About His Death BY GREG PRICE @GP_IBTIMES ON 11/01/16 AT 9:04 AM
Greg Price said that, the potential revelation of Jesus Christ’s Tomb by weeks ago has brought questions of faith, religious history and the different and intersecting beliefs of Christians, Muslims and Jews into light.
He further said that - Researchers and archeologists from the National Technical University of Athens working at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City removed from the site Wednesday a huge marble cladding with a cross engraved on top and believe it could be Christ’s resting place, National Geographic reported.
The history of the church fueled their deductions. It was built in the fourth century under orders by the first Christian emperor Constantine, who removed a temple constructed to honor the Roman goddess Venus, according to Smithsonian.
And again, Researchers believe it's possible the marble cladding hadn’t been removed since 1555, and that the tomb has remained largely intact despite the potential passing of millennia.
Related Stories Scientists Reveal Jesus Christ's Burial Bed Christ’s ‘Burial Bed’ Exposed For The First Time In Centuries While Christian pilgrims will likely rejoice and flock to the site, it’s important to note that Christ is also honored and respected in Judaism and Islam, along with varying beliefs about his life and role in history.
Greg, talking on the opinions of people, saying : Christians believe Jesus of Nazareth was born by virgin birth by his mother Mary, and after spreading his message was crucified by the Romans some 2,000 years ago. His body was then removed from the cross and placed in a tomb, and three days later Christians believe he rose from the dead, displaced the massive rock standing at his tomb’s entrance and ascended to heaven to rest on God’s hand.
Muslims, though they revere Christ, have a different interpretation of the events. The Quran, Islam’s holiest text, stresses that Christ was born from virgin birth to Mary, and performed miracles, but also that Christ was not crucified. Rather, Islam teaches Christ’s likeness was switched with that of another man who was actually crucified by the Romans. Christ then ascended directly to heaven.
Jews, on the other hand, do not consider Christ to have been the Son of God, as Christians believe. Many Jews also don’t believe, unlike Christians, that Jesus was the messiah sent by God to save the world, but some do.
Well, this is absolutely true. Very much true because, Jesus, on His own self, had said it before. According to Mark's Gospel:
Mark 8:17-18.
[17]Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
[18]Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
And John, His disciple who was with Him and witnessed this things, wrote in his Gospel, thus; John 20:24-31:
[24]Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
[25]So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
[26]A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
[27]Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
[28]Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
[29]Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN AND YET HAVE BELIEVED .”
[30]Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
[31]But these are written that you may BELIEVE that JESUS IS THE MESSIAH, THE SON OF GOD, and that BY BELIEVING YOU MAY HAVE LIFE IN HIS NAME.
No wonder Paul, in his letter to the Thessalonians wrote;
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12.
[11]For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.
[12]and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
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