The concept of resurrection is a central tenet in Christian theology, signifying the act of rising from the dead. It is a promise of eternal life and a cornerstone of Christian hope, rooted in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The following scriptures provide a comprehensive understanding of the resurrection as presented in the Bible.

Old Testament References

While the Old Testament does not explicitly detail the resurrection as seen in the New Testament, it contains several allusions and prophecies that foreshadow this event. In Job 19:25-26, Job expresses his hope in a Redeemer and the resurrection: "But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God." Similarly, Daniel 12:2 speaks of a future resurrection: "And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt."

New Testament Teachings

The New Testament provides a more explicit and detailed account of the resurrection, particularly through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. In John 11:25-26, Jesus declares, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." This statement underscores the belief in Jesus as the source of resurrection and eternal life.

The Apostle Paul elaborates on the doctrine of resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, often referred to as the "Resurrection Chapter." In verses 20-22, Paul affirms, "But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."

Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal event that validates the Christian faith. The Gospels provide detailed accounts of this event. In Matthew 28:5-6, the angel at the tomb announces, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said." This declaration is echoed in Mark 16:6, Luke 24:6, and John 20:1-18, each providing unique perspectives on the resurrection morning.

Future Resurrection

The New Testament also speaks of a future resurrection for all believers. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Paul describes the return of Christ and the resurrection of the dead: "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."

Revelation 20:12-13 further describes the final resurrection and judgment: "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds."

Conclusion

The doctrine of resurrection is woven throughout the biblical narrative, offering hope and assurance of life beyond death. It is a testament to God's power over death and His promise of eternal life to those who believe.Job 14:12-15
So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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Job 19:25-27
For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day on the earth:
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Psalm 16:9,10
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
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Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.
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Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD has spoken it.
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Isaiah 26:19
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
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Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones,
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Daniel 12:2,3,13
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
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Matthew 22:23-32
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
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Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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Matthew 25:1-13
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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Matthew 27:52,53
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
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Mark 12:18-27
Then come to him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
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Luke 14:14
And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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Luke 20:27-38
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
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John 5:21,25,28,29
For as the Father raises up the dead, and vivifies them; even so the Son vivifies whom he will.
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John 6:39,40,44,54
And this is the Father's will which has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
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John 11:23-25
Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again.
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John 14:19
Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you shall live also.
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Acts 2:26-31
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
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Acts 4:1,2
And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came on them,
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Acts 17:18,32
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.
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Acts 23:6,8
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
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Acts 24:14,15
But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
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Acts 26:6-8
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, to our fathers:
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Romans 4:16-21
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
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Romans 8:10,11,19,21-23
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
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1 Corinthians 6:14
And God has both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
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1 Corinthians 15:12-32,35-57
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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2 Corinthians 4:14
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
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2 Corinthians 5:1-5
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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Philippians 3:10,11,21
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death;
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1 Thessalonians 4:14,16
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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2 Timothy 1:10
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death, and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
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2 Timothy 2:18
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
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Hebrews 6:2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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Hebrews 11:19,35
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from where also he received him in a figure.
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Revelation 1:18
I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for ever more, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
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Revelation 20:4-6,13
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark on their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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The General Resurrection
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Third and Fourth Appearances of Jesus.
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N. The Last Words. Ch. 24:44-49
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Our Historical Scriptures were Attacked by the Early Adversaries ...
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The Consensus and Dissensus of Creeds.
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Appendix L.
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Eusebius: Constantine. General Index.
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General Index.
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