Did Jesus Come Out Of The Grave?

“He is not here: for He has risen.” Matthew 28:6

Matthew 28:13-15--- And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

It is a disturbing truth that Jesus Christ came out of the grave. You just can’t be neutral about the resurrection. If you are a thinking person, you’re going to have to face the fact of the resurrection. Either it is true or it is not true. Either He came out of that grave or He did not. Now, which side are you on? You can’t just ball it all up like a crumpled piece of paper and say, “It doesn’t make any difference. Let’s just put our arms around everybody. We all believe the same thing.” No, no, no! When you take a stand for truth, you’re going to have a head-on collision with the darkness that doesn’t want the light shining in! Even after the Resurrection, the religious leaders of that day paid people to lie and say that the disciples came and stole the Lord's Body. According to the historical record, after Jesus’ death on the cross and his subsequent burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, he appeared alive to more than 500 people, on twelve (12) separate occasions. All but one of the appearances (the appearance to Paul aka Saul) occurred within the first 40 day period following Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Jesus also appeared to at least two skeptics, James the Just and Paul aka Saul.