"Did Jesus really die?" ~Sid

“Jesus seems to have traveled to India, after being resuscitated in the tomb, by his close friends.” ~Sid

Thanks for writing. That book sounds intriguing. One quick correction for you. Jesus was not resuscitated by his friends. He was resurrected by His father, God, while the disciples (His friends) thought He was gone forever.


Thanks for replying Jeff ... that's the whole point whether the body was revived or taken 'up?' - what i wish to know is:

1. could a dead body actively bleed (as it did, when taken down from the cross)?
2. why were 'healing herbs' applied to an already dead body?
3. why does a resurrected spiritual body require 'physical food'?
thanks!
~sid


1. In John 19:34, it says "One of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus' side, and blood and water came out." Albert Barnes explains why blood and water flowed from his dead body: "The heart is surrounded by a membrane called the pericardium. This membrane contains a serous matter or liquor resembling water, which prevents the surface of the heart from becoming dry by its continual motion (Webster). It was this which was pierced and from which the water flowed. The point of the spear also reached one of the ventricles of the heart, and the blood, yet warm, rushed forth, either mingled with or followed by the water of the pericardium, so as to appear to John to be blood and water flowing together. This was a natural effect, and would follow in any other case."

2. Where do you read about healing herbs being applied to his body? There are perfumes that I can remember, but not healing herbs. Is there a verse you're referring to?

3. The very fact that He ate in front of them (Luke 24:36-43) and even had them touch his wounds (John 20:27) was so that they would understand that his resurrected body was a physical body. Jesus didn't just appear in spirit as they thought (verse 37), but God the Father raised him bodily from the dead.

Hope this helps!