Resurrection of Jesus Christ (4)

Jesus Christ’s resurrection was foreshadowed in the OT

In Abraham and Isaac:

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In Jonah:

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Jesus Christ’s resurrection was predicted

In the OT

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 NIV

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

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By Jesus Christ himself

Matthew 16:21 NIV

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

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Jesus Christ’s resurrection was anticipated by the raising of the dead

In the OT

None of the OT or NT miracles are true resurrections. Those raised resumed life as before, their bodies unchanged. Resurrection for Jesus Christ and therefore for his people means a changed body and permanent life in glory. This is the “better resurrection”.

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In the miracles of Jesus Christ

Luke 7:22 NIV

So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

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The sequence of events in Jesus Christ’s resurrection

It was preceded by suffering and death

Philippians 2:8–9 NIV

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,

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It took place on the first day of the week

John 20:1–2 NIV

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

It was announced by angels

Matthew 28:5–6 NIV

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

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The disciples were reluctant to believe it

Luke 24:25–26 NIV

He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”

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The disciples saw the evidence and were ultimately convinced

John 2:22 NIV

After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

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The risen Christ appeared to many people

Acts 1:3 NIV

After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

To the disciples:

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To Mary Magdalene:

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to two on the Emmaus road

To Peter:

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To Paul:

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; to over 500 people; to James

The resurrection was followed by Jesus Christ’s entry into glory

Romans 8:34 NIV

Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

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Jesus Christ’s resurrection body was spiritual but not ghostly

Luke 24:37–39 NIV

They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

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