It is a common assertion of critics that the miracles stated for Jesus in the New Testament cannot be true because they violate the laws of physics. In this essay, we will explore a few of the events that are described for Jesus and how they reside within the laws of physics,

We see a glimpse of this in Jesus as He was able to accomplish incredible things during His time on earth as a man.

The multiplication of loaves and fishes, the changing of water into wine, the healing of people, the raising of Lazarus from the dead. As God, these tasks are quite simple and require no real effort. Just a simple thought, and they commence.

People have problems with the miracles that Jesus performed because human beings cannot do these things. Not many of us have ever seen something happen supernaturally, in opposition to the normal laws of physics. What we don’t realize is that science does not know all there is about the physical laws which govern the universe.

What Jesus did, which we consider supernatural, were really just natural events that God is capable of because He created these laws.

Jesus And Quantum Physics

In our present world, we live within four dimensions of: length, height, width, and time.

In string theory within quantum physics, scientists tell us that up to eleven dimensions may exist.

John records that after Jesus was resurrected, He appeared to them suddenly within a room with a locked door. Some commentators have stated that Jesus was able to move through the physical structure of the walls without harm to His physical body. In order to confirm that He was not a ghost or other spirit entity, Jesus instructed His disciples to touch Him and see that He did have flesh and bones.

“Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” ~John 20:19-20

“And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”  ~John 20:26-28

We notice that the text does not state that Jesus walked through the walls. John writes that Jesus suddenly appeared before the disciples in the room which they occupied. Quantum Physicists who have examined this text state that in order for Jesus to appear suddenly in this room without going through a physical structure, this would require access to a sixth dimension.

When you or I move from the dimension of length to width, we are able to freely move without encountering a physical barrier. In the same way, when Jesus moved from a sixth dimension to our three-dimensional world, He did not need to pass through a closed door or a wall. Jesus suddenly appeared from an unseen dimension.

What was it that enabled Jesus to accomplish this supernatural event?

1. Dimension One: illustrated by a horizontal line for length.
2. Dimension Two: A second vertical line for height, illustrated as a square.
3. Dimension Three: A third line for depth, illustrated as a cube. The following dimensions are not perceivable by a human being but do have a profound effect on the universe and reality as we know it.
4. Dimension Four:  comprised of time itself, which governs all the properties of matter at any given point. To plot a course in the universe, all of these first four dimensions are necessary.
5. Dimension Five: Every dimension from here on presents a list of difficulties for physicists. In Quantum Physics and Superstring Theory, the fifth and sixth dimensions present us with the possibilities for other parallel worlds or multiple universes. In the fifth dimension, we would see these other worlds that are currently invisible to us within our current four dimensions.
6. Dimension Six: Within this dimension comes the possibility of travel through time, either forward or backward. It is also within the sixth dimension that we may be able to perceive the commencement of other universes like our own, which began with similar conditions. It is this dimension that physicists use to assert that our finely tuned universe could have come from millions of others, which also display constants that enable life to exist.
7. Dimension Seven: In dimensions five and six, we see the same conditions that were present in our universe and other possible universes that are proposed by physicists. The sixth dimension allows us to see universes that might exist which began under different conditions from our own. Under these new conditions, everything from the inception of this universe would be completely different from our own.
8. Dimension Eight: The ability to see infinitely all things that pertain to reality, the existence of other universes, and their conception.
9. Dimension Nine: The capacity to perceive all the laws of physics that made other universes possible and the conditions which made their existence possible.
10. Dimension Ten: Within this dimension, everything that is possible and imaginable is perceived. Scientists state that as mortals, this is as far as we would be able to go by our natural limitations.

It is apparent that the process of death for our physical body removes the limits of four dimensions and allows our non-material soul and spirit that remains to access the other dimensions that might exist. This ability may appear as a supernatural event when, in fact, it is simply a facet of the physical laws that already exist.

The idea that anything which appears miraculous is contrary to the physical laws of the universe is incorrect. There are certain aspects of physics that are currently not understood that could explain the supernatural events described by the four gospels as properties within the laws of physics.

Tim Gallaudet, Rear Admiral and American Oceanographer, who worked for the United States Department of the Navy, specializing in underwater vehicle technology, said that our current knowledge of physics is not all that can be known about physics.

This is certainly true regarding our understanding of the miracles described for Jesus in the New Testament. As the Creator of the universe, Jesus had knowledge and abilities that we don’t presently understand.

Some critics have stated that if Jesus is really God and the author of the physical laws of the universe, He violated His own laws by the miracles that are described by the four gospel writers.

“A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature, and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.”  —David Hume [2]

What is often misunderstood regarding the miracles that Jesus exhibited is that they really did not violate any law. The physical laws of the universe do not define the outcome of events, only the manner in which they must occur. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he still died later. Jesus did not violate the laws of physics He simply displayed His ability to suspend these laws for a moment in time.

What we find when we really study the text of the Bible is that sickness, suffering, and death were not a part of the original creation of God. Sin interrupted this perfection and caused our physical world to take an unnatural course. All that Jesus did in healing and raising the dead was to suspend the present law of sin and death for a time to demonstrate His credentials as the Creator of all that exists.

It is sickness and death which violate the original intent of the laws that govern the universe. Jesus simply showed us what this world will be like once He has permanently eliminated the law of death. This was the entire point of Jesus’ arrival on earth: to stop the curse that came as a result of sin, which is itself a fracture in the laws of the universe.

Before sin entered the world, everything worked perfectly, and there was no sickness or death on the earth. We all seem to understand that sickness and death are unnatural, and it’s a mystery why we must die. Death interrupts and tarnishes the perfect life that would otherwise be possible if it did not exist in our world.

The evil that we see present was also not a part of the perfect work that God originally created. These are also fractures in the laws of the universe. The problem is that we have become accustomed to these things and have assumed evil, suffering, sickness, and death are natural parts of our world. They are not.

What Jesus did in displaying His power over the physical laws was no violation but a restoration of what these laws looked like before sin entered the world.

It is also certain that heaven exists as a physical place of residence in a dimension that we presently are unaware of. Those who are no longer limited by their physical bodies may inhabit this place if they choose. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth and informed them that one of the reasons that our present bodies must die is that flesh and blood in its current configuration cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven.

“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.”  —1 Corinthians 15:50

It is possible that upon the death of our body, our soul and spirit have access to these other dimensions. In theory, a person who has been freed from their body may be able to see into these dimensions. This would explain why many people who have died have described other beings and physical properties of other worlds that we cannot perceive while alive.

As we come to understand these things better in this book, I think you will see that the miracles of Jesus were nothing more than common events that are possible because He is God. These incredible abilities are what we would expect from God if He should show Himself to us and seek to prove that He really does exist.

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NOTES:

[1] Timothy Cole Gallaudet is an American oceanographer and retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce as the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Wikipedia
Born: 1967 (age 57 years), Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA. Education: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States Naval Academy. Rank: Rear admiral. Service/branch: United States Navy. Thesis: Shallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array (2001)
[2] David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 1748, ed. L. A. Selby-Bigge (1894), section 10, part 1, 114–115. The full quote can be found at http://www.todayinsci.com/H/Hume_David/HumeDavid-Quotations.htm

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