Whats the big deal about an empty tomb ?
Sometimes it sounds more like Hollywood fantasy than historical reality. Yet the claim of an empty tomb established the basis for the start of Christianity in the first century, and it has profoundly impacted society since. But was that claim fact or fantasy? The answer to that question – and your response to it – could determine where you will spend eternity. If you’re interested… read on. Believe it or not, Easter didn’t start out with bunnies and baskets and eggs. Although these traditions add to the holiday’s festivity, it all actually began on a much more somber note – an empty tomb. After several years of public teaching and instruction in the old Roman Empire, Jesus’s enemies physically tortured and then killed him by crucifixion on a cross. Yet three days later, multitudes claimed to see him “posthumously.” Think of it! Just a few days after the world saw Jesus killed, he appeared, in perfect health, to hundreds of people. And this was no Elvis sighting! On the contrary, for
Sometimes it sounds more like Hollywood fantasy than historical reality. Yet the claim of an empty tomb established the basis for the start of Christianity in the first century, and it has profoundly impacted society since. But was that claim fact or fantasy? The answer to that question – and your response to it – could determine where you will spend eternity. If you’re interested… read on. Believe it or not, Easter didn’t start out with bunnies and baskets and eggs. Although these traditions add to the holiday’s festivity, it all actually began on a much more somber note – an empty tomb. After several years of public teaching and instruction in the old Roman Empire, Jesus’s enemies physically tortured and then killed him by crucifixion on a cross. Yet three days later, multitudes claimed to see him “posthumously.” Think of it! Just a few days after the world saw Jesus killed, he appeared, in perfect health, to hundreds of people. And this was no Elvis sighting! On the contrary, for
