| My name is: | Troy Brooks |
| I am from: | Alberta, Canada |
| Homepage: | http://biblcoality.com | | Time visited: | Thursday September 3, 2009 6:38:36 AM | | My message: | Technically that picture you have of the 11 Apostles in Matthew is wrong because that scene for various reasons would include the 500. A crowd of 500 "most of whom are still alive" at the time of Paul's writing (1 Cor. 15.6). This may have been the same group as in Matt. 28.16: the rendezvous was to "to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them." Unlike the other accounts which were unexpected and by surprise, and to gather such a large number of people, this meeting was held outdoors. The women were told to tell the disciples to meet Jesus in Galilee as well. "And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted" (Matt. 28.17) may be a reference to many present, both believers and non-believers. Paul had firsthand contact with them. So it was not a legend. He knew some of the people had died in the interim, but most were still alive. He is saying in effect they are still there to be questioned. You can talk to some of the witnesses. He never could have made thi... |
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