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The resurrection of Jesus Christ stands as a cornerstone of Christian faith, fulfilling numerous Old Testament prophecies and affirming His divine nature and mission. The anticipation of the Messiah's resurrection is woven throughout the Scriptures, providing a foundation for the New Testament accounts and the early church's proclamation of the risen Christ.
Old Testament Prophecies1.
Psalm 16:10 · "For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay." This verse is a direct prophecy concerning the resurrection, indicating that the Messiah would not be left in the grave to undergo corruption. The Apostle Peter, in his sermon at Pentecost, explicitly connects this psalm to Jesus' resurrection (
Acts 2:27-31).
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Isaiah 53:10-11 · "Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer, and though the LORD makes His life an offering for sin, He will see His offspring and prolong His days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in His hand. After the suffering of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied." This passage, part of the Suffering Servant narrative, suggests that after the Messiah's suffering and death, He would experience life again, implying resurrection.
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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." While this verse primarily addresses Israel's restoration, early Christian interpreters saw a typological reference to Christ's resurrection on the third day.
New Testament Fulfillment1.
Matthew 28:5-6 · "The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.'" The Gospel of Matthew records the angelic announcement of Jesus' resurrection, affirming the fulfillment of His own predictions and the prophetic Scriptures.
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Acts 2:24 · "But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches." Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost emphasizes the divine power that raised Jesus, fulfilling the prophetic word and demonstrating His victory over death.
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1 Corinthians 15:3-4 · "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." Paul underscores the resurrection as a fulfillment of the Scriptures, central to the gospel message.
Typological Foreshadowing1.
Jonah 1:17 · "Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish." Jesus Himself draws a parallel between Jonah's experience and His own resurrection, stating, "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" (
Matthew 12:40).
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Genesis 22:4 · The account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac on the third day is seen as a typological foreshadowing of Christ's resurrection.
Hebrews 11:19 suggests that Abraham figuratively received Isaac back from the dead, prefiguring the resurrection.
The resurrection of Christ, as prophesied in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New, is a testament to God's redemptive plan and the validation of Jesus as the promised Messiah. The prophetic anticipation and its fulfillment in the resurrection narrative affirm the continuity and reliability of the biblical witness.
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Psalm 16:10For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.
Torrey's Topical TextbookIsaiah 26:19
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
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Watchfulness; the Coming of the Lord.
... 2517] "Truth" might refer to Christ Himself, but ... then, to refer it to the truth
respecting the parousia ... and hence dwelt upon it and the prophecies respecting it ...
/.../the teaching of the twelve apostles/chapter xvi watchfulness the coming.htm
The Five Books Against Marcion
... Chapter XIX.--Prophecies of the Death of Christ ... Next of the Sadducees, Respecting
Marriage in the Resurrection ... Him Not to Be Marcion's But the Creator's Christ. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/the five books against marcion/
The Life of Christ.
... The silence of all the evangelists respecting matters of ... the promises, and how He
was described in the prophecies. ... but the conduct of Jesus Christ is uniformly ...
//christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/chapter ii the life of.htm
Index of Subjects.
... 123]190 etc.; prophecies of, [124]196 etc.; plain prophecies of, [125 ... Paul and
Circumcision, [719]245; did he change his opinions respecting Christ? ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /index of subjects.htm
The City of God. Index of Subjects.
... Hosea, his prophecies respecting the things of the gospel, [858]375 ... received by,
just as his father died ... Isaiah, the predictions of, respecting Christ, [893]376. ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books /the city of god index.htm
The Hebrew Prophecies.
... common denominator for this collection of prophecies.". ... upon several interesting
critical inquiries respecting the component ... to destroy the authority of Christ. ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter v the hebrew prophecies.htm
Against Heresies
... Their views as to the prophecies. ... interpret all that the prophets have declared
respecting Christ and the ... Chapter II.--When Christ visited us in His grace, He ...
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The Wisdom of God in the Means Used to Propagating the Gospel.
... of his birth, referring to the prophecies which foretold ... every thing else, why not
respecting religion? ... regardless of it, neither confessing Christ before men ...
/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon ii the wisdom of.htm
Subject Index
... the history of symbolical, [1290]492. Isaiah, his prophecy respecting the virgin ...
Israel. Christ is King of, [1292]267. applied to Christ, [1293]262. ...
/.../irenaeus/fragments from the lost writings of irenaeus/subject index.htm
Interpretation of Prophecy.
... to become absorbed in calculations beforehand respecting its dates ... a sober comparison
of the prophecies with the ... have a true reference to Christ's person and ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxviii interpretation of prophecy.htm
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