The account of Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the dead three days later, as promised, is not a cleverly devised fable. There is, in fact, more evidence attesting to this truth than to any ancient history. However, for me, the most compelling testament to Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is what happened later to His disciples. After Jesus was nailed to a cross, His disciples, who believed that He was the Messiah, must have looked at each other and said, “Hey, we called that one wrong, let’s get out of here.” They knew the authorities would be after them next, and they ran in fear. Yet, documented history shows that of the disciples, only one died a natural death. Others were martyred by crucifixion, boiling in oil, being thrown from a cliff, beaten to death and filleted. No one returns to face certain death to participate in a hoax. No. There is only one plausible reason the disciples returned to almost certain execution and it is that they had seen Jesus alive after seeing Him die on the cross. We, too, have reason to believe. Matthew 28:5-7