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>>639760

>>639763

Beat me to it.

Coming soon:

http://biblehub.com/revelation/3-9.htm

>>639760

Just curious, did Jesus Christ appear to any of the Pharisees after His resurrection? If so, did some of them repent? I'm wondering if there were any documented encounters regarding this. I've heard somewhere one of the Roman officials (I think Pontius Pilate) did see Jesus Christ after His resurrection and there was evidence of his letter sitting in some British museum somewhere, but I can't exactly remember.

>>639811

Paul?

>>639813

Right, but I'm thinking more like Caiaphas and the likes of them that took part in the sham trial against Jesus Christ. But I guess God didn't reveal Himself to them because of their stone-hard hearts…

>>639811

Nicodemus seemed like a good dude for a Pharisee, I wonder if he ever formerly became a Christian. I know he's seen as a saint by Cathodox but I don't know if there is any historical basis for that.

>>639818

*formally

>>639818

Yeah, Nicodemus seemed like a cool dude. I wouldn't be surprised if he is saved.

>>639813

I guess thinking about it and mulling it about in my spirit, it would make sense that the Pharisees wouldn't still believe even if Jesus Christ appeared to them supernaturally. Just like the Israelites that witnessed God unleashing the plagues upon Egypt and the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea, and yet they still rebelled and complained incessantly against God. Besides, they saw Jesus Christ perform many miracle and they still chose to reject Him and not only that but to crucify Him.

>>639818

>>639811

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2010/08/02/102183-finding-of-the-relics-of-the-righteous-st-gamaliel

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2018/08/02/102182-finding-of-the-relics-of-the-righteous-st-nicodemus

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2014/07/31/109009-righteous-joseph-of-arimathea