“Come out, Simon Lazarus, come out into the light.” Nothing but stench came out of the tomb. “Come forth, Simon. Come out of that tomb,” Joshua commanded. And absolutely nothing happened. Joseph of Arimathea shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot. “I wanted to talk to you about the dinner at my house before you got there, Joshua.” Joshua held up his hand for silence. “Simon, dammit, come out of there.” And ever so weakly, there came a voice from inside the tomb. “No.” “What do you mean, ‘no’? You have risen from the dead, now come forth. Show these unbelievers that you have risen.” “I
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