Secular science has at its core the desire to explain the universe in terms that separate the creation from its Creator. It is written on our hearts, solidified in our minds, and authenticated by the wonders of the world that we are created beings and that God is our Creator. Today, so many people have used science as a reason to deny their faith and decry the teachings of the Bible. If, as I stated, the shroud is not a path to faith, why would we want it to be authenticated in the minds of the masses? To understand this, one must understand the tools and characteristics of the enemy. One might ask why it’s so important to debunk the debunking. If the blood on the sudarium, which has been confirmed to be at least as old as the 7th century, is the same blood that’s on the shroud, it would leave no doubt that the carbon-14 dating placing the shroud between 1260-1390 AD is inaccurate. Studies comparing the blood stain positioning between the two artifacts show the likelihood that they wrapped the same head. Since the cloth has been tracked historically since the 7th century, it would be a clear debunking of the 1988 carbon-14 dating tests that The Telegraph and USA Today reported as being potentially reversed. Since the cloth had Yeshua’s blood, it would have been kept in the tomb.Ħ Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,ħ And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Jewish tradition says that blood is part of the body and must be buried with it. This artifact is most likely the head covering that was used when Yeshua’s body was transported to the tomb and left there. The blood from the Sudarium of Oviedo can be compared to the blood on the shroud. While it would not demonstrate clear proof that He is the Messiah who was resurrected as the first fruits, it could come very close to proving that the man who died on the cross in Jerusalem was wrapped in the shroud. There is a way that many doubts could be taken away about the authenticity of the shroud. Clearing the biggest obstacle of authenticity

Let’s explore some commentary about the shroud to see where it stands in today’s fight for the faith. All the shroud can currently do is reinforce one’s faith or create a mystery in the secular mind. If you are searching for truth, the Shroud of Turin can do little to persuade you in one direction or the other at this time because the individual can either have faith in the teachings of our Lord or the individual can adopt a worldview that excludes the Messiah. Our Father has put all of the evidence we need in our hearts, through His teachings in the Bible, and within the clear cross-referencing of prophecies that have come true. Science cannot prove or disprove the divinity of Jesus Christ. Conversely, those who think it’s a fake will almost certainly maintain their skepticism despite evidence or faith.īefore we get into research regarding the shroud, it’s important to have the right mindset. Those who believe it is authentically the burial shroud of Jesus Christ are unlikely to be dissuaded. We will discuss its history soon, but let’s first state the obvious. The Shroud of Turin has been the center of controversy since 1898.

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