The first of April is a day that is known for it’s pranks.  It is the one day you can practice trickery and it is accepted and followed by a laugh.  I have had an object I use to teach with covered in Vaseline on this day. A friend of mine convinced his wife he had forgotten to pay the mortgage on their new house.  Even companies join in the fun.  Google is known for its elaborate pranks.  This year it claimed to have changed its company’s name to “Topeka.” Some have argued that the resurrection is all one elaborate prank. Those who argue this point give multiple options to how this was done. Some say that the disciples stole Jesus’ body which gave the illusion that he had risen. Others have said that Jesus had a brother that he looked like him and they killed one of them and the other pretended to be him. Still others have argued that Jesus never actually died on the cross, believing he resuscitated in the tomb and then left later. All of these are FALSE. Let’s deal with the last one first; Jesus died. He was on a cross for hours and had a spear pierce his side where blood and water came out which means it pierced his heart. He was dead. The argument that a look alike took his place doesn’t hold water either. Jesus spent everyday with his followers for years. They would have noticed if it wasn’t Jesus who either was on the cross or appeared to them afterward. Last the idea that Jesus body was stolen is spoken about in the gospels. This idea arose because the guards were fearful for their lives and Jesus appeared to more than just the apostles. So on this day of Tom Foolery let it be known I am no fool. Jesus died, rose, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

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