KOORSADA BAYBALKA EE BOOSTADA CHRISTADELPHIAN
CASHARKA 19
Sarakicidda iyo Kor-u-qaadista Ciise Masiix
AKHRISKA • YOOXANAA 20
Qabriga madhan wax walba ayuu beddelay
Injiilku kuma dhammaado dhimashada Ciise. Maalintii ugu horraysay toddobaadka, kuwii isaga raacay waxay ogaadeen in qabrigu madhan yahay. Ilaah Wiilkiisa kuwii dhintay ayuu ka sara kiciyey. Sarakiciddu waxay xaqiijisay runta Injiilka, waxayna noqotay aasaaska wacdinta rasuullada iyo rajada Masiixiga.
Qabriga madhan
Aroortii hore maalintii ugu horreysay toddobaadka, dumar Ciise raaci jiray ayaa qabriga yimid iyagoo sida udgoon ay diyaariyeen. Waxay filayeen inay jidhkiisa halkaas ka helaan. Halkii, dhagaxii waa la rogmaday, qabrigiina madhan ayuu ahaa. Farriintii ay heleen aad bay u yaab badnayd:
“Maxaad kan nool uga dhex doondoonaysaan kuwa dhintay? Halkan ma joogo, laakiin wuu sara kacay.” Luukos 24:5–6 (qayb) |
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Dumarku waxay sheegeen wixii dhacay. Warbixinnada Injiilku waxay muujinayaan inaan xertu markiiba fahmin ama aqbalin warka. Butros iyo xer kale ayaa qabriga tegey oo helay dharkii linenka ahaa, laakiin jidh ma jirin (Yooxanaa 20:3–10).
Maryan tii Magdala waxay aragtaa Ciise
Maryan tii Magdala waxay qabriga agtiisa joogtay iyadoo ooyaysa. Markii hore markuu Ciise la hadlay waxay u malaysay inuu yahay ninkii beerta. Dabadeed magaceeda ayuu ugu yeedhay: “Maryan.” Way garatay, waxayna fahamtay in Rabbigii ay aragtay isagoo dhintay haddana nool yahay (Yooxanaa 20:11–18).
Sarakicidda looma soo bandhigin wax xertu filaysay sababtoo ah rajadoodu aad bay u xoog badnayd. Taa beddelkeeda warbixinnada Injiilku marar badan waxay muujinayaan yaab, cabsi iyo rumaysad-la'aan bilow ah. Waxay ku qanceen sababtoo ah waxay rumaysnaayeen inay la kulmeen Ciise oo sarakacay.
Ciise dhab ahaantii miyuu kuwii dhintay ka sara kacay?
Sarakiciddu waxay udub-dhexaad u tahay farriinta Masiixiga. Haddii Ciise dhintay sii ahaan lahaa, Injiilku guul dhimashada ka sarreysa ma lahaadeen. Sidaas darteed Axdiga Cusub wuxuu bixiyaa sababo dhowr ah oo sarakicidda si dhab ah loo qaato. Waxaan eegaynaa afar.
1. Ciise dhab ahaan wuu dhintay
Sharaxaad mararka qaar la bixiyo ayaa ah inuusan Ciise dhab ahaan dhiman ee uu markii dambe soo miyirsaday. Warbixinnada Injiilku taas ma taageeraan. Yooxanaa wuxuu sheegayaa askartu inay Ciise hore u dhintay ku heleen (Yooxanaa 19:33). Markos wuxuu diiwaangelinayaa Bilaatos oo sarkaalkii boqolka ka hubiyey geeridiisa ka hor inta uusan oggolaan in jidhka la aaso (Markos 15:42–45).
“Sheegashada Axdiga Cusub ma aha in Ciise keliya soo miyirsaday ka dib miyir-beel. Waa inuu dhab ahaan dhintay, la aasay, dabadeedna Ilaah kuwii dhintay ka sara kiciyey.” Dhimasho dhab ah iyo sarakicid dhab ah |
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2. Jidhku qabriga kuma jirin
Matayos wuxuu diiwaangelinayaa sheeko la faafiyey oo sheegaysay in xertu jidhka xadeen intii waardiyayaashu hurdeen (Matayos 28:11–15). Hase yeeshee warbixinnada Injiilku xerta laftooda waxay u soo bandhigaan kuwo cabsi iyo shaki ku jiray iskutallaabta ka dib. Sarakicid ma ay filayn, waxayna u baahdeen in lagu qanciyo inuu Ciise nool yahay.
Qabriga madhan keligiis sarakicidda ma caddaynayo, laakiin waa qayb muhiim ah oo caddaynta Injiilladu soo bandhigaan. Sheegashada inuu Ciise sara kacay waxaa lagu sameeyey Yeruusaalem, halkaas oo lagu aasay.
3. Ciise jidh ahaan ayuu u muuqday
Axdiga Cusub Ciise uma sharraxo ruux aan jidh lahayn ka dib sarakiciddiisa. Gacmihiisa iyo dhinaciisa ayuu xerta tusay; Toomasna wuxuu ugu yeedhay inuu caddaynta naftiisa eego (Yooxanaa 20:24–29). Luukos wuxuu diiwaangeliyey Ciise oo leh:
“I taabta oo arka; ruuxu hilib iyo lafo ma laha sidaad ii aragtaan inaan leeyahay.” Luukos 24:39 (qayb) |
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Luukos wuxuu sidoo kale diiwaangeliyey in Ciise xertii hortooda wax ku cunay (Luukos 24:41–43). Sidaas darteed rajada sarakicidda ee Baybalku waa nolol jidheed, ma aha sii-jirid ruux aan la arki karin.
4. Xertu way is beddeleen
Sarakicidda ka hor xertu way cabsanayeen oo wareersanaayeen. Ka dib, buugga Falimaha Rasuullada wuxuu muujinayaa iyagoo si dadweyne u wacdinaya in Ilaah Ciise kuwii dhintay ka sara kiciyey, xataa markii taasi mucaaradad iyo silic keentay. Qancintoodu waxay ku udub-dhexaad ahayd waxa ay rumaysnaayeen in Ilaah sameeyey markii uu Wiilkiisa sara kiciyey.
“Waxaa barakaysan kuwa aan arag haddana rumaystay.” Yooxanaa 20:29 (qayb) |
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Ciise ma ammaanin rumaysad indho la'aan ah. Toomas wuxuu helay caddayn toos ah; xertii dambe waxay ku tiirsanaan lahayd markhaatiga Qorniinka lagu kaydiyey. Yooxanaa wuxuu sharxayaa in Injiilkiisa loo qoray si akhristayaashu u rumaystaan in Ciise yahay Masiixa, Wiilka Ilaah (Yooxanaa 20:30–31).
Afartan maalmood oo xerta lala joogay
Sarakiciddiisa ka dib Ciise wuxuu sii waday inuu xertiisa u muuqdo. Falimaha Rasuullada 1:3 wuxuu sheegayaa inuu isaga oo nool “caddaymo badan oo aan la diidi karin” isu tusay, afartan maalmoodna ay arkeen, isagoo kala hadlay waxyaalaha Boqortooyada Ilaah. Sidaas Ciise oo sarakacay wuxuu sii waday isla mawduucii weynaa ee adeeggiisa dhimashada ka hor: Boqortooyada soo socota.
Wakhtigii Boqortooyadu miyuu yimid?
Xertu si dabiici ah ayay u weydiiyeen in hadda Boqortooyada dib loogu soo celinayo Israa'iil. Su'aashooda iyo jawaabta Ciise waa muhiim:
“Rabbiyow, wakhtigan miyaad Boqortooyada Israa'iil u soo celinaysaa?” Falimaha Rasuullada 1:6 |
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“Idinka ma leh inaad ogaataan wakhtiyada ama xilliyada Aabbuhu awooddiisa ku haysto.” Falimaha Rasuullada 1:7 |
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Ciise ma odhan Boqortooyada la ballanqaaday weligeed dib looma soo celin doono. Wuxuu u sheegay in wakhtigeedu Aabbaha leeyahay. Intaas ka hor xertu shaqo ayay lahayd: waxay markhaati u noqon lahaayeen Ciise, Injiilkana Yeruusaalem ayay ka qaadi lahaayeen ilaa quruumaha (Falimaha Rasuullada 1:8).
Kor-u-qaadistii
Ciise dabadeed xerta wuxuu u hoggaamiyey Buur Saytuun. Iyagoo eegaya ayaa kor loo qaaday, daruurna indhahooda ayay ka qarisay. Laba malaa'igood ayaa markaas siiyey ballanqaad toos ah:
“Niman reer Galili ahow, maxaad samada u fiirinaysaan? Ciisahan idinka samada laydiinka qaaday, sidaad u aragteen isagoo samada u baxaya ayuu sidaas oo kale u iman doonaa.” Falimaha Rasuullada 1:11 |
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“Ballanqaadku waa qofeed oo cad. Ciisihii jidh ahaan u sara kacay oo samada u baxay ayaa soo noqon doona. Sidaas imaatinkiisa labaad kama go'na sarakicidda iyo kor-u-qaadista: kan samada ku nool ayaa mar kale dhulka iman doona.” “Ciisahan qudhiisu” |
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Sababta kor-u-qaadistu muhiim u tahay
Kor-u-qaadistu macnaheedu ma ahayn inuu Ciise joojiyey ka qayb qaadashada ujeeddada Ilaah. Wuu nool yahay, gacanta midig ee Ilaah ayaa lagu sarraysiiyey, Axdiga Cusubna wuxuu isaga uga hadlayaa kan rumaystayaashu Aabbaha ugu soo dhowaadaan. Shaqadiisu waxay gaadhi doontaa heerkeeda weyn ee xiga marka Ilaah dib u soo diro si uu Boqortooyada u dhiso.
Sarakicidda Ciise — iyo keenna
Rasuul Bawlos 1 Korintos 15 wuxuu sharxayaa in sarakicidda Ciise lama huraan u tahay rajada Masiixiga. Haddii Masiixa aan la sara kicin, rumaysadku waa madhan yahay, kuwa Masiixa ku dhintayna rajo ma leh. Laakiin Bawlos isla markiiba wuxuu ku dhawaaqayaa lidkeeda:
“Haddase Masiixa kuwii dhintay waa laga sara kiciyey, wuxuuna noqday midhaha ugu horreeya ee kuwii seexday.” 1 Korintos 15:20 |
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Erayga “midhaha ugu horreeya” wuxuu tilmaamayaa bilowga goosashada. Masiixu waa kii ugu horreeyey ee loo sara kiciyey nolol aan dhimanayn; kuwa isaga leh ayaa ku xigi doona marka uu yimaado.
| AADAN DHEXDIISA | MASIIXA DHEXDIISA |
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| Dhimashadu Aadan ayay ku soo gashay. | Sarakiciddu Ciise Masiix ayay ku timaaddaa. |
| Bini-aadamka oo dhan dhimashada ayay wadaagaan. | Kuwa Masiixa leh waxay leeyihiin rajada in la noolayn doono. |
| Nolosheenna hadda waa qudhmaysa oo dhimanaysa. | Kuwa daacadda ah waxaa loo beddeli doonaa qudhmi-la'aan iyo dhimasho la'aan. |
| Qoyska Aadan wuxuu ku dhammaadaa dhimasho. | Masiixu wuxuu furayaa jidka nolol weligeed ah ee Boqortooyada Ilaah. |
Yaa la noolayn doonaa?
Erayada Bawlos waa in si taxaddar leh loo akhriyaa. Ma barayo in qof walba si toos ah u heli doono nolol weligeed ah. Wuxuu leeyahay sarakiciddu nidaam ayay leedahay: Masiixa marka hore, dabadeed “kuwa Masiixa leh marka uu yimaado” (1 Korintos 15:23). Sidaas darteed Masiixa lahaanshuhu waa muhiim.
Injiilku ragga iyo dumarka wuxuu ugu yeedhaa inay rumaystaan, toobad keenaan oo Masiixa lagu baabtiiso. Galatiya 3:27 wuxuu leeyahay, “Intiinna Masiixa lagu baabtiisay Masiixa ayaad huwatay.” Baabtiisku rumaystaha wuxuu la aqoonsadaa dhimashada iyo sarakicidda Ciise, wuxuuna bilaabaa nolol cusub oo xernimo.
Jidh noocee ah?
Bawlos wuxuu sidoo kale ka jawaabaa su'aasha, “Sidee kuwii dhintay loo soo sara kiciyaa? Jidh noocee ah ayay ku yimaadaan?” (1 Korintos 15:35). Rajada sarakiciddu ma aha nolol ruux ama jinni ahaan. Kuwii dhintay waa la sara kiciyaa, kuwa Masiixu aqbalana waa la beddelaa si dhimashadu ugu beddelanto dhimasho la'aan.
“Kan qudhmaya waa inuu huwadaa qudhmi-la'aan, kan dhimanayana waa inuu huwadaa dhimasho la'aan.” 1 Korintos 15:53 |
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Jidhkeenna hadda wuu tabar darraa, wuu xanuunsadaa, wuuna dhintaa. Nolosha aan dhimanayn way ka duwan tahay: kuwa Masiixu aqbalo mar dambe dhimasho hoos ma iman doonaan. Tani waa guusha Ilaah Wiilkiisa ku bixiyo.
“Mahad Ilaah ha leh, kaas oo guusha inagu siiya Rabbi Ciise Masiix.” 1 Korintos 15:57 |
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Sababta sarakicidda iyo kor-u-qaadistu muhiim inoo yihiin
Sarakiciddu waa jawaabta Ilaah ee dhimashada oo u muuqata dhammaadka ugu dambeeya. Ciise wuu dhintay, laakiin Ilaah wuu sara kiciyey. Kor-u-qaadistu waxay ina tusaysaa in Ciise oo sarakacay samada ku nool yahay; ballanqaadka malaa'iguhuna wuxuu ina tusayaa inuu soo noqon doono. Runahan wada jira waxay qaabeeyaan rajada Masiixiga: cafis hadda, sarakicid marka Masiixu yimaado, iyo nolol weligeed ah Boqortooyada Ilaah.
“Iimaanka Masiixigu kuma udub-dhexaadna macallin dhintay oo shaqadiisu qarnigii koowaad ku dhammaatay. Wuxuu ku udub-dhexaad yahay Wiilka Ilaah ee sarakacay. Maadaama Ciise nool yahay, kuwa raaca waxay sugi karaan soo noqoshadiisa iyo sarakicidda kuwii dhintay.” Rabbi nool iyo rajo nool |
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Farriinta oo hal sawir ah
| DHACDADA | WAXA ILAAH SAMEEYEY | SABABTA AY MUHIIM U TAHAY |
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| Dhimasho | Ciise dhab ahaan wuu dhintay waana la aasay. | Allabarigu dhab ayuu ahaa. |
| Sarakicid | Ilaah Ciise kuwii dhintay ayuu ka sara kiciyey. | Dhimashada isaga ayaa lagu jebiyey. |
| Kor-u-qaadis | Ciise samada ayaa loo qaaday. | Wuu nool yahay waana la sarraysiiyey. |
| Soo noqosho | Ilaah isla Ciisahan mar kale ayuu soo diri doonaa. | Boqortooyada iyo rajada sarakiciddu way rumoobi doonaan. |
SOO KOOBID
1. Ciise dhab ahaan kuwii dhintay ayuu ka sara kacay. Qabrigu madhan ayuu ahaa, xertiisuna waxay markhaati ka bixiyeen inay arkeen Rabbiga sarakacay.
2. Sarakiciddiisu jidh ahaan ayay ahayd. Ciise ma ahayn ruux aan jidh lahayn; waa la arki karay waana la taaban karay.
3. Ciise samada ayuu u baxay. Rabbiga sarakacay xerta ayaa laga qaaday, maanta wuu nool yahay.
4. Wuxuu ku soo noqon doonaa dhulka. Malaa'iguhu waxay ballanqaadeen in “Ciisahan qudhiisu” mar kale iman doono.
5. Sarakiciddiisu rajo ayay ina siisaa. Kuwa Masiixa leh waa la sara kicin karaa, hadday aqbalnaadaanna nolol aan dhimanayn ayay heli karaan.
6. Injiilku jawaab ayuu dalbanayaa. Waa inaan rumaysanno, toobad keenno, Masiixa lagu baabtiiso oo si daacad ah jidkiisa ugu sii soconno.
Cutubyo aad akhrido
Falimaha Rasuullada 1 • Matayos 28 • Luukos 24 • 1 Korintos 15
XAFID • FALIMAHA RASUULLADA 2:24
“Kaas Ilaah soo sara kiciyey isagoo furay xanuunkii dhimashada, maxaa yeelay suuragal ma ahayn inay dhimashadu isaga haysato.” FALIMAHA RASUULLADA 2:24 • King James Version |
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READING • JOHN 20
The empty tomb changed everything
The Gospel does not end with the death of Jesus. On the first day of the week his followers discovered that the tomb was empty. God had raised His Son from the dead. The resurrection confirmed the truth of the Gospel and became the foundation of the apostles' preaching and of the Christian hope.
The empty tomb
Early on the first day of the week, women who had followed Jesus came to the tomb with spices they had prepared. They expected to find his body there. Instead, the stone had been moved and the tomb was empty. The message they received was astonishing:
“Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen.”
Luke 24:5-6 (excerpt) • King James Version
The women reported what had happened. The Gospel records show that the disciples did not immediately understand or accept the news. Peter and another disciple went to the tomb and found the linen clothes there, but no body (John 20:3-10).
Mary Magdalene sees Jesus
Mary Magdalene remained near the tomb, weeping. At first, when Jesus spoke to her, she supposed that he was the gardener. Then he called her by name: “Mary.” She recognised him and realised that the Lord whom she had seen die was alive again (John 20:11-18).
The resurrection was not presented as something the disciples expected because they were naturally hopeful. On the contrary, the Gospel accounts repeatedly show surprise, fear and initial unbelief. They became convinced because they believed they had encountered the risen Jesus.
Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
The resurrection is central to the Christian message. If Jesus remained dead, the Gospel would have no victory over death. The New Testament therefore gives several reasons for taking the resurrection seriously. We will consider four of them.
1. Jesus really died
The first explanation sometimes offered is that Jesus did not actually die, but recovered later. The Gospel records do not support this. John says that the soldiers found Jesus already dead (John 19:33). Mark records that Pilate checked the report of his death with the centurion before allowing the body to be buried (Mark 15:42-45).
A real death and a real resurrection
The New Testament claim is not that Jesus merely revived after a period of unconsciousness. It is that he truly died, was buried, and was raised from the dead by God.
2. The body was not in the tomb
Matthew records that a story was circulated claiming that the disciples had stolen the body while the guards slept (Matthew 28:11-15). Yet the Gospel accounts portray the disciples themselves as frightened and doubtful after the crucifixion. They were not expecting a resurrection and had to be convinced that Jesus was alive.
The empty tomb by itself would not prove the resurrection, but it is an important part of the evidence presented by the Gospels. The claim that Jesus had risen was made in Jerusalem, where the burial had taken place.
3. Jesus appeared bodily
The New Testament does not describe Jesus as a disembodied spirit after his resurrection. He showed the disciples his hands and his side; he invited Thomas to examine the evidence for himself (John 20:24-29). Luke records Jesus saying:
“Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
Luke 24:39 (excerpt) • King James Version
Luke also records that Jesus ate in the presence of the disciples (Luke 24:41-43). The resurrection hope of the Bible is therefore bodily life, not survival as an invisible spirit.
4. The disciples were changed
Before the resurrection the disciples were fearful and confused. Afterwards, the book of Acts shows them publicly preaching that God had raised Jesus from the dead, even when this brought opposition and suffering. Their conviction was centred on what they believed God had done in raising His Son.
“Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 (excerpt) • King James Version
Jesus did not praise blind credulity. Thomas had received direct evidence; later disciples would depend on the testimony preserved in Scripture. John explains that his Gospel was written so that readers might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:30-31).
Forty days with the disciples
After his resurrection Jesus continued to appear to his disciples. Acts 1:3 says that he showed himself alive “by many infallible proofs” and was seen by them during forty days, speaking of the things concerning the Kingdom of God. The risen Jesus therefore continued the same great subject that had marked his ministry before his death: the coming Kingdom.
Had the time for the Kingdom come?
The disciples naturally asked whether the restoration of the Kingdom was now about to happen. Their question and Jesus’ answer are important:
“Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 1:6 • King James Version
“It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.”
Acts 1:7 • King James Version
Jesus did not say that the promised Kingdom would never be restored. He told them that the timing belonged to the Father. Meanwhile, the disciples had work to do. They were to be witnesses of Jesus, carrying the Gospel from Jerusalem outward to the nations (Acts 1:8).
The ascension
Jesus then led the disciples out to the Mount of Olives. While they watched, he was taken up and a cloud received him out of their sight. Two angels then gave them a direct promise:
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:11 • King James Version
“This same Jesus”
The promise is personal and definite. The Jesus who had risen bodily and ascended into heaven will return. His second coming is therefore inseparable from the resurrection and ascension: the one who is alive in heaven will come again to the earth.
Why the ascension matters
The ascension did not mean that Jesus ceased to be involved in God’s purpose. He is alive, exalted at God’s right hand, and the New Testament speaks of him as the one through whom believers approach the Father. His work will reach its next great stage when God sends him back to establish the Kingdom.
Jesus’ resurrection — and ours
The apostle Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 15 that the resurrection of Jesus is essential to the Christian hope. If Christ has not been raised, faith is empty and those who have died in Christ have no hope. But Paul immediately declares the opposite:
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
1 Corinthians 15:20 • King James Version
The word “firstfruits” points to the beginning of a harvest. Christ is the first to be raised to immortal life; others who belong to him will follow at his coming.
IN ADAMIN CHRIST
Death entered through Adam.Resurrection comes through Jesus Christ.
All human beings share mortality.Those who belong to Christ have the hope of being made alive.
Our present life is corruptible and mortal.The faithful will be changed to incorruption and immortality.
Adam’s family ends in death.Christ opens the way to everlasting life in God’s Kingdom.
Who will be made alive?
Paul’s words must be read carefully. He does not teach that everyone will automatically receive everlasting life. He says that the resurrection has an order: Christ first, and afterwards “they that are Christ’s at his coming” (1 Corinthians 15:23). Belonging to Christ therefore matters.
The Gospel calls men and women to believe, repent and be baptized into Christ. Galatians 3:27 says, “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Baptism identifies the believer with the death and resurrection of Jesus and begins a new life of discipleship.
With what kind of body?
Paul also answers the question, “How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?” (1 Corinthians 15:35). The resurrection hope is not life as a ghost or spirit. The dead are raised, and those accepted by Christ are changed so that mortality gives way to immortality.
“For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
1 Corinthians 15:53 • King James Version
Our present bodies grow weak, suffer illness and die. Immortal life is different: those whom Christ accepts will no longer be subject to death. This is the victory God offers through His Son.
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 • King James Version
Why the resurrection and ascension matter to us
The resurrection is God’s answer to the apparent finality of death. Jesus died, but God raised him. The ascension tells us that the risen Jesus is alive in heaven; the promise of the angels tells us that he will return. Together these truths give shape to the Christian hope: forgiveness now, resurrection at Christ’s coming, and everlasting life in the Kingdom of God.
A living Lord and a living hope
Christian faith is not centred on a dead teacher whose work ended in the first century. It is centred on the risen Son of God. Because Jesus lives, his followers can look forward to his return and to the resurrection from the dead.
The message in one view
EVENTWHAT GOD DIDWHY IT MATTERS
DeathJesus truly died and was buried.The sacrifice was real.
ResurrectionGod raised Jesus from the dead.Death was overcome in him.
AscensionJesus was taken into heaven.He is alive and exalted.
ReturnGod will send this same Jesus again.The Kingdom and resurrection hope will be fulfilled.
SUMMARY
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Jesus truly rose from the dead.
The tomb was empty and the disciples testified that they saw the risen Lord.
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His resurrection was bodily.
Jesus was not a disembodied spirit; he could be seen and touched.
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Jesus ascended into heaven.
The risen Lord was taken from the disciples and is alive today.
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He will return to the earth.
The angels promised that “this same Jesus” will come again.
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His resurrection gives us hope.
Those who belong to Christ can be raised and, if accepted, receive immortal life.
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The Gospel calls for a response.
We must believe, repent, be baptized into Christ and continue faithfully in his way.
Chapters to read
Acts 1; Matthew 28; Luke 24; 1 Corinthians 15
LEARN BY HEART • ACTS 2:24
“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”
Acts 2:24 • King James Version
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