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The Father probably spoke directly to Jesus in prayer or it was prophesied in the scriptures that Jesus would lay down His life. In any case, Jesus said His Father commanded Him to lay down His life. Jesus said He had the power to take His life back up. Earlier, Jesus said He definitively would raise it back up.
Jesus said it. That settles it. Burden of proof resolved.
What further proofs do you want?
John 10:18
18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Jesus said it. That settles it. Burden of proof resolved.
What further proofs do you want?
John 10:18
18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
In fact, you inadvertently proved my point by saying "or it was prophesied in the scriptures that Jesus would lay down his life". Yes, it was, and it was also REPEATEDLY PROPHESIED IN THE SCRIPTURES THAT GOD THE FATHER WOULD RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD.
Again, show me/us anywhere in the Old Testament scriptures where it was prophesied that Christ would raise himself from the dead.
Off the top of my head, I cannot think of a single one, but I can think of many places where it was prophesied that GOD WOULD RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD.
In fact, the more that I think about it, I would suggest that you revisit what Jesus said in John chapter 2.
We read:
John chapter 2
[18] Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
[19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
[20] Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
[21] But he spake of the temple of his body.
[22] When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
What "scripture" did Jesus' disciples believe AFTER "he was risen from the dead" in relation to his resurrection?
After his resurrection, the following interaction occurred between Jesus and his disciples:
Luke chapter 24
[44] And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
[45] Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
[46] And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
[47] And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
[48] And ye are witnesses of these things.
Can you show me/us anywhere "in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms" where it was prophesied or foreshadowed that Jesus would raise himself from the dead?
I honestly don't think that you can, but I'm willing to consider any scriptural references which you might provide.
At the same time, I can show you multiple places "in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms" where it is either prophesied or foreshadowed that GOD THE FATHER would raise Jesus from the dead.
Again, the burden of proof is upon you to back your assertions.
I've already partially backed my own, and I could easily back them further.
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