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Three days and nights in the tomb after the MOST gruesome torture no one expected Jesus to be the subject of news, blogs or anything 2000 or so years later. The fact that people are still writing about Him can only mean that His story didn't END after his burial. Or else, He would have lived a rather "incomplete" life. He would be a "loser" --- but NO loser can change human history MORE than Alexander the Great, Napoleon,Ceasar.. and every other biggie name in history MORE than Jesus of Nazareth.

What is IT about Jesus of Nazareth? I mean, even the story of his resurrection was "extraordinary". The first witness was a rehabilitated prostitute who spread the word around that even His disciples who were "in hiding" thought that she was probably hysterical. That was until He appeared to them-- and He appeared to them more than once or twice. My favorite however was when his disciples decided to go fishing and they had no catch for the day until "someone" appeared and told them to drop the net on the right side of the boat. They did and the net was filled with fishes. That was a point when Peter KNEW that was Jesus and hhe ran to Him despite the fact that he had denied him thrice--- I can imagine how Peter felt when he was asked thrice " Do you love me ...." Then he gets appointed as leader! I mean.... Jesus appointed people who were as fickle and you and me for "extraordinary feats".
Then he appeared again and again.. once, he ate bread and fishes (nice to know we still can eat when we get our "glorified bodies".

Jesus appared to 500 people plus his apostles and friends and with more than 500 witnesses, I know thet he did rise from the dead. They could have been ALL hallucinating.

Then the coward Peter became the most courageous apostle - to the point of having himself crucified upside down. So was the case of John (whom Jesus loved) who was a jailbird all his life -- also tortured an dbeaten often.

Then much later, Jesus appeared to Paul. And Paul was a murderer turned "world evangelists". IF Jesus did NOT rise from the dead WHY would all these people go through all the miseries of LIFE for a cause they didn;t believe in? I would not die for a LIE. I would not die burning in oil to light Nero's "night" all because I believed in something I am NOT sure of. I would not give my body to the lions.... but THEY did!

They did because they knew in their heart that He is risen! And so shall we be!!!! THis is the day when we celebrate OUR eternal life because HE is risen!

Because he said. "Ye shall live !!!" ---- rejoice in that thought and celebrate this day with joy. Death is dead. Yeshua is LORD!