For many people, one of the most difficult things in Christianity is managing to believe in a god that they cannot see. Some want concrete visual evidence before they can have faith. Throughout the religion's history, there have been people who reported sightings of Jesus and managed to strengthen their belief or even to convert to Christianity because of these visions.
Among the earliest sightings of Christ took place soon after the crucifixion. For example, a few days after He was buried, His tomb was found to be empty. He appeared to followers like Mary Magdalene and some of the disciples, including Thomas who at first would not believe that this was indeed Jesus resurrected. The idea of a resurrection became one of the most important premises of the religion.
In the early days of Christianity, several people who had been worshiping other gods had visions of Christ and then converted to Christianity. They include Saul of Tarsus, who was notorious at the time for persecuting the followers of Jesus. After the Son of God appeared to him, he converted and became known as the Apostle Paul, who eventually died for his beliefs.
There are theologians who believe that even long before He became human, Christ had been appearing to people. Some, for example, think that the angel that wrestled with Jacob was in fact Christ. Another possible example is that of the fourth person seen in the burning furnace that was supposed to kill the Prophet Daniel's three friends in Babylon.
Some of the people who saw Christ later became saints in the Catholic Church because of their visions. The Church also displays one of the most famous objects imprinted with what is believed to be an image of Christ. The Shroud of Turin has markings that look like a man who may have died on a cross and many people believe that this is the shroud that was wrapped around the body of Jesus.
These days there are many supposed sightings of Christ. His image is often found in everyday objects. In fact, everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to X-rays have borne images that could be interpreted as looking like Jesus.
Advances in technology have even made video recording of Christ sightings possible. People simply have the video camera on their cellphone ready at the moment that Christ seems to appear. You can find these videos online and decide whether you think that these people really saw Jesus.
There is much debate about whether all the sightings of Jesus in fact show authentic images. Many of those supposed visions in objects like grilled cheese sandwiches require quite a bit of imagination for anyone to see something other than a dark blotch. It can become a fun activity to try and see what the mark resembles, almost like looking at the clouds and trying to spot whales, cows or bunnies in the sky. What is certain though is that for some people, those visions have helped to renew and strengthen their beliefs.
Among the earliest sightings of Christ took place soon after the crucifixion. For example, a few days after He was buried, His tomb was found to be empty. He appeared to followers like Mary Magdalene and some of the disciples, including Thomas who at first would not believe that this was indeed Jesus resurrected. The idea of a resurrection became one of the most important premises of the religion.
In the early days of Christianity, several people who had been worshiping other gods had visions of Christ and then converted to Christianity. They include Saul of Tarsus, who was notorious at the time for persecuting the followers of Jesus. After the Son of God appeared to him, he converted and became known as the Apostle Paul, who eventually died for his beliefs.
There are theologians who believe that even long before He became human, Christ had been appearing to people. Some, for example, think that the angel that wrestled with Jacob was in fact Christ. Another possible example is that of the fourth person seen in the burning furnace that was supposed to kill the Prophet Daniel's three friends in Babylon.
Some of the people who saw Christ later became saints in the Catholic Church because of their visions. The Church also displays one of the most famous objects imprinted with what is believed to be an image of Christ. The Shroud of Turin has markings that look like a man who may have died on a cross and many people believe that this is the shroud that was wrapped around the body of Jesus.
These days there are many supposed sightings of Christ. His image is often found in everyday objects. In fact, everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to X-rays have borne images that could be interpreted as looking like Jesus.
Advances in technology have even made video recording of Christ sightings possible. People simply have the video camera on their cellphone ready at the moment that Christ seems to appear. You can find these videos online and decide whether you think that these people really saw Jesus.
There is much debate about whether all the sightings of Jesus in fact show authentic images. Many of those supposed visions in objects like grilled cheese sandwiches require quite a bit of imagination for anyone to see something other than a dark blotch. It can become a fun activity to try and see what the mark resembles, almost like looking at the clouds and trying to spot whales, cows or bunnies in the sky. What is certain though is that for some people, those visions have helped to renew and strengthen their beliefs.
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