Well done, Jeff. I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for writing it.
Curtis RasmussenJanuary 5, 2026
Can't help think of Chuck Colson in context (though not directly tied to your point about the speedy fulfilling prophecy...)
“I know the resurrection is a fact, and Watergate proved it to me. How? Because 12 men testified they had seen Jesus raised from the dead, then they proclaimed that truth for 40 years, never once denying it. Watergate embroiled 12 of the most powerful men in the world—and they couldn’t keep a lie for three weeks.”
I love his logic. It expertly frames the Three and Eight Witnesses (two of whom are ancestors of mine. JosephSmith, Sr., and Hyrum Smith).
So, though not twelve unless you include Joseph, eleven very, very ordinary men, some later estranged, all under enormous pressure never recanted.
People will suffer for what they believe is true, but Colson's intimate observation nails it. They don’t carry known lies to their grave.
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Tom McKnightJanuary 6, 2026
Well done, Jeff. I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for writing it.
Curtis RasmussenJanuary 5, 2026
Can't help think of Chuck Colson in context (though not directly tied to your point about the speedy fulfilling prophecy...) “I know the resurrection is a fact, and Watergate proved it to me. How? Because 12 men testified they had seen Jesus raised from the dead, then they proclaimed that truth for 40 years, never once denying it. Watergate embroiled 12 of the most powerful men in the world—and they couldn’t keep a lie for three weeks.” I love his logic. It expertly frames the Three and Eight Witnesses (two of whom are ancestors of mine. JosephSmith, Sr., and Hyrum Smith). So, though not twelve unless you include Joseph, eleven very, very ordinary men, some later estranged, all under enormous pressure never recanted. People will suffer for what they believe is true, but Colson's intimate observation nails it. They don’t carry known lies to their grave.
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