THE DEAD WILL BE RAISED
...knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. (2 Cor 4:14)
What the Bible says - Our proper response - Old Testament only
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS (click on the underlined verses to read them)
The Lord will come down from heaven, we will be raised, and then we will be with the Lord forever. 1 Thes 4:13-18
God
will raise us up by His power. 1
Cor 6:14
He
will raise our bodies to life through the Spirit of Him who dwells in us.
Ro
8:11-13
We
will be made alive because of Christ. Jn
11:24-27, 1 Cor
15:20-26
Both believers and the wicked will be raised. Ac 24:15-16
It
is appointed for men to die once and then face judgment. Heb
9:27-28
The dead will awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:1-3
All those in their graves will hear His voice and come forth, either to the resurrection of life or of condemnation. Jn 5:28-30
Those
who are going to be killed for their witness to Jesus and who do not take the
mark of the beast will live and reign with Christ. Re
20:4-6
Those who are not found written in the Book of Life will be raised, judged, and cast into the lake of fire. Re 20:11-15
Jesus stated that the dead are raised. Luke 20:34-38
Paul had hope in God that there would be a resurrection of the dead. This hope, which was Israel's hope (Ac 24:14-16, Ac 26:5-8, see Old Testament only), was the reason for Paul's imprisonment. Ac 28:20
If
the dead are not raised, our faith is worthless and we are to be pitied.
1
Cor 15:16-19
We should hear His words and believe in God. John 5:24-29
We should believe in Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. Jn 11:24-27, Jn 6:39-40
We
should conduct ourselves in fear knowing that we were redeemed with Christ's
precious blood.
1
Pe 1:17-19
We should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead. 2 Cor 1:9
We
are indebted to live according to the Spirit (through which we gain life), and
not to live according to the flesh (which leads to eternal death).
Ro
8:11-13
We,
like Paul, should strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and
men. Ac
24:15-16
We
should feed on Jesus and abide in Him. Jn
6:53-58
The
parable of the rich man and Lazarus illustrates that we
should take to heart what the Bible says and repent. Lk
16:19-31
Like the criminal next to Jesus on the cross, we
should believe that Jesus is Lord and that His kingdom is not of this
world. Then, ask Him for mercy. Lk
23:40-43
We
should help the poor, and then we will be repaid at the resurrection of the
just.
Lk
14:13-14
We
should live wisely, redeeming the time, understanding what the will of the Lord
is.
Eph
5:14-17
We should have a mind like Paul, who counted all things lost that he could know Christ and the power of His resurrection - so that he could attain to the resurrection of the dead. Therefore, forgetting the past, he pressed toward the call of God. Php 3:8-15
God will redeem our souls from the power of the grave. Ps 49:15
God promised Israel that He would open their graves and bring them up to live in their own land. Ezekiel 37:12-14
After
they died, the Old Testament saints were "gathered to their
people."
Ge
25:8
Job knew that after "his skin is destroyed," he would see God. Job 19:25-27
Daniel
was told that he would arise to his inheritance at the end of the days. Da
12:9-13
David knew that he would be revived again and be brought up from the depths of the earth. Ps 71:18-23
David
knew that he would go to where his dead son was. 2
Sa 12:22-23
Isaiah knew that the dead shall arise and sing. Is 26:19-20
The dead will awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:1-3
God raises the poor and needy from the dust and the ash heap, and seats them with princes of His people. 1 Sa 2:1-10, Ps 113:5-9
God
can kill and make people alive. There is no God besides Him. Dt
32:39
John MacArthur, in The MacArthur Study Bible, helps us understand what Jesus meant when He says, "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life:"
Jesus' point was an analogy that has spiritual, rather than literal, significance: just as eating and drinking are necessary for physical life, so also is belief in His sacrificial death on the cross necessary for eternal life. The eating of His flesh and drinking of His blood metaphorically symbolize the need for accepting Jesus' cross work.
One practical way to apply this is verse to to feed on God's Word (the Bible). (see John 1:1-3)