SUPER EARLY FACTS FOR THE RESURRECTION! - Gary Habermas

[@ChristopherJames1984]

I watch and listen to anything Dr. Habermas releases. God bless you, Sir. ❤

[@MaxPowers-so4rr]

Thank you, Dr. Habermas, for you fighting for the kingdom to come. May the Lord keep you forever on earth and heaven, Amen!

[@DeusVultTKD]

I was there! Dr. Habermas is so approachable and kind!

[@janvidmar7827]

Praise the LORD!!!

[@mkl2237]

Thank you Sir for all that you share !

[@davidcase1286]

i wish this video had 2million views

[@grantbartley483]

8 billion would be ideal

[@freedominion7369]

God bless you, Dr. Habermas and praise to our heavenly Father 🙏✝️

[@jackdooley2911]

Thank you Mr Habermas. I was a huge skeptic until I started my own journey and a huge part of that was listening to your sermons and podcasts on the resurrection and NDEs, as well as the shroud and others. Keep up the great work and thank you! Galatians 6:9

[@georgejaquith4732]

May our Lord bless and motivate you to keep going in spirit and truth.

[@CyberCalvary]

Yes sir, thank you for the regular updates Love your content, Doctor

[@Shamsi419]

The shroud is supernatural evidence for the resurrection

[@H-D33]

You're work is amazing..new Christians should watch you're lectures to strengthen their faith!! Thanks Gary ❤

[@Ranzium]

Lord please keep my eyes upon your path 🙏

[@jamesfahey5686]

Very good lecture Sir!

[@shiammi907]

🙏🏽God bless the❤🥩meat🍖❤of the message💖in the Name of Jesus✨

[@RicardoValdes-r6w]

Another powerful video by Doctor Gary Habermas, excellent video for Rabbi Singer who consistently rejects Jesus Christ, Christians and of course he rejects the fact that Jesus Christ resurrected…

[@Tazerface-o7u]

Great video!

[@blankczechz]

Contradictions do not equate to "aha" moments which disprove a point. For example, Judas could've hung himself out on a limb. By the time someone agreed to cut him down maybe he dropped to the ground and burst. We don't know for certain but that seems to me a reasonable explanation. People see things differently.

[@chrisp9500]

J. Warner Wallace, a former detective and current Christian apologist, argues along these lines as well.

[@billbuyers8683]

Assuming contradictory information, is not proof that the information is incorrect. It only demonstrates that the person does not understand it and needs to follow that misunderstanding up with better investigation of the facts.

[@peterbrusati8390]

A discrepancy is not the same thing as a contradiction. There are differences in the gospel accounts, but I don't know of any that contradict each other.

[@briarpatchson3039]

One BIG PROBLEM is the Jews ✡️ couldn't touch a dead body. They would become Unclean.

[@amakrid]

Contradictions prove that people may err in their accounts. That's the reason why apologists,, especially those who believe in Sola Scriptura, try to prove that there is absolutely no contradiction anywhere in the Bible.

[@steveschmidt6847]

I thought Dr. Gene Scott had great resurrenction evidence, and he did. Then I found Dr. William Laine Craig and Wow! Then I found Dr. Gary Habermas and WOW, WOW, WOW!!

[@fbcpraise]

@@steveschmidt6847 we are blessed to have these brothers.

[@kennethmeeker6369]

My mom lives in rock hill 👍

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

He would make a great politician 😊😊😅

[@blackeyedturtle]

I personally believe "Acts 6:2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables." is evidence that the Apostles & Elders in the community, were focused on composing a record of the events of the life, message and death of their Messiah. The manner in which the Gospels, compliment and share such similar testimony of specific events, would only make sense if they were all composed within a few years of the actual events. The Gospels, like the Tanakh, are not the mere product of man's mind.

[@rontcurry]

Jesus saves

[@muskyoxes]

"I can narrow down the appearance to James within a few weeks." I find it funny that the few weeks are after Jesus died and before Jesus left. Yeah, that's gonna be true of all the appearances, except to Paul

[@salzmarkt]

❤

[@penelopelucas4973]

We go through the tribulation and Jesus returns after the tribulation at the last trumpet on the clouds with his angels and everyone will see him coming THEN he will gather his Elect from the four corners of the winds

[@isaiah5399]

Please help me out here with the question of who (i.e. which Godhead) raised Jesus from the dead. @13:38 you said that it was God the Father but in John 2:19 Jesus said “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” so clearly Jesus raised Himself! I think this is important as it proved Jesus' existence before His incarnation and that He is God. Am I right?

[@kymdickman8910]

Yes! Also, Jesus said [John 10:17-18] “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” (Jesus, God incarnate, speaking here.) A crucifixion is the only form of state run execution which enabled the victim to decide the moment of death. It occurred when He gave up breathing.

[@MastaE2288]

No, Jesus did not raise himself. But that is great news because the one who did raise him from the dead lives in believers! Romans 8:11 KJV [11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

[@benny-yj7pq]

@@MastaE2288 We have the testimony from the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to raise Him up, it is all the true God. The Father and I come and dwell in the believer, through the Holy Spirit. Trinity. Only God is omnipresent and can hear and answer our prayers. Yeshua is divine.

[@MastaE2288]

@@benny-yj7pq Matthew 3:16-17 GW [16] After Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up from the water. Suddenly, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down as a dove to him. [17] Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love-my Son with whom I am pleased.”

[@DavidDancs-ei7pr]

Loved this. Fighting the cause. Jesus is real. Jesus died. And Jesus come back to life. If this ain't proof of a true God? I don't know of any other religion that comes close.

[@maylingng4107]

Jesus never existed.

[@DavidDancs-ei7pr]

@@maylingng4107 moron.

[@andecap1325]

Its called faith for a reason...no proof can or will be found ever.. if it is found the church will not be tax exempt 😂

[@maylingng4107]

@@andecap1325 Yes -- if evidence could be found, faith would not be necessary. Religion would be shouting and showing the evidence from every rooftop. But there is no evidence, is there?

[@andecap1325]

@@maylingng4107 No one has got a nobel prize that discovered god. god is not even a theory...

[@billbuyers8683]

Takes him about 15 minutes to even start the subject just so you know that he does eventually get to the topic and it’s not completely click bait

[@mbourne3538]

It’s all fascinating

[@briansnow8980]

I would agree with him other than his minimalistic approach. If one doesn’t believe in the validity of Scripture, its inerrancy, then one won’t believe in Christ and the resurrection. The liberals believe in some of the accounts, but still are lost as the devil. A reductionist argument, although done with good intention, will still leave people with false belief and make them nomalistic at best. If they can’t believe that God is who he says he is, that he has revealed himself and his Law in natural and special revelation, then people will fall apart when it comes to sin and their need for salvation in Christ. They will be left with the what instead of the why and how of the gospel.

[@aliasreco]

Crucified on Wednesday. (Pesach extra Sabbath coming) Maybe put in the grave at 19.00 a little too late... Three days and three nights in the grave. Saturday night... One hour into Sunday night plus day time... Risen.

[@benny-yj7pq]

He is risen at the end of the Sabbath, the angel said He is not here (Mat 28:1-6) . So when He is risen? On Sabbath 3pm after 72 hours (after 3 days), He was no longer in the midst of the earth. His body were risen on the 3. day, less than 72 hours. The bible is correct and specific. The good Friday is a MYTH from the RCC, who changed the WORD. It was the Sabbath, the women visit the tomb, they ran away and told nobody, what happened (Mark 16:8). It is the end of the Sabbath, not after the Sabbath, the beginning of the new day, It is according to the Jewish calendar. The word "after" in the Greek means "at the end of".

[@tonyr6365]

Jesus prophesied that He would die and on the third day He would be raised.

[@Albert-o1c]

Protestants and Evangelicals need to use the term Christ more often. They overemphasize the word Jesus.

[@billbuyers8683]

Not really. Jesus was the Christ.

[@Albert-o1c]

@@billbuyers8683 I agree and they agree. But the unbelieving world doesn't. I think Protestants over use the word Jesus but neglect the word Christ, even as they tend to emphasize St. Paul's teachings over the gospels and teachings of Christ.

[@NeoMo24]

​@@billbuyers8683Jesus means "God saves" so it works either way.

[@benny-yj7pq]

@@NeoMo24 Jesus comes from Iesous. This is the translation from Jehoshua (Josua) ben Nun in the Septuagint by the Jews. The Greek word does not mean God saves, but Jehoshua means God saves. Jeshua is a shortcut (Neh 8:17). Yeshua is identical in Hebrew with salvation. Moses changed the name of Hosea into Jehoshua (Yeshua), why? In Isa 62:11 the word salvation becomes personal, thy reward is with thee and thy work is before thee. Yeshua is the Only Savior in the NEW COVENANT (Jer 31:31), He will save Israel at His 2nd coming in the future. Israel's geula is dependent on the Messiah Yeshua (Dan 9:24-29). No other Messiah is coming. He died for His people (Isa53), and comes for His people again (Zech 12:10).

[@goaskmymom1350]

Jesus could have told his brother James to get with it or else he would tell...THE FATHER!

[@MastaE2288]

He did. Matthew 10:33 KJV [33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

[@valerieprice1745]

Peter was quoting the prophecy about the blood monet being used to purchase the field. The Judas didn't purchase the field. Judas dropped the coins on the ground. "Now, this man... (the one who purchased the field) fell and his bowels burst on the rocks." The Temple priests sent their servant off after dark to lurches the field. On his return, he likely misjudged the road and fell off one of the many precipitous cliffs in Jerusalem. That place is a falling hazard, literally at every turn. That's the way I always understood it, but Israel My Channel took his life in his hands to visit Judas' tomb, and it's a harrowing trek on a narrow ledge of a sheer rock wall on one side, and a terrible drop down the cliff onto rocks below. I wonder if they dropped the body, or fell with it themselves, and perhaps the dead man's bowels burst, which would not be at all surprising. Either way, the trouble is our not knowing. It's not a contradiction, it's a lack of further explanation.

[@agentkayl5127]

13:37 8:41

[@Mairiain]

With all respect: son of God is not a claim to deity. Son of man is (cf. Daniel 7 and how Jesus used that phrase) :)

[@grantbartley483]

I would love a debate between Habermas and Dawkins. But Dawkins would be too much of a coward to agree to one.

[@TheDragonageorigins]

He already ducked out of any debates with william laine craig, so you're correct

[@grantbartley483]

@@TheDragonageorigins Richard Dawkins has evolved into a chicken

[@briarpatchson3039]

​@@TheDragonageorigins DR. Craig would destroy him!

[@colinlavery625]

Always remember .... JESUS SAVES !!!! ..... (but Moses INVESTS)

[@johnpro2847]

5:00 they could also be mistaken or lying .If I told you my good friend came back to life, would you just accept that with very shaky evidence years later which is the case with JC . Why did he not go to see the Roman Rulers and show that they could not kill him. They would have written it up in their logs.

[@chrisp9500]

They didn't need to, they didn't have a body anymore. Non-Christians did write about this. And no one dies for a known lie. But the Apostles died for what they said. No one recanted.

[@TheDragonageorigins]

How is the evidence shaky? Multiple events occurring that disprove that heavily

[@jasonf9526]

​@@chrisp9500 What contemporary non Christians wrote that they didn't have Jesus's body?

[@chrisp9500]

@@jasonf9526 what contemporary non-Christian scholars say they did? And why would we care about what contemporaries say, Christian or not? It's those closest to the events we should be getting information from.

[@samgee11]

Moreover, Roman rulers had every motive to disprove a religion that was spreading like wildfire and they wanted to stop. Finding Christ body would've been the easiest way to do it. Could this be the reason why Christianity, a very inconsequential religion was later adopted as a state religion? Mmm

[@watchman2866]

I don't believe Paul wrote before the gospels. 1Corinthians 15 :3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: I believe they were written when Jesus was with them. The critics need to separate them from what the text says about itself.

[@maylingng4107]

*WHY CREATIONISM SHOULD NOT BE TAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL* We are all too familiar with the calls for teaching of alternatives to evolution by religion, especially fundamentalists and creationists. While on the surface, this may be a somewhat reasonable demand, but is it really? If the alternative includes a god, the bible or a particular religion (say Christianity) we would be in immediate violation of the Establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution. Putting the legal issue aside for a moment, the practical problem that arises is: “which god, which religion, which creation story?” Should we discriminate against all gods, religions and creation stories, in favor of a single accepted god, religion and creation story? There is simply not enough time to teach them all, but that is not what Christian creationists want; do they? They want their god, their religion and their creation story to be the only alternative to evolution. This is an extremely dishonest and discriminatory proposition. But other than legal and practical issues, the major problem is the following: In order to consider teaching a creationist alternative, we have to accept that creationism stands on an equal footing with evolution science. Creationism would need the support of evidence in order to be an alternative to evolution, which is backed by mountains of evidence. But creationism is not backed by any scientific evidence, it is a belief system. As such should we be comparing a science based explanation with a belief system? If you are thinking logically, does this make any sense? No it does not. What about “academic freedom”, the latest canard from creationists? Just another deceptive wording to hide the true intentions of creationists. When a teacher signs on as a teacher in the tax payer funded school system, he/she must follow the predefined school curriculum and text. There is no “academic freedom” in the classroom where a teacher is allowed to introduce his/her own interpretation of the subject matter and include his/her prejudices. If the so called “academic freedom” was allowed, than what would prevent me from teaching the “great benefits of Hitler’s Nazi propaganda” in the history class. Or the “alternative” to gravity theory in the physics class.

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

God or secular atheist/pagan communism, which do U choose, which is better, why.

[@maylingng4107]

@@JohnCarboni-f6n Education is the teaching of math, language and science. It does not include the teaching of religion, gods, or hocus pocus, because teaching those only dulls the mind. That is why in their wisdom the founding Fathers of U.S. excluded religion from the U.S. Constitution and from the public school curricula.

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

@maylingng4107 so the world is a much better & safer place now thanks to kicking God & His moral commandments out of the classrooms, , right. Look around, wake up. Killing millions of innocent unborn is ok, but not prayers. 🤔

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

@maylingng4107 you forget, quite conveniently of course, it's not called education anymore, it's called indoctrination, a satanic education at best.

[@maylingng4107]

@@JohnCarboni-f6n That is your version only. Education is also defined as something that you do not have. It shows just how much you envy those who have an education, because you have almost none.

[@neildeakin4454]

regarding the 'contradiction' Gary mentioned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r16soqmfaJqYesk

[@blasater]

All interesting but frankly, Jesus was not the first to be resurrected and resurrection was never a Davidic requirement. It doesn't matter if Jesus resurrected 50 times. It doesn't make him mashiach. so why did all this appear? Dt 13. Paraphrasing, did your father's hear this at Sinai? Did G-d reveal to the nation of Israel at Sinai, that he was a triune substance? NO...He did not....so reject the church claims.

[@fbcpraise]

Everyone else who was resurrected died again. They were merely raised to resume a normal human life span. Jesus was raised with a glorified body that would never die again, was impervious to barriers and not subject to distance concerns (think the road to Emmaus and the locked upper room. It's up to you if you want to believe; but to equate Jesus' resurrection with those others... nonsense.

[@steveschmidt6847]

How many of them were declared to have ascended into Heaven in front of double digit numbers of witnesses?

[@blasater]

@@fbcpraise Enoch and Elijah... Taken up alive and Elijah is to return

[@fbcpraise]

@@blasater neither “resurrected.”

[@blasater]

@fbcpraise so.... what..,. Elijah and Elisha both raised the dead ... Jesus wasn't the first. Elijah will return. Jesus will never return. He was a false prophet and false Messiah and guilty of sin.

[@justawfulgamer7738]

You do realize that non christians dont believe Jesus was rased from the dead. Your argument makes no sense

[@deputyjack1]

You do realize that Christians believe Jesus was raised from the dead. Your argument makes no sense.

[@freedomfan2295]

"The fear of GOD is the beginning of wisdom." ❤

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

He proves the bible with the bible, 😢😅😅😅😂😂

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

History, archeology, other writings by non biblical sources, ect, Proves your ignorance.

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

@JohnCarboni-f6n you opening your mouth makes you stupid. He makes money feeding ya'll lots of words but saying nothing

[@fbcpraise]

I think you missed his point. His point is that even non-believing scholars will agree to a set of facts that highly suggest that the resurrection is plausible. Enjoy your skepticism.

[@johnpro2847]

Jesus came back to life, but could not escape the place quickly enough, never to be see again. So it is really a moot point you make professor.. the end result is the same.. No more Jesus...amen

[@JeanSmith-sz4uu]

Based on the biblical narrative and rational reasoning, we have to accept that the resurrection of Jesus or any of the prophets or individuals within the biblical narrative, i.e., they are spiritual and not physical resurrections even when literal words are used. Here are the biblical reasoning behind what is being said: Jesus called himself “the resurrection” even before he was crucified: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die”. (John 11:25 NIV) This was Jesus himself who was speaking. He is making it crystal clear that it was the belief in him and his teachings that must be truly considered as true resurrection and not the crucifixion and belief in the reanimation of his physical body. It was the belief in him and his words which revived those who were spiritually dead, and brought them forth from their tomb of ignorance. This is all spiritual and not physical: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you-they are full of the Spirit and life.” (John 6:63 NIV) What does the Bible teach about the physical body and resurrection? It says: “Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications”… (Hebrew 5:7 KJV) Therefore, the Bible teaches that Jesus had flesh or a physical body during his life on earth but that there came a time when he was no longer in possession of a physical body (he was a Spirit/Soul) . Read the whole chapter so you can see the whole content. What else does the Bible teach about physical body or flesh? Apostle Paul himself stated: “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption“. (1 Corinthians 15:50 KJV) Therefore, no physical body which is a perishable biological entity can have any association or entrance into the Kingdom of God. After all, the Bible teaches that: “God is a Spirit” (John 4:24 KJV) and not a physical body, and that the Word which is Christ himself had existed as a Spirit (a nonphysical entity) long before even the creation of what we call earth. The Bible teaches that all that Jesus taught 2000 years ago were all revealed by the Father. Jesus made sure to tell Simon that flesh and blood are not important in this equation--not even his: “Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 16:17 NIV) Everything Jesus Christ taught and spoke, about his flesh and body had a spiritual meaning and cannot be taken literally even though Jesus Christ was using “literal words” (check the Greek lexicon) related to “flesh and blood”: “Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” (John 6:53-58 NIV) Those who took him “literally”, later on they were accused of being cannibals. Read the history and this will become clear to you. Therefore, much of the language that Jesus used must be viewed and interpreted allegorical or symbolic. Jesus taught that it is the spirit that matters and not the flesh. The body has no importance: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you-they are full of the Spirit and life.” (John 6:63 NIV) People had a very hard time understanding the symbolic and allegorical language that Jesus used--this frustrated Jesus often and said: “Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.” (John 8:43 NIV) The phrase, “unable to hear” that Jesus Christ uses is obviously not a literal physical hearing but the inability to hear his words with spiritual hearing. Consider this that if people 2000 years ago had a hard time understanding Jesus Christ, there is no wonder why there are over 43,000 conflicting sects within Christianity. This should humble all Christians. What else can we learn from the topic of resurrection and spiritual truths? Well, Mary Magdalene couldn’t recognize Jesus after the resurrection: “At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” (John 20:14-15 NIV) If this was a “literal”, glorified, bodily resurrection of Jesus, why did he appear like the gardener and was not recognized by Mary? Apparently Jesus did not look glorified, he just looked like someone else--not a shining angel, but like the gardener. We also read that the Lord Jesus Christ appeared quite differently to apostle Paul: About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ “ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.” (Acts 9:4 KJV) Others who were with Paul did not see anything. A physical body is not invisible. Everyone should be able to see it. Moreover, physical bodies cannot go through doors and walls either, but yet, Jesus appears into a room with the disciples when all doors were locked: “A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” (John 20:26 NIV) So, what is my point? The point is Jesus Christ can do whatever he wishes. He can dematerialize from one place and materialize in another place. He can appear as a flash of light from heaven to one person, or as a gardener to another, and he can even eat a piece of fish right in front of you to prove he can do anything. Therefore, we are not questioning what Christ can or cannot do, however, when it comes to the physical resurrection, all the stories we read about his appearances, do not indicate the essential characteristics of the physical body of Jesus Christ as the flesh that he had before his crucifixion, and the Bible in numerous verses makes this very clear. More importantly, if we believe that Jesus Christ has been great eternally in the past without a physical body and long before he was even born, then, he was not in need of a physical body after his crucifixion either, just as Moses and Elijah didn’t need physical bodies either, when they both had appeared to Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor and then vanished from the sight. Why should anyone assume that after Jesus Christ’s physical birth from the womb of Mary, he had, forever, trapped his true eternal reality in some physical body whether it is assumed to be a regular body or some so called glorified body? To insist on this, is tantamount to limiting Jesus Christ to our earthly limitations. The Bible makes it clear that the resurrection of Jesus has much deeper spiritual meanings and should never be interpreted as a literal physical event. Please note that stating that Christ’s resurrection was a spiritual event and not a physical one, doesn’t mean Jesus Christ was incapable of the supernatural powers--it is that Jesus didn’t need any form of a physical body, and that his greatness transcends beyond any connection with the physical reality. Moreover, in numerous passages, the body of Christ has been interpreted to be the body of the believers or the church itself, and therefore, the resurrection is a spiritual reality which demonstrates the spiritual triumph of the cause of Christ, symbolized as a “body” which is none other than the body of the believers rising to promulgate his cause (the body) fearlessly: “And the church is his body”… (Ephesians 1:23 NLT) …”and build up the church, the body of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:12 NLT) “Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body.“ (Colossians 1:18 MLT) “And we are members of his body.” (Ephesians 5:30 NLT) “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.“ (1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT) Resurrection of all the manifestations of God are spiritual in nature and not physical or material. I have studied the Bible and continue to study it. “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.….” (John 6:63 NIV)

[@grantbartley483]

He's not here, he's there, but when you die you're going to be there too, so be ready for it

[@JRTIGER07]

Really 😂 *Zechariah **12:10** / Revelation 1:7-8* 😂

[@benny-yj7pq]

@@grantbartley483 Without the Messiah he will die in his sins (John 14:6+9).

[@fbcpraise]

that's your reasoning?

[@bibleburner8426]

Facts are things that can be proven to be true. There are exactly zero facts concerning Jesus, or a resurrection.

[@freedominion7369]

"There are zero facts concerning the Resurrection": Untrue kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqKYnHuhpM9sZpY

[@benny-yj7pq]

Yeshua is real and alive. Ask God, He is in another world and comes in the clouds in the glory of His Father.

[@bibleburner8426]

@@benny-yj7pq You say words, and you don't even care that you can't demonstrate them to be true. When you vomit words and don't back them up, your words become impotent and meaningless.

[@mattrondeau7466]

​@@bibleburner8426You're not interested in facts. The fact is that you love your sin and will reject any evidence.

[@jeffmcdonald9073]

While the resurrection may be more difficult to prove - there is a lot of evidence of Jesus as a physical person.

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

Hot Air,you Christian are so gullible 😅😅😅

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

Gary as made a career out of using 1000 words to say 1 sentence. Full of hot air but he is good at telling ya'll what you want to hear.

[@voiceofreason162]

"But before I begin my pilgrimage, I need to probe an explosive question that lurks in the shadows of historical Jesus studies: might it be possible that Jesus Christ never even existed, that the whole stained glass story is pure invention? It’s an assertion that’s championed by some outspoken sceptics-but not, I discovered, by scholars, particularly archaeologists, whose work tends to bring flights of fancy down to literal earth." Eugenio Alliata, Archaeologist, National Geographic, 2017. And.... “I don’t know any mainstream scholar who doubts the historicity of Jesus,” said Eric Meyers, an archaeologist and emeritus professor in Judaic studies at Duke University. “The details have been debated for centuries, but no one who is serious doubts that he’s a historical figure.” Who needs Tacitus? Sceptics with no historical background or archaeological credentials continue to perpetuate the myth there was no historical Jesus. The archaeologists in the field and historical input amongst scholars are united in the view there was. And even without the Gospel writers, building a case for an historical Jesus is child's play. As follows: From extra-biblical sources alone, Jesus had a brother called James (Josephus), and was located in Judea (Tacitus, Lucian, Acts of Pilate). Jesus was known to be a wise, virtuous and ethical man (Josephus, Mara Serapion) who was reported to have both performed miracles (Acts of Pilate) and made prophecies that were fulfilled (Phlegon, cf. Josephus). A result of his ministry was that he had many disciples, from both the Jews and the Gentiles (Josephus, Talmud). At the beginning of his ministry he encountered a man called John the Baptist of whom baptized him (Josephus). Jesus was worshiped as a deity (Pliny, Lucian), and some believed he was the Messiah (Josephus) and called him “king” (Mara Serapion). Some people saw Jesus as a philosopher with unique teachings (Lucian, Mara Serapion, Gospel of Thomas). The Jewish leaders judged Jesus as guilty of apostasy (Talmud, cf. Apocryphon of John), and no-one came forward to support Jesus in his trial (Talmud). He died at the hands of Pontius Pilate (Tacitus) who crucified him (Josephus, Talmud, Lucian, Gospel of Truth, Acts of Pilate). The event occurred on Passover Eve (Talmud), he was nailed to a cross (Phlegon, Gospel of Truth, Acts of Pilate, cf. Tacitus), and after his death the executioners gambled over his clothing (Acts of Pilate). There was a three-hour darkness at the moment of the crucifixion (Thallus, Phlegon), and an earthquake (Phlegon), all of which corroborates New Testament events. Jesus’ teachings spread after his death (Tacitus, cf. Suetonius, Pliny), the Christian religion was named after Jesus (Tacitus), Christians formed a section of society (Pliny), and exercised faith in Jesus’ teachings (Lucian). Christians also believed in their own eternal immortality and scorned death (Lucian), and that Jesus’ death procured their salvation (Gospel of Truth). The disciples never abandoned Jesus’ teachings even in persecution (Josephus), and many Christians were exiled from Rome for their beliefs in him (Suetonius). Many were also still present in Rome by the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD (Tacitus, Suetonius). They were also described as law breakers for meeting in secret, and were blamed for drinking blood, and burning their children (Pliny, cf. Trajan, Hadrian). According to Habermas a few of the forged Gnostic sources are also corroborative of the New Testament literature. They relate that on one occasion that Jesus asked his disciples who they thought he was (Gospel of Thomas), that Jesus was flesh and blood (Gospel of Truth, Treatise on Resurrection), and that he had the title “Son of Man” (Gospel of Thomas). Jesus was also said to be the “Son of God” (Treatise on Resurrection, Gospel of Truth, Gospel of Thomas). ​​Add to that Papias, who was a Greek living in Hierapolis, AD. 60 to AD 130 AD. He wrote the Exposition of the Sayings among other things and quotes large portions of all 4 Gospels and attributes authorship to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John *by name* . Making him a living contemporary with eyewitnesses living at the time. And there is a forensics trail verified in multiple peer reviewed scientific journals, as well as I can reference over 150 published peer reviewed articles. So the statement that there is no evidence is patently false. And makes little difference even if you strip Tacitus and Josephus out. In fact, there is more historical evidence for Jesus of Nazareth than there is for any of these sources that wrote about him. Yet not one of these in terms of their existence, what they said or believed, is in question. They're considered rock-solid foundational sources for 1st to 3rd century history. Real people expressing real eyewitness knowledge, and yet it's Jesus the sceptics claims doesn't exist in the face of an avalanche of sources, archaeology and contemporary writings that total 5,100 manuscripts, 50,000 portions, 137,000 referenced quotes of Jesus or those around him or both. And from the QUOTES alone, the entire New Testament could be reassembled, minus 11 verses. None of them impact or detract a single person or statement or doctrine. Those who make such claims have to sit on that mountain wearing sunglasses while lying through gritted teeth, "It can't be." Warning Inventing alternate Jesuses, substandard Jesuses, minimised Jesuses, hip Jesuses, plastic Jesuses, is all about keeping people away from the Biblical, historical Jesus, who gave up eternity, who was there before the beginning, who took on flesh and dwelt among us, suffered, died and rose from the dead. That Jesus saves. The other inventions are poor substitutes for the real thing. Even Einstein knew better. “I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene….No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus.” ― Albert Einstein I'm ex-naval intelligence, and I can tell you with 1 billion per cent certainty: Jesus is God. Rethink your life.

[@TrentonErker]

Gary is wrong about the earliest testament to Krishna. There’s something from 100BC. And saying the Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament is a half truth. It’s completely different than the Protestant Hebrew Old Testament/scriptures. The Septuagint is what was most quoted. The popular Old Testament among Protestants came in the 900s.

[@Truth83rtz]

There are differences but to say it's "completely different" is wrong. Either you are mislead and ignorant, or you are purposely trying to mislead people when you say that.

[@Obeytheroadrules]

@@Truth83rtz there is no room for differences, when you’re trying to prove a supernatural phenomena

[@Obeytheroadrules]

There is no such thing as resurrection facts, there are resurrection claims , big difference.

[@Sophia1112-p1x]

Can I ask you what is the kind of "fact" or evidence that is not just a "claim" you expect we should have if the resurrection really happened? I'm genially asking

[@Obeytheroadrules]

@@Sophia1112-p1x The bible is written in mythical narratives , not historical texts, they are anonymous there are no signatories . The accuracy and historicity is dependent on the credibility of the author. Historic texts are written in a textbook like genre, with very little hyperbole, the gospels are the exact opposite, they are full of hyperbole and dramatic sequences and are extensively exaggerated. However nothing is written about the resurrection outside the bible for 100 years after crucifixion, if something like this happened every historian, poet, writer, scholar, artist , would have written something down in some way. Jesus himself is the claimed son of god , could perform miracles, but couldn’t write ???? , that’s like a UFO landing on the freeway today and nobody mentions it . Right throughout history, no question has ever had a supernatural answer, no experiment has ever had a superpower result, nothing supernatural has ever been proven EVER !

[@fletcherchristian6522]

@@Obeytheroadrules Your claims simply aren't true. The book of Acts is regarded as extremely accurate in terms of its historical record. You claim the books were written 100 years after the crucification.. so 130AD. No scholar in existence would offer a date that late. For example, acts makes no mention of the death of James (60's), no mention of the Neronian persecution (late 60's), no mention of the Jewish war (60's) and no mention of the fall of Jerusalem (AD 70). The omission of these events is explained by Acts being written before they happened. 30 years from the cross, with plenty of eyewitnesses still alive. Moreover, Luke is regarded as the author of Acts. There is little scholarly dispute about that.

[@Obeytheroadrules]

@@fletcherchristian6522 Who said the book of acts is accurate ? Christian Scholars , ? Acts was also written by Mark, however there is no evidence whatsoever whether it is the same author of Mark in the Gospels. Regardless ( Jewish wars ) etc…. Are not supernatural claims, Josephus, Tacitus, Pilly, Suetonius etc…. All write about Jesus, however none were even born when Jesus was alive. All was written approximately 100 years after crucifixion, none of these writers believed Jesus was the resurrected son of god . Otherwise they themselves, would have been Christians , they were not . In 310 AD , historians / scholary writers couldn’t even decide whether Jesus was a real person, they had to call a council of Nicaea to decide whether he was even a god . Eyewitness ? Eyewitness testimony has been scientifically proven inaccurate, pre- DNA many people were wrongly accused of crimes they didn’t commit due to eyewitness testimony, later to be proven innocent.

[@fletcherchristian6522]

@@Obeytheroadrules I think your biblical knowledge is coming from the internet, rather than actual scholarly books on the subject. If you believe that a council was held in 310 to decide whether Jesus was an actual person then this conversation is over. I simply cannot help you. I would be better employed explaining chess to my cat. There are some excellent books on the ecumenical councils of the church... please read one.

[@jamesrenfroe9563]

Also he makes alot of money, feeding you Christians with baby food, grow up 😊

[@cosme_fulanito695]

Habermas has perfected the art of talking and talking without saying anything. It takes hours of him talking to make a single point.

[@mkl2237]

It sounds like you have perfected the art of listening and listening without actually hearing anything. First of all, everyone has their unique speaking style. Also, talks are targeted for audience and purpose. I’d place high odds that you’ve heard and filtered this info several times and this have lost awareness of how much info is actually contained in this, especially for people who have not heard it before. So as phrased, your comment that he has only made “a single point” in this talk which is less than an hour… is clearly factually inaccurate. Why not just say that you don’t like his speaking style? Or that you have other thoughts on the content? But to say this talk only made a single point and to frame your comment as such … is inaccurate and says more about your attitude than it does about the facts supporting the resurrection. Enjoy your Saturday and hope you have more constructive ways to spend your time.

[@ReasonsForOurFaithMinistries]

Sounds like you have comprehension problems. I understand him quite well and easily for your information. Maybe you should get some self-help books.

[@ReasonsForOurFaithMinistries]

I thought it was a great message. All these little alleged contradictions are nothing but misunderstandings, but if Jesus was the son of God and he rose from the dead, doesn’t matter that’s what matters is the son of God rise in the dead. Thank you Gary

[@StevenJShow]

That's just not true. He spent the first two minutes laying out specifically what his arguments core is, and what ultimately matters. He broke it down piece by piece and then put it all together. He then went through six asserted, affirmed and accepted Biblical facts that demonstrate significant evidence for the Resurrection of Christ and the immediate rise of the gospel teachings within six years of Jesus being killed and rising. To do that in under an hour and in a way that a laymen can understand is quite extraordinary. God Bless.

[@georgiapeach3109]

Don't waste your time here. Besides, comments will soon be disbanded.

[@brennanhughes976]

Jesus didn’t have brothers, I wish this man would stop calling them that

[@JRTIGER07]

*Matthew 13:55-57 / Mark 6:3-4* *Matthew 12:49-50 / Mark 3:34-35 / Luke 8:19-21* *Matthew 5:9 / John 1:12*

[@billbuyers8683]

He did so don’t know why you think that

[@brennanhughes976]

@@JRTIGER07 if you actually researched youd see that word didn’t mean brothers it meant cousins or family who lived in the home 🤣🤣

[@brennanhughes976]

@@billbuyers8683 no, he didn’t

[@Triumph_of_the_Sky]

Jesus had four half-brothers and at least two half-sisters. It’s in the Bible. Matthew 13:55 = Brothers Matthew 13:56 = Sisters

[@robertl.6919]

There are no « facts » that can be proven as such regarding any religion. A book written by unknowns more than 2000 years ago who were not witnesses to the events they are commenting is far for being considered a factual description of anything.

[@davidplummer2473]

If they are "unknowns" how can you possibly know they weren't witnesses?

[@davidplummer2473]

Also, in the purely rational realm, nothing can be proven, only evidence offered for and against and we infer to the best explanation. Which means that either knowledge is impossible or the must be a form or forms of knowledge that are not rational. I propose two candidates: instinct and spiritual.

[@robertl.6919]

@ Let’s simplify : In a rational realm, only the existence of something can be proven. You can’t prove something doesn’t exist. Therefore for every claim that is made about the existence of something, anything, the burden of proof rests on the one who makes that claim. Simple. That goes for the spiritual, natural or supernatural worlds we can imagine…

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

Many books, different authors , different times & places but only One inspiration, one Truth.

[@robertl.6919]

@JohnCarboni-f6n Which Truth ? There are hundreds of truths... After 2000 years of Christianity, more than 2 million people killed in the name of Jesus, incessant Holy wars, only 22 % of the global population is Christian. Big failure. Christians are still no better humans than any other from different faiths. I am only stating facts.

[@eldin14]

What reasonable person refuses to accept this as PROOF Jesus is God?? If they aren't reasonable why would anyone care what THEY say???