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HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION Professor Harold Smith, “A Watch usually consisted of four men, each of whom watched in turn, while the others rested beside him so as to be roused by the least alarm; but in this case the guard may have been more numerous.” 120 These Roman soldiers were well-trained. They were experts in what they did. The penalty for leaving their post or for falling asleep at the job was death 121 —death that was “always rigorously enforced.” 122 Fifth, there was the stone—at least two tons, probably more. The opening would indicate that the stone would have to be at least about seven or eight feet high. It took more than one person to move it. Sixth, there were the appearances. These are crucial. Over a period of about six weeks He appeared to one, then to another, then to two, then to three and then to eight and ten and eleven and 500 people at a time (1 Corinthians 15:4-9). They saw Him, they heard Him, they handled Him. He fixed breakfast for them. He ate fish with them (John 21:7-15; Luke 24:42-43). The transformation of the apostles was connected to the appearances. One day they were cringing in an upper room for fear of the Jews, and soon after, they were boldly upbraiding the Sanhedrin and proclaiming the resurrection of Christ. Consider also their martyrdom. They were crucified, crucified upside down, sawed in half, stoned to death, and killed in many other ways, except for John, who was exiled to the island of Patmos by Nero. Why would they give their lives for what they knew to be false? Seven, there is the character of Christ Himself. Christ 113
THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH is universally acknowledged, even often enough by skeptics, to be a paragon of virtue, and the most noble, moral, truthful, and ethical man the world has ever seen. Even Dan Brown admits that Jesus was an “historical figure of staggering influence, perhaps the most enigmatic and inspirational leader the world has ever seen.” 123 The last thing Jesus would promote would be deception, including the deception that He rose from the dead—if, in fact, He didn’t. THEORIES THAT TRY TO EXPLAIN AWAY THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST As apologist Josh McDowell points out, some theories to explain away the resurrection of Christ take as much faith to believe as the Resurrection itself. 124 He has debated the Resurrection with skeptics more than just about anyone alive. He writes: After more than 700 hours of studying this subject, and thoroughly investigating its foundation, I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the “most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted upon the minds of men, or it is the most fantastic fact of history.... A student at the University of Uruguay said to me: “Professor McDowell, why can’t you refute Christianity?” I answered: “For a very simple reason: I am not able to explain away an event in history— the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” 125 We will now examine some of the theories put forth 114
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