What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 15:4? He was buried • Christ’s burial is the undeniable evidence of His real, physical death. John 19:38-42 records Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus wrapping Jesus’ body “in linen cloths with the spices… and laid it in a new tomb.” • Isaiah 53:9 foretold, “He was assigned a grave with the wicked, yet He was with a rich man in His death,” fulfilled when the wealthy Joseph donated his own tomb. • Acts 13:29 notes the apostles preaching, “When they had carried out everything that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.” • The guarded, sealed tomb (Matthew 27:62-66) rules out any theory of a swoon or body theft. His burial anchors the gospel in verifiable history. He was raised • The resurrection is God’s public vindication of His Son. Matthew 28:5-6 announces, “He is not here; He has risen, just as He said.” • Acts 2:24 declares that “God raised Him up, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held by it.” • Romans 6:9 reminds believers that “Christ, having been raised from the dead, can die no more; death no longer has dominion over Him.” • 1 Peter 1:3 ties our new birth to this event: “He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” • His resurrection guarantees the future resurrection of all who trust Him (1 Corinthians 15:20-23). on the third day • Jesus repeatedly predicted this specific timing: “The Son of Man will be… crucified, and on the third day He will be raised to life” (Luke 24:7). • Luke 24:46 reaffirms, “The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.” • The pattern echoes Jonah 1:17—“Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights”—a sign Jesus applied to Himself (Matthew 12:40). • Hosea 6:2 foreshadows restoration “after two days” and “on the third day,” hinting at God’s power to revive. • The precise timing confirms divine orchestration rather than chance. according to the Scriptures • Paul roots every facet of the gospel in written revelation. Psalm 16:10 foretold, “You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay,” fulfilled when Jesus rose before corruption set in. • Isaiah 53 speaks of the Servant’s death for sin (v. 5) and subsequent “prolonged days” (v. 10), implying resurrection. • Genesis 22’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and the provided ram prefigure substitutionary death and deliverance. • Jesus explained to the Emmaus disciples “all that the Prophets had spoken” about His sufferings and glory (Luke 24:25-27). • The harmony between event and prophecy underscores Scripture’s reliability and God’s sovereign plan. summary 1 Corinthians 15:4 proclaims four inseparable truths: Christ truly died and was buried; He truly rose; His resurrection happened exactly on the third day; and the entire sequence fulfilled Scripture. Together they form the unshakable foundation of the gospel, assuring believers of forgiveness, new life, and future resurrection in the same risen Savior. |
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