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2 Timothy 2:8, " Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel " The Bible exhorts us to remember these basic facts: Jesus Christ was the Son of David, and he was raised from the dead. This was Paul's gospel. Why is it important to know he was of the seed of David? Why do we need to remember these things? Jesus fulfilled the prophecies that a son o...

1 Thessalonians 1:10, " And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. " We are waiting for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, to return to this earth from heaven. God raised his Son Jesus from the dead. As a result of his resurrection we are delivered from the wrath to come. Jesus took all of our punishment upon Calvary. Now we...

Colossians 2:12, " Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. " We are raised with Christ through faith in the operation of God. God did the work of raising Jesus from the dead. We are included in this resurrection when we have faith in the Lord Jesus. The gospel is outlined for us very clearly. Chris...

Ephesians 1:20, " Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places " God raised the Lord Jesus from the dead. After his resurrection the Lord Jesus ascended back to heaven, and is now set at the right hand of God the Father in heavenly places. The Bible teaches us that just as Jesus was raised up and seated in the heavenly place...

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. " Here is another promise that believers in Jesus will be raised up like Jesus was resurrected. The fact of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus is evidence that we will also be raised up in Christ. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the earnest and assurance of our o...

1 Corinthians 6:14, " And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. " The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the proof that the Bible gives us that we also will be raised up by God's power. The Lord will also raise us up from the dead as well. Our hope is not in a system of doctrines, but our hope is in the fact that the God Man Jesus Christ rose from the...

Romans 1:4, " And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead " The truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God is tied in with his resurrection. Through God raising the Lord Jesus from the dead we see God proving the identity of the Lord Jesus. When Jesus was raised from the dead it was not with just a regular, natural body but wi...

Acts 2:24, " Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. " It was not possible for death to hold the Lord Jesus down. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. This scripture proves yet again the fact of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise God he is risen from the dead. We do not need to be afraid of death if we...

John 2:22, " When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. " It is a challenge to remember the word of the Lord. This is one reason why I think it is so important to study God's word to the point of memorizing it. Real memory of God's word comes when we study it to the level o...

Luke 9:22, " Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. " The Lord Jesus told his disciples ahead of time that he would suffer, be rejected by the religious leaders, and would be killed. On the third day he would be raised from the dead. The Lord knows the end from the beginning. As discipl...

Mark 9:9, " And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. " Peter, James, and John had a vision of the glorified Lord Jesus upon the mountain of transfiguration. The Lord instructed them not to tell anyone about this vision until after he was risen from the dead. When the Lord gives us...

Matthew 27:64, " Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. " Even the attempt of these religious leaders to cover up the resurrection of Jesus provides further proof that Jesus Christ indeed rose from the dead. By tr...

1 Kings 13:31, " And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: " What would motivate a man to make such a request? As we know this old prophet was a liar and a deceiver. It was because of him that the man of God from Judah died in the first place, and no...

Matthew 8:21-22, " And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. " These verses speak to us about having the right priority in life. God is not against us attending the funeral of a family member. But this man was putting his family duties before his duty to God. We are always to...

2 Corinthians 5:9-10, " Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. " For some reason Christians have the idea that God will not hold them accountable for how they live their life after...

Romans 14:11-12, " For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12, So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. " Here we see the truth of giving an account to God again. The Lord calls unbelievers to account for their rejection of Christ. The Lord calls the believer to account for the life they lived. One is to...

Amos 4:12, " Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. " The Bible teaches us to live our life in view and in the knowledge of giving an account for our life. The Lord gave us life. He will call us to an account of how we used the life he gave to us. This truth is repeated over and over throughout the Bible in detailed li...

2 Timothy 4:6, " For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. " The Lord revealed to Paul that his death was imminent. He was ready to face the end of his earthly life. He already made the statement that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He said to live is Christ and to die is gain. I am convinced that Paul had no fear or dread of his departur...

Philippians 1:21, " For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. " Another clear statement that to die is gain because we will immediately be in the presence of the Lord Jesus. While we are alive in the body our life is for the Lord. We are serving the Lord Jesus. But to leave this body and die is gain because we will be with Jesus and receive our eternal reward and inheritance. What does it m...

2 Corinthians 5:8, " We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. " This is a clear statement from the Bible that when we leave our physical body at the point of death we will immediately be in the presence of the Lord. There is no soul sleep here. We go from this life into the next life with Jesus. Amen. It is much better to be absent fr...

2 Corinthians 5:1, " 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. " The earthly house mentioned here is our physical body that is perishing with time. One day it will break down and die. However, we have another body that God will give us at the resurrection and this new body will be eterna...

1 Samuel 2:6, " The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. " God has the power of life and death. Each day we are alive it is because of the grace of God. This should teach us to fear the Lord and to give thanks to him for his goodness and mercy. Jesus taught people to fear God who has the power to kill the body and cast the soul into hell. Luke 12:4-5. Hea...

Job 21:13, " They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. " This verse points to the temporary nature of wealth and money in this life. People devote their soul, their heart, and all of their energy into accumulating wealth in this life. But what does it matter when you go down into the grave? The only thing that matters is your relationship with God and if you called on...

Psalms 6:5, " For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? " The desire to be remembered is built into the heart of man. People erect statues, monuments, and try to leave some kind of legacy to their children. They make a name for themselves so that they won't be forgotten after they are gone. But guess what? There is no one who will remember you. No one,...

Psalms 30:3, " O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. " The Lord is the one who gives us life and who delivers our soul from going down into the pit. Christ died in our place upon the cross so that we would not be condemned with the wicked who are in the pit. There is nothing that can save the soul of a man in heaven or e...