WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

Photo of the church where the
Shroud is stored in Turin, Italy

 

Jews and Christians both celebrate the Passover, albeit in different ways. We both rejoice in freedom from bondage, albeit from different types of bondage. We both celebrate First Fruits and begin counting the days until Pentecost, even though the Pentacost takes on different meanings for each. Keep in mind that all original disciples and the apostles were Jewish. So was the man they called their "rabbi," and ultimately the Messiah (the Christ). 

It is the resurrection that changed everything. Otherwise, ~2000 years ago, it would have just been another Passover and there would be no "Gospels." Even if Yeshua (Jesus) was crucified, without the resurrection there would be nothing to celebrate. The Christian faith would be in vain. In effect, all of Christianity, hangs on the resurrection.

Do you believe Yeshua (Jesus) suffered a horrific torturous death? Do you believe he was crucified and died on a Roman cross? Do you believe he was buried in a tomb for three days, as Jonah was in the belly of fish for 3 days and nights? Do you believe he passed through the linen clothes that he was buried in? Do you believe he rose from the dead? 

There is proven scientific evidence that all these things happened. I have been following the story of the Shroud of Turin for several years. 

My wife Mary and I made a trip to Turin Italy last year to visit the museum and church where the Shroud is kept. 

The shroud is the most researched religious and historical artifact in the world. That stands to reason since one can make the case that, regardless of whether one believes that it happened, the Resurrection is the most significant and consequential event in history.

Over the years, I have learned a lot about the Shroud, and I have written multiple blog articles to collect my findings and thoughts. Each post approaches the story and evidence from a different standpoint. Below are links to all my Shroud posts in the order I wrote them.

Love Letter from Yeshu'ah - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-love-letter-from-yeshua.html 

The Perfector -https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/perfector.html 

The Keter  - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-keter-on-shroud.html 

Questions about the Image - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/asking-questions-about-image.html 

The Man In the Shroud  - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-man-in-shroud.html 

Credible Witnesses - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/credible-withnesses.html 

Have You Seen Him - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/have-you-seen-this-him.html

How Bright Are We Talking About - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/how-bright-are-we-talking-about.html 

Brought Together  - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/modern-technolgy-reveals-what-apostle.html 

Nicodemus Knew - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/nicodemus-knew.html 

The Sign of Jonah - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-sign-of-jonah.html 

Why the Romans? - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/why-romans.html 

Mary was an accomplice  - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/mary-was-accomplice.html 

What AI Found on the Shroud - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-ai-found-on-shroud.html

"I Will Never Believe?" - https://bobritterblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/i-will-never-believe.html