JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION What They Can Mean for You

Jesus was resurrected from the dead, and others will be too

"Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death. For since death cam through a man, resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam  all are dying, so also in the Christ, all will be made alive." -1 Corinthians 15:20-22.

There is no doubt that Jesus lived and died, but what evidence is there that he was raised from the dead? Among the strongest evidence is the fact that the resurrected Jesus appeared to many people on different occasions and at different places.  Once, he appeared to more than 500 people.  The apostle Paul wrote of that in his letter to the Corinthians, noting that some of those witnesses were still alive, implying that they could testify to what they had seen and heard. - 1 Corinthians 15:3-8. 

Significantly, when Paul wrote that Christ was "the firstfruits" of those raised up, he was indicating that others too would later be resurrected.  Jesus himself said that the time would come when "all those in the memorial tombs would "come out." -John 5:28, 29. 

Next time: JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION What They Can Mean for You - To live forever, we must exercise faith in Jesus

From the Watchtower magazine, 2015