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HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION any aid from the state, formed the noblest scheme which ever entered into the mind of man, adopted the most daring means of executing that scheme, conducted it with such address as to conceal the imposture under the semblance of simplicity and virtue. You must suppose, also, that men guilty of blasphemy and falsehood, united in an attempt the best contrived, and which has in fact proved the most successful for making the world virtuous; that they formed this single enterprise without seeking any advantage to themselves, with an avowed contempt of loss and profit, and with the certain expectation of scorn and persecution; that although conscious of one another’s villainy, none of them ever thought of providing for his own security by disclosing the fraud, but that amidst sufferings the most grievous to flesh and blood they persevered in their conspiracy to cheat the world into piety, honesty and benevolence. Truly, they who can swallow such suppositions have no title to object to miracles. 126 How true that is. No, the Fraud Theory will not stand up to the evidence. THE SWOON THEORY A second theory to explain away the Resurrection is the “Swoon Theory.” This is the theory of the Christian Scientists. The Swoon Theory is the idea that Jesus never 117
THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH really died. It is most interesting that until the 1800s, no one ever thought that Jesus hadn’t died. Everyone believed He had. I think it is significant that the people who put Him to death were “in the business.” What was their trade? Their business was taking people who were alive and making them into people who were dead. That is what they did for a living. They would go home at night and say, “Well, I did three today, honey.” They were experts at what they did. But what the Swoon theory says is that Jesus didn’t really die; He merely swooned and then, being placed in the fresh coolness of the tomb, He revived. That does not live up to the facts. Obviously, here is a man who had been scourged, which often killed people in and of itself. His hands and feet and His side had been pierced. In the Philippines, some people have had themselves crucified on Good Friday. They will sometimes stay up there for three, four, or five minutes, and then, not having been scourged, not having been up all night, not having gone without food for hours, not having had their side and pericardium pierced, they are taken down and moved to a hospital, where they very nearly die. Jesus, we are supposed to believe, having been placed in the cool freshness of a tomb, revived. Actually, if a person has gone into shock, should you put him in a cool place? No way. That would kill him. Instead, you cover him with blankets and try to keep his body temperature up. So the cool freshness of the tomb may sound nice on a hot day, but if you are in shock, that is 118
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