Even Claudius Caesar Confirmed The Resurrection Of Christ: After Christ’s Resurrection, Claudius Caesar issued a decree for people to stop stealing bodies from Judah’s sepulchers. Without realizing it, he was confirming Christ’s Resurrection! The Nazareth Inscription is a powerful piece of extrabiblical evidence that Christ’s Resurrection was already being proclaimed shortly after He was raised. It is a marble tablet, 24 inches (61 cm) by 15 inches (38 cm), written in the Greek language. Since the discovery was published in 1930, no scholar has produced evidence to disprove its authenticity. It’s an abridged decree by Emperor Claudius (AD 41–54), pronouncing the death penalty in Israel for anyone caught robbing bodies from tombs. (Normally, grave robbers stole valuables, not bodies!) It refers specifically to “sepulcher sealing tombs,” a special type used in Israel. Matthew records one of the first responses to reports of Jesus’ Resurrection. The Jewish authorities invented a lie that the disciples had stolen the body (Matthew 28:13). Their goal was to spread an alternative story explaining why the body was missing and the tomb was empty. The Nazareth Inscription is very likely the Roman response to that very same problem. The Nazareth Inscription forces skeptics to deal more deeply with the two major competing views of events: believing in the Resurrection of Christ or believing that His disciples stole His body from the tomb to perpetrate a great religious fraud. https://harbingersdaily.com/even-claudius-caesar-confirmed-the-resurrection-of-christ/ UpTime Community: In the ZONE: [Over 2 hours] Why The Most Ridiculed Doctrine In The Bible Is One Of The Most Important: No other biblical teaching receives as much ridicule within the Christian community; it’s not even close. It even happens within the walls of churches that claim to believe in the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture. What doctrine receives so much scoffing? It’s none other than our belief in the pre-Tribulation Rapture. I’m shocked by how many writers, pastors, and teachers deny the reality of the approaching seven-year Tribulation and thus the Rapture that precedes it. They misinterpret John’s words in Revelation 6-18 as symbolism or past history, which blinds them to how so many world events are shaping the world for the fulfillment of the judgments described in these chapters. They boast of a wisdom that enables them to understand what the biblical prophets actually meant. They retrofit their words to fit their errant understanding that God has rejected Israel. The ability to recognize the signs of the approaching Tribulation comes from the wisdom that flows from a biblically sound approach to prophecy. So, what do the scoffers tell us about the Rapture? First, they tell us it’s exceedingly close because their mocking is itself a sign that we live in the last days before we meet Jesus in the air. Second, the widespread dismissal of the Lord’s imminent return, which has given rise to mocking of our hope, tells us that the fulfillment of Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:45 is at hand: “Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” When the Rapture happens, Jesus will quickly take us to glory, and sudden destruction will fall on those left behind. Although we don’t know when, we obey the Lord by watching for it. Everyone, don't let this stuff get you down. The devil is trying to deceive us. We are the ones who will live in Heaven for eternity. And Satan will live in the lake of fire for eternity. It is written. The rapture is real! If someone needs encouragement, then I will share again what happened at an Awaiting His Return Conference with Amir Tsarfati and Jack Hibbs. The last speaker was Jack Hibbs and he was going to talk about where in the Bible the rapture is mentioned. As he approached the stage, someone in the audience shot up out of his chair and started shouting that there is no such thing as the rapture. Amir immediately stood up and said: we have come here to give people hope, get out! Jack Hibbs was very relaxed and tried to talk to the person who was shouting. (the guy was still standing up by his seat) he couldn't stop shouting out stuff that there is no such thing as a rapture. It was so obvious to see that the devil was behind this man. He hates that God one day will snatch us out of his grasp and into a place where he will never be able to touch us again. He hates God's children and is furious that we will be taken away to the place he can never set foot in. No matter what Pastor Jack said to that man, he kept shouting and security had to take him out of the building. 
