AGuest: Yes after reading the account I realize it was the temple guards, but at John 18;3 " So Judas, procuring A band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priest and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. The question, who were the soldiers that Judas procured. I don,t think the Jews had A army.
Again, it was the temple guard, dear Jay (and, again, peace to you!)... however, Herod (the Jewish king) apparently had SOME kind of an army... men... at his disposal. Otherwise, who killed the young children when he was looking for my Lord (come ON, people... THINK!).
But this was the guard related to the Jewish COURT... the Sanhedrin. What court doesn't have bailiffs, etc., to ARREST those who violate the law? And that is what my Lord was accused of: violating the Law [of Moses]... by calling himself the Son of God. They came... to ARREST him. What you might be missing that an "army" today... usually means a national military body; however, back then, the "miliary" included the local police (kind of does today, as well, but we don't tend to see it that way).
Thus, he was arrested... "taken into CUSTODY"... and delivered up to CAIAPHAS, the high PRIEST, the "chief" PRIESTS, the scribes, and the older men... all of whom made up the SANHEDRIN... the Jewish "Supreme Court."
He did not reattach the ear. He healed the wound. Is that correct.
No, dear one: he reattached the severed ear. Picked it up and put it back. Hence, no ear laying on the ground afterward.
Wow, we have an eyewitness who can fill in the details not mentioned in the Bible. Aren't we fortunate?
Indeed, we ARE [fortunate], dear BOTR (peace to you!), although I suspect some, perhaps even yourself, don't realize just HOW fortunate. The very One we're all discussing here WAS there... of course! And so, rather than us opining and speculating and wondering... we COULD just go to him... and ASK. I did - I mean, I prefer to get information like this directly from the horse's mouth, so to speak... rather than listen to what others may... ummmmm... "surmise" to have occurred.
When I was in very bad pain, I read countless books on Jesus and healing.
Yes, doing that will certainly get you to know the truth about these things. Even though not a one of the writers were there. But, you were "fortunate" to have so many books TO read... even if they didn't leave you knowing anything more after you read them than when you started. But, you were fortunate to even be able to read them... you know, while you were in such pain. I am truly sorry for that... your pain...
They note that he never did anything like undo a beheading.
A beheading cannot be corrected like a severed ear, dear one. The latter can be done by means of a healing - the first, however, would require a resurrection. Which would require a head. You know... TO resurrect (what is the point of resurrecting a headless body?). Assuming everyone's [thinking] about dear John [the Baptizer]... while my Lord did have access to John's body... he did not have John's head. That was in the possession of the adulterous Herodias, the woman who called for it.
I am imploring you, dear ones... THINK. And if you can't think... then ASK. There really is NO need for you to continue taking your own minds around and around in all of these... circles. That is, unless you WANT to... because it gives you some kind of "pleasure." Personally, I don't care for it.
Again, peace to you!
A slave of Christ,
SA
