A question of Resurrection
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Day of questioning continues
Day of questioning continues
Have you ever felt like you were being interrogated? Jesus has another group come at Him to try to trip Him up, corner Him, discredit Him. So on the day of inspection, day of scrutinizing Jesus still prevails.
Questioning of His authority (MK11:27-33)
Questioning about taxes (Mk12::13-17)
This was after
Triumphal Entry
Cursing and cleansing
Teaching on prayer, faith, forgiveness
with some parable thrown in on the side that insulted Pharisees, etc.
New questioners: Sadducees
Believed only in Pentateuch (first five books of Old Testament)
Did not believe in existence of soul, life after death, resurrection, final judgment, angels or demons (Mk12:18; Act23:8)
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
I will give you the Mark passage here in just a couple of minutes
They bring what they believe is an unanswerable question (Mk12:18-23)
Jesus quickly dispels of their dilemma (Mk12:24-27)
Charging them (Mk12:24)
Explaining/teaching them (Mk12:25)
Proving to them through scripture (Mk12:26-27)
Interesting fact: This is the only place in the Gospel of Mark that the Sadducee are mentioned.
Now, here is our passage then we will get into the
Fact of the resurrection
The agent of the resurrection
The universality of the resurrection
The time of the resurrection and
The body of the resurrection
5 points and a prayer, guess we better get moving.
18 Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.
20 “There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. 21 “The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;
22 and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also. 23 “In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26 “But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Fact of resurrection
Fact of resurrection
Remember Jesus is under scrutiny, being questioned, but Jesus and the apostles gives us some facts regarding the resurrection.
Jesus taught there will be a resurrection (Jn5:28-29; Jn6:39-40; 44, 54)
Resurrection where both good and evil will come forth
28 “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
and add a few more to that
Jesus promises resurrection on that last day
39 “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40 “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
Jn6:
54 “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
Jesus promises resurrection on that last day
Apostles proclaimed a resurrection (Act4:1-2, 23:6; 24:15; 1Cor15:12-23 and 1The4:16-18)
Peter and other apostles preached it (Act4:1-2)
1 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Paul confessed it (Act23:6; Act24:15)
6 But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
Hope! and add to that
15 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
What is the hope here? What is the promise or assurance?
Paul also asserts necessity of resurrection (1Cor15:12-23)
This is a long passage and I will not originally going to read it, but I think it is important so turn to 1Cor15:12-23 and listen and follow along in your Bible.
1Cor15
12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. 15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.
18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
1Cor15:22-23
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Paul and the doctrine of the resurrection (1The4:16-18)
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
So on the day of questioning we have seen the biblical proof of the resurrection and now may we move to the agent of the resurrection.
Agent of the resurrection
Agent of the resurrection
All things are possible through Christ Jesus, and nothing is impossible with God may we now look at the agent of the resurrection with those two things in mind.
Christ credits the resurrection to power of God (Mk12:24; Lk1:37)
24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?
37 “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Paul emphasizes the power of God (1Cor6:14; 2Cor4:14)
14 Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
And add to that
14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you.
Now we may not fully grasp the resurrection, we can grasp that nothing is too difficult for God. Now that brings us to the who? who will be resurrected?
Universality of resurrection
Universality of resurrection
We may know, believe, have heard that all will be resurrected, but may the scripture speak on the issue to teach us, remind us, encourage us, warn us.
Jesus teaches all will be raised (Jn5:28-29)
Jesus teaches all will be resurrected, those who do good and do evil.
28 “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
Paul teaches all will be raised (Act24:15; 1Cor15:21-22)
Paul teaches both the just and the unjust will be raised.
15 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
All die in the flesh; all will be raised up
21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
1Cor15:21-22
All will be raised from the dead on that final day. So that brings us to the time of the resurrection.
Time of resurrection
Time of resurrection
This is a very interesting topic here, as to the time of the resurrection, there are several thoughts on this subject and will only touch on them but hopefully present what the bible says to the timing.
At the “last day” when the Lord comes
Jesus speaks of the last day (Jn6:39-40, 44, 54)
We have touched on these verses already, but as a refresher of at least one of them.
39 “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40 “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
Paul speaks of it and our deliverance to the Father (1Cor15:22-26)
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
Timing, when the trumpet sounds (1Cor15:52)
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Some doctrines on timing of, or separate resurrections
Premillennialists - two resurrections; believers then unbelievers
Believers at beginning of millennium
Unbelievers at the end of the millennium
Dispensational premillennialists
Add more then premillennialists
Resurrection of the tribulation saints at end of 7-year tribulation
Resurrection of millennial saints at the end of the millennium.
Biblical considerations regarding several resurrections
Bible presents one resurrection of believers and unbelievers together (Dan12:2; Jn5:28-29; Act24:14-15; Rev20:11-15)
2 “Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
28 “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
14 “But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets; 15 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Bible presents as “last day” so that eliminates multiple dates Jn6:39-40; 44, 54)
We have already looked at last day passages in John , so now there is one more thing to address
Other scriptures to consider (1The4:13-16; Rev20:4-6; Rev2:26-27; Rev3:21)
Body of the resurrection
Body of the resurrection
It will be a bodily resurrection, of the righteous and the unrighteous and let’s let the scripture speak about it.
For the righteous
Physical but gloriously changed (1Cor15:35-55)
through death comes a resurrection (1Cor15:35-37)
35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
Our bodies will be like the seed that is sown that dies so our immortal, incorruptible body may come to be.
Sown in corruption raised in incorruption (1Cor15:42)
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body;
From dishonor to raised in glory (1Cor15:43)
43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
From weakness to raised in power (1Cor15:43)
43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
From natural to spiritual (1Cor15:44-49)
44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
1Cor15:48-49
I know we have a lot of scripture, but think about this, the resurrection in vital to our eternal life.
From corruptible to incorruption and immortal (1Cor15:50-55)
50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
Conformed to likeness of the Lord (Php3:20-21
20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
We know the end for the wicked as to the details the scripture is pretty silent on it and can’t end this on a negative note.
as for our passage today may we not have the view as the Sadducees had for we are on this side of the cross. Or part is toe believe in the authority of the bible and the power of God. And in doing such there is no question about resurrection is there?
(Pray)