JESUS IS THE ONLY HOPE FOR RESURRECTION AFTER DEATH!
"I am the RESURRECTION amd the LIFE. Anyone who believes in Me, will LIVE, even after death." John 11:25 (NLT)
Jesus is the only One who gives life after death. He proves this in three ways:
1) When he RAISES LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD.
2) When God RAISES JESUS FROM THE DEAD.
3) He will RAISE US if we believe, and will LIVE WITH HIM in Heaven.
God can do miracles in our lives, but we need to have FAITH and BELIEVE!
"Verily, I say unto you: whoever hears my words and BELIEVES in Him who sent me, has ETERNAL LIFE. He will not be judged, but will pass over from death to LIFE." John 5:24 (NKJV)
1. THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
Mary and Martha told Jesus that Lazarus was sick. When Jesus arrived at their home 4 days later, Lazarus was already dead, and he had been buried. "Jesus wept" (cried) when he stood at the grave of His best friend, Lazarus.
Lazarus' sister Martha came to Him and said: "If you had been here, my brother would not have died". Mary and Martha believed in Jesus' healing power, but they were yet to experience His "resurrection power".
Jesus told his sisters that "your brother will rise again". Martha believed he would rise again in the "resurrection on the last day".
When Jesus called Lazarus from the grave: "Lazarus, come out". He came out of the tomb, "wrapped with strips of linen and cloths around his face", hands and feet.
"This was not just a request, it was a command. It was a loud announcement. Death answered Him immediately. We too need to listen to Jesus' words and obey Him."
Nicky Gumbel
2. THE RAISING OF JESUS
Jesus who had no sin, payed the price for our sins, when HE DIED ON THE CROSS. When JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD, He still carried the scars he had when He went to cross and was crucified. These wounds remind us of His death and RESURRECTION. When Jesus rose he TRIUMPHED OVER DEATH. Jesus' blood was shed, so that we could be pardoned.
"He was delivered over to death for our sins, and was RAISED TO LIFE for our justification." Romans 4:25 (NIV)
"Jesus' resurrection demonstrated His power and deity. For Jesus, it was not the end, but the beginning." (You Tube)
2) WE ARE RAISED
"The resurrection power of Jesus is in our Churches today. Hope is the confident expectation of God's utimate blessing in this LIFE and LIFE TO COME" Nicky Gumbel
We know that we too are RESURRECTED into ETERNAL LIFE. There will be a time when we pass away from this world; but we will enter into ETERNITY IN HEAVEN. When Jesus returns, he will bring with Him the RESURRECTED POWER and He will take us to live with Him.
"Only God can deal with our ultimate death. Life confronts death - and WINS! " Max Lucado
"For the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with a trumpet call from God, and THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE AGAIN. After that, WE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. And SO WE WILL BE WITH THE LORD FOREVER." 1 Thessalonians 4:16&17 (NIV)
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