Resurrection of Christ

- Foretold by the prophets  Ps 16:10; Ac 13:34,35; Isa 26:19 
 
- Foretold by Himself  Mt 20:19; Mr 9:9; 14:28; Jn 2:19-22 
 
- WAS NECESSARY TO

• The fulfilment of Scripture  Lk 24:45,46
 
• Forgiveness of sins  1Co 15:17
 
• Justification  Ro 4:25; 8:34
 
• Hope  1Co 15:19
 
• The efficacy of preaching  1Co 15:14
 
• The efficacy of faith  1Co 15:14,17
 
- A proof of his being the Son of God  Ps 2:7; Ac 13:33; Ro 1:4
 
- EFFECTED BY
 
• The power of God  Ac 2:24; 3:15; Ro 8:11; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12
 
• His own power  Jn 2:19; 10:18
 
• The power of the Holy Spirit  1Pe 3:18
 
- On the first day of the week  Mr 16:9
 
- On the third day after his death  Mr 16:9
 
- On the third day after His death  Lk 24:46; Ac 10:40; 1Co 15:4
 
- THE APOSTLES

• At first did not understand the predictions respecting  Mr 9:10; Jn 20:9
 
• Very slow to believe  Mr 16:13; Lk 24:9,11,37,38
 
• Reproved for their unbelief of  Mr 16:14
 

- HE APPEARED AFTER TO 

• Mary Magdalene  Mr 16:9; Jn 20:18
 
• The women  Mt 28:9
 
• Simon Peter  Lk 24:34
 
• Two disciples  Lk 24:13-31
 
• Apostles, except Thomas  Jn 20:19,24
 
• Apostles, Thomas being present  Jn 20:26
 
• Apostles at the sea of Tiberias  Jn 21:1
 
• Apostles in Galilee  Mt 28:16,17
 
• About five hundred brethren  1Co 15:6
 
• James  1Co 15:7
 
• All the Apostles  Lk 24:51; Ac 1:9; 1Co 15:7
 
• Paul  1Co 15:8
 
- Fraud impossible in  Mt 27:63-66
 
- He gave many infallible proofs of  Lk 24:35,39,43; Jn 20:20,27; Ac 1:3
 
- WAS ATTESTED BY

• Angels  Mt 28:5-7; Lk 24:4-7,23
 
• Apostles  Ac 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33
 
• His enemies  Mt 28:11-15
 
- Asserted and preached by the Apostles  Ac 25:19; 26:23
 
- SAINTS

• Begotten to a lively hope  1Pe 1:3,21
 
• Desire to know the power of  Php 3:10
 
• Should keep, in remembrance  2Ti 2:8
 
• Shall rise in the likeness of  Ro 6:5; 1Co 15:49; Php 3:21
 
- Is an emblem of the new birth  Ro 6:4; Col 2:12
 
- The first-fruits of our resurrection  Ac 26:23; 1Co 15:20,23
 
- The truth of the gospel involved in  1Co 15:14,15
 
- Followed by his exaltation  Ac 4:10,11; Ro 8:34; Eph 1:20; Php 2:9,10; Re 1:18
 
- An assurance of the judgment  Ac 17:31
 
- Typified

• Isaac  Ge 22:13; Heb 11:19
 
• Jonah  Jn 2:10; Mt 12:40



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