Jim Bramlett (26 Feb 2007)
"New attack on the resurrection"


Dear friends:

The apostle Paul wrote: "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.... But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead." (1 Corinthians 15:14, 20, NIV).

The devil's defeat and our own resurrection and eternal life are tied to the fact of Christ's resurrection.  Naturally, this resurrection would be a prime target of Satan and his servants.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there is a massive new attack on the resurrection via a 90-minute so-called "documentary" where producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected -- the cornerstone of Christian faith -- and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And, they claim, Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene.

Cameron and Jacobovici claim to have amassed evidence through DNA tests, archeological evidence and Biblical studies, that the 10 coffins belong to Jesus and his family.  Yeah, right.

See the TIME magazine article at http://time-blog.com/middle_east/.

The devil thinks he is smart, but he is really stupid.  Typically, this will backfire on him and give many opportunities to give the evidence of the reality of the resurrection of our Lord.

Still, such a bold, blasphemous and unprecedented action is further evidence that the resurrected One will soon appear, to the total shock and chagrin of His detractors.

Jim