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Once a man dies and the earth drinks up his blood, there is no resurrection.

Acts 17:30-31 ~ Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.

Acts 17:32 ~ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.”

If a man dies, shall he live again? (Job 14:14)For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God. (Job 19:25-26)

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. (Daniel 12:2)

John 14:19 ~ Because I live, you will live also.John 11:25 ~ Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”

What’s the issue here in 1 Corinthians 15?

Not doubting the resurrection of Jesus, but doubting their own resurrection

in a coming day!

This is about you coming out of your grave, me coming out of my grave

and us coming out of our graves!!

Jesus Rose From The Dead. He Did! (V1-11)

The Gospel is . . .Holy God in love became

Perfect Man to bear my blameOn the Cross He took my sin

By His death I live again

The Gospel is . . .

One day when heaven was filled with his praises,

One day when sin was as black as could be,Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin—Dwelt amongst men, my example is he!

The Gospel is . . .One day they led him up Calvary's mountain,

One day they nailed him to die on the tree;Suffering anguish, despised and rejected:

Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is he!

The Gospel is . . .One day they left him alone in the garden,

One day he rested, from suffering free;Angels came down o'er his tomb to keep vigil;

Hope of the hopeless, my Saviour is he!

The Gospel is . . .One day the grave could conceal him no longer,One day the stone rolled away from the door;Then he arose, over death he had conquered;

Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!

The Gospel is . . .One day the trumpet will sound for his coming,

One day the skies with his glories will shine;Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;

Glorious Saviour, this Jesus is mine!

The Gospel is . . .Living, he loved me; dying, he saved me;

Buried, he carried my sins far away;Rising, he justified freely, for ever:

One day he's coming—O, glorious day!

The Gospel is . . .A Message about GODA Message about SIN

A Message about CHRISTA Message about REPENTANCE & FAITH

-- A. N. Martin

The Gospel is . . .1 Corinthians 15:1

compare with1 Corinthians 15:3

The Gospel is . . .

Historical Facts

Person: Christ

Rose From The Dead

Rose From The Dead

Christ’s Resurrection & ScripturesChrist’s Resurrection & the church

Christ’s Resurrection & the witnesses

Apostles

500 men

James(John 7:5, Acts 1:14,

Acts 15:13)

Paul(v9

Acts 9:1)

Christ’s Resurrection & ScripturesChrist’s Resurrection & the church

Christ’s Resurrection & the witnessesChrist’s Resurrection – common message

In conclusion . . . Up from the grave He arose,

With a mighty triumph o’er His foes,He arose a Victor from the dark domain,

And He lives forever, with His saints to reign.He arose! He arose!

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

If Jesus Didn’t Rise From The Dead . . . ! (V12-19)

Someone said: There is no resurrection of the dead.(Dead men do not rise)

If dead men do not rise, then Jesus Christ (a man who died on the cross) did not rise!

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . .

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (a) Our preaching is vain, your faith is vain!

The Gospel is like a house, where Christ’s resurrection is its pillar.

Remove the pillar and the house will collapse.

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (b) The apostles are liars!

If they can’t be trusted in this matter, how can we trust them in other matters?

If they didn’t get it right here, how do we know they will get it right in all other

matters?

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (c) You are still in your sins!

Jesus died on the cross in my place, to bear the punishment of my sins. How do I know

that God has accepted His sacrifice?

BY HIS RESURRECTION!!

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (d) Our hope for believers who died is dashed!

They are gone forever, with sins un-forgiven.Hence, they have perished!

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (e) We Christians are BIG fools!

Why live the Christian Life now if Christ is rotting in some tomb in Palestine?

If He hasn’t risen, then He ascended and hence He shall not return. So why bother?

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . . (a) Our preaching is vain, your faith is vain!(b) The apostles are liars!(c) You are still in your sins!(d) Our hope for believers who died is dashed!(e) We Christians are BIG fools!

If Jesus Didn’t Rise From The Dead . . . ! (V12-19)

Feel the force of your denial!!

BUT Jesus Christ did rise, then . . . (a) Our preaching is vain, your faith is vain(b) The apostles are liars!(c) You are still in your sins!(d) Our hope for believers who died is dashed!(e) We Christians are BIG fools!

(a) Your faith well-grounded(b) The apostles are trustworthy!(c) Your sins are forgiven!(d) Believers who died are alive, shall live forever!(e) We Christians are to be ENVIED!

If Jesus Christ did not rise, then . . .

Jesus Has Risen . . We Shall Rise!(V20-28)

Next:

Today (Last Days)

The Redeemer’s Resurrection

The Redeemed’s Resurrection

Our spiritual resurrections

Today (Last Days)



The already-but-not-yet


20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the

firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since by man

came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made

alive. 23But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits,

afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

Solid Fact with

Far-Reaching Implications






The resurrection of the Redeemer GUARANTEESthe resurrection of the redeemed!

Next

Leviticus 23:9-14This is the first part of the harvest . . . There is more of the harvest to come!

Cf. Romans 8:23

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The man Adam The Man Christ Death Resurrection

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Union Headship






Christ Rose From The Dead.We Shall Rise From The Dead

When Christ Return.

Verses 24-28 V24 ~ Then comes the end . . .

When? What happens

then?

Meanwhile . . .

Meanwhile . . .

Matthew 28:18Ephesians 1:20~22Ephesians 1:10Colossians 1:19~20Hebrews 1:3

Revelation 1:5Revelation 5:13Revelation 6:1, 3, 5 . .Revelation 11:15~17

Christ is King.

Kingdom inaugurated, yet to be consummated.




The already-but-not-yet

If We Shall Not Rise, Then Why . . . ? (V29-34)

Next:

[I] V29 [II] V30-32

[I] V29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?

Reason unclear, reasoning clear.

[II] V30-32V30: jeopardy every hour

V31: die dailyV32: fought with beast

Cf. 2 Corinthians 4:8-11, 11:23-29

If the dead do not rise, let us eat and drink,

for tomorrow

we die!

If We Shall Not Rise, Then Why . . . ? (V29-34)

Next:

[I] V29 [II] V30-32

Warning: Verse 33 Verse 34

Physical Bodily Resurrection? How??!! (V35-49)

Now:

But someone will say, “How are the

dead raised up? And with what

body do they come?” Tell me the mechanics of the physical resurrection.

How can already turned-into-dust bodies be raised again? How is that done?

SkepticalCynical Unbelief

W H Y ?

For Some of Them: It’s Undesirable!For Some of Us: It’s Inconceivable!

The body is good!

Resurrection <>

reconstruction

With God, all things

are possible!

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth— those who have done good, to the resurrection of life,

and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

John 5:28-29

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44

Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly

waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.Romans 8:23

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being

renewed day by day . . . For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from

God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 4:16, 5:1

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed,

having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not

because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 5:2-4

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who

will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which

He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.Philippians 3:20-21

But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?”

Paul’s answer: (1) Creation Illustrations [V36-42a]Seeds Flesh Stars

Die Different

Same Different

Different

But God gives it a body as He pleases . . . (v38)

So also is the resurrection of the dead. (v42a)


Paul’s answer: (1) Creation Illustrations [V36-42a](2) Crucial Contrasts [V42b-44]

Corruption & Incorruption

Dishonor & Glory

Weakness & Power

Natural & Spiritual


Paul’s answer: (1) Creation Illustrations [V36-42a](2) Crucial Contrasts [V42b-44](3) Central Characteristic [V45-49]

PROTOTYPEAdam Christ

. . . while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight . . behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who

was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:9-11

Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He

vanished from their sight. Luke 24:30-31

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is

revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.1 John 3:2

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who

will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which

He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.Philippians 3:20-21

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Matthew 13:43

Read: John 5:24-29

Today (Last Days)




Will yours be the resurrection of life?

Resurrection: The Death of Death! (V50-58)

Finally:

Deny the physical, bodily resurrection:Undesirable! Inconceivable!

Affirm the physical, bodily resurrection:Desirable! Conceivable!

ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!!W H Y ? W H Y ?

Verse 50 ~ Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption

inherit incorruption.

The kingdom of God in its consummate sense in the eternal state. Cf. V24Also: Revelation 21:1 (New heaven and new earth)

Cf. Hebrews 2:14Our physical, human body as we know it now.

Verse 50 ~ Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption

inherit incorruption.You and I in our present state are not

fitted for life there and then!

Hence CHANGE is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!!

Change Is Absolutely NecessaryWho will be changed? V51 – all of us, dead or alive!How will it happen? V52 – in a moment!

When will it happen? V52 – at the last trumpet!Cf. 1 Thess 4:16

V53 – put on/clothed (cf. 2 Cor 5)

Change ConquestVerse 54 ~ So when this corruptible has put on

incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cf. Isaiah 25:8

Change ConquestVerse 54 ~ So when this corruptible has put on

incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

Genesis 2:16-17 . . . you shall surely die . . . Genesis 5:5

(Physical death)Ephesians 2:1

(Spiritual death)

John 1:4 . . . In Him was life . . . John 5:25-26

(Spiritual resurrection)John 5:28-29

(Physical resurrection)

Change ConquestVerse 55-56 ~ “ O Death, where is your sting?

O Hades, where is your victory?”The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the

law.



law.

“ O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”

A Taunt at Death



law.

BUT no more! WHY?

CreditVerse 57 ~ But thanks be to God, who gives us the

victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cf. Galatians 3:13 Cf. Revelation 20:14Revelation 21:4Revelation 1:18

Challenge

Verse 58 ~ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast,

immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,

knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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Why bother?

Project ResurrectionWhat is the resurrection?

When will the resurrection take place? How can we be sure that the resurrection will take place?

What is the difference between the various people mentioned in the Gospels who were raised from the dead

(e.g. Lazarus, Jarius’ daughter, son of the widow of Nain) and the resurrection of Jesus/Christians?

How important is this belief in the resurrection? Explain. What are some of the practical implications of the

resurrection?

Project ResurrectionWhat is the resurrection?

Raised from the

dead

Physical (Bodily)

Never to die

Soul reunited with body

Project Resurrection

At Christ’s return

When will the resurrection take place?


God has said it!

How can we be sure that the resurrection will take place? God has raised Him!


‘Raised back to life’ versus ‘the resurrection’

What is the difference between the various people mentioned in the Gospels who were raised from the dead

(e.g. Lazarus, Jarius’ daughter, son of the widow of Nain) and the resurrection of Jesus/Christians?

(Will die again)

(Dies no more)‘Same body’ versus ‘glorified body’


[1] To deny our resurrection may lead to denial of Christ’s resurrection. {See Corinthians’ denial}

How important is this belief in the resurrection? Explain.

Pillar of the Gospel


[2] To deny our resurrection is to question the truthfulness of Christ.


This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:39-40


[3] To deny our resurrection is to ‘mutilate’ God’s plan of salvation.


Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Romans 8:30


[3] To deny our resurrection is to ‘mutilate’ God’s plan of salvation.


Glorification – cf. v17, 23Also: 2

Thess. 1:10, 12

Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Romans 8:30

Project ResurrectionMan (Embodied Soul)

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (Gen 2:7)


And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died) . . . So Rachel died and was buried (Gen 35:18-19)

Death – soul and body separated


Cf. Luke 16:19-31


Intermediate state(Disembodied soul; naked)


Cf. Luke 16:19-31


Intermediate state(Disembodied soul; naked)

Resurrection / Glorification(Soul and body reunited)

Cf. 1 Corinthians 152 Corinthians

5

Project ResurrectionGlorification is the perfect completion of the work of sanctification, started at regeneration. It is also the full and complete restoration of the image of God in man, broken/ruined at the Fall.

Project ResurrectionThe glory of God is like brightness of the sun, while the glorification of believers is like the brightness of the moon, a reflected glory. No sun, no moon. Hence, in the glorification of believers, it is none other than the full and perfect reflection of God’s glory in our body and soul. There is no believer’s glorification apart from God and Christ’s glory.


1 John 3:1-4Romans 8:9-14

What are some practical implications of the resurrection? 1 Corinthians

15:29-341 Corinthians

15:58Incentive to be like Christ! Incentive to labor for Christ!

Project ResurrectionWhat are some practical implications of the resurrection? Incentive to be like Christ! Incentive to labor for Christ!

Colossians 1:11strengthened with all might,

according to His glorious power, for all patience and

longsuffering with joy

Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor,

striving according to His working which works in me

mightily.Ephesians 1:19-21 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him

from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and

dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

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