Bible, Scriptures, discrepancies, resurrection, flesh and bone, immortality, signs to establish disciples authority, justification, atonement

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Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-23

Some of the disciples were gathered together secretly, fearing the authorities. In the evening of the day Jesus had appeared to Mary Magdalene, the two who had returned from Emmaus were telling how they had seen Jesus; and at that moment he appeared in the midst of the group, saying:

“Peace be unto you.”

The disciples were terrified and frightened, thinking they saw a spirit. But Jesus showed them his hands and the wound in his side, and said to them:

“Why are ye troubled and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that is I myself. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”

And they were glad, knowing he was the Lord.

Jesus said to them:

“Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”

Then Jesus addressed the disciples, saying to them:

“Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.”

Jesus made a reconnaissance mission to earth. Jesus came to determine, as a man, what do the humans know. We hear this in his difficulty in communicating heavenly concepts and in his questions; i.e. "How is it that you do not understand?"

The goal was to reveal the nature and name of Yehovah to the world; to reveal to mankind the path to salvation. "Keep my commandments." Jesus said.

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Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18

On the morning of the first day of the week Mary Magdalene with the other Mary went to the sepulcher where Jesus had been buried.

There was a great earthquake; and an angel descended from Heaven, rolled back the stone from the door of the sepulcher, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning and his clothes were white as snow. The angel spoke to the women, saying:

“Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 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.”

The women ran from the sepulcher quickly with great awe and joy to tell the disciples what had happened.

On their way, Jesus met them and said:

“All hail.”

The women fell at his feet and worshiped him. He continued:

“Be not afraid. Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.”

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Mark 16:12,13; Luke 24:13-35

Two of the disciples were on their way to the village of Emmaus, nearly eight miles from Jerusalem. They were sad as they discussed the recent events. As they walked along, Jesus came to them and went with them; but they did not recognize him. Jesus said to them:

“What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?”

One of the disciples, names Cleopas, replied:

“Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and has not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?”

Jesus asked:

“What things?”

The disciples replied to him:

“Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. And now the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel. And beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulcher. And when they found not his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said, but him they saw not.”

Jesus said to the disciples:

“O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?”

Then, beginning with Moses and the prophets, Jesus explained to the disciples all the things in the Scriptures about himself. When they came to Emmaus, Jesus acted as though he would continue on; but the disciples said to him:

“Abode with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”

Jesus remained with them. At the evening meal he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them. At that moment they knew him, but he vanished from their sight.

The disciples said to one another:

“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

They returned to Jerusalem and told the others:

“The Lord has risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon.”

When you get the red-letters right, it all makes sense! This was my destiny. Aramaic Peshitta a gospel recorded in Aramaic. Translated into English by George Lamsa.

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Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-37

From the sixth hour to the ninth hour, while Jesus was on the cross, there was darkness over all the land.

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying:

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Some of those who heard Jesus said:

“Behold, he calleth Elijah.”

One ran, took up a sponge, filled it with vinegar, placed it on a reed, and pushed it up to give Jesus a drink.

Some said:

“Let alone. Let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”

Then Jesus cried out in a loud voice:

“Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.”

Having said this, he died and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked; and rocks broke one upon the other. Graves opened and the bodies of many sleeping saints arose.

The officer of the soldiers, and others that were with him, when they saw these things occurring at the death of Jesus, said:

“Truly this was the Son of God.”