The 23rd verse tells us that Yeshua was now thirty years of age at the time described in verse one. From this information it is easy to determine the year of His birth by simply referring to world history and documented dates thereof.
It is not.
So if you have a scripture that clearly stated Christ was raised from the Tomb at this hour on this day, I would love to see it.
I'm not inclined to blame "Satan." The original "church" was always way more varied than is understood. In its first 200 yrs there was no one Christian Church as there were many regional variations, beliefs and practices. They had no common set of sacred scriptures. However, they were all under threat from local, regional and international forces such as vicious Roman leaders. They were held together by the political and cultural opposition and by a common commitment to sacrifice for their faith. Over the next few hundred years the Christian Church was captured by the Roman Government. It was the natural human desire to be respected and even valued after yrs of persecution that led to the politicalization of Christianity. The Roman Emperor had authority over the church. It became organized and oriented by that church/government relationship. Roman law became church law and vice versa. As the saying goes total power leads to total corruption. The corruption of the Roman church reached a breaking point by the 16th century after a initial division between east and west in the 11th century. What has powered the desire and need for continuous Christian church division arose out of a common understanding that everyone who could read the bible for themselves will have everything they needed for salvation and Christian living. This lit the fuse for the divisive explosions that have continued till now. What I believe to be the "right" interpretation of the Bible is all that is needed to continuously split into a world wide panoply of Christian sects. Each has its own unique take on Christianity and thus must confront all other interpretations as "false." Satan is not required for this process. It is uniquely human. It has resulted in over 45,000 different Christianities each with a differentiation vital to themselves, each with animosity, opposition and even aggression toward all other Christian churches. This division and its attendant infrastructures from the cathedrals of europe, to the small town church, the mega churches and the injection of political affiliation into Christian doctrine has led to the rapid demise of Christianity in North America. Multi-millions have left all church behind. Now culture wars are accelerating the rate of both division and rejection. World-wide business posing as christian churches, the Prosperity Gospel and the internet with its destruction of social cohesion are further accelerating the rapid demise of Christianity in North America. On the good news side there is an explosion of Christianity happening in the global south and in sub-saharan Africa. There are more than twice as many Christians in Africa as in North America. There are over 100 million Christians in Nigeria alone. Non-Catholic christianity is rapidly expanding in South America.
I’m not so sure you would be satisfied with my response since you evidently expressed some doubt in post #55 about the fact that the three days and three nights (Matthew 12:40) did not totally occur in the tomb. His time of resurrection is dependent upon this belief.
not clear on what you said, you seems to say He was not in the Tomb for 3 days, he was some where else
Perhaps you should go back and read my post #54 which explains my position in great detail. What I am saying is very simple……..
Chapters and verses……????
wasn't you that showed me there are two evening?
Part of the issue is defining exactly what "inspired" means. It seems to range from virtual verbal dictation all the way to a sense of awe that one seeks to express. And just where one falls on that spectrum says a lot.
It seems you are not comprehending what I’m actually saying as you continue to bring forth passages that have no relevance. So……I’ll just say…..may you, your home and all within receive the blessings from our Father that you well deserve.
