In a play about the crucifixion of Jesus, playwright John Masefield creates a conversation between Pilate's wife and one of the soldiers present at Golgotha. The soldier tells Pilate's wife that he does not think Jesus has remained dead and buried. When she asks where he might be, the soldier replies, "He is let loose in the world where no one can stop him."

Paul verifies this observation, as he recounts how many times Jesus appeared after the resurrection. No one was able to stop him, not even the guards at the tomb. Nothing was able to stop him, not even locked doors. Jesus appeared to Cephas and the disciples; then, to a large gathering of more than 500 believers; then, to James and all the other apostles. He even appeared to the prime persecutor and marauder of the Christian church, S…