Why did Jesus perform miracles if he did not want to be known?
Jesus performed miracles – or signs – so that his followers would be convinced. He did not wish his ministry to be shortened by his enemies having knowledge about Him too quickly. 5 Who got to the ’empty’ tomb first and who was there? It may have been Mary Magdalene or Peter or even someone else. There could have been one angel or two or even a young man in a white robe. More important than who got there first or who was there is the fact that there was an empty tomb, made more credible by the different witnesses having different viewpoints. 6 When did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit? Receiving the Holy Spirit was at one of two times: John recounts it by Jesus soon after his resurrection; the Acts of the Apostles tells of the Holy Spirit coming at Pentecost. The important thing is not when he came but that the Holy Spirit is with us now. 7 Which one of the three accounts of Paul’s conversion is correct? Paul either went deaf or blind, or both. Others may have been blinded or deaf
