>>18346774Did it even happen?
• Livy 1.16
† Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:6–11
• Mars slept with Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin; later she gave birth to Romulus and Remus.
† The Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, a virgin; later she gave birth to Jesus.
• Romulus founded the kingdom of the Romans, which was named after him.
† Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of God.
• Romulus died, his body was not found.
† Jesus died, but three days later his tomb was empty.
• Some spectators claimed that he “had been snatched on high.”
† Two angels announced that God had raised him up.
• Others then proclaimed him to be “a god born of a god.”
† Jesus’ resurrection and ascension were grounds for some to declare that he was the Son of God.
• Romulus descended from the sky to Proculus Julius and spoke to him.
† The risen Jesus told his followers “things about the kingdom of God.”
• “Go and announce to the Romans that it is the will of heaven that my Rome be the capital of the world. Therefore, let them cultivate the art of war, and let them know and pass on to posterity that no human power is able to resist Roman arms.”
† “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come over you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as the end of the earth.”
• “When he had said these things, he departed upward.”
† “When he had said these things and as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their eyes.”
