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Oct 5, 2018 · ~ But when they proclaimed to other Jews that Jesus was resurrected, their Jewish critics sensibly asked, “So where is Jesus now if he was raised from the dead?” The apostles couldn’t just say they didn’t know where he was, because that would undermine the message. So they gave the obvious answer.
Oct 10, 2014 · When He says that those who loved Him will be raised up on the last day (the dead in Christ), then they which are alive and remain, He means what He says. And just as those Jesus restored to new life, were recognized by their family and friends, so will God's children be restored.
- Trevin Wax
- TO FULFILL THE SCRIPTURES. 1 Corinthians 15 tells us that Jesus was raised from the dead in accordance with the Scriptures. If we seek to understand Old Testament passages about resurrection, we find that the Bible gives us a very simple picture.
- TO PROVIDE OUR SALVATION. Are you saved because of Jesus’ death or because of his resurrection? Or both? Would salvation exist if Jesus had died, and not been raised?
- TO GUARANTEE OUR RESURRECTION. This is crucial. Paul’s explanation in 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 is that Jesus’ resurrection serves as the down payment, the firstfruits, the guarantee of our own future resurrection.
- TO DEFEAT DEATH. Death is always an enemy. Watch someone die and you know that something is wrong with our world. Death is never a friend. It is a curse on God’s good creation.
First, it's because He said He will rise from the dead. "He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'"" (Luke 24:6-7)
Jan 29, 2018 · It’s true that the New Testament teaches that God the Father raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 6:4; Acts 2:32). But it is also true that Jesus himself was acting to bring about his own resurrection. We know this because he said in John 10:18, “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.
Apr 1, 2002 · The Resurrection confirms Jesus Christ’s identity as the divine Messiah, Savior, and Lord (Rom. 1:3-4; 14:9). It proves Jesus to be who He said He was. In His resurrection, Jesus Christ permanently identified with humanity and became the God-man forever.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The fact that Jesus rose from the dead matters because it fulfilled prophecy. Jesus prophesied His resurrection (Mark 8:31), and so did the Old Testament (Psalm 16:10–11; Isaiah 53:12). Roman rule brought crucifixion as a particularly heinous form of capital punishment.
