…particularly when we look at the disciples, the watered-down resurrection doesn\u2019t seem credible at all. Remember that the Gospel of John (whose author had little to gain by making the disciples, future leaders of the early church, look bad) notes that the disciples were so frightened that they barricaded themselves behind locked doors after Jesus\u2019s death. They had good reason to be. \u201cIf the authorities dealt that way with Jesus, who had so many people supporting him,\u201d they must have thought, \u201cwhat will they do to us?\u201d Even before the crucifixion Peter shrank in fear from being identified as a follower of Jesus. Imagine how their fear would have intensified after witnessing the Romans\u2019 brutal execution of their master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With one exception, all of Jesus\u2019s male followers were so terrified that they shrank from standing at the foot of the cross, unable to accompany Jesus during his final hours. Their reluctance may have stemmed from an inability to watch the agonizing death of their friend, but much was out of fear of being identified as a follower of an enemy of Rome. (The women, showed no such fear, though the situation may have posed less danger for them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disciples were terrified. So does it seem credible that something as simple as sitting around and remembering Jesus would snap them out of their abject fear? Not to me. Something incontrovertible, something undeniable, something visible, something tangible, was necessary to transform them from fearful to fearless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the most compelling \u201cproofs\u201d of the Resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> Christus surr\u00e9xit! – Surr\u00e9xit vere, allel\u00faja
Hans Memling: The Resurrection (1490) pic.twitter.com\/vet5tsUC00<\/a><\/p>— K H Hardy (@khhardy) April 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>