Do You Believe The Impossible?

[naomi24]

During the course of discussions here I’ve put this question to several believers, with no response, so I'll throw it open. Following the crucifixion, the New Testament tells of dead men rising from their graves and appearing on the streets of Jerusalem, so to the people who claim the bible holds only truth, do you believe that – and if so why do you think this truly momentous event wasn’t recorded by the authorities of the day?


//"and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." Matthew 27:52-53 //

[locusts]

Guatemalan earth quaked, and spite open the tombs and shook the temple
Tombs Opened’ at Jesus’ Death. The text at Matthew 27:52, 53 concerning “the memorial tombs [that] were opened” as the result of an earthquake occurring at the time of Jesus’ death has caused considerable discussion, some holding that a resurrection occurred. However, a comparison with the texts concerning the resurrection makes clear that these verses do not describe a resurrection but merely a throwing of bodies out of their tombs, similar to incidents that have taken place in more recent times, as in Ecuador in 1949 and again in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1962, when 200 corpses in the cemetery were thrown out of their tombs by a violent earth tremor.—El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, July 31, 1962.

Event Clarifies Bible
● The recent Guatemalan earthquake affected even some of those already dead. “Time” magazine reports that “several mourners who went to bury their dead in family plots found that the coffins of long-dead relatives had been uncovered by the quake.” Something similar occurred during an earthquake in the Jerusalem area at Jesus’ death. At that time, dead bodies were customarily placed in vaults or chambers cut from Palestine’s soft limestone rock, often in hillsides. A report in the Bible, as translated by Johannes Greber, says that when Jesus died, “the earth quaked, and the rocks were shattered. Tombs were laid open, and many bodies of those buried there were tossed upright. In this posture they projected from the graves and were seen by many who passed by the place on their way back to the city.” Hence, rather than a resurrection, as some Bible translations imply, there appears to have been merely an exposure of the dead to observers, as in Guatemala.—Matt. 27:51-53.

[naomi24]

A couple of snags with all of that. Outside of the bible, there are no reports of an earthquake - and these dead bodies weren't thrown from their graves - they arose and went into Jerusalem.

[locusts]

This is just 4 of the translation ,,so you mush meddle or (annoyingly)-and look at anther passages which go with it ??? and see what you get


Living Bible (TLB)
, and Matthew 27
51 And look! The curtain secluding the Holiest Place[g] in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and rocks broke, 52 and tombs opened, and many godly men and women who had died came back to life again. 53 After Jesus’ resurrection, they left the cemetery and went into Jerusalem, and appeared to many people there.


Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)
51 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.
52 And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,
53 And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Matthew 27
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 51 At that moment the parokhet in the Temple was ripped in two from top to bottom; and there was an earthquake, with rocks splitting apart. 52 Also the graves were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life; 53 and after (Yeshua ( Jesus ) rose, they came out of the graves and went into the holy city, where many people saw them.


Matthew 27
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

A reel christen ,do not live on blend faith ,annoyingly the bible .or the references ,
and it all this take s time
and I have a free life to live




This is just 4 of the translation ,,so you mush meddle or (annoyingly)-and look at anther passages which go with it ??? and see what you get


Living Bible (TLB)
, and Matthew 27
51 And look! The curtain secluding the Holiest Place[g] in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and rocks broke, 52 and tombs opened, and many godly men and women who had died came back to life again. 53 After Jesus’ resurrection, they left the cemetery and went into Jerusalem, and appeared to many people there.


Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)
51 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.
52 And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,
53 And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Matthew 27
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 51 At that moment the parokhet in the Temple was ripped in two from top to bottom; and there was an earthquake, with rocks splitting apart. 52 Also the graves were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life; 53 and after (Yeshua ( Jesus ) rose, they came out of the graves and went into the holy city, where many people saw them.


Matthew 27
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

A reel christen ,do not live on blend faith ,annoyingly the bible .or the references ,
and it all this take s time
and I have a free life to live

[maggiebee]

Bored today Naomi?

[naomi24]

Locusts, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that because this appears in an assortment of bibles, it must be true? Why?

Maggie, I can't think what you mean. I've not posted here since Sunday - and today is Wednesday. Perhaps you're being spiteful - but that aside, I assume you don't believe this happened - but I might be wrong. Just an observation, but how strange that you believe things that aren't in the bible - like Jesus' birth in a stable - but don't believe things that are in the bible.

[idiosyncrasy]

Naomi@//Outside of the bible, there are no reports of an earthquake//
http://redskynews.com/?p=9127

[naomi24]

idiosyncrasy, If, as they say, they //explain these events for the first time in history// where does this information come from? If their explanation is the first in history, there are patently no verifiable scientific papers in existence that pre-date their claim.

//Some reports outside of the New Testament also support this account and talk of the Moon being blood red.//

Where can I find these reports?

[naomi24]

I would add that this publication comes from a religious group. No surprise there.