Sometimes lies are more convenient to be believed than the truth. If Jesus was actually resurrected, then He is God and you must submit to His Lordship. And the fact of the matter is that those who put the conspiracy together actually knew that Jesus had risen from the dead. There was no doubt in their minds. The Pharisees knew and so did the soldiers. And yet, the Pharisees, instead of repenting and believing, decided to lie in order to hold onto to power, and the soldiers decided to make some money. 

The Coronavirus pandemic has brought much destruction to the health and wealth of the world. Our lives have changed dramatically and will be affected for the unforeseeable future.  

It has also brought about a whole lot of conspiracy theories. Some that might have at least a tiny bit of truth in them and others that can only be described as plain dumb. But nothing I’ve seen can come close to compare to the dumbest conspiracy theory in history.  

I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. It happened about two thousand years ago. The story goes that eleven men stole a dead body in the middle of the night from a well-guarded tomb and began spreading the rumor that this man had been raised from the dead. 

The Bible though tells us exactly what happened.  

An angel appeared, removed the stone, and the two guards who were there fainted at the sight of the angel.  

Perhaps fearful for their lives instead of going to the governor, they sought advice from the priests, and in Matthew 28:13-14, we find out what they are told to do. 

“You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”  

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