Summary: Michael Jackson, was called "the king of pop". There are some people who still believe he is alive today, and that he only faked his death to get out of debt. There have been reports that he has been seen alive in the Caribbean and South America. <br><br> Elvis Presley, dubbed "The King" by his fans, died on August 16, 1977. Yet even today, people claim to have seen him alive in all sorts of places. Few take these stories seriously but they appeal to us because Elvis' records meant something special to many people. <br><br> How could two people so full of life possibly be dead? <br><br> At this time of the year, millions are celebrating because a man who was dead has been seen alive - not by a handful of strangers, who saw someone somewhere who looked a bit like Him, but by His closest friends, His family, and His followers. 1 Corinthians 15:6 states, "...He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present..." This was not the delusion of wishful thinking. They had all seen Him and you could go and ask them! <br><br> I am talking about Jesus, whose following came from something much more important than music. He had promised to make men and women right with God, so that they could live lives to the full and have their sins forgiven. His followers, however, had watched in horror as He was executed in the most agonising way by crucifixion. They had seen His body sealed in the tomb. They were not expecting to see Him again. <br><br> Yet, three days later, he astonished everyone by appearing in Jerusalem, eating and drinking with His friends, teaching his disciples and touching lives once more. When He died, He was taking the punishment we deserved for all our sin and selfishness - for the wrong things we have said, thought and done. God showed that He accepted this wonderful sacrifice by bringing Him back from the dead.
