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Thagrastay · 02-26-2004, 04:21 PM

Once more into the fray- To argue the existence of Jesus is ridiculous. Here it is 2000 years later and you people are rewriting history. It isn't surprising, really.
Here are things to ponder- the Romans never denied crucifying Jesus. The Jews never denied the tomb was empty. Their argument was the manner in which it became empty. Despite the srguments, Jesus did declare Himself to be G*d and it was for this very reason He was killed. Consider the times and the place in which Jesus decide to enact His ministry. This was Israel at a time when there was a Temple and a High Priest. During this period there were ongoing sacrifices and oblations. The Laws and traditions were being strictly adhered to! During this time, a man could go to India, or Rome or Spain or Britain or China or any number of places on the globe and claim to be G*d, but the one place on the entire planet that you could not go and claim to be the Almight Ancient of Days, was Israel! They stoned you for that there! But it was in that time and place that Jesus appeared claiming to be the Son of Man- a title the Hebrew peoiple well understood. He used that title when refering to Himself in His human aspect, and only used the I AM statement when speaking of His Divinity. But when He was brought before the High Priest of Israel, and asked who He was, Jesus told the Sanhedrin that Abraham had longed to see this day at which they responded that he was barely over thirty- what did he know of Abraham. Jesus replied: "I tell you the truth- before Abraham was, I AM" at which Caiphas tore his priestly robes and declared Jesus to be a blasphemer! The High Priest of Israel recognized immediately that Jesus had claimed in his presence to be G*d, and the only response he could give was to tear his priestly garments! Harry! am I wrong? Yeshua declared Himself before the High Priest of Israel and was executed by the Romans at the request of the Sanhedrin for claiming to be The Most High.

02-26-2004, 04:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
Thagrastay Crazy Location: Handrail, Montana	Once more into the fray- To argue the existence of Jesus is ridiculous. Here it is 2000 years later and you people are rewriting history. It isn't surprising, really. Here are things to ponder- the Romans never denied crucifying Jesus. The Jews never denied the tomb was empty. Their argument was the manner in which it became empty. Despite the srguments, Jesus did declare Himself to be Gd and it was for this very reason He was killed. Consider the times and the place in which Jesus decide to enact His ministry. This was Israel at a time when there was a Temple and a High Priest. During this period there were ongoing sacrifices and oblations. The Laws and traditions were being strictly adhered to! During this time, a man could go to India, or Rome or Spain or Britain or China or any number of places on the globe and claim to be Gd, but the one place on the entire planet that you could not go and claim to be the Almight Ancient of Days, was Israel! They stoned you for that there! But it was in that time and place that Jesus appeared claiming to be the Son of Man- a title the Hebrew peoiple well understood. He used that title when refering to Himself in His human aspect, and only used the I AM statement when speaking of His Divinity. But when He was brought before the High Priest of Israel, and asked who He was, Jesus told the Sanhedrin that Abraham had longed to see this day at which they responded that he was barely over thirty- what did he know of Abraham. Jesus replied: "I tell you the truth- before Abraham was, I AM" at which Caiphas tore his priestly robes and declared Jesus to be a blasphemer! The High Priest of Israel recognized immediately that Jesus had claimed in his presence to be G*d, and the only response he could give was to tear his priestly garments! Harry! am I wrong? Yeshua declared Himself before the High Priest of Israel and was executed by the Romans at the request of the Sanhedrin for claiming to be The Most High. __________________ "That's it! They've got the cuffs on him, he's IN the car!"