Thousands of people throughout history have claimed to see religious visions or spiritual artifacts. From apparitions of Mary in South America to Joseph Smith's golden plates, these encounters vary widely in nature. However, the resurrection appearances of Jesus break every pattern. Unlike these other encounters, Jesus wasn't just seen. He was touched, eaten with, listened to, spoken to, and was physically present across multiple locations, in multiple contexts, with multiple witnesses, in multiple ways, over multiple days (40 days to be exact). These physical encounters form the foundation of Christianity's most extraordinary claim—that Jesus conquered death itself and is resurrected—alive forevermore. These weren't fleeting spiritual experiences; they were tangible, physical interactions with someone who had undeniably died days earlier and was undeniably dead just minutes before Sunday morning. These encounters transformed a band of terrified followers after the crucifixion into fearless evangelists willing to die for what they had seen and heard. Using the words of the apostles themselves in the Book of Acts: "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." (Acts 4:20) People have been trying to explain away the historical resurrection of Jesus for 2,000 years, and yet 2,000 years later, it still stands as an unmovable cornerstone. Truly, all of history hangs on Jesus.