Did Christ Die? Was His Corpse Stolen?

Many reasons this is unlikely

Open tomb from Adobe Stock Photos

For Christians, the most important event in human history is the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It solidifies and signifies the victory of all believers — no longer are we enslaved to sin and death. Instead, we are promised freedom and life.

Not everyone believes this happened, however. Many believe someone stole the corpse and the Christian assertion that He lives is a scam.

Let’s examine this.

When the women arrived at his tomb to anoint Jesus with funerary spices, they found an empty tomb.

Why was it empty?

Had Jesus’ body been stolen?

Roman centurions outside the tomb — source: https://regehrlein.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/what-were-the-soldiers-doing-at-jesus-tomb/

If so, the thieves would have had to bypass the Roman centurions who were posted outside due to worries that Jesus’ supporters would steal His body. Roman centurions were no slouches and Matthew 27 tells us there was a detachment of them in front of the tomb of Christ.

Did someone else steal His body?

Again — there were the guards who did not witness anyone pushing aside the stone in front of the tomb. Additionally…