On Easter Sunday as we were eating dinner, we were discussing different aspects of the resurrection story and the crucifixion. One of the events that we found puzzling was all the people that evidently were raised from the dead, and came out of their graves at the moment of Jesus death.
(Mat 27:52 KJV) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,Someone asked what happened to them? Someone else suggested they went home to see their families?
(Mat 27:53 KJV) And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
I have no idea. The Bible doesn’t tell us, but this morning, sitting in the dark, I wondered what Jesus did during the time between his appearing in the upper room and his ascension. We have a couple of events related to us, but most of it is history.
It occurred to me that perhaps he was out gathering up these wandering souls and bodies and returning them to their graves. Or he could’ve been gathering them and sending them straight to Paradise. We will never know but these are the strange paths that my mind goes through sitting on the porch in the morning.
Yes, you can pray for me.
homo unius libri
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