not sure if you read yet, but Jesus also appeared to many people after He was raised from the dead. for 40 days he appeared to many. and he had wounds in his side. he was real. then, when he was taken up into heaven, the holy Spirit descended on us and lives within us to this day. this is generally what happened. smarter people than me will quote scripture instead of trying to explain it, i just have a desire to explain things so they make sense. trouble with christianity and Jesus is, there are many mysteries - very difficult to explain. which is why most people will not just come out and say what happened i think. that and it\'s more like a \"how much do you want to know\" type thing. how deep down the rabbit hole... God Bless