Out of curiosity, which version of the Bible are you referring to?
Curious minds want to know.
Please post that Bible and verses.
Please note that when referencing biblical texts, I prefer to use the King James Version because that is the earliest and closest translation of the original Hebrew texts to the English language that provides the most accurate translation than later revised, edited and diluted versions.
jeager106, I am assuming you would like the verses which indicate that Jesus did not die on a cross. I can provide the text of the canonical gospel stories to bring to your awareness that none of the writers of those tales indicated that he died on the cross, but that in fact, they *do* each indicate that theywitnessed his astral body separating from his hanging physical body (for the first time to the general public) when he, as each described, "gave up the ghost." First, I’d like to remind you that in those days it took several days for criminals to die on the cross, as is explained in more detail in my Post #23 of the Discussion (on Page 2).
The gospel according to mark (15:37-41) reads as follows: "And Jesus cried with a loud voice,
AND GAVE UP THE GHOST. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salo'me; who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem."
This is what was written in the gospel according to matthew (27:50-56): "Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
YIELDED UP THE GHOST. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children."
This is from Luke 23:46-49: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus,
HE GAVE UP THE GHOST. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things."
Finally, this is what john said in his gospel (19:25-30): "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cle'ophas, and Mary Mag'dalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head,
AND GAVE UP THE GHOST."
Do you know what it means when it is written that they saw him "give up the ghost"? They watched his spirit leave his body when he achieved a superconscious state (seeming unconscious and/or dead) and his astral self separated from his physical body. It occurred to me that that may have been the first time that he shared one of his many out of body experiences with the public, and he did it for good reason.
On a full re-read of each story, I really started to get the idea that the Marys moved the stone away as soon as Joseph of Arimathea left and the coast was clear. They watched him put jesus in the tomb and guess what? If he was able to put the stone in front of it by himself, then surely the women had no problem moving it away when they came back with the healing spices they prepared as reflected in Luke's story.