Who is Jesus Christ?

Did Jesus rise from the dead?                           

Jesus versus all other religions.

The Return of Jesus Christ.



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Who is Jesus Christ?
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Unlike some so called deities that people worship in the world today, Jesus is not a myth, but he is a historical person.
Some people would ask, "couldn't Jesus have just been a good man and a great teacher and nothing more?"

Unlike other religious leaders Jesus was told about in some detail in prophecy before he was born.

Jesus is the only religious leader in history that predicted his own death and resurrection and then actually died and then rose
from the dead.

So who did Jesus claim to be?

So how important is it to accept Jesus' claims of who he is?

Who does the Bible declare Jesus to be?

Does Jesus posses the attributes of God?

THE TERM SON OF GOD:
(1) Historic Christianity-
(2) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
(3) The Watchtower Society:

What did the Christians think in the 1st century after Jesus, did they believe the same
as what Christians teach today about Jesus?

Did Jesus rise from the dead?
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION & ITS DOCTRINE
If Jesus did not rise from the dead the Old Testament prophecy would not be fulfilled.
If Jesus did not rise from the dead we would have no forgiveness of our sins.
If Jesus did not rise from the dead he would be a false prophet
Jehovah Witnesses deny that Jesus rose bodily from the grave
Jesus did not appear "only in the presence of his disciples."
The Bible teaches that Jesus rose from the dead in the same physical body in which he died.

HISTORICAL NON-BIBLICAL EVIDENCE
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  says the evidence for the historical existence of Jesus is good."
Evidence from the Roman historian Tacitus
Evidence from Jewish historian Flavius Josephus
Evidence from Justin Martyr
The testimony of Phlegon concerning the darkness
Evidence from Ignatius
Evidence from Polycarp
Knowable facts of history by Gary Habermas
Applying to a courtroom scene

EYEWITNESSES OF THE RESURRECTION
People Jesus appeared to
Jesus also appeared to non- believers
Jesus appeared to more than 500 people
Died martyrs for their faith
Contrasted to Mormon beginnings
Statements from Peter, John & Luke

CONSIDERING THE FACTS
Known historical facts
Jesus was indeed a person in history who died on a cross
Disbelieved by Muslim, quote from the Koran
Quote from The Journal of American Medical Association
Added details from the gospels
Precautions taken concerning the grave
No motive for the disciples, as well as unbelievers to lie

Simon Greenleaf a famous Royall Professor of Law at Harvard University
comments on the testimony of the disciples

These people claimed to be eyewitnesses
The Pharisees had political and personal motive to expose the disciples for being a fraud by producing the body of Jesus
The empty tomb
Change in the day of worship

THEORIES PEOPLE HAVE USED TO EXPLAIN AWAY THE RESURRECTION
The disciples stole the body
The swoon theory.
The disciples had hallucinations
The women went to the wrong tomb
Jesus had an identical twin

THE THEORY THAT FITS ALL 12 OF THE KNOWN HISTORICAL FACTS

HOW THEN SHOULD WE LIVE?
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JESUS VERSUS ALL OTHER RELIGIONS
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Evolution or Creation
Darwin said by chance was absurd
Ancient or new religion?
If it sounds good does that make it true?
Isn't there truth in all religions?
What makes Jesus any more credible than other religious leaders of ancient times?

THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST
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1. Why do Christians expect Jesus to return?
Jesus said he would return
The bible tells us Jesus will return.
All prophecies have been accurate.
The expectation of the return of Jesus Christ has been passed down to us by eyewitnesses.
People declaring that Jesus will not return was also foretold.

2. How do we know Jesus has not already returned as taught by the Jehovah Witnesses?
How will Jesus return?
Jesus will return on a cloud.
Jesus left bodily and visibly with a cloud and will return the same way.
The Bible teaches that Jesus rose from the dead in the same physical body in which he died.

3. When will Jesus return?
No one knows the day or hour when Jesus will return.
We do know that certain events will take place before Jesus returns.
The time of the rapture in relation to the 2nd coming of the Lord is debated.

4. Why will Jesus return?
Coming to judge the world.
Coming for his followers.

5. Where will Jesus return?

6. Application
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WITNESSING

I'll tell people about Jesus,
for the rest of my life.
Most people won't listen.
This will cause me some strife.
But for me to say nothing,
would be as if to say.
That I have nothing,
of value to say.
And that my friend,
would be a lie!

By R. Kiser
Rev 3:20  'Behold, I stand at the door        
and knock; if anyone hears My voice          
and opens the door, I will come in to           
him, and will dine with him, and he              
with Me.      (NAS)
JESUS
When they came to arrest him,
they fell to the ground
Yet in his trial,
he made not a sound.

They whipped him and beat him,
and pushed thorns in his head.
Little did they know,
he would rise from the dead.

His blood soaked into that wooden cross.
Little did they know,
it was they that were lost.

He stayed up there,
when he could have came down.
It was for us he wore, the thorny crown

For you and me, he died on that cross
If you do not know him,
my friend you are lost.

By R. Kiser
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This page will lead you to answers to common questions about
Jesus. Questions such as: who is Jesus?, Did Jesus exist?,
Did Jesus rise from the dead? Is Jesus God? Will Jesus return?
What makes Jesus different or unique?
Did Jesus die on the cross?