Posted by The Bible answer for the all misconceptions in Christianity | www.answerofbible.com on Wednesday, 20 January 2016
For the above Question that “Was Jesus resurrected having died on cross? Or was
he alive though he crucified?” Let us see what the answer of the Bible is
in the following verse.
The Testimony of Prophecies!
I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE, AND
DECLARE THE WORKS OF THE LORD. THE LORD HAS CHASTENED ME SEVERELY, BUT HE HAS
NOT GIVEN ME OVER TO DEATH. - PSALM
118:17, 18
The Testimony of Angels!
WHY DO YOU
SEEK THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD. - LUKE 24:5
AND
WHEN THEY FOUND NOT HIS BODY, THEY CAME, SAYING - THAT THEY HAD ALSO SEEN A
VISION OF ANGELS, WHICH SAID THAT HE WAS ALIVE. - LUKE 24:2
The Testimony of Paul!
...BUT HAD SOME QUESTIONS AGAINST HIM ABOUT THEIR OWN
RELIGION AND ABOUT A CERTAIN JESUS, WHO HAD DIED, WHOM PAUL AFFIRMED TO BE ALIVE. - ACTS 25:19
The testimony of Jesus presented himself to be alive!
...TO WHOM HE ALSO
[JESUS] PRESENTED HIMSELF ALIVE
AFTER HIS SUFFERING BY MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS… - ACTS 1:3
On careful examination of the above verses the following verses come in
to light and need examined closely.
In the
Prophecy of Psalm 118:17 it has been mentioned that “I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE.”
This is the unequivocal proof that Jesus had not died on the cross but he alive
even though he had been put on the cross.
Those
that imagine the part of the prophecy “I SHALL NOT DIE” had been written indicating
to the resurrection of Jesus they should understand that one thing that it
becomes meaningless If one says as “I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE”
who would undergo the process of resurrection after having died.
As a matter of fact, the word “Die” indicates one’s
physical death while the word “Alive” indicates “one’s physical living.” Importantly
one who died and again resurrected one cannot be regarded to be Alive but can
be regarded to be resurrected one. If
anybody imagine that it has been written in the prophecy “I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE” indicating
to the temporary death of Jesus and resurrection on the third day, should
observe that “BUT LIVE” indicates that Jesus should not die even
for the one day also but he would remain Alive after he having been crucified
on cross. However let us take it granted for a while that Jesus has to die
according to the prophecy “I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE”
and he has to resurrect on the third day, then it would have been written in
the prophecy instead of the above as “I SHALL DIE, AND RESURRECT”
Importantly
one should carefully observe the second part of the prophecy at issue, that-
“THE LORD HAS CHASTENED ME SEVERELY, BUT HE HAS NOT GIVEN ME OVER TO DEATH” it
is made clear that Jehovah had intended to punish Jesus only but he did not
intended to give him over to death.
That is why Jesus has presented himself to be Alive showing
so many infallible proofs. If he were really died what need to him show so many
infallible proofs to prove himself to be Alive? If he really were died he would
have presented himself to be resurrected and it is enough to show a single
proof of his spiritual body in order to make people believe that he is
resurrected one. But as he did not die on cross but Alive he presented himself
showing so many infallible proofs. What are those proofs we will see in our forthcoming
topics if God wills.