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- 1. the action or fact of resurrecting or being resurrected: "the story of the resurrection of Osiris" Similar
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Describing the coming resurrection, the Bible says of God: “You will long for the work of your hands.” —Job 14:15. Misconceptions about the resurrection Myth: The resurrection is a reuniting of the soul with the body. Fact: The Bible teaches that the soul is the entire person, not some part that survives death.
Nine resurrections are mentioned in the Bible, including the resurrection of Jesus by Jehovah God. Although other resurrections were performed through Elijah, Elisha, Jesus, Peter, and Paul, these miracles are clearly attributed to God’s power. The earthly resurrection of “both the righteous and the unrighteous” is essential to God’s ...
Nov 15, 2014 · 18 The resurrection of Jesus gives us the assurance that earth’s inhabitants will be judged according to Jehovah’s loving standards. Addressing a group of men and women in ancient Athens, Paul said: “[God] purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and he has provided a guarantee to all men by resurrecting him from the dead.”
16 The Bible’s resurrection accounts teach us much about the resurrection to come. People who were restored to life right here on earth were reunited with their loved ones. The future resurrection will be similar —but much better. As we learned in Chapter 3, God’s purpose is that the whole earth be made into a paradise.
Nov 15, 2014 · 18 Jesus’ resurrection gives us the confidence that people will be judged according to Jehovah’s loving standards. Paul told a group of men and women in Athens that God will “judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed” and that “he has provided a guarantee to all men by resurrecting him from the dead.”
Mar 1, 2013 · JESUS’ resurrection is not merely an isolated, ancient occurrence that has little meaning for us today. The apostle Paul pointed out its significance when he wrote: “Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death. For since death is through a man, resurrection of the dead is also through a man.
Such thinking may have affected some in Corinth. (Acts 17:18, 31, 32) Others may have thought of the resurrection in a figurative sense, meaning that a person was once “dead” in sin but had become “alive” as a Christian. Whatever their reason, denying the resurrection meant that their faith was in vain.
Mar 1, 2015 · “Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death. For since death came through a man, resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive.” —1 Corinthians 15:20-22.
Mar 1, 2013 · A series examining the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its meaning for you.
Mar 1, 2013 · What meaning, though, does the resurrection of Christ have for us today? ^ par. 5 In the Bible, the Greek word translated “resurrection” literally means “a standing up again.” It implies that a person is restored to life, retaining his or her unique identity, personality, and memories.
