Doctrine: Resurrection (Revelation 10-11)

Lesson 15

Text: Revelation 10–11

Doctrine: Resurrection

Bridge to Doctrine: When the beast from the Abyss kills God’s two testifying witnesses, God raises

them from the dead. This strikes terror in those watching and demonstrates God’s power over death.

By God’s command, the two prophets ascend to heaven.

Key Points and Insertion of Doctrine into Passage:

Revelation 11:11-12

● Jesus’s physical resurrection is the only source of true hope, available to all who trust Him for salvation.

● The foundation of the Christian faith rests on Jesus’s resurrection (1 Peter 1:3).

● Jesus died, paying the cost of humanity’s sin, and rose from the dead, proving He had conquered sin and its greatest penalty—death. Jesus’s resurrection proves God accepted His sacrifice on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:17).

● Jesus’s resurrection foreshadows a future day when all who believe in Him will be resurrected in glorified bodies and into an eternal state, never again threatened by sin or death.

● Jesus’s resurrection life empowers a believer to turn from sin and live for God. By His power, God awakens our dead hearts to seek Him, forsake sin, and live for Christ.

● When I do not believe that Jesus rose from the dead, I fail to understand that God has defeated death and offered hope beyond this life. Even though I sense there should be more, my sights are limited to my fleeting lifespan on earth, which always comes up short in meeting my deepest needs.

● When I believe that Jesus conquered death when He rose from the grave, I experience lasting hope that nothing can take away. I face my own death and eternity with certainty that the

Savior who bore my sin will bring me to my eternal home. I will be resurrected in a glorified body and live forever with my risen Savior.

Possible Applications for Leaders:

The following concepts can be developed into applications specific to your leaders:

● Jesus’s resurrection solidifies all He has accomplished on behalf of believers.

– God placed His seal of approval on Jesus’s atoning sacrifice when Jesus rose from the dead.

– Do you recognize the connection between Jesus’s resurrection and your victory over sin and death?

– Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sin and rose again, guaranteeing our future resurrection to heaven’s glory.

● Jesus’s resurrection removes a believer’s need to fear suffering or death.

– Death represents an approaching reality from which no human being can escape.

– How does Christ’s overcoming power give you steadfast hope no matter what life brings?

– In what ways does the truth about Jesus’s resurrection calm your fears about death?

● Jesus’s resurrection delivers to every believer power for today and hope for eternity.

– Jesus’s resurrection offers not just the promise of glory for eternity but victory over sin’s stranglehold today.

– How are you experiencing Jesus’s resurrection life within you, giving you power over a specific sin?

– Jesus’s work on your behalf is not finished! One day He will say to you, “Come up here!” The best is yet to come!