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	<title>Comments on: Jesus did not die a cursed death on Cross</title>
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		<title>By: Scott Thong</title>
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		<description>With all due respect, if you had read &lt;a href=&quot;http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/01/17/the-locked-tomb-mystery-whodunit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my post&lt;/a&gt; properly (the third possibility), you&#039;ll have realized that it is a BIGGER MIRACLE for Jesus to survive the crucifixion without dying, than to be brought back to life!

Please read the reasons carefully:

1) Jesus had his entire back ripped open by whipping.

2) He was forced to march up a hill with a beam of wood on His back, exhausting Him and causing more bleeding.

3) He was nailed to the cross, exposed and forced to lift Himself by the nailed hands and feet every time He had to breathe.

4) When the day grew late, the soldiers broke the legs of the two criminals so they would die immediately. They found Jesus was already dead, so they did not break His legs.

5) To be absolutely sure, a soldier also stabbed Jesus&#039; chest with a spear. Blood and fluid came out. He was definitely dead.

6) Even if Jesus was not 100% dead, the burial treatment would kill Him - 100 pounds of spices and preservatives were put into His open wounds, then His body was tightly wrapped like an Egyptian mummy!

7) If Jesus was still not dead, how would He - a half dead man - escape from the tight wrappings, push away the large boulder, and escape from the guards placed at the tomb?

8) If Jesus managed all those things, and escaped to meet His apostles - do you think they would be inspired and encouraged by the half-dead state of Jesus? That is not the kind of &#039;triumphant victory over death&#039; that Jesus promised! The apostles would have been discouraged and given up instead of boldly preaching Jesus&#039; Gospel in the face of execution.

9) What&#039;s more, the Holy Bible states that Jesus died. In the Bible, Jesus Himself says from heaven that He died and came back to life. The Bible has not been corrupted, so what it says is true. 

10) Reasons why the Bible has not been corrupted can be seen at &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/was-the-bible-changed-reasons-why-it-could-not-have-been/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Was the Bible Changed? (Reasons Why It Could Not Have Been)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. 

One important reason for Muslims is that &lt;b&gt;the Quran&lt;/b&gt; says that Bible is also the word of God: &lt;i&gt;“Allah sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind…” - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/003.qmt.html#003.003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Al E Imran 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.

Therefore, to say that the Bible was changed or corrupted is to say that Allah cannot protect His own word, and therefore is &lt;b&gt;NOT&lt;/b&gt; supreme and all-powerful. That is blasphemy, is it not?

I do not know where you got your information from, but I contend that it is inferior to the logic and proof of my arguments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all due respect, if you had read <a href="http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/01/17/the-locked-tomb-mystery-whodunit" rel="nofollow">my post</a> properly (the third possibility), you&#8217;ll have realized that it is a BIGGER MIRACLE for Jesus to survive the crucifixion without dying, than to be brought back to life!</p>
<p>Please read the reasons carefully:</p>
<p>1) Jesus had his entire back ripped open by whipping.</p>
<p>2) He was forced to march up a hill with a beam of wood on His back, exhausting Him and causing more bleeding.</p>
<p>3) He was nailed to the cross, exposed and forced to lift Himself by the nailed hands and feet every time He had to breathe.</p>
<p>4) When the day grew late, the soldiers broke the legs of the two criminals so they would die immediately. They found Jesus was already dead, so they did not break His legs.</p>
<p>5) To be absolutely sure, a soldier also stabbed Jesus&#8217; chest with a spear. Blood and fluid came out. He was definitely dead.</p>
<p>6) Even if Jesus was not 100% dead, the burial treatment would kill Him &#8211; 100 pounds of spices and preservatives were put into His open wounds, then His body was tightly wrapped like an Egyptian mummy!</p>
<p>7) If Jesus was still not dead, how would He &#8211; a half dead man &#8211; escape from the tight wrappings, push away the large boulder, and escape from the guards placed at the tomb?</p>
<p> <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> If Jesus managed all those things, and escaped to meet His apostles &#8211; do you think they would be inspired and encouraged by the half-dead state of Jesus? That is not the kind of &#8216;triumphant victory over death&#8217; that Jesus promised! The apostles would have been discouraged and given up instead of boldly preaching Jesus&#8217; Gospel in the face of execution.</p>
<p>9) What&#8217;s more, the Holy Bible states that Jesus died. In the Bible, Jesus Himself says from heaven that He died and came back to life. The Bible has not been corrupted, so what it says is true. </p>
<p>10) Reasons why the Bible has not been corrupted can be seen at <b><a href="http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/was-the-bible-changed-reasons-why-it-could-not-have-been/" rel="nofollow">Was the Bible Changed? (Reasons Why It Could Not Have Been)</a></b>. </p>
<p>One important reason for Muslims is that <b>the Quran</b> says that Bible is also the word of God: <i>“Allah sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind…” &#8211; <a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/003.qmt.html#003.003" rel="nofollow"><b>Al E Imran 3</b></a></i>.</p>
<p>Therefore, to say that the Bible was changed or corrupted is to say that Allah cannot protect His own word, and therefore is <b>NOT</b> supreme and all-powerful. That is blasphemy, is it not?</p>
<p>I do not know where you got your information from, but I contend that it is inferior to the logic and proof of my arguments.</p>
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