Huntster
The "dark night of the soul". Even Christ endured it.
Funny that. Jesus seem to be repeating verse, specifically from Psalms, like any devout Jewish person would.
kurious_kathy
Well that's what happened. God is Holy and cannot look at sin.
But god created sin.
I am still astounded how Jesus found the strength to go through it. No other man could or would do it for us.
You do realize that just going by biblical accounts, Jesus was a rebellious person and was executed. Millions of people have gone through that.
I guess that's why scripture tells us all things were created by Him and for Him. The first re-born of the dead.
Nope wrong again. You really should take the time to read, cover to cover, the book you purport to believe and follow. That does include all the naughty bits and murders, genocides, rapes, etc.
Who else is resurrected in the Bible?
Old Testament
The widow’s son
1 Kings 17:17 - 24
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Another child
2 Kings 4:31 - 36
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
Some nameless man
2 Kings 13:20 - 21
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
New Testament
Another man
Luke 7:12 - 15
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
Lazarus
John 11:37 - 44
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Not sure if you want to call it resurrection, but you also get a group of saints.
Matthew 27:50 - 53
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
The spiritual rebirth is significant and I would strongly suggest you rethink your stand of atheism.
How is it significant? What makes it so? It wasn’t the only reported resurrection nor was it even the first reported resurrection in the bible.
That wasn't the plan. It's God's plan so just accept it as the truth and just watch what it can do to change your heart and mind.
Since when have you been in direct communication with god to know god’s plan?
Deny your maker and His free gift of salvation
What free gift? As reported by you, one must give up their freewill, intellect, common sense, love of others, the price of the false
gift is extreme.
Hark the Angels are singing, can't you hear them? They sing glory to the King. Oh yes, one of my favorite names for Jesus is, "King of the Angels."
Isn’t that Lucifer’s gig?
Ossai
