Why are There TWO Empty Tombs of Jesus? 

This fact is indeed fun! Alleluia He is risen!

Yup!

Every day is Easter

Agree, this fact is fun and true 😊❤✝️

​@@yuefei8711 not really. If that the case, then Easter day will be meaningless. There is one special day for Easter, the day when Jesus ressurected from death.

Heck ya brother ✝️🤝☦️

5th May 2024

2 places that Constantine mislabeled were the Burning Bush at Mt. Sinai & the mountain of the Transfiguration. So he was not perfect but who cares in a tourist industry? Millions would be lost.

​@@bobinindianaif you think millions would be lost just because they mistook a place, I wonder if you ever believed faith alone saves or not. I guess you don't, but you'll talk crap about Catholics not believing in faith alone.

@@rouxmain934 Thank you for your post! Oh, I apologize for the ambiguity. The millions lost was meant to mean millions of dollars invested in the Chapel of the Burning Bush, or St. Helena’s Chapel along with the dollars invested in the tourist industry itself. As for the Solas, all Protestants have them in their doctrinal statements in theory. Now of course Pope Benedict reiterated the dogma that there is no Salvation outside of the Catholic Church, which nullifies Sola Fide. Secondly, Fr. Mitch Pacwa explained in a discussion on John Ankerberg with another guest Dr. Walter Martin that the sinner must become a Catholic and do the obligations of a Catholic but he must also be like a co-participant and do good works to earn his justification. So Protestants do not believe what Catholics believe and that is probably why Catholics have retained the over 100 anathemas against Protestants for the last 500 years. These discussions are on RU-vid. Scientific archaeology along with Biblical descriptions of the historical Mt. Sinai disprove the site selected by Constantine and his Mother in Egypt in the wasteland of the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. Evangelical scholars favor Jabal al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia as it is south of Midian. However, the Saudis forbid a scientific inquiry. Perhaps Saudi Arabia fears a devastating blow to their belief system if it were proven that Jabal al-Lawz is the true Mt. Sinai.

@@rouxmain934 I apologize for the ambiguity. The millions that would be lost would be tourist dollars trying to visit the site selected by Constantine and his Mother for the Chapel of the Burning Bush, or St Helena’s Chapel. I don’t understand if Catholics control that Chapel or if it all now is Greek Orthodox. As for Sola Fide, Protestants have over 100 anathemas against them for 500 years. So legally, nothing has changed. Protestants do not believe the same thing as Catholics on Sola Fide as we believe that becoming a Catholic is not necessary for Salvation but Sola Fide. The desert in the Sinai Peninsula is very severe. The mountain selected by Constantine and His Mother does not fit the description of where the Israelis were nor has anyone ever found any evidence that anyone ever encamped at that mountain.

@@rouxmain934 RU-vid keeps deleting my apologies to you about the millions lost. I meant the millions of dollars spent by tourists to visit the mountain selected by Constantine and his Mother. There is no scientific evidence that they selected the correct place. That the site is being questioned is well known amongst archaeologists I should think. I think it has been questioned all my life. Do you know who controls the Chapel of the Burning Bush aka St. Helena’s Chapel? Protestants do not agree with Catholics about Sola Fide. Don’t you have some anathemas from Trent against what Protestants believe?

It was the opposite for me when I was in Isreal. I felt a darkness and was disgusted with what the Catholic organization had done to the holy sites. I literally felt nauseous at times, especially at the church in Bethlehem. My favorite spot was the sea of Galilee because it hadn't been corrupted by the traditions of man.

​@@JesusSaves373because you dont understand that we made the tradition because of the man of christ, if we didnt built it the time q Would have erased it, you like the ideal jesus, than the actual historical jesus, not because of who he is but because of what it represents, the fact he didnt left a gigantic holy eternal fire, or a miracle that will always hit the spot of the tomb, he left what any man would left whe we leave this world, remains, stones, debri, and so on, we had to hijack that place and build a church around it, or they would destroy it, or it would fade away, sorry if we didnt preserved it by a miracle, and if we did what would that even do? It would just make people fight over to own that miracle, it would become a place of actual idolatry, not of the miracle itself, but of what the power of owning it represents, very clear why we preserved it the way we did, or you forget that it has been almost 2000 years? Thats how people of that time could preserve stuff

​@@JesusSaves373​​ it's not just Catholics that have maintained the holy sites this way. All the eastern apostolic churches, including Orthodox, value them too. All the churches that have been around since before 500 years ago, in fact......

​@@JesusSaves373oops! Other people are Christians and they have a 2,000 year old Church.

@@JesusSaves373 Brother, I guess it’s easy to feel that way if you are promptly moved by the subtle ideological hatred to the Catholic Church you have been indoctrinated with (either in Protestant or in secular Illuminist tradition), most specifically when you deny it is just there, and you simply can’t abandon those eyes and even try to be fair. Quite frankly, the precise definition of “traditions of men” comes at hand exactly in those specific situations, when the Apostolic origins of the faith and the ones of mere men manufacturing their theology and even their history get to be seen together, one in light of the other. God bless your paths! You know… _”It is impossible to be just to the Catholic Church. The moment men cease to pull against it, they feel a tug toward it. The moment they cease to shout it down, they begin to listen to it with pleasure. The moment they try to be fair to it, they begin to be fond of it"._ (G.K. Chesterton, Why I am a Catholic). May the Holy Spirit soften your heart, so that you will can actually know truth, and truth will set you free (John 8, 32). From 🇧🇷 Brazil with love.

why are you so antisimite

It isn’t anti semitic

@@euloge996 Stop baiting

Saying Christ is not the King is anti-Christian

The Law should be done today . Well , only if you wanna get into the kingdom . Here’s my favorite verse Revelation 14:12, blessed are those who don’t do anything beside say they believed in Jesus once

"I think what it really means is..."

It's very indicative of Protestantism in general: "This doctrine is what all believers need to believe, and we should fear hell, lest we doubt it. Unless, y'know, we're wrong."

It doesn't matter where his tomb is. He isn't there. He reigns and rose from the dead. Lets not argue on things that make no difference. Lets celebrate that he is risen.

@@bradwhitt6768 As Christians, the place where our Lord was buried and where the greatest miracle ever done occurred does indeed matter to us.

@@bad_covfefe So it supersedes the miracle that occured?

There is a lot of evidence that Catholics use that is just not sufficient. empty claims like "Peter was the first pope" and " we are successors to the apostles therefor have authority" or some other stupid crap like that.

@@seanpermann5570no it’s sufficient it just destroys your Protestant beliefs and threatens the tithes you receive

​@@seanpermann5570so where was ur faith tradition at the compilation and preservation of the bible?

You can't trust geologists. Most are in the pocketbooks of the Catholic church. Evidence of Catholic manipulation of the field goes back thousands of years. In the early days, they were so desperate to pander to the group, they even tried to convince people that Peter was a rock. Insane!

​@@seanpermann5570except Peter was the first Pope.

Welcome home my brother 🤗

Welcome home! Who was your confirmation saint?

St. Thomas Aquinas

@@calebvester6324 Nice! When I was confirmed in June, I chose St. Ignatius of Antioch.

Ignatius was the 3rd Bishop of Antioch. That was where the name "Christianity" came from. ​@@fallenkingdom-zd8xh

Cough cough personal bias

Similar experience for me, and I was Protestant when I visited the sites (I’m now Catholic). The “Garden Tomb” felt too-perfectly manicured and like a tourist destination - it even has its own gift shop! - while I could tell that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was the true site of love and devotion from the many nations of the world.

I had the same experiences when I was looking for the true church. Only Catholic churches moved me to tears.

​@@SenorCinemaif course it looks like personal bias to those who don't ever feel God.

@@rouxmain934 you can’t know if what you are feeling is god or just you

lol, I think that’s the charitable way of viewing it.

Just like Protestant doctrine just symbolic not the actual thing, just empty

most reasonable comment here.

"Traditional" worship since when? The gatherings in Acts would not resemble the typical Roman Catholic mass.

@@swilliams7850 You need to do some studying about Christianity.

@@swilliams7850 if the Eucharist isn't considered a sacrifice by your denomination, then it doesn't resemble the early church. I'm not talking about aesthetics, but the substance of what is happening. It's hard to generalize about what "all Protestants believe" but generally Protestants consider communion to be purely symbolic, and not a re-presentation of the sacrifice Christ offered to His Father. Lots of good books out there on this, if you're interested?

​@@cheese9879 I've been a Christian for almost 40 years, and I tend to study some aspect of it daily. Thanks

Prove it.

@@dominicpardo4783 search it yourself. There is plenty evidence out there

​@@dominicpardo4783 1 Cor 15.

He is Risen indeed!

@@tmcgsf Where?

"Delusional suspicions" don't sound being like "deep in love"... js

Your wording is very suspicious and sounds one-sided. In either case, it's probably not meant to be.

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Not of this world.

​@@asggerpatton7169_especially_ of this world. Heaven is more real than earth. Not less

@@marvalice3455 “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”

@@asggerpatton7169 "of the world" means "has the world as it's source. The kingdom of God does not have the world as it's source. "Over the world" means "includes the world in it's domain". All things, heaven, earth, and hell, are under the domain of the kingdom of God. The kingdom doesn't need to be of the world to be in over the world. Sorry if my wording was sloppy previously

Christ is DEAD!

Not of this world as he himself said it.

Christ is King of Jew and Gentile. For salvation is of the Jews!

Christ is DEAD!

@@dominicpardo4783 "Christ" isn't a name, but a title. If you truly knew about Him and why He has that title, you would understand why what you say here is false.

@@johnmb69 Ok. Jesus is DEAD. Without a doubt.

Well ya Protestantism relies heavily on changing God's teachings and Christian history.

That's what protestant do. Protesting!

True Faith + True Reason and vice versa, won't certainly fail to recognize the only "Truth" available to believe.

Protestantism is what you follow!!!!

@@dvdortiz9031 Do you take the due time to read what people write? @southbug27's was being very critical on Protestantism himself. I have read two comments of you today, and both comments seem hasty and out of context. That this one shows no tagging makes it even more ambiguous.

Amen

Get out from the lie you believe and follow!

I'd rather encourage to look up the historical evidences for the sepulcher, and the current new archeological discoveries that were brought to light...

@@therealong His episode does go into the "historical evidences" in more depth.... What "current new archeological discoveries" are you referring to?

@@tonyl3762 It was referred to this unknown second tomb and on a National Geographic's article from Oct 30, 2016 on Jesus' burial tomb. Have you heard about?

I'm glad you like it but not really a fan of akin

@@marvalice3455 Why not?

He is risen indeed!

They are not perfect but RC do teach works for salvation and idolatry

Most Protestants accept the legitimacy of the Church of the Holy Sepulture and there are Protestant services that are held there as well

@@Prognosis__this is wrong. Please learn what the Church actually teaches before commenting

@@Prognosis__ nope neither claim is true

@@Prognosis__ Among those who hate Catholicism, 99% hate what they imagine is Catholicism, you seem to be one of the 99%.😅

A lot of Protestant belief (not all obviously, but a lot) is purely “if the Catholics believe it, the opposite must be true”. It’s not always explicit like that, but the result is the same

Orthodox here. Have met myriad Protestants, regularly attended youth group. The only thing I have ever found them (inc. Pastors, etc) to be exact about is sola scriptora and fidalus. Beyond that, few can agree on anything.

Please explain the validity of Mt. Sinai.

My reply was censored. Very few think the Garden Tomb is accurate. It has become a Protestant church in effect as Protestants could not hold services at the Catholic Church as Trent himself would probably agree.

Didn't he discover Noah's ark though?

@@MikeyJMJ No. There have been a number of possibilities but no solid scientific evidence for Noah’s Ark. Not sure wood can last outside for 4,300 years.

​@@bobinindianawood could also have been taken and used for other purposes, like creating shelters.

@@Sousabird 💯% As you know, the Flood was catastrophic.

And what does that tell you provided that one should look for the objective truth?

​@@therealongThat one isn't the real deal and my money is on the one where early Christians wrote "Lord we Came" on it is probably the actual tomb. 😊

​@@therealong1Timothy 3:15 Become catholic!

@@mellieg.7543 Of course this "garden tomb" could not be taken seriously. (Hadn't got your comment notification btw.)

@@dvdortiz9031 What are you talking about? I also read what you commented on another post. Concentrate on how to distinguish between the two tombs, 1Tm 3: 15 doesn't tell anything about it. 🤔

@AlbertoLopez, do you think Mt. Sinai in Egypt 🇪🇬 is the place where Moses was given the Ten Commandments? If so, why?

@@bobinindianaYes it's in Exodus. Important place but not really considered the Holy Land per se for Christianity.

@@AlbertoLopez-mn8ms Thank you for your answer. As you know Constantine and his Mother selected the site for the Catholic Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the early 4th century. They were not always correct in their choices. They misidentified a mountain site in northern Israel. If they chose the Mt. Sinai in Egypt 🇪🇬 where the Greek Orthodox Monastery is located, they made another error. That is a tourist trap. The real Mt. Sinai is now considered to be Jabal al Lawz in Saudi Arabia, which I fear The Vatican probably rejects. However, Jabal al Lawz has circumstantial evidence although the Saudis will not permit scientific archaeology to confirm the site. Leading Evangelicals like Danny “the Digger” Herman, an Israeli tour guide, endorse the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is apparently jammed with tourists so not everyone likes crowds.

The ancient burial sites I Jerusalem are on the outside of the city!!!

Catholics are the first and only true Christians! Do not call Protestants by our name!

I'd rather encourage to look up the historical evidences for the sepulcher, and the current new archeological discoveries that were brought to light...

@@therealong snark will get no where friend. Perhaps enlighten us on these new discoveries

I've already enlightened you: to move your butt and do the proper research.@@stcolreplover

​@@stcolreplover I didn't detect a serious amount of snark from their reply. They were just pointing out that instead of denigrating and demeaning protestants, you could in fact draw them towards accepting the true location of the tomb by pointing them towards the historical discoveries that support it.

@@workinprogress8978 your snark meter must be broken… “Denigrating” and “demeaning”? lol. 😂. All I offered is light criticism to Protestant thought and made no disparaging comments to Protestants. Methinks your sensitives are due to having egg on your face. The Apostolic Faith has always pointed towards the correct tomb, I am simply highlighting the erroneous Protestant framework to see the world.

By this catholic way thinking why not go back to worshiping Zeus, athena, poseidon.

What difference does.it make?

@@DPK5201 It doesn't.

Glad it was helpful!

Never heard of it either...

Yes! As I child I loved having two Christmases and two Easters; the "social" one and the holy one. Frankly, as an adult, I still enjoy it! It's a real blessing.

@@NMemone except for many Christians, Christmas on the 25th is very holy, there just might be a social aspect along with it.

Sad fact

It’s an interesting topic for sure!

As long as you deny the authority of the Pope, you are a Protestant who hates Tradition.

Well then let’s go ahead and come on over to the Catholic Church my friend! 😊 if you’ve never read the early church fathers id highly suggest it. God bless.

Then stop protesting. Come home.

Catholicism is the doctrine of devils

Wow remember you will be judged how you are judging!

​@@Hokum48that is not judgement but plain truth!

@@dvdortiz9031 Jesus is the truth He said it! Random thought I had when Jewish people or anyone for that matter come to Christ and are born again, are they saved? They will not be converting the Catholic!

His video on the Holy Fire was extremely respectful, what did you find wrong with it?

Oh, I've heard about that video! It's awesome to hear that a fellow Catholic stood strong in their faith in such a diverse conversation. I’ll take a look and maybe dive into a review or discussion about it in a future video. Thanks for the heads up and for being part of our community!

Viva!

What is Expedition Bible and who is this guy?

@@therealong Expedition Bible is a RU-vid channel that uses archaeological evidence to prove scripture and historical Christian sites in Israel/Jerusalem are real. It's a great channel, and he has a book on Amazon about it.

@@willw1753 I don't doubt that archaeologists do exactly that, i.e. to uncover mysteries of the past, but their intentions might be different though. Did you delete your previous comment on the CCC? lol However, after watching this video, another unknown channel, on the same theme and from two days ago, popped up and I watched it too. Here's the title if you'd like to watch it and then tell what you think: *Garden Tomb vs. Holy Sepulchre: The Quest for the REAL Tomb of Jesus*

Most Protestants would agree. Most say it was a tomb like the Garden Tomb, the original probably destroyed but might have been at the traditional site. Case closed.

@@bobinindiana case not so much closed, the evidence for the site of the Holy Sepulcher is far better.

@@mac3441 Thanks. Many Protestants agree with you. Very few believe the Garden Tomb is the actual site but most Protestants believe the Garden Tomb is the type of tomb used in ancient Israel. No one believes there is any scientific evidence that Catholicism is correct in saying Mt. Sinai in Egypt 🇪🇬 is the actual Mt. Sinai. 800 Evangelicals attended Easter Sunday sunrise service at the Garden Tomb this year. They would not have been allowed at the Catholic site as you know.

@@bobinindiana so they claim it’s the tomb of Jesus because it’s not but it’s sort of like what it might be? Non-sequitur and also not sure if that’s even true. I’ve never heard any Catholic confidently confirm where Mt. Sinai is. Protestants are allowed to attend Catholic and Orthodox liturgies and historical sites. They just don’t believe in the apostolic authority these churches claim, and reject our doctrines of the Eucharist, so they couldn’t fully participate in receiving our Lord because of their lack of communion to the church. So that’s a lie they wouldn’t be allowed there.

Verse?

@@seriously235 John 19:20

Thanks for the tip! 'Religion for Breakfast' is a great channel for diving deep into religious topics. I'll definitely check out their take on it. Appreciate you sharing and watching!

Glad you found the video eye-opening! It's quite something to learn the stories behind these sacred places. If you do visit, it'll surely be an unforgettable journey. Meditating on Christ's crucifixion with accurate knowledge of the sites adds so much to the experience. Thanks for tuning in, and God bless, alleluia!

Interesting.

It always depends on how the subject (you) evaluates rumors from truth.

I haven’t heard of this before, but then again I’m not too caught up on that sort of stuff. One could maybe reasonably find it probable if they follow Israel’s movements throughout the land, matching with dates and all that. May take some work to map out the journey, but if there were only a few noticeable places people actually around near then it’s possible. If it’s one of those “this mystic from X years ago who is alleged to have received a vision of this” type of things, then I would be less inclined. Not because I dismiss mystic experiences whole clothe, but I just find those types of claims to be more of an exercise in trying to tie EVERYTHING together in some way when those types of things don’t have to always tie. Kinda like the rumor/idea that Mary had sewn the Temple curtain that Jesus tore on Good Friday when she was a teenager, even though the likelihood of that is verrrrrrrrry low.

@@jendoe9436 I think I understand what you are saying. Scripture does tells us that David did in fact bring Goliath's head to Jerusalem (1Sam17:54). But all that tells us is that the head of Goliath ended up in Jerusalem, not in a specific spot thereof. I was more curious if there is a Tradition in the Church (or of a Jewish context) of using Golgotha as the specific place where the skull of Goliath ended up or if who ever taught me that was just making an assumption.

At bottom fact is that Jesus died and was buried in "one" tomb, as recorded in the Gospels, and after three days, that same tomb was empty, and He was not there anymore...

That's a wise intention. You won't go wrong...😇

As opposed to what?

​​@@Hokum48protesting, obviously.

@@otineyskciderf I will stick with God's word over man's! I hope no one is insinuating they will take tradition over what the Bible teaches!

@@Hokum48 keep protesting

No we study the Holy Bible God's Word! his word is truth!

@@Hokum48 indeed, but there are many questions which the Bible does not provide clear answers for, like the location of Jesus’ tomb, which is why you need continuity and tradition

@@champagne.future5248 okay but just because it's tradition does not mean it's truth! It's a non-essential for salvation right?

@Hokum48 traditions need to be examined to determine if they are true, but as we seen in this case, some Protestants are so suspicions and opposed to Catholic tradition that they will try to create their own alternative traditions based on poor reasoning. It’s silly and an indication of the foundational weakness of Protestantism as an attempt to achieve true Christianity.

​@@Hokum48Tradition is what kept the Church alive before the Bible ever existed.

Idk man, if we're going to make the empty tomb argument to atheists, it might be a good thing to actually know we have the right tomb at all.

Stop protesting. Come home.

Catholics claiming the “true” grave of Christ - He is Risen

Just the fact that God Incarnate touched the space is enough to make it significant. That's a huge reason Christians make pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to walk where Jesus walked. If the tomb wasn't significant the Holy Land wouldn't be either. Good luck trying to convince anyone of that.

EXACTLY! As of late many of my Eastern Orthodox friends are even gatekeeping when we celebrate easter sunday. The date and location are completely inconsequential to the Spirit. The fight over holy lands and artifacts is borderline idolatrous (only Christ knows the heart). These lands and artifacts will eventually cease to exist over time, while the Spirit and Word will live forever.

Hi, Antiochian Orthodox here. If you want to look into these churches, I highly recommend the Sedevacantist Roman Catholics and the Slavic/Antiochian parts of the Orthodox. They retain the most tradition/consistency with the past over all. may God be with you.

I've wondered lately what do protestants really protest against? lol

Stop protesting then. Come home already.

@@otineyskciderftell Rome to stop making up non-biblical dogmas like papal infallibility any Marian dogmas. I’d rather lean on the scriptures that Jesus read and the writings of the people HE chose than the traditions of a church government that has very muddy historical record.

@@c2s2942 you do know the "scriptures" were assembled by a pope, right?

​@@otineyskciderf No, they were canonised by an Ecumenical Council

Have you followed with more recent discoveries regarding the sepulcher? If not then start doing it. "Stop doubting and believe." (John 20)

Always protesting, that protestant.