The central claim of Christianity is that Jesus died and then three days later came back to life. Is there evidence that this event really happened? The entire Christian belief system is built on the resurrection. If Jesus came back to life, then Christianity is true. If He did not, then Christianity is false. Here is some of the evidence that Jesus came back to life.

• Those that were closest to Him (disciples) had seen Him on multiple occasions after the resurrection and were convinced He had returned to life. The most popular alternative explanation to the resurrection is that the disciples experienced grief hallucinations. However, this explanation comes up short. It cannot explain the appearances of Jesus to groups, since psychologists agree that people cannot participate in other’s hallucinations.
• According to the Bible, over 500 people at one time saw Jesus after He had been executed by the Romans.
• The changed life of Paul, who hated Jesus and was killing Christians, is further proof of a risen Jesus. The resurrection perfectly explains why, after Jesus’ death, Paul was convinced that Jesus had appeared to him.
• Three days after the burial of Jesus, His tomb was discovered empty. If Jesus’ followers had taken the body, surely someone would have confessed to it during their severe torture and pending executions. Why would they die for a lie? If the Romans had taken the body, they would have simply had to produce it to end the fast growth of Christianity which was threatening their control. Yet no one ever confessed and no dead body was ever produced.
• Jesus’ disciples suffered because of their belief and continued teaching that Jesus came back to life. Most were imprisoned and at least some were executed for this belief.