Get ready folks...
Matthew 27:52 "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,"
This is an amazing event that only Matthew records.
This earthquake apparently rolled the stones away from many of the
graves in the vicinity of Jerusalem, and some of the saints buried there
arose from the dead. Even at the death of Jesus, such power was
released that death lost its grip on its captives.
It is uncertain whether these resurrected saints died again or were caught up to God. If they were resurrected at Christ's death, then they would have had to die again, just as Lazarus or Jairus' daughter or the widow's son at Nain or anyone else that Jesus raised from the dead during His ministry.
This is because Jesus was, "the first fruits of them that slept" (Acts 26:23; 1 Cor. 15:20).
Jesus was not the first person physically raised from the dead, but He was the first person begotten from the dead to never die again.
If these people were not actually resurrected until after Jesus' resurrection, when Matthew states they came out of their graves, then they could have been resurrected with their glorified bodies to never die again.
At any rate, these saints went into Jerusalem after Jesus was resurrected and they appeared to many people. We can only guess what effect this must have had on the people.
The resurrection of Jesus puts Christianity in a class all by itself.
Many people have come and gone professing some revelation from God or new way of approaching God. But only Jesus has conquered death.
This makes Him unique and elevates Him above the level of any other man who has ever walked on the earth. The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate proof of the accuracy of His doctrine.
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** note : in the 1990's Abraham's burial cave in northern Israel was found with all the places where the bodies had lain empty. - How and why many ask?
- the answer is that they arose with Christ!
All the pieces are coming together folks.... Get ready!
Matt 5:18
Jesus Fulfills the Law
17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.…
It is uncertain whether these resurrected saints died again or were caught up to God. If they were resurrected at Christ's death, then they would have had to die again, just as Lazarus or Jairus' daughter or the widow's son at Nain or anyone else that Jesus raised from the dead during His ministry.
This is because Jesus was, "the first fruits of them that slept" (Acts 26:23; 1 Cor. 15:20).
Jesus was not the first person physically raised from the dead, but He was the first person begotten from the dead to never die again.
If these people were not actually resurrected until after Jesus' resurrection, when Matthew states they came out of their graves, then they could have been resurrected with their glorified bodies to never die again.
At any rate, these saints went into Jerusalem after Jesus was resurrected and they appeared to many people. We can only guess what effect this must have had on the people.
The resurrection of Jesus puts Christianity in a class all by itself.
Many people have come and gone professing some revelation from God or new way of approaching God. But only Jesus has conquered death.
This makes Him unique and elevates Him above the level of any other man who has ever walked on the earth. The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate proof of the accuracy of His doctrine.
==============================
** note : in the 1990's Abraham's burial cave in northern Israel was found with all the places where the bodies had lain empty. - How and why many ask?
- the answer is that they arose with Christ!
All the pieces are coming together folks.... Get ready!
Matt 5:18
Jesus Fulfills the Law
17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.…
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