(May 25, 2015 at 5:10 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Remember those zombies that popped out of their graves and went to visit their buddies when Jesus died? Is that a true story or pure BS? If it's pure BS then why isn't the story of the resurrection pure BS? Paul said that if the real dead don't rise then his story is pure BS. Based on your knowledge of human history do dead people return to life? Have you received visits from any of your dead relatives?
No, I haven't been visited by any dead relatives. Yet.
However, I don't really think there is any reason for me to expect them any time soon. The passage you are referring to is this:
Matthew 27
51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; 52 the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
If you'll notice, this event occurred at the moment of Jesus' death...something that has not been repeated. And while the author reports that "many" were raised, he does not say "all".
