GOOD FRIDAY

Questions?????

Does Christianity only make sense by God deciding that Jesus had to be crucified? Whether Christ really crucified/died/resurrected or its a lie? Any proof?

Does Christianity only make sense by God deciding that Jesus had to be crucified?

Creation of Universe

GODS PLAN OF SALVATION

GODS truth about HIMSELF and how we relate to HIM

Nation of Israel Experience with GOD- Response to HIS word

HISTORY
2000 YEARSGENESIS-1-11 (PREHISTORIC PART) Creation of Universe The Fall of man in the Eden of garden The Flood Tower of Babel OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD FOUR EQUAL PARTS-ROUGHLY 500 YEARS

2000 ELECTION ABRAHAM

1500 EXODUS MOSES

1000 EMPIRE DAVID

500 EXILE ISAIAH

PATRIARCHS

PROPHETS

PRINCES

PRIESTS

THE LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD.

Hebrews 9:22
Without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin

John 6:53, 54 "... Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life...

Throughout the scripture, the picture is given of a lamb, Spotless and without blemish. Jesus is this Lamb slain from the foundation of the world

MAP1

FERTILE CRESCENT

THE FERTILE CRESCENT

RIVER NILE IN EGYPT IN THE WEST NORTH EAST THROUGH THE LAND OF ISRAEL SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST TO THE PLAINS SURROUNDING THE RIVERS 1, TIGRIS 2, EUPHRATES MESOPOTAMIA MESO-MIDDLE-POTAMIA-RIVERS

CENTRES OF POWER EGYPT-WEST-ASSYRIA (LATER BABYLON)-EAST TRADE ROUTE-ASIA-AFRICA-EUROPE **A mountainous area of basalt rock to the south-west of the sea of Galilee funneled the travelers through Jezreel and on through to Megiddo
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THE PROMISED LAND

ISRALE AT CROSSROAD-NORTHERN PART-GALILEE-SOUTHERN PARTJUDAEA(MORE MOUNTAINOUS-ISOLATED JEWISH CULTURE-JERUSALEM -THE CAPITAL)

CLIMATE-SCENERY-FLORA-FAUNA RIVER JORDAN-MT HERMON TO DEAD SEA(NORTH TO SOUTH) PINE TRESS NEXT TO PALM TREES-BIBILICAL TIMES LIONS-BEARS-CROCS-CAMELS

SQUEEZED WORLD
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MAP2

THE PROMISED LAND

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THE PROMISED LAND

ISRALE AT CROSSROAD-NORTHERN PART-GALILEE-SOUTHERN PARTJUDAEA(MORE MOUNTAINOUS-ISOLATED JEWISH CULTURE-JERUSALEM -THE CAPITAL) CLIMATE-SCENERY-FLORA-FAUNA RIVER JORDAN-MT HERMON TO DEAD SEA(NORTH TO SOUTH) PINE TRESS NEXT TO PALM TREES-BIBILICAL TIMES LIONS-BEARS-CROCS-CAMELS

SQUEEZED WORLD
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CHRISTS DEATH : RESCUE MISSION

Romans 5:12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire human race. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Romans 5:10 For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life. He who never did wrong suffered under the agonising weight of your wrongs, so you could be put right with God. "He personally carried the load of our sins in his own body when he died on the cross, so that we can be finished with sin and live a good life from now on" (1 Peter 2:24, LB).

Whether Christ really crucified/died/resurrected or its a lie? Any proof?

Matthew 28:11-15 says, "Behold, some of the watch [Roman guard] came into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day." That narrative describes bribery and the perpetration of a lie about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

THE SWOON THEORY

Those who hold to this theory believe that Christ never died. They claim He went into a coma because of shock from a great loss of blood, plus the trauma His body endured on the cross. When He was removed from the cross and laid in the tomb, the aroma of the spices and the coolness of the tomb supposedly revived Him. It is then asserted that He somehow came out of the grave, and the disciples assumed He had been resurrected.

Disproved The testimony of the witnesses-The Preparers WomenJoseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus The severity of the injuries

THE NO-BURIAL THEORY

Those who believe this theory claim that Christ was never put in the tomb, so obviously He wasn't there on Sunday. His followers thought He would be in the tomb. When He wasn't there, they thought He had been raised. This theory suggests that Christ's body was thrown into a pit with the bodies of other criminals.

Disproved

There is no evidence to support that any of those events took place. Why would the Jewish leaders seal the tomb and post a Roman guard if Christ's body had been thrown in a pit? They could have disproved the resurrection simply by retrieving His body from the pit and producing it as evidence.

THE HALLUCINATION THEORY

Those who support this theory say Christ's followers only thought they saw Jesus, because they wanted to see Him so badly. They argue that the disciples were so excited in their anticipation of the resurrection, they experienced a hallucination Disproved But how could 500 people (1 Cor. 15:6) have had the same hallucination at the same time? Since Christ's closest followers didn't expect a resurrection, where did they acquire the strong desire that caused them to hallucinate? And the question still remains: Even if they did hallucinate, what happened to Christ's body?

1 Cor 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once. (No other account of this appearance is recorded. It is probable that it took place in Galilee where Christ repeatedly directed the disciples to gather. It is possible that Mt 28:16 refers to it. Paul had no doubt seen some of the five hundred brethren, the greater part of whom were still alive when he wrote. )

THE TELEPATHY THEORY

Some have suggested that there was no physical resurrection, but that God sent mental images into the minds of Christ's followers.

Disproved That theory makes God a deceiver and the apostles liars. If it were true, the two disciples going from Jerusalem to Emmaus walked seven miles, carrying on a conversation with an image. Later they ate with that same image. However, Christianity is not founded on deception (All disciples are Blood Martyrs) Luke 24

THE SANCE THEORY

This theory states that some medium conjured up the spirit of the dead Jesus through occultic power.

Disproved

How could Christ's followers have touched Him and held His feet if He were just a spirit? In Luke 24:39 Jesus says, "Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." How could Jesus have eaten if he were just a spirit? (cf. Luke 24:40-43). And once again, where is the body? Why was the tomb empty if Jesus' appearances were nothing more than some projection by a medium?

THE MISTAKEN-IDENTITY THEORY

Some claim that someone impersonated Jesus to fake the resurrection.

Disproved If we assume that, the impostor must have crucified himself to produce the wounds in his hands and feet, and stabbed himself to produce his punctured side. However, that's an unreasonably high price to pay for faking something. How can you explain the post-resurrection miracles if He were an impostor? How can you explain His walking through walls, routing the fish in the Sea of Galilee to the disciples net, appearing and vanishing at will, and ascending into heaven in full view of the apostles? No impersonator can do that. Besides, the disciples knew Jesus too well to be fooled. And then again we ask, where was the body?

THE DELUDED-WOMAN THEORY

The nineteenth century French scholar Ernest Renan attempted to debunk the resurrection of Jesus Christ by claiming it was based on the testimony of an eccentric, delirious, frightened woman named Mary Magdalene. He implied said that since she had been possessed by seven demons (Luke 8:2), she merely imagined that she saw the resurrected Christ (The Life of Jesus [N.Y.: Carleton, 1886], p. 357). Disproved But he must have forgotten there were over 500 witnesses. He forgot the ten separate appearances of Christ recorded in the gospels. And he doesn't explain what happened to the body of Christ. If the Jewish leaders had produced His body, they would have stopped all apostolic preaching of the resurrection. Any theory that denies the resurrection must explain what happened to the body.

THE THEFT THEORY

The theory that the disciples stole Christ's body was adopted by the Jewish leaders (Matt. 28:11-15). This is the only theory that makes any sense because it's the only one that attempts to deal with the absence of Christ's body. The Jewish leaders wouldn't have taken Christ's body because they had no reason to fake a resurrection. The Romans wouldn't have taken it because they weren't interested. Only the friends of Jesus had a reason for stealing Christ's body. Disproved

Matthew concluded his narrative on the resurrection of Christ with the lie perpetrated by the Jewish leaders. But why did Matthew decide to end on a negative note? Why didn't he conclude his account like John did, giving us testimony of the witnesses affirming the resurrection? First, he wanted to demonstrate that the apostasy of the Jewish leaders was final. They denied the resurrection just as they did everything about Jesus Christ. Second, the testimony of Christ's enemies is the best testimony to the reality of His resurrection. We would expect His followers to attest to His resurrection, but not His enemies. And this unexpected incident involving His enemies is a marked and significant proof of the resurrection. The narrative itself is a compelling apologetic.

SHROUD OF TURIN AND CLOTH OF OVIEDO

First Century Tomb of a wealthy Jew

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Turin, Italy
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N E X T
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8/12-10/22 2000

Turins Royal Palace where 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project was conducted in Second floor Hall of Princes

Chapel of the Shroud

Entrance

Exit

Turin Cathedral where Shroud is Exhibited

The Shroud of Turin

Linen Cloth 14 3 Long 3 7 Wide Or 8 x 2 Cubits in 1st Century Commercial Units

FRONT

Crown of Thornes

Pollen of thorned plant that grows in desert areas near Palestine found on Shroud

Blood type AB Male Cellular and Serous Components separation had taken place.

BACK

S.P.Simon, NationaI Institute of Technology

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ROMAN SCOURGES About 120 lashes

Head and Back of Shroud

Icon of 6th century discovery of Cloth of Edessa Hidden when Persians besieged City.

Crusader Geoffrey de Charny took Shroud to Lirey, France

1353

1453 1578 944 544

Fire at Chambrey in 1532 caused burn holes mended in 1534

First Photographed in 1898 by Secondo Pia

Found Shroud was a Negative Image

Ray Rogers of Los Alamos First View at Back of Shroud

Found no Image on Back of Shroud Only blood stains

STURP 10/8-10/13/1978 Research Project

Three-Dimensional Image

Generated from digitizing the Shroud image and extracting Three-dimensional information using information technology.

April 12, 1997

Recovery of Shroud from Fire

SHROUD of TURIN and CLOTH OF OVIEDO

BEHOLD YOUR SAVIOR

Reverend Dr. Robert Dinegar Los Alamos 1980 Priest, PhD Chemist, STURP Member

CARBON-14 DATES Summer 1988

ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT THE MAN OF THE SHROUD IS JESUS IS A FLAT-EARTHER IT IS JUST A MEDIEVAL FORGERY

Linen Wrappings of Egyptian mummies often give radiocarbon dates 1000 years younger than that for the body which they cover.
Mummy #1770 Manchester Collection a 13 year old girl

Bones dated to 1510 BC Linen wrappings dated to 255 AD 1750 YEARS DIFFERENCE

Danny the Mummy

Ibis bird sacred to the Egyptians were mummified as offering to Gods

Age of linen wrappings is about 550 years younger than the age of the bird. SHROUD AGE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED BY CARBON DATING - ERROR OF 500-1000 YEARS

Raymond Rogers 7/1927 5/2005

Shroud of Turin C-14 Samples

Ray Rogers Study of Region Taken From Shroud for Carbon Dating

End to end splice two ends Show different colors and Different amount of coating.

Fibers from Region used for dating have a Yellow-brownish color from gum-arabic used in textile applications in 16th century. Fibers from other parts of shroud do not have the coating.

Starched end of Darn

Darn splice used in 16th century - half covered with starch dates to 13th century AD, other end claimed to date ~3 century AD.

Colored cotton region on a linen thread present in patch region used for carbon dating which is not present on main body of Shroud.

Lemon-yellow fibers showing black lignin at growth nodes Results published in 2005 Thermochimica Acta by Ray Rogers.

Vanillin is a chemical component present in linen from flax fibers used to weave it. Vanillin disappears over time at a calculated rate. A medieval-age cloth should have 37% vanillin left. The shroud body has no Vanillin indicating that it is 1500-3000 years old. Dead Sea scrolls have no Vanillin. Radiocarbon samples have Vanillin.

Two cotton fibers one clean and one colored The clean one Is from main body of shroud and colored one from repaired region used for carbon dating.

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The Shroud after 2002 Restoration

Patches removed and Shroud burn holes sewed to white backing cloth.

John 20 Then Simon Peter went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. The other disciple (John) went in AND HE SAW AND BELIEVED.

Face Cloth of the Man of the Shroud?

San Salvador Cathedral of Oviedo

Holy Chamber built in 8th Century For Holy Chest of Relics

Exhibited at Easter and 9/14 and 9/21 Mass Each Year

FRONT

BACK

First Position body on Cross Second Position carried to Tomb Third After removed from Head

BLOOD STAINS

FRONT

BACK

Comparison with Shroud of Turin

The Other Shroud

The Sudarium
Exhibited 3 times a Year at Oviedo, Spain during Mass at Easter, 9/14 and 9/21. Been in Oviedo since AD 800 and left Palestine in 614 when Persians invaded. Markings match face image of Shroud of Turin. Have puncture marks from crown of thorns. Was placed over the face for trip from cross to tomb. Has same blood type and pollen as Shroud.

Jesus said, "Because I live, ye shall live also" (John 14:19). He also said, "I am the resurrection,and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die" (John 11:25-26). The Bible tells us that if Christ did not rise, no one has any hope. But He did, so we have hope for eternal life (1 Cor. 15:17-20).

Yet men continue to reject that hope???????????????