In time for Good Friday, people are posting about The Geologists in 2012 who were studying earthquakes from Jerusalem to The Dead Sea and found evidence there was a quake in the time of Pontius Pilate, between 26-39 A.D ( https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47555983 , https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15595731/biblical-earthquake-jesus-crucifixion-dead-sea.html ). The Gospels tell us, “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[ c ] went into the holy cityand appeared to many people.” (Matthew 27:50-53). There is astronomical evidence of an eclipse happening April 3rd, 33 A.D. because that was when a blood moon eclipse happened ( https://science.nasa.gov/eclipse...
A portion of the church has lived in comfort for a great period of time. In nations like The United States, there was favor and prosperity granted to Christians. Even culture showed a measure of respect at Easter, with The Ten Commandments and King of Kings airing on television. There was Bible stores a plenty and a sense that golden years were ahead. The problem is this is not the natural state of being a follower of Christ. The conditions are not supposed to be comfortable. The Early Church was persecuted severely, Emperor Nero of Rome, only one of the antichrist caesars used Christians as night torches and wore Christian skin as clothing. The End Times prophecies also predict severity for following Christ, “And you will be hated by all on account of My name; but the one having endured to the end, he will be saved,” (Matthew 10:22), “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again,”...