Today's Bible Study, Authored by Arthur Cincotti. 04/17/2022
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The Resurrection
“And when they heard of
the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, ‘We will hear you
again on this matter”’ Acts 17:32
The problem between us
and God is that we don’t have the same problem.
God’s problem is sin, since He has given us free will.
Our problem is death, since we can’t find a way around it.
Death is not a problem
for God. He is the author of life and lives forever. John the Baptist said, “God is able to raise
up children to Abraham from these stones.” Lk. 3:8
Ps. 116:15, “Precious in
the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.”
There were several
timely resurrections in the Scripture.
II Kings. 13:21 some lucky dead guy touched the bones of Elisha and revived.
Jesus revived Jairus daughter Mat. 9:25; Mk. 5:41
Jesus revived the young boy from Nain. Lk. 7:14
Jesus raises Lazarus, Jn. 11:43
These are more
appropriately called resuscitations, or revivals since all these people died
again later.
The problem for us is
death!
Jesus is the first true
resurrection. I Cor. 15:20, “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has
become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
His resurrection body
gave testimony to that.
Ps. 16:10, “For You will
not leave my soul in Sheol.
Nor will you allow Your Holy
One to see corruption.”
What of these notions
about resurrection that were floating around in Biblical times? We get some
hints in the pages of Scripture.
In Mat. 14:2 tells
us that Herod the tetrarch vaguely
believed that Jesus might be John the Baptist risen from the dead.
In Mat. 16:13,14, Jesus asks His disciples, “Who do men say
that I, the Son of Man, am?” The response is, “Some say John the Baptist, some
Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Risen from the dead by
implication
In Heb. 11:19 we learn
that Abraham “concluding that God was able to raise him (Isaac) up, even from
the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.”
Even on the other side
of the cross a shroud of fear and confusion still surrounds the subject of
death.
Shakespeare writes, in
Hamlet’s soliloquy,
“But that the dread of
something after death,
The undiscovere’d
country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns,
puzzles the will,
Well, One Traveler
returned. And gives us free passage if we will but believe.
John Stonestreet, of
BreakPoint wrote, on Thur. “Through Christ’s death, death is not merely avoided
but finally defeated.”
“O Death, where is you
sting?
O grave, whee is your victory?” I Cor. 15:55
Jesus said, “Because I
live, you will live also.” Jn. 14:19
“And whoever
lives and believes in Me shall never die.”
II Cor. 5:21, “For He
made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness
of God in Him.”
God solves both problems
in one glorious act of love!
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