I first saw Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod on Dirty Tricks, along with stunt man Jonathan Goodwin. I liked some of their creepy sometimes cruel tricks, and they always entertained me killing Neil Fox. But this special magic show was something else, and on just after their focused person's birthday! Basically they probably read The Bible enough times to know all of Jesus' tricks that he performed, and obviously they want to recreate some of those magic tricks, or miracles. The examples I can remember are making a blind person see (briefly), raise the dead, help catch many fish in a net, walk on water and turn water into wine, obviously. Very good!
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Jack of all trades
Cpmonster10 April 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Magic has never been my thing as it reminds me of the circus: "Come here everybody look at me! I can turn about on a line 50 meters up". - I know its hard but come on :) Its been done a thousand times by now.
But when illusionists begin to replicate what happened back some 2000 years ago according the bible, I'm always intrigued. If you ask me, Jesus was the biggest illusionist of all time - not even David Copperfield had this many believers.
I was watching this show one night in April/2009, while trying to figure out how they perform the tricks - I failed again :) Anyway, they open up the show in Egypt just outside those huge pyramids in the desert. First one is about walking on water. The duo pulls out a huge fish tank and after some initial talk and presentation, they invite the innocent bystanders to check out the tank, the water and the fish. After proving there is no obvious gadgets or invisible strings, he walks on water just as promised.
Now, I know what I see but I also know that water doesn't have the density to withstand the weight of the human body, so it has to be a trick of some sort. But my eyes told me he was standing on the water and the bystanders were convinced as well. You couldn't tell if he was standing on the water or not, as all the evidence in the room pointed to him standing there: The fish moving about beneath, the hula-hoop ring pulled over him to check for strings and the fact that people was standing right next to him as it happened. It was very convincing.
They remind of those street performers that make people float in mid air on the side walk. I wouldn't be surprised if they used to same techniques from the street performers.
The following tricks were also from back then and they were all very convincing. you had your water turned into wine/coffee/soda/vodka in front of a wedding, raising the dead and even making the blind see.
So there you have it, the ability to make people believe in you, if you appear convincing enough and performs a little trick we all know can't be done it real life. Its how all magicians get the attention. Its not a miracle its just people who wants to be amazed and dazzled.
But when illusionists begin to replicate what happened back some 2000 years ago according the bible, I'm always intrigued. If you ask me, Jesus was the biggest illusionist of all time - not even David Copperfield had this many believers.
I was watching this show one night in April/2009, while trying to figure out how they perform the tricks - I failed again :) Anyway, they open up the show in Egypt just outside those huge pyramids in the desert. First one is about walking on water. The duo pulls out a huge fish tank and after some initial talk and presentation, they invite the innocent bystanders to check out the tank, the water and the fish. After proving there is no obvious gadgets or invisible strings, he walks on water just as promised.
Now, I know what I see but I also know that water doesn't have the density to withstand the weight of the human body, so it has to be a trick of some sort. But my eyes told me he was standing on the water and the bystanders were convinced as well. You couldn't tell if he was standing on the water or not, as all the evidence in the room pointed to him standing there: The fish moving about beneath, the hula-hoop ring pulled over him to check for strings and the fact that people was standing right next to him as it happened. It was very convincing.
They remind of those street performers that make people float in mid air on the side walk. I wouldn't be surprised if they used to same techniques from the street performers.
The following tricks were also from back then and they were all very convincing. you had your water turned into wine/coffee/soda/vodka in front of a wedding, raising the dead and even making the blind see.
So there you have it, the ability to make people believe in you, if you appear convincing enough and performs a little trick we all know can't be done it real life. Its how all magicians get the attention. Its not a miracle its just people who wants to be amazed and dazzled.
can duplicate the illusion but not the true miracle
esbee-215 December 2007
I would like to see the show on the miracles of Jesus and Moses being duplicated. But the miracles of Jesus were truly miracles performed by the Son of God, who was God in human form. Even back then, magicians of the day were able to duplicate Moses's miracles.
But these two guys, no matter how good they are with all their knowledge about illusions, will never be able to duplicate Jesus' death on the cross and that His death paid for mine and their sins. They surely will not be able to come back from death 3 days later. Fact remains; only those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior will get to heaven.
But these two guys, no matter how good they are with all their knowledge about illusions, will never be able to duplicate Jesus' death on the cross and that His death paid for mine and their sins. They surely will not be able to come back from death 3 days later. Fact remains; only those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior will get to heaven.
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