Another event that the Doctrine of OTW stands upon is the actual witnesses to the death of Jesus. The witnesses are mentioned in:
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Matthew 27:55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Matthew 27:56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children
Mark 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Mark 15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome.
Mark 15:37 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women whichcame up with him unto Jerusalem.
The witnesses were a Roman Centurion, the Roman Soldiers under his command at the cross, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the son of Joseph, and Salome, who was thought to be the mother of Zebedee’s children. Furthermore, it is mentioned that many other women were present to witness this account.
It teaches that these witnesses actually viewed these events from the viewpoint of Mt. Calvary. Because these witnesses provide an actual physical account of what happened, their account is noted as fact, according to the Doctrine of the OTW.
According to the Doctrine the witnesses recalled all they had seen, when asked by Matthew, Mark and Luke, exactly as they had witnessed it on Mt. Calvary.
There is mention in the OTW doctrine accounts that witnesses saw the OTW rise from their graves, which were opened somewhere outside of Jerusalem. They saw the worthies walk into Jerusalem (the holy city) and watched as the worthies walked directly to the Church of Jesus Christ, where the worthies were recognized by friends and family.
If the witnesses saw all these events and recounted them to each writer, then why would only one writer, Matthew, write of the accounts of the resurrection?
Why weren’t these resurrected saints mentioned in Luke, Mark and John to verify the resurrection account of Matthew? The resurrection not being written of in Luke, Mark and John is an overwhelming enigma!
Perhaps there was no physical resurrection to be remembered or accounted for by Mark, Luke and John to write about.
The Saints Arose 