Posts Tagged ‘resurrection’
Does God still raise people from the dead?
Question: A friend of mine seems to think that it is possible for someone to raise from the dead now. I thought that Jesus was the last person to do that. He seems to think that I am underestimating God’s power. I believe that God can do anything, but I don’t think He will raise…
Read MoreWill our dead bodies be physically raised on the last day?
Question: I’ve had someone ask me about where the soul goes after death and how that correlates with the resurrection. I looked up articles on your site and was able to answer most of her questions, but one still remains. In Luke 16:19-31 we, of course, read the account of the rich man and Lazarus, gleaning the spiritual…
Read MoreShall We Know One Another in Heaven?
by Hoyt Houchen via Guardian of Truth XXXV: 20, pp. 623-624 October 17, 1991 Man is confronted with many mysteries, thus causing him to ponder on many questions. He is made to wonder about death, immortality, what is beyond and shall we know each other in heaven. The subject of future recognition in heaven that is discussed…
Read MoreDid the folded napkin in John 20:7 mean Jesus was coming back?
Question: I received the following in regard to John 20:7. Is this true? Why did Jesus fold the napkin? This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the e-mails. Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this……. John 20:7 tells us that the…
Read MoreThe Firstfruits
by Ethan R. Longhenry “But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ’s, at his coming” (I Corinthians 15:23). Despair turned to excitement on that first day of the week so long ago when Jesus arose from the dead (John 20:1-31, etc.). In the midst of all the excitement, however,…
Read MoreAre there any other mentions of the saints rising from the dead at Jesus’ death?
Question: In Matthew 27:51-53, it says “And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they…
Read MoreWhat will our spiritual bodies be like?
Question: Do you have articles on “Our spiritual bodies after death and more specifically after the resurrection?” Please send information. Thanks, your web site is great. Answer: John stated, “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed,…
Read MoreDo the gospels contradict each other regarding Jesus’ empty tomb?
Question: I am a Christian but my friend has pointed out several contradictions in the Bible I when the women went to the tomb of Jesus I was hoping you could help me to resolve: Matthew – Earthquake with an angel sitting outside on the recently moved stone; Mark – Stone already moved and a…
Read MoreWhen Jesus comes again, who will be raised?
Question: Concerning when Jesus comes again, who will be raised? Just a few chosen or everyone? What about all the aborted babies? Have the saints already risen? I have so many questions on the subject that I don’t know how to ask them all. If all the poor aborted babies are raised, will they be…
Read MoreHow could Jesus be in the grave three days and nights if he died on Friday and rose on Sunday?
Question: From Friday around 6 p.m. to Sunday around 6 a.m. is 36 hours that Jesus was in the grave. How does that cover the three days and three nights (72 hours) that Jesus himself predicted? Answer: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will…
Read MoreThe Dead in Christ Shall Rise First
by Ron Daly via Guardian of Truth XLI: 4 p. 10-11, February 20, 1997 Paul wrote in his first letter to the Thessalonians, that when the Lord descends from heaven, “the dead in Christ will rise first” (I Thessalonians 4:16). Apparently, Paul had reason to be concerned that some of the Christians in Thessalonica were uninformed…
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