What other Scriptures affirm the resurrection of the dead as taught in 1 Corinthians 15? Our Foundation: 1 Corinthians 15:12 “But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” Paul links the certainty of our own resurrection to the historical, bodily resurrection of Christ. Scripture consistently supports him. Resurrection Promised in the Old Testament • Job 19:25-27 — “I know that my Redeemer lives … after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.” • Psalm 16:9-10 — “You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.” • Isaiah 26:19 — “Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!” • Daniel 12:2 — “Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life.” • Hosea 6:2 — “After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.” • Ezekiel 37:12 — “I will open your graves and bring you up from them, O My people.” Resurrection Proclaimed by Jesus • John 5:28-29 — “The hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice and come out.” • John 6:39-40 — “I will raise him up at the last day.” • John 11:25-26 — “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.” • Matthew 22:31-32 — God is “not the God of the dead, but of the living,” confirming ongoing life beyond the grave. Resurrection Preached by the Apostles • Acts 4:2 — Peter and John “were proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.” • Acts 17:31-32 — God “has given proof to all men by raising Him from the dead,” prompting discussion of universal resurrection. • Romans 8:11 — “He who raised Christ … will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit.” • 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 16 — “The dead in Christ will rise first.” • 2 Corinthians 4:14 — “The One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus.” • Philippians 3:20-21 — Christ “will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.” • Hebrews 6:2 — “instruction about … the resurrection of the dead” listed as basic doctrine. Resurrection Celebrated in Revelation • Revelation 20:4-6 — “they came to life and reigned with Christ … This is the first resurrection.” • Revelation 20:12-13 — “The dead, great and small, standing before the throne … the sea gave up its dead.” • Revelation 21:4 — “He will wipe away every tear … death shall be no more.” In Harmony with Paul’s Teaching From Job’s ancient testimony to John’s apocalyptic vision, the Bible speaks with one voice: the dead will rise bodily. 1 Corinthians 15 is not a theological outlier; it is the crescendo of a theme woven through the entire canon, anchored in the historical resurrection of Jesus and guaranteed by the faithful word of God. |
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