We all know that once we die, we can never rise up again due to the
irreversible breakdown of our body chemical composition
How then was Jesus Christ,
the only person known before and after Him, whether a prophet or non-prophet,
able to reverse the irreversible chemistry of death? Jesus was the only person
who was able to instantly do this. He clearly demonstrated His awesome powers
over death in Lazarus who was already dead and buried for 4 days by merely
crying out in a loud voice for even the grave to open up for Lazarus to rise up
from the dead. (John 11:1–44).
There were at least 3 other
people Jesus raised up from the dead. They were the widow's son at Nain
(Luke 7:11-17), Jairus' daughter (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56)
as far as I could find in the Bible. It could be much more unrecorded.
It was simply awesome,
frighteningly awesome in our current knowledge of all biological sciences,
biochemistry and all branches of chemistry as far as we know how the molecules
of death were able to move on their own accord, come together again when they
have already decomposed, and seeped irreversibly into the burial soil and
started to reassemble themselves once again at the command of just Jesus voice.
Of course, Jesus did not belong to this world. He came from another world among
at least 10 trillion, trillion other worlds out there in His Father’s Kingdoms.
But first, let me describe
the chemistry that occurs immediately when the soul leaves the physical
body.
In an Oxford Handbook on
Forensic Medicine by Johathan Wyatt, Tim Square, Guy Norfolk, and Jason
Payne-James I used when I was reading for a course in Forensic Science in
Toxicology at the University of Cambridge in 2020 just before the Covid
pandemic broke out, most of it is summarized here, and I quote:
The biological and chemical
changes that take place on death are all irreversible, and yet Jesus was able
to order all the chemicals of decomposition to instantly obey Him to
automatically move by themselves and come together again to reassemble themselves
into living molecules. We can only adore and worship Him to the highest that
angels even sing about Him. We have no clue how this was done.
Changes after death:
Decomposition
The first visible change to
the body within 15 to 20 minutes after death—is pallor mortis, in which the
body begins to pale. Chemical changes began to take place between the
actin and the myocin in the muscles causing stiffness to the body called ‘rigor
mortis’ for about two to six hours after death. Rigor mortis adds to the
difficulty of performing an autopsy or preparing a body for a funeral, as the
body loses the flexibility it had during life.
Livor mortis, also known as
lividity or hypostasis, then sets in as gravity pulls the blood to the lower
areas of the body resulting in a red/purple coloration. Livor mortis is
commonly seen between 2 and 4 h post-mortem, but it may begin as early as little
as 30 min post-mortem.
Putrefaction:
Bacterial decomposition
then begins. The typical destruction of a body after death by bacteria is
termed as putrefaction. Bacteria from the bowel (e.g. clostridia) and lungs
thrive in the anaerobic environment and spread around the body. The
process is understandably accelerated in patients who die from generalized
sepsis as bacteria have already gained a head start and the body temperature
tends to be elevated at the time of death, creating more favourable conditions
for the bacteria to multiply. Similarly, putrefaction occurs more rapidly in
bodies left in hot ambient conditions and in individuals with obesity. Bacteria
utilize the protein-rich content of the blood – putrefaction may be delayed
when there has been significant haemorrhage prior to death
The putrefaction process:
There is no fixed sequence
of events as a body decomposes: considerable variation occurs between
individuals and according to the ambient temperature. As a result, analysis of
the process is not usually helpful in trying to make an accurate estimation of
the time interval since death occurred. Bodies which are left in below-freezing
conditions may be preserved into the long-term without evidence of significant
putrefaction. Bodies which are left in water tend to decompose more slowly. The
process of decomposition tends to follow a characteristic pattern.
1. At standard room
temperatures, the first external evidence is usually greenish skin
discoloration of the right iliac fossa, occurring within the first few days.
The green discoloration becomes more prominent and tends to spread to involve
the remainder of the anterior abdominal wall and other parts of the body during
the subsequent days.
2. The abdominal wall,
scrotum, and face becomes distended (often grotesquely so) by gases such as
methane and offensive-smelling hydrogen sulphide produced by bacteria. There
may be palpable crepitus. The tongue may also swell, the eyes protrude, and bloody
fluid exude from the mouth and nostrils (‘purging’) – some of these features
may be mistaken for injuries involved in causing death.
3. About a week after
death, bacteria spread through the venous system, resulting in characteristic
‘marbling’ of the skin (reflecting intravascular haemolysis) – branching
dark-red (becoming green) lines.
4. As time passes, the hair
becomes loose and superficial fluid-filled skin blisters appear.
5. As weeks pass, the skin
discoloration changes to dark-green. Fingerprint identification starts to
become difficult. Maggots and rodents may play a significant role in the
destructive process. Body fat may liquefy
6. Adipocere: Under certain
conditions, especially anaerobic circumstances, the body fat can be hydrolyzed
by bacteria to a greasy waxy substance called ‘adipocere’ or ‘corpse or grave
wax’. The process requires several months and tend to occur when the body is
buried or left submerged in water
7. Mummification: Drying of
a body after death can result in mummification of all or part of it. This
process can occur in both hot and cold climates. As it dries out, the skin
turns hard and leathery. The limbs may alter position as the muscles and tendons
shrink.
8. Skeletonization: The
process of decomposition whereby the soft tissues of a body gradually disappear
after death to leave a skeleton takes place at various rates., depending upon
the conditions. In warm conditions, skeletonization can occur within months,
although in temperate climates the process usually takes about 2 years.
9. As far as I know, even
after skeletal remains of the dead for another 10,000 or another 100,0000 years
or more will still rise up.
“For the Lord himself, with
a cry of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's
trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first"
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Having explained the above
how on death all its chemistries irreversibly break down, the ability of Jesus
not just command the molecules of death to move and reassemble into Lazarus
body, but life perfused into his dead body clearly demonstrated His divine
supernatural powers over death
Jesus said to her, “I
am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he
may die, he shall live (John 11: 25)
As for the moment our only
hope to cheat death is, never, never allow our souls to leave our physical
body, Covid or no Covid, with or without face masks on, vaccines or no
vaccines, because for the moment only our souls are in full command whether or
not to allow our chemistries of life to continue to proceed till Jesus comes
again to take over.
Do you want me to explain
more, miracles beyond science.
3 comments:
Highly enlightening article written with such scientific truth and knowledge and spiritual wisdom never before written
Very good article to keep
Jesus is great He came with horrific heavenly powers far beyond us to understand
We need spiritual wisdom to be given to us before we can understand
Thank you Dr Lim for such beautiful explanation
Bali Sommerli
Highly enlightening article written with such scientific truth and knowledge and spiritual wisdom never before written
Very good article to keep
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