Originally posted by Gary
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! cor 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,[b] and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
Christ died. Was buried. Then he was not dead and was raised back to life. And he showed himself to more than 500 people and to the apostles. Why would they think they saw Jesus alive if all they saw was a bright light? What indication is there that the appearances were not as described in the Gospels? None. Paul is entirely consistent with the gospels. The entire chapter we are discussing is about resurrection of the body from the dead. Both Jesus' and our own. Jesus was the first, Paul teaches, and then one day we will be resurrected too, just like Jesus was. Not as a bright light, but in a glorified immortal body.
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