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There Will Be A Resurrection

February 22, 2009
Morning Service

Hebrews 6:1-3

 

Review:

1.      Heb 5:10-14  Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.  (11)  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.  (12)  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.  (13)  For every one that useth milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  (14)  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.  Heb 6:1-3  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.

2.     The Principles, or first things;  REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS,  FAITH TOWARD GOD,  DOCTRINE (teaching) OF BAPTISMS,  THE LAYING ON OF HANDS,  RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD,  ETERNAL JUDGMENT.

 

Today we are going to look at what the Scriptures teach concerning the resurrection.

 

·         Quotes:  It is very remarkable that a doctrine of life after death as an essential part of religion was of very late development in Israel, although this doctrine, often highly elaborated, was commonly held among the surrounding nations.

·         Again:  Much speculation about life after death evidently existed, but it was not in direct connection with the nation's religion. Therefore, the Old Testament data are scanty and point, as might be expected

·         Again:  That Egypt held an elaborate doctrine of individual judgment at death, or that Persia taught the resurrection of the body, would actually tend to render these doctrines suspicious.

·         Again:  Nonetheless, with a fuller knowledge of God, wider experience, and deeper reflection, the doctrine was bound to come.

 

It’s like, God revealed slowly, His divine will to mankind, through the Prophets.   

 

Listen again to the Hebrew writer as he begins this letter: 

Heb 1:1-2  God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,  (2)  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

 

God revealed His will through the Prophets.  Those who listened and accepted what the Prophets said went on with God, but those who didn’t were destroyed. 

PROPHETS SUCH AS:  David said;  Psa 17:15  As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Job said;  Job 19:25  For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:  Job 19:26  And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:  Job 19:27  Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another;

Isa 26:19  Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Dan 12:2  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.

 

·         So we can see that God was telling the people the things He wanted them to know, and even then they were clouded as if looking through a glass darkly.

·         There were those that believed in the resurrection, and those who didn’t.  They sat at the same seat of authority to govern Israel.  Just like today in our society.  We have believers, and unbelievers in our Government.  All those Spirits are alive and active today. 

·         There is so much corruption in the world today, Christian, we better be glad that we are just strangers, and pilgrims passing through this ole world, and that it is not our home, but we have a better place to go, prepared by God, for those who love Him.

 

GOD ALMIGHTY SAID, “THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, HEAR YE HIM.”

JESUS SAID;  “Joh 6:38  For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”   AND AGAIN;  Joh 7:17  If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

 

We have accepted, and do believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and by doing this we believe His doctrine, or teaching is the perfect will of God Almighty. 

THERE WILL BE A RESURRECTION OF THE BODY AFTER DEATH!

  1. Listen to Jesus;  Joh 5:21  For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth (makes alive) whom he will.
  2. Joh 5:28-29  Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,  (29)  And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
  3. Jesus told Martha, one of His faithful followers;  Joh 11:23-26  Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.  (24)  Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 

Martha understood the Lord’s teaching concerning the resurrection.  She paid attention when He was speaking.  She wasn’t so much concerned with affairs of this life, but she was in tune with God.

 

This would be enough, but God has chosen to give us more faith building Scriptures concerning the resurrection.

We should understand that even though the people around Israel believed, and taught a resurrection, they had never seen one. 

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE MOST PROFOUND HAPPENING IN ANY RELIGION.  THIS IS UNIQUE TO CHRISTIANITY.  OUR LEADER LIVES FOR EVER MORE.  HE IS NOT IN THE GRAVE, AS IS MOSES, AS IS MOHAMMED, AS IS BUDDHA, AS IS ALL THE OTHER SPIRITUAL LEADERS.   JESUS LIVES. 

HOW DO I KNOW THIS?  I BELIEVE THE HOLY WORD OF GOD.  THE WITNESSES THAT WERE THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED. 

  1. Luke wrote:  Acts 1:1-11;   read.     Act 1:8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
  2. Act 4:31-33  And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.  (32)  And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.  (33)  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
  3. God gave the Apostle Paul what He wanted us to know concerning the resurrection.  You can find it in the 15th chapter of I Cor.  Take time to read it, and God will bless you.

 

These Apostles who witnessed the resurrection of our Lord, gave their lives for this truth.  Only John, who God used to write 5 letters in the N.T. was spared from being killed for his faith.  God allowed John to tell us of the impending judgment after the resurrection, in the book of Revelation.

 

  1. I will close with this:  I quoted Jesus earlier when He said, “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,  (29)  And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.  ALL, MEANS ALL.  WHICH CLASS ARE YOU PREPARING TO BE IN?  THEY THAT HAVE DONE GOOD, OR THEY THAT HAVE DONE EVIL?    IT’S OUR CHOICE, BUT IT IS TIME TO PREPARE!!  TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!