Other people rose from the dead with Jesus? - Cripplegate
Matt. 27:45-50 reads : 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” 48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.” Here’s some quick observations: – In Matt. 27:45, there was an eclipse, or some other condition resulting in darkness (it may not have been an eclipse), that was three hours long. This is certainly significant, especially in relation to the Messiah, but I’m not going to work through this specific detail right now. In a nutshell, darkness during the day is of