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Resurrection, the

The resurrection is the bodily rising from the dead, culminating in Christ's resurrection and the future resurrection of all believers and unbelievers. This foundational doctrine assures Christians of eternal life and validates Christ's claims and redemptive work.

Overview

Scripture affirms that just as Christ rose from the dead, so too will all people be resurrected—believers to eternal life and unbelievers to judgment. The resurrection validates Jesus as the Son of God and forms the cornerstone of Christian hope and faith.

Key Scriptures

"And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God" (Job 19:26, NIV). "Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay" (Psalm 16:10, NIV). "But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself" (Psalm 49:15, NIV). "Your dead will live, LORD; their bodies will rise—let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy" (Isaiah 26:19, NIV). "Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2, NIV).

Application

Trust in Christ's resurrection as the guarantee of your own future resurrection and eternal glory.

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Be as the angels

Be glorified with Christ

Be recompensed

Blessedness of those who have part in the first

Called in question by some in the church

Credibility of, shown by the resurrection of individuals

Damnation

Expected by the Jews

Explained away by false teachers

Have bodies like Christ's

Have glorious bodies

Have incorruptible bodies

Have powerful bodies

Have spiritual bodies

Illustrative of the new birth

Is not incredible

Mocking

Of saints shall be followed by the change of those then alive

Preached by the Apostles

Rise to eternal life

Shame and everlasting contempt

The Holy Spirit