Guards guard the tomb

Guards guard the tomb

 

Matthew 27:62-66 『Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.』

The chief priests and Pharisees confirmed that Jesus was completely dead. In John 19:32-35, “Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.』

Unlike the two criminals hanging on the cross, Jesus's legs were not broken, and his side was pierced with a spear.“This happened so that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, ‘Not one of his bones will be broken.’ Another scripture says, ‘They will see him whom they have pierced.’”

Like these words, the words of the Old Testament were fulfilled. However, the people who became the channel through which all the words written in the Old Testament were fulfilled were none other than the Jews, Pilate, and the Roman soldiers who did not believe in Jesus and mocked Him. The Jews, Roman soldiers, and Pilate, who mocked and mocked Jesus, were used as channels through which the words of the Bible came true without their knowledge. Those who saw this were Roman soldiers and Jews. 19:31, “The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.』

And, they also confirmed that “the body was buried in the grave by someone.” However, one worry did not go away for them. The concern is that “Jesus usually said that he would come back to life three days after death.” Of course, they couldn't hear that right away. Their concern is that if his disciples take away the body and then announce that he has been resurrected from the dead, there will be an uproar. After discussing with each other, they decided to go to Pilate and suggest that he protect the tomb.

However, Jesus was resurrected. Because Jesus' body was not in the tomb, the women who entered the tomb (Mary Magdalene and the other Mary) could not see his body. Matthew 28:6-7 『He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.』

What is the meaning of resurrection? Was the “body Jesus received from Mary, his mother” resurrected? Or, did the physical body disappear and a spiritual body be born? The English Bible says He is not here: for he is risen(kjv), He is not here; It was translated as he has risen.(niv). However, if you look at the Greek Bible, there are two words related to resurrection in Greek: 『οὐκ(not) ἔστιν(He is) ὧδε(here), ἠγέρθη(Egerde).』 They are Egerde (ἠγέρθη) and Anastasei (ἀναστάσει). Egerde means to arise from. The English Bible uses the word rise.

And, the English word for Anastasia is resurrection. Matthew 22:30 “For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.” ὡς ἄγγελοι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ εἰσιν.

However, in Matthew 27:53, “And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” ῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν πόλιν καὶ ἐνεφανίσθησαν πολλοῖς .

The Greek word is Ten Egersin (τὴν ἔγερσιν) and is also expressed as resurrection (niv, kjv) in the English Bible. Here, resurrection is grammatically a noun. In other words, it represents a certain state. However, Egersin means to arise. The English Bible sometimes uses Egersin and Anastasin interchangeably as resurrection.

The Greek word “Egerzin” means to rise spiritually from the dead. This is the concept of a dead spirit coming back to life. And resurrection means that the spirit takes on a body. When the Bible speaks of the resurrection of eternal life and the resurrection of judgment, it means that the spirit takes on a spiritual body. The difference is whether the spiritual body (clothes of Christ) is for eternal life or a garment for judgment. Therefore, resurrection is not the resurrection of the body, but the putting on of a spiritual body. By referring to resurrection during the translation process, it makes it feel as if the previous thing is being restored.

Regarding the resurrection of Jesus, Jesus rose from the dead and appeared in a spirit body. Jesus' former physical body is gone, and a new spiritual body is given to Christ from heaven. The old temple (body) disappears (dies on the cross), and the new temple (spiritual body) is born (resurrected). Most church people today believe that “after the body given to us by our parents dies, that body is resurrected.” They think that the body is transformed into a spiritual body. That is why we think that the body will not die and will be taken up (rapture).

『He is not here; he has risen just as he said』”He is not here” is the Greek word οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε. It means “he is not here.” “His absence” does not mean that he does not exist because he has gone somewhere else, but that he does not have a physical existence. The body died on the cross and the body disappeared. Why can’t people find Moses’ body?

In Jude 1:9-10, “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.』

A corpse means death (sin). So, this is an area managed by Satan. However, God caused Moses’ body to disappear. Therefore, the question is whether Satan did that to Michael without his permission. “This is what God did, so if you keep pointing out this, God will scold you.”

However, fake prophets distort the Bible. Moses was the representative of God who led the people out of Egypt. Moses serves as the shadow of Jesus Christ. “The reason God caused Jesus’ dead body to disappear” was so that Roman soldiers and priests could not find it. And Christ appeared to the women and disciples in another body, a spirit body from heaven. In any case, the soldiers and Jews cannot find the body of Jesus.

Matthew 28:11-15 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 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 come 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.』