1.19.14 // Looking Into The Open Tomb

LOOKING INTO THE OPEN TOMB

A Fresh Look At Jesus – Part 3

Scott Young.com – Pastor Of Hope

John 2:19 - Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” … [21] But He was speaking of the temple of His body. [22] Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

SEVEN HISTORIC FACTS

Fact 1 - Jesus Lived

Fact 2 - Jesus Was Crucified

Fact 3 - Jesus Was Buried

Fact 4 - The Disciples Preached The Resurrection

Fact 5 - Religious Leaders Opposed The Resurrection

Fact 6 - The Disciples Were Persecuted For Their Message

Fact 7 - The Tomb Was Empty

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

Theory 1 - The Disciples Stole The Body

Theory 2 - The Jewish Leaders Stole The Body

Theory 3 - The Roman Leaders Stole The Body

Theory 4 - The Wrong Tomb Theory

Theory 5 - The Swoon Theory

Theory 6 - It Was All A Hallucination

Theory 7 - The Disciples Lied

Theory 8 - The Disciples Told The Truth

THERE ARE ONLY TWO REAL OPTIONS

OPTION 1: The Disciples Lied

OPTION 2: The Disciples Told The Truth

DID THE DISCIPLES TELL THE TRUTH?

1.We Have What The Disciples Wrote 

John 20:31 - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. 

2.We Have How The Disciples Lives Changed 

John 20:28 - Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”  

3.We Have How The Disciples Died

John 21:18 - I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” [19] Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God.