When Jesus was resurrected after they crucified him, what happened to the dead that came out of the tomb and was seen in town by people?
Raffi Sosikian · Non-scholarly, staunch atheists, who are paid to disparage the bible will say the dead rising was just added by Matthew to sprinkle color to the story, and then they’ll disparage the bible by saying Matthew didn’t make the resurrection of Christ unique by adding the resurrection of the other dead to the story. Since these people are generally speaking misinformed about the bible (sometimes deliberately as they can’t let go of their sins long enough to find God), they forget this wouldn’t be the first time the dead awakened. Here are the other occurrences in the bible: Elijah and the Widow’s Dead Son - “The LORD listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived.” 1 kings 7:17–24 Elisha and the Shunammite Woman’s Dead Son - “The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.” 2 King 4:18–37 Dead Man Revived by Touching Elisha’s Bones - “I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I ...