The Resurrection of Jesus

THE RESURRECTION
OF JESUS CHRIST
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST
INTRODUCTION
The doctrine of the resurrection is the

foundation doctrine of the New Testament.
The resurrection is mentioned 104 times in
the New Testament.
Christianity is the only religion with a
living originator. Buddha is dead; Brahma
(Hinduism) is dead; Mohammed is dead;
Marx (Communism) is dead
The boast and glory of Christianity is the
empty tomb. Jesus is risen.
EVIDENCE OF THE
RESURRECTION
1. The empty tomb.
Matt. 28 :6, "He is not here: for He is

risen, as He said. Come, see the place
where the Lord lay."
Luke 24:3, "And they entered in, and

found not the body of the Lord Jesus."
2. The testimony of angels.
Matt. 28 :46 (above), also Luke 24 :5-7,

"Why seek you the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen: remember how
He spoke to you when He was 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."
3. People who talked to Him after the

resurrection: Peter, Mary, Cleopas and
Thomas.
4. Jesus ate and drank, showed His wounds,

etc., to friends after the resurrection.
5. By the 500 who saw Him at one time,
I Cor. 15 :6, "After that, He was seen

of above five hundred brethren at once;
of whom the greater part remain unto
this present, but some are fallen
asleep."
6. By His appearance to Stephen at his

martyrdom,
Acts 7 :56, "And said, Behold, I see

the heavens opened, and the Son of
man standing on the right hand of
God. '
7. By His appearance to Paul on the

Damascus road,
Acts 9:5, "And he said, Who art Thou,

Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest."
8. By the testimony of millions who have

proved Him to be a living Saviour.
9. By many infallible proofs, Acts 1:3.

THEORIES OF THE
RESURRECTION
1. The fraud theory-that the whole story is a

hoax; a deliberate imposture. Answer: History
and the Scripture flatly deny such a ridiculous
theory.
2. The swoon theory-that Jesus only fainted for

the soldiers did not kill Him and that the cool
tomb and spices caused Him to revive and
come back to life. Answer: The spices were
poisonous and would have killed Him instead.
3. The hallucination theory-The disciples

wanted to see Jesus and thought that He would
rise so they in their imaginations imagined that
they saw Him.
Answer: The Scriptures tell us that the
disciples were steeped in unbelief and would
scarcely believe after seeing Him. Thomas
wouldn't believe without touching Him.
The disciples were incredulously
unbelieving, for which Jesus rebuked them,
Luke 24:25.
4. The ghost theory-They only saw His ghost

and thought that it was Jesus. Answer: A
ghost does not have flesh and bones or eat and
drink, Luke 24:39,43.
5. The myth theory-It was a wild story handed

down by the ancients without truth. Answer:
The whole canon of Scripture shows the lie to
this theory.
6. The Wrong Tomb Theory - that the finding

of an empty tomb is merely the finding of the
wrong tomb. This theory states that Jesus’
body was actually in another tomb.
Answer: 1) The women noted exactly where
the tomb was [Luke 23:55], so it is improbable
that every one of the women would make the
same mistake 2) Peter and John ran also to the
tomb. They would also have had to make the
same mistake.
3) Again, if they went to the wrong tomb, the

Romans and Jews would be more than happy
to direct them to the correct tomb, with its seal,
once the Resurrection was preached! 4) The
Wrong Tomb theory ignores the latter bodily
appearances of Christ to 500 people. Even if
they went to the wrong tomb [which they
didn’t as history shows], Jesus still rose and
appeared to many people over 40 days and
convinced everyone He met that He was indeed
alive!
7. The true explanation--That Jesus Christ rose

bodily from the grave as He said that He
would. Acts 2:24, "whom God raised up,
having loosed the pains of death, because it was
not possible that He should be held by it.
WAS THE
RESURRECTION
A NEW BELIEF IN THE
FIRST CENTURY AD?
We learn from the Bible that a rising again

from the dead was the hope of the faithful in
the ages before the time of Jesus. This is why
Jesus said, "Abraham rejoiced to see my day:
and he saw it, and was glad" (John 8 v 56).
Peter quoted the words of David, King of

Israel: "I foresaw the Lord always before my
face... therefore did my heart rejoice, and my
tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall
rest in hope...He (David) seeing this before,
spake of the resurrection of Christ" (Acts 2 v 25-
26 & 31 compare Psalm 16 v 8-11).
David also said, "As for me, I will behold thy

face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I
awake, with thy likeness" (Psalm 17 v 15).
Job said, "I know that my redeemer liveth, and

that he shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth: and though after my skin worms destroy
this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God" (Job
19 v 25-26).
Isaiah said, "Thy dead men shall live, together

with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and
sing, ye that dwell in dust ... and the earth shall
cast out the dead"(Isaiah 26 v 19).
Daniel was told that "Many of them that sleep

in the dust of the earth shall awake" and that he
personally would rest in the sleep of death and
"stand in thy lot at the end of the days" (Daniel
12 v 2 & 13).
The apostle Paul confirmed that this was the

hope of those before Jesus: "I continue unto
this day ... saying none other things than those
which the prophets and Moses did say should
come: that Christ should suffer, and that he
should be the first that should rise from the dead,
and should shew light unto the people" (Acts 26
v 22-23).
CHRIST THE FIRST TO RISE TO

EVERLASTING LIFE
The Bible clearly shows that Jesus was the first

to rise from the dead to immortality. Paul
wrote,
"Our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished
death, and hath brought life and immortality to
light through the gospel" (2 Timothy 1 v 10).
CHARACTERICTS
OF HIS
RESURRECTED BODY
1. It had flesh and bones, Luke 24:39, "Behold

My hands and My feet, that it is I My-self;
handle Me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and
bones, as you see I have. "
2. It was a glorious body, Phil. 3:21, "Who shall

change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto His glorious body."
3. It was an immortal body-one that will never

die, Rom. 6:9, "Knowing that Christ being
raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath
no more dominion over Him."
4. It was a spiritual body, I Cor. 15 :44, "It is

sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual
body."
5. The spirit body has the ability to pass

through a solid wall, John 20 :19, "Then the
same day at evening, being the first day of the
week, when the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews,
came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith
unto them ... "

HOW DID JESUS RISE

FROM THE DEAD
1. By the power of the Father, Acts 2:23,24, " ... by

wicked hands have crucified and slain: whom God hath
raised up ... " Also Acts 3:15; Acts 5:30.
2. By the power of Christ Himself, John 2:19, "Jesus

answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and
in three days I will raise it up." Also John 10 :18.
3. By the power of the Holy Spirit, I Pet. 3:18, " ...

being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the
Spirit. '
WHY IS THE
RESURRECTION
OF JESUS
IMPORTANT TO
HUMANITY?
Romans 1:3-4 Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our

Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the Resurrection
from the dead:
The resurrection of Jesus shows to us and proves to

us that Jesus is God just as He said that He is. No one
else has ever returned from death. We can now be
certain that there is a God (Jesus), that our sins are
forgiven by God and that we who believe in the
forgiveness of our sins, because Jesus died in our
place, we too can look forward to our own resurrected
life in the presence of God (heaven).
2nd Corinthians 4:14 Knowing that He which Raised up

the Lord Jesus shall Raise up us also by Jesus,
We can be certain that all of our sins have been

atoned for by the sacrifice of Jesus on His cross and
that Jesus is the acceptable sacrifice because God
accepted the sacrifice of Jesus by receiving
Jesus/Himself back up into heaven. Only acceptable
sacrifices are received by God into heaven.
1st Corinthians 15:12-22 Now if Christ be preached that

He rose from the dead, how say some among you that
there is no resurrection of the dead? And if Christ be
not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is
also vain, Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God;
because we have testified of God that He raised up
Christ: Whom he raised not up if so be that the dead
raise not. Then is Christ raised: And if Christ be not
raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
With our own personal identification in the death

of Jesus for our sins on the cross with our sins now
dead we then become identified with the Life of Jesus
and receive His Spirit and take part in His glorious
resurrection life.
Also see Romans 6: 3-11

Jesus Himself makes it perfectly clear that there is a

resurrection of God's people Luke 20:34-38
Abraham along with his son Isaac and his grandson

Jacob each lived and died a long time ago. Each died
about 4,000 years before the visit/incarnation of Jesus.
Yet Jesus called them alive. They are indeed alive
right now and living in the presence of God.
The Cross of Jesus is His Victory over Satan, Sin,

Death and the Despair of this World
In dying on the cross Jesus provided an end (death) to

the agenda of Satan.
Colossians 1:12-13 Giving thanks unto the Father,

which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us
from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into
the kingdom of His dear Son:
In resurrecting three days later Jesus provided a

re-birth to the agenda of God, the original agenda-
plan of God in a relationship with mankind that He
began in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve.
Colossians 2:12-15 Buried with Him (Jesus) in baptism,

wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of
the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the
dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened
together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of
the way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled
principalities (Satan) and powers (demons), He made a
shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, Boldness to

Enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a New
and Living (Resurrection) Way, which He hath
Consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say His
flesh and having a High Priest (Jesus) over the House
of God Let us draw near ...
What wonderful news it is that Jesus is Alive! This

wonderful, news about the resurrection of Jesus and
the reconciliation of sinful man to the Holy God,
through the forgiveness of our sins is called the
Gospel. The Gospel means just that Good News!
PROOF OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST
CONCLUSION
HE WAS RESURRECTED
AND HE IS ALIVE!

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THE RESURRECTION

The doctrine of the resurrection is the

1. The empty tomb.

Matt. 28 :6, "He is not here: for He is

Luke 24:3, "And they entered in, and

2. The testimony of angels.

Matt. 28 :46 (above), also Luke 24 :5-7,

3. People who talked to Him after the

4. Jesus ate and drank, showed His wounds,

5. By the 500 who saw Him at one time,

I Cor. 15 :6, "After that, He was seen

6. By His appearance to Stephen at his

Acts 7 :56, "And said, Behold, I see

7. By His appearance to Paul on the

Acts 9:5, "And he said, Who art Thou,

8. By the testimony of millions who have

9. By many infallible proofs, Acts 1:3.

1. The fraud theory-that the whole story is a

2. The swoon theory-that Jesus only fainted for

3. The hallucination theory-The disciples

4. The ghost theory-They only saw His ghost

5. The myth theory-It was a wild story handed

6. The Wrong Tomb Theory - that the finding

3) Again, if they went to the wrong tomb, the

7. The true explanation--That Jesus Christ rose

We learn from the Bible that a rising again

Peter quoted the words of David, King of

David also said, "As for me, I will behold thy

Job said, "I know that my redeemer liveth, and

Isaiah said, "Thy dead men shall live, together

Daniel was told that "Many of them that sleep

The apostle Paul confirmed that this was the

CHRIST THE FIRST TO RISE TO

The Bible clearly shows that Jesus was the first

1. It had flesh and bones, Luke 24:39, "Behold

2. It was a glorious body, Phil. 3:21, "Who shall

3. It was an immortal body-one that will never

4. It was a spiritual body, I Cor. 15 :44, "It is

5. The spirit body has the ability to pass

unto them ... "

HOW DID JESUS RISE

1. By the power of the Father, Acts 2:23,24, " ... by

2. By the power of Christ Himself, John 2:19, "Jesus

3. By the power of the Holy Spirit, I Pet. 3:18, " ...

Romans 1:3-4 Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our

The resurrection of Jesus shows to us and proves to

2nd Corinthians 4:14 Knowing that He which Raised up

We can be certain that all of our sins have been

1st Corinthians 15:12-22 Now if Christ be preached that

With our own personal identification in the death

Also see Romans 6: 3-11

Jesus Himself makes it perfectly clear that there is a

Abraham along with his son Isaac and his grandson

The Cross of Jesus is His Victory over Satan, Sin,

In dying on the cross Jesus provided an end (death) to

Colossians 1:12-13 Giving thanks unto the Father,

In resurrecting three days later Jesus provided a

Colossians 2:12-15 Buried with Him (Jesus) in baptism,

Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, Boldness to

What wonderful news it is that Jesus is Alive! This

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