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BibleTruth.cc "The Elementary Teachings" Series Resurrection of the Dead The Awakening Event By David M Rogers www.BibleTruth.cc Published: May 2021 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Messiah and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in Elohim, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And Elohim permitting, we will do so. (Hebrews 6:1-3)
Table of Contents The Resurrection in the Offering of Isaac The Resurrection in Job 19:25-27 The Resurrections By the Prophets The Resurrection in Ezekiel 37 The Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4 The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 The Resurrection in Revelation Resurrection from the dead is one of the cornerstones of our Bible. The Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation tell the story of redemption that the Creator God has orchestrated on behalf of fallen mankind. Beginning with the substitution of a faultless animal offered as substitute for the payment for human transgression, to the ultimate righteous sacrifice of a perfect human being as a substitute for all of the guilty human race, Elohim has provided an atonement so that humans can regain what was lost because of sin. Yet, without the teaching and reality of resurrection, all of the teaching about redemption and atonement would be in vain. It is the resurrection which promises life after death. So, the resurrection is crucial in the whole scheme of things, biblically speaking. Let's take a look, then, at the multiple examples of the Scriptures teaching about resurrection from the dead. It might be surprising to you, the reader, how much is taught throughout the Bible about rising from the dead. The Resurrection in the Offering of Isaac The first example of the Bible teaching resurrection is found in the account of Abraham being ordered to take his son Yitzchak (Isaac) to a mountain to offer him up as a burnt offering. Now it came about after these things, that Elohim tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Yitzchak, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." Genesis 22:1-2 The story always brings questions about Elohim's character that He would command Abraham to sacrifice his own son. This is unheard of and is certainly against
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The Resurrection in Job 19:25-27 jj I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end
he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been
destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see Elohim; I myself will see
him with my own eyes-- I, and not another. How my heart yearns within
me! jj jj The Resurrections By the Prophets jj jj The Resurrection in Ezekiel 37 jj jj jj jj jj The Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4 jj The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 jj The Resurrection in Revelation jj The Resurrection in Somewhere Else jj END |