Jesus In India — Page 68
58 JESUS IN INDIA from the hands of his persecutors. The context shows that this prisoner would be a great and prominent personage. Now, it should be noted how appropriately this interpre- tation applies to Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him. One can readily understand that the vision about the dead saints coming to life and returning to the city was meant to inform those with insight that Jesus, the Messiah, would be saved from death on the cross. Likewise, the Gospels at a number of places clearly point out that Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him, did not die on the cross and that he escaped and migrated to another land. I think what I have said so far should suffice for the fair minded to understand the true position. It is possible that objections may arise in some minds that the Gospels also repeatedly point out that Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him, died on the cross, and that after resurrection he rose to heaven. This kind of objection I have already briefly answered, but I think it appropriate to mention now also that after the crucifixion, Jesus, may peace be on him, met the disciples; he travelled up to Galilee; ate bread and meat; displayed the wounds on his body; stayed a night with the disciples at Emmaus; escaped secretly from Pilate's jurisdiction; emigrated from that place, as was the practice of prophets; and travelled under the shadow of fear. All these facts prove that he did not die on the cross; that he retained his mortal body together with all its needs and functions intact; and that he had undergone no visible change. Furthermore, the Gospels do not contain any eyewitness