There are "many infallible proofs" of the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, but the testimony of the empty tomb is the most conclusive of all. Jesus had been buried, with the tomb sealed and guarded by a watch of Roman soldiers. Yet on the third day of His burial, on the morning of the first day of the week, the body was no longer there, and the empty tomb still stands today as an unanswerable proof that the Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
There are other proofs, of course. The ten or more recorded appearances of the resurrected Christ to His disciples, the amazing change of demeanor of the disciples from that of fearful hideaways to fearless evangelists, the worldwide spread of the Christian faith as founded on the resurrection, and so on. But the impact of the empty tomb was the foundation and bulwark of all the rest. As we consider its impact on the world, and on us today, it is instructively fascinating to consider first its impact on those who first encountered it. ~by Henry M. Morris, Ph.D.
Some suggest that Jesus disciples took the body. Remember, Pontius Pilate had Roman guards posted at the tomb. If they fell asleep allowing the disciples to steal the body it would have meant a certain death sentence for the guards for failing their duty. It is recorded by many historians that most of Jesus disciples died very cruel deaths. For instance, Peter was crucified upside down. Ponder this question for a minute. How many people do you know who would allow themselves to die such cruel deaths for perpetrating a lie?
