“Bustin’ Makes Me Holy: The Failed Attempt to Trap the Risen Christ”

So picture this: It’s early Sunday morning in ancient Jerusalem. Roman guards are loitering outside a heavily sealed tomb like bouncers at a club nobody wants to be in. Suddenly, BAM! Flash of light. Stone rolls away. The tomb is empty.

Cue the panic.
Cue the scrolls being tossed into the air.
Cue the… first-century Ghostbusters?

Because if you’re Roman authorities or a religious leader, and your supposedly dead enemy just walked out of a sealed tomb… who ya gonna….. send a carrier pigeon to?

The Nazarene Containment Protocol

Let’s be honest—if Jesus had risen in our timeline, the whole scene would’ve triggered an “E-Class Resurrection Event.” The Pharisees would be frantically dialing a local Ghostbusting franchise:

“Hi, yes, we’ve got a Galilean who claims to be the Son of God, He was very much dead on Friday and now He’s apparently just walking around. Can you, uh… trap that?”

The Ghostbusters would stroll up to the tomb, proton pack powered, sunglasses on, muttering,

“Alright, boys, let’s bag us a Messiah.”

Spoiler alert: it won’t work.

Jesus Doesn’t Do Ghosts

The problem? Jesus isn’t a ghost. Ghosts are trapped between worlds, unfinished, oozing regret (and sometimes ectoplasm). Jesus is glorified, fully alive, and definitely not slimy.

When He appears to His disciples post-resurrection (Luke 24:36-43), they freak out—naturally—and think they’re seeing a ghost. But Jesus shuts it down real quick:

“Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

Then, just to drive it home, He eats some fish. No ghost ever did that. Ever seen Slimer eat something? It goes right through him.

You Can’t Trap What Defeats Death

Imagine the Ghostbusters frantically tweaking their tech.
“Okay, okay… maybe if we cross the streams while quoting Leviticus…”

But Jesus isn’t some rogue spirit who needs busting. He is the Resurrection. He invented the whole “back from the dead” concept. And while ghosts might stick around because they can’t move on, Jesus stuck around to prove a point.

In Matthew 28, the authorities try the next best thing—they bribe the guards to lie and say the disciples stole the body. Because clearly, covering up a resurrection is easier than admitting you just failed to contain the King of Kings.

Final Thought: Good Luck Busting the Almighty

Look, if you’re trying to trap Jesus—whether with Roman authority, ghost tech, or legalistic theology—you’re gonna have a bad time. The tomb couldn’t hold Him. Death couldn’t contain Him. And even the best-funded ghost-hunting franchise couldn’t land a single zap.

So this Easter, remember:

The stone rolled. The tomb was emptied. And the ultimate “Class 5 Full-Roaming Messiah” just walked out.
And He’s not just risen—He’s reigning.

He ain’t afraid of no grave.
And he certainly ain’t fitting in your trap.

Happy Easter, everyone!