another crazy throught! What would you do or say?

[rinnie]

Sorry guys its my day for thinking of off the wall things. But here is a good one. Okay this is for all Faiths.

You know how there is that certain picture of Jesus. You always see the same Actor who plays him, so someone looks exactly like him walking this earth. (you know the painting or him or the same picture etc. But it is really a human being on this earth, who of course is NOT him but does look like what we are told he looks like. (which of course no one really knows what he really looks like.)

Now of course this person is not Jesus and there is no way he really looks exactly like him, but the person does exist.

People see his picture and says Oh that is Jesus. Again we know it is not really him.

Now here is the question, What would you do if this actor, or person who looks just like this actor knocked on your door? I mean he could be the new UPS man or something. But seeing this person for the first time in person unexpected wonder what we would do.

I know that For me my heart would like start pounding a million beats a second. Wonder what that person who looks like the image that we see Jesus to look like deals with everyday.

Did anyone ever see anyone like that? And whats even more strange is why haven’t we?

 

[JHow]

I actually have met the actor who played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s passion. I did not mistake him for the real Jesus, if that’s what you are getting at - for one thing, his hair was shorter. In person he actually looks more like his role in the Count of Monte Cristo.

 

[campeador]

Sorry guys its my day for thinking of off the wall things. But here is a good one. Okay this is for all Faiths.
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But it is really a human being on this earth, who of course is NOT him but does look like what we are told he looks like. (which of course no one really knows what he really looks like.)

I know this is being nit-picky but the Church Triumphant knows exactly what Jesus looks like.

 

[runningdude]

I was once biking around, and saw “Jesus” being photographed on a hill in the countryside. Later that day I had a flat tire while riding next to to a church

That being said, everytime we treat someone with mercy, we are face to face with Jesus - “What so ever you do to the least of my people, that you do on to me”. So as long as your nice to the stranger at your door, your all set!

 

[GEddie]

I know this is being nit-picky but the Church Triumphant knows exactly what Jesus looks like.

Not nit-picky at all; I have some experience in picking nits

For all ye sinners who are not yet Catholic sinners: The “Church Triumphant” is Catholic jargon for those persons who have lived their human life and are now in Heaven.

Seriously, I have not met James Caviezel; but I do know, when we see our LORD, we will not see a standard–issue human being, we will see HIS pneumatikon soma; luminous, awesome, with eyes that see through to the hidden treasury of our mind; and so commanding that we would fall strengthless to the ground at once. HE is completely unmistakable for anybody else.

(Of course, most likely, we will be dead when we see HIM, and so will not fall down because already lying down.)

God Bless and ICXC NIKA!

 

[rinnie]

I actually have met the actor who played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s passion. I did not mistake him for the real Jesus, if that’s what you are getting at - for one thing, his hair was shorter. In person he actually looks more like his role in the Count of Monte Cristo.

No, I totally understand that. I think everyone misunderstood what I was saying. We all KNOW that this actor is not Jesus. But because we see him as playing Jesus the vision of HIM makes us think of Jesus.

I know that the REAL Jesus is revealed and here alive in the Church. I know God revealed himself in the Trinity and the Church is Christ alive by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But I am saying out of the blue you would see the guy who played him, for a split second

Or like say you are getting a operation and comming out of surgery, or going into surgery and are not quite out of it, and say the male nurse walks in and is standing above you and is a dead ringer for the actor.

And I understand as a rule the real actor would not be dressed as Jesus dressed in those days, But could you imagine the fun you could have with him. Just to see the expressions on peoples faces.

 

[rinnie]

Not nit-picky at all; I have some experience in picking nits

For all ye sinners who are not yet Catholic sinners: The “Church Triumphant” is Catholic jargon for those persons who have lived their human life and are now in Heaven.

Seriously, I have not met James Caviezel; but I do know, when we see our LORD, we will not see a standard–issue human being, we will see HIS pneumatikon soma; luminous, awesome, with eyes that see through to the hidden treasury of our mind; and so commanding that we would fall strengthless to the ground at once. HE is completely unmistakable for anybody else.

(Of course, most likely, we will be dead when we see HIM, and so will not fall down because already lying down.)

God Bless and ICXC NIKA!

Now that you never know If he chooses to come back today we will be here to see him, and we might not fall down, he could strike us down

But I am not sure if I agree with you on seeing a standard issure human being though. Jesus has revealed himself as the Son, and I believe he will come back as the Son with the same face he had when he walked this earth.

Because think about it, he said he will come back through the clouds the same way he left. And thats body and soul!

 

[Light1111]

Actually it’s funny you asked about this when you did – and that I happened to read it, when I did!

My boyfriend wears his hair long, and it’s a brownish-blond, similar to the color, length and style in which that famous Jesus-painting depicts him as fair-haired and blue-eyed. His eyes are also blue, and he has a very sincere, unassuming, kind manner.

Recently we were out walking and we turned a corner. Just then a young woman was rounding the corner too, and we almost bumped into each other. She gasped and said “It’s the Lord Jesus returned to the earth!” We were startled and laughed; we couldn’t help it, and she had taken us off guard. We tried to explain to her that she was only seeing a regular man, who may indeed bear a resemblance to Jesus, but who absolutely was not Him, Risen and Returned. There was no convincing her, though! She was convinced.

I hope she spoke to her local priest so he could set her to rights!

Peace!

 

[oneGODoneCHURCH]

just a side bar I was wathcing a show on the hisorty channel about the Shroud of Turin and from it they have with computers produced a picture of the man that was buried it it. Now if this is< I believe it to be, the burial shroud of the Lord the we do have a pic of christ.

 

[cooterhein]

Sorry guys its my day for thinking of off the wall things. But here is a good one. Okay this is for all Faiths.

I don’t think it’s altogether off-the-wall, and I do think it’s a good one.

For anyone who’s ever played Jesus in a movie, I’d say odds are very good that he matches the popular image of Jesus for a relatively short period of time while on film. It’s a look that is rather difficult to achieve on a regular basis, and I don’t think there’s too many people who’ve ever put the effort into making it happen every day as their walking-around look or appearance. It’s entirely possible for some people to look like that without trying hard, but it’s quite rare. The popular image of Jesus is not one of an average-looking man within any ethnic group. Those looks are decidedly above-average (so congratulations, Light1111), and I somehow doubt that any Middle Eastern man called “Rabbi” has ever looked like that.

Johnny Damon comes to mind as a highly visible person who- at one time- did better than most in that regard. But then he joined the Yankees.

Quick Johnny Damon joke before I get off that topic: When he went to the Yankees (but before he cut the hair), Red Sox fans would say he looks like Jesus, acts like Judas, and throws like Mary.

Now here is the question, What would you do if this actor, or person who looks just like this actor knocked on your door? I mean he could be the new UPS man or something. But seeing this person for the first time in person unexpected wonder what we would do.

I would expect a UPS man to ring my doorbell, drop the package, and sprint to his next delivery as if his job along with its generous benefits depended on it. Which it does. But if I ran into someone else who looked like Jesus and they wanted my signature for something, I might comment on his appearance. That’s probably all, though.

I know that For me my heart would like start pounding a million beats a second. Wonder what that person who looks like the image that we see Jesus to look like deals with everyday.

It probably depends on who they run into. I suppose this kind of guy would have to put a little bit of effort into avoiding certain kinds of people. But if it gets to be too much, he could just cut his hair. That’s the main thing that sells the appearance. Other than that, just enjoy the benefits (such as they are) and try to minimize the bad that can come with it.

Did anyone ever see anyone like that? And whats even more strange is why haven’t we?

I knew one guy who looked a little bit like Jesus. Not the face as much, though- it was mostly the hair. He didn’t sell the appearance as much as Damon did. But it was good enough for him to participate in my favorite Halloween costume ever- the Trinity. He was Jesus, a girl wore a white dress and was linked to him at the wrist by a rope (the Bride of Christ), someone else was God the Father, and someone else had a sheet on as the Holy Ghost. The best parts of the night were when one of them would wander a little too far from the group, and the rest of them would make jokes about acting out various heresies.

 

[GEddie]

Now that you never know If he chooses to come back today we will be here to see him, and we might not fall down, he could strike us down

But I am not sure if I agree with you on seeing a standard issure human being though. Jesus has revealed himself as the Son, and I believe he will come back as the Son with the same face he had when he walked this earth.

He could dim Himself down to resemble a normal human body; but I’d say not. Remember St. John’s vision in the Apocalypse? That is how we would see HIM on HIS “home turf”.

Because think about it, he said he will come back through the clouds the same way he left. And thats body and soul!

Correct. Body and soul. Pneumatikon Soma is a body (lit. “spiritual BODY”.)

God bless and ICXC NIKA

 

[5tunate]

It happened to me. I was having a business lunch with a friend at a street cafe in downtown Toronto near the Opera House on Queen Street East. A couple surprised us by sitting down at our table. He introduced themselves as Jesus and Mary Magdalene. And he was pretty much a spitting image of one of the well known Jesus profiles, but in contemporary clothes. Without being pushy, invasive, or “preachy,” they asked us questions and spoke about Gospel events as if he and they had experienced those themselves. It played out to be, actually, a very interesting conversation. When their oder of brats ans beer came, they went to their own table. Spooky and fascinating at the same time. When we left we went by them and they both gave us very engaging smiles. And yes, this did happen.