His apostles say that he is to return. If ever Jesus returns in our present generation, it will be his third coming, not his second.

Why didn't the apostles think of this? What about the religions? Would you tire the people of this world to live on false hopes? One of the greatest lies that the apostles had done to humanity was to fake the resurrection of Jesus. How did they do it?

"Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still alive

that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.'
Matthew 27:63 (NIV)

The "deceiver" (Jesus) even became a god…

So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise,

his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been

raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first."
Matthew 27:64 (NIV)

Who stole his corpse? As we read on, we will eventually discover, who did it. Again, Maestro Eraño M. Evangelista will reveal to us the culprits…

but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him.
John 20:11-13 (NIV)

Even Mary, the Magdalene, admitted that the corpse of Jesus was taken away…

At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,

but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
John 20:14 (NIV)

How can this be, Mary Magdalene spent over a year accompanying Jesus. It is very strange to say that after only three days, Mary cannot recognize Jesus, or even his posture?

"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
John 20:15 (NIV)

The man who was seen by Mary was really an impostor, not Jesus; even the looks of the impostor was that of a gardener; the apostles got a gardener to pose as Jesus.

Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried

out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
John 20:16 (NIV)

When the impostor (the gardener) gave a gesture or a signal which all of Jesus' disciples recognized, Mary responded. When it was Mary’s turn to reach out and hold on at a certain part of the impostor’s body:

Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father.

Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and

your Father, to my God and your God.' "
John 20:17 (NIV)

The impostor refused, gave her an alibi; but in reality, it would have exposed the impostor. Remember Mary Magdalene, the woman who massages Jesus body and pour oil on it? Mary is close to Jesus more than any of the disciples.

Who stole the corpse?

"We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,
Acts 10:39 (NIV)

It is the apostles who are giving their testimony regarding the resurrection of Jesus, but what was strange about it is they have said Jesus was hanged on a tree!

Who witnessed Jesus' resurrection?

but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.

He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen –

by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Acts 10:40-41 (NIV)

Jesus’ apostles stole his corpse! No one else. They are the ones who stole his body and lied to the people. In their mistake of saying that Jesus was hung on a tree, will they correct themselves of their error?

It would prove their inconsistency. What did they say about Jesus' resurrection?

The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead - whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he

might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Acts 5:30-31 (NIV)

They have continued on with their lies. They have said that Jesus was hung on a tree, where should they take Jesus down from?

When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
Acts 13:29 (NIV)

"they took him down from the tree" - They became good at lying to people, and eventually deceived the whole world.

In order for us to know the truth, whether he was hanged on a tree or nailed to the cross, let us ask Jesus himself.

He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
Luke 24:44 (NIV)

Let us read about him in the Psalms…

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, and am not silent.
Psalm 22:1-2 (NIV)

These were the very words he said when he was suffering… was he hung on a tree?

My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Dogs have surrounded me;
a band of evil men has encircled me,
they have pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 22:15-16(NIV)

What did they do to him; did they hang him on a tree, as his apostles have said? Maestro Evangelista says they have crucified Jesus.

I can count all my bones;
people stare and gloat over me.
They divide my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing.
Psalm 22:17-18 (NIV)

Jesus was crucified, not hanged on a tree as the apostles claimed. How did he suffer? All of God’s prophets, those who have obeyed His Word have all been saved in their hour of need. But with regard to Jesus…

O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
For your arrows have pierced me,
and your hand has come down upon me.
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my bones have no soundness because of my sin.
My guilt has overwhelmed me
like a burden too heavy to bear.
My wounds fester and are loathsome
because of my sinful folly.
Psalm 38:1-5 (NIV)

Because of his pride, he was forsaken by God.

I am bowed down and brought very low;
all day long I go about mourning.
My back is filled with searing pain;
there is no health in my body.
I am feeble and utterly crushed;
I groan in anguish of heart.
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even the light has gone from my eyes.
Psalm 38:6-10 (NIV)

He was even blinded in the end, and...

My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
my neighbors stay far away.
Psalm 38:11 (NIV)

He was deserted by his disciples when he was being punished. How short was his life?

But when I was silent and still,
not even saying anything good,
my anguish increased.
My heart grew hot within me,
and as I meditated, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
"Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.
Psalm 39:2-4 (NIV)

How long did he live?

You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man's life is but a breath.
Selah
Psalm 39:5 (NIV)

Jesus was in his 30's when he died, in the prime of his life! Surely it is a mere handbreadth (or short) compared to the lives of the Prophets of God.

They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
Psalm 69:21 (NIV)

Is this Jesus or not? The apostles stole his corpse and made it appear that he had risen from death after three days as it was prophesied by Jesus himself.

What is the real meaning of "the third day?"

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“As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name— for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple, then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name."

I Kings 8:41-43 (NIV)

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