20 lifetimes

[SoonerCoug]

To me, one of the most remarkable things about Christianity is that Christ lived just 2000 years ago. This is incredibly recent. My grandparents all lived to the ages of 94-98, and I often think about how just 2 of their consecutive lifetimes would extend back to the time of Joseph Smith, and 20 lifetimes would extend back to the time fo Christ. That just boggles the mind.

So here is a question: Why did God choose to send his son to Earth at that particular time? Why not later, when it would be easier to spread the message and witness the miracles? He obviously didn't have a problem letting people witness miracles 2000 years ago, so why not broadcast them on TV like David Blaine? Or why not send him earlier, so there might have had more time to evangelize the world? Why not have Jesus be a Chinese fellow instead of a Jew? And if Christ was suffering for the sins of people who live on other planets, then why was he sent to this planet?

I realize there are probably no good answers to these questions, but I do like to ponder these issues. I'm interested in theological explanations as well as other forms of speculation.

[creekster]

So here is a question: Why did God choose to send his son to Earth at that particular time? Why not later, when it would be easier to spread the message and witness the miracles? He obviously didn't have a problem letting people witness miracles 2000 years ago, so why not broadcast them on TV like David Blaine? Or why not send him earlier, so there might have had more time to evangelize the world? Why not have Jesus be a Chinese fellow instead of a Jew? And if Christ was suffering for the sins of people who live on other planets, then why was he sent to this planet?

You, Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice:


Every time I look at you
I don't understand
Why you let the things you did
Get so out of hand
You'd have managed better
If you'd had it planned
Now why'd you choose such a backward time
And such a strange land?

If you'd come today
You could have reached the whole nation
Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication

Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong, now

Only want to know
Only want to know
Only want to know, now

[RC Vikings]

I asked this in HP group and was told that only the Jews would have killed Christ. I wanted to call bullshit on that answer but thought I better just let it go.

[Maximus]

I asked this in HP group and was told that only the Jews would have killed Christ. I wanted to call bullshit on that answer but thought I better just let it go.

As if the Jews didnt exist before christs time or after christs time...

[Commando]

As if the Jews didnt exist before christs time or after christs time...

well that's the standard answer for THIS planet... as for the medium of time...

[Fiyero]

Why did God choose to send his son to Earth at that particular time? Why not later, when it would be easier to spread the message and witness the miracles?

Some ideas:

1) It would be far too easy for a sniper to mow him down these days

2) Think of how much more corrupt things would be today without 2,000 years of Christianity keeping some semblance of order. (Think of the days of Noah when not one other righteous person could be found).

3) Before the industrial revolution, information superhighway and widespread education, people were more humble and likely to be entreated.

4) As sacreligious as this may sound, think of how difficult it was for Joseph Smith to spread the word 180 years ago, and that was without Pat Robertson shouting "I'm not here to sing you dumb cracker, we're mass communicatin!"

[grapevine]

He was to be born in the Meridian which meant high point, not middle but high point of time. In an ensign article a few years ago Russell M Nelson mentioned why he spent his probation were he did.

I heard that this was the only planet that would crucify the savior. In Nephi's time jews over there may have been only ones to cricify him but I bet there were many people in other times and places and planets that would do the same thing.