He's NAKED AGAIN!

  I am your chosen one. You won't leave me in the grave or let my body decay

                                                                                                                                     Psa 16:10

Simcha Jacobovici (aka "The Naked Archaeologist") and James Tabor author of "The Jesus Dynasty" are at it again. Headlines once again surface that the grave of Jesus and his family have been found and that they have the "ossuaries (bone boxes)" to prove it.   According to Bill Rambo in an article in the Winnipeg Free Press Apr.7,2012, "Tabor and Jacobovici argue an elaborate tale of suppression of particulars of Jesus' life as presented by the New Testament and other records, rejected by later church fathers in order to cement a particular interpretation of Jesus' life and death."  A further quote states, "Resurrection, the authors (Jacobovici and Tabor) say was not the resuscitation of the physical body, but the translation of humanity to a different kind of embodiment."

Forget Jacobovici and Tabor, forget what you've heard, forget everything regarding the subject! The scripture states regarding God,  "The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. Psa 119:160 "  So, let's see what GOD says about the tomb, and the resurrection.  The most eloquent presentation on the facts from an EYEWITNESS of the events is Peter on Pentecost in Acts 2.

1. Jesus the Nazarene - a historical figure that skeptics and believers agree existed was  a man attested to  men by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst. The general populace of the day knew this, recorded this, and the impacts of his works and deeds. His life and death are recorded items in scripture and history! It cannot be denied!
2. Jesus claimed He would rise from the grave  (Lk.24:46-48; Jn.2:19,20) , not  be "translated to another kind of embodiment!"  So, here are some interesting things to consider:

• If the Resurrection did NOT happen, why did the Jewish leaders and Romans conspire to cover it up(Mt.28:13-15)?  This was something that not only was circulated at the time of its happening, but the writer of the gospel says it was still circulating at the time he wrote this down.  So - if Jesus did not mean what He said, and it did not happen - then why try to cover it up?
• God stated in the Psalms (Psa.16) regarding his Messiah, "BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES, NOR ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY."  That God knew and Jewish scholars took this to mean that the Messiah was would never see death or his body decay is attested in this verse. That the scholars understood this is evident that they knew that David the author of the Psalm was in his grave with his bones in their ossuary were a fact.  Therefore David could not be the one spoken of because of the fact HE WAS STILL IN THE GRAVE (Acts 2:29). That they knew the difference between "transition of embodiment"  and resurrection is obvious in this statement.
• There were witnesses to Jesus' being alive after the crucifixion (Acts 2:32; Jn.20:20-31; 21; Acts 1:3; 1 Cor.15:6) by those that were there and saw it, those outside of the apostles themselves, and to Paul among the first generation of believers after). 

Now the question arises, why should I believe Jacobovici and Tabor?  They have speculation and theory.  We have GOD'S WORD, GOD'S PROMISE, Eyewitness testimony to the events and Witness testimony outside of those closest to Jesus that all say that He was.  My conclusion based on this is what Peter states in Act 2:36  "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified." 

Jim