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Matthew 27:52-28:20. King James Version. 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were ...
Israel Leaves Egypt. 31 During the night the king called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Get up and leave my people. You and your people may do as you have asked; go and worship the Lord. 32 Take all of your flocks and herds as you have asked, and go. And also bless me.” 33 The Egyptians also asked the Israelites to hurry and leave, saying ...
Christian Bible part. New Testament. Matthew 27:52is the fifty-second verseof the twenty-seventh chapterof the Gospel of Matthewin the New Testament. This verse describes some of the events that occurred upon death of Jesus, particularly the report that tombs broke open and the saints inside were resurrected. Content.
- The Darkness. Jesus was placed on the cross at 9 a.m. (Mark 15:25), then “from noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land” (Matt.
- The Curtain. “The curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom” (Matt. 27:51). Some Bible scholars have suggested this was the curtain that separated the court of the Jews from the court of the Gentiles.
- The Earthquake. “The earth quaked, and the rocks were split” (Matt. 27:51). Earthquakes were common in Palestine, though there was nothing common about this one.
- The Dead Raised. “The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised” (Matt. 27:52).
New International Version. Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead. 38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”.
Oct 11, 2022 · The Bible isn’t clear as to the people who rose from the dead. But in context, we can safely make a few assumptions. First, these were graves close to Jerusalem. Not in the city but outside—likely in the same area where Jesus was interred after his death on the cross. The Jewish law instructed that dead bodies be removed from the camp or ...
May 12, 2020 · In 2 Timothy 1:18, St. Paul prays for Onesiphorus, who has died. The earliest mention of prayers for the dead in public Christian worship is by the writer Tertullian in 211 A.D. The question of purgatory and praying for the dead was a major issue between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century. The Council of Trent’s 1563 decree about ...
