Empty Tomb

4^TH and 1

The Empty Tomb & The 1^st Appearance

The Message of the Empty Tomb (20:1-13)

1.     The empty tomb is a new beginning for humanity

2.     The empty tomb is a lesson on love and power

3.     The empty tomb is reality we must respond to

4.     The empty tomb vindicates Jesus’ claims

The Message of the 1^st Appearance (20:14-18)

1.     The 1^st appearance report rings true

2.     The 1^st appearance teaches us about resurrection

3.     The 1^st appearance teaches us about relationship

4.     The 1^st appearance teaches us about mission

The Shroud

of Turin

Basic Facts Sheet

-         A shroud is a burial garment

-         This shroud measures approx. 14 feet x 3.5 feet wide

-         The image appears only on the surface fibers of the cloth

-         It is a double head to toe image (front-side & back-side)

-         The image is a photographic negative (oldest known)

-         The man in the image was about 5’8” and 155 pounds

-         The man in the image appears to have been about 30-35

-         The man in the image has thorn size holes in head

-         The man in the image has intense shoulder damage

-         The man in the image was beaten b/w 100-200 times

-         The man in the image was pierced on his side

-         The man in the image was pierced through wrists/heel

-         Coins dating b/w AD29-36 were in eye sockets

-         Pollen samples confirm the shroud was in Jerusalem area

-         There is human blood on the cloth

-         No decaying flesh was found on the cloth