Title: He Is Risen / Matthew 28:1-6
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There are many different religions on the planet, and none of them celebrates "Easter" except Christianity.
The reason is that the founder of religion has died and no one has risen from the grave.
Easter is here because only Jesus died to bear the sins of mankind and rose from the dead on the third day.
Today I would like to talk about the nature of the resurrection of Jesus.
1. The resurrection of Jesus means the victory over the authority of death (the authority of Hades)
In Genesis 3:15, God said that the serpent (Satan) would bruise Jesus' heel.
As he said, Jesus was a ball under the control of Satan and the devil.
Crucified to death by members, subordinates, and Roman soldiers
He was buried in a tomb.
The crowd wanted to keep Jesus in the tomb forever.
But in three days, Jesus overcame the authority of death and opened the tomb.
He overcame the powers of Hades by resurrecting from the dead.
Satan the devil can imprison others forever in death and the grave
There may be, but it is not enough to imprison Jesus Christ.
It was.
2. Jesus' resurrection is the fulfillment of prophecy.
1) In the Old Testament, in Jonah 1-2, Jonah disobeyed God's word, and the sea
He was thrown into the pit and stayed in the fish for three days, and repented after three days.
God commanded the fish to vomit on dry land, and Nineveh came to life.
He saved us from God's judgment by evangelizing them.
2) In Matthew 12:38-40, some of the scribes and Pharisees showed signs to Jesus.
wanted
Jesus said, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but the prophet Jonah
There is no sign to be seen except the sign of Jonah, three days and three nights.
As it was in the belly of a fish, so the Son of Man was in the earth three days and three nights.
will," he said.
Jesus was buried for three days before he died and then rose again.
prophesied that
3) In Matthew 16:21, Jesus told his disciples that I was going up to Jerusalem and
that he will suffer and be put to death, and that he will rise again on the third day.
He spoke prophetically.
4) In Matthew 26:32, Jesus said to his beloved disciples that after I am alive, they will be more than you.
He prophesied that he would rise to life first by going to Galilee.
All.
He also prophesied that Jesus would rise again.
3. The resurrection of Jesus revealed that he was the Messiah, the Son of God.
1) According to Matthew 27:39-40, people passing by while Jesus was crucified
Shaking his head and insulting Jesus, he said, "Tear down the temple and
Save yourself, you who build in days, if you are the Son of God
and come down from the cross."
2) According to Matthew 27:41-43, the council members mocked Jesus who was crucified.
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself.
King of El, come down from the cross now, and we will
Believe me, he trusts in God, and if God pleases him,
Save now, for I am the Son of God."
3) In Luke 23:39, one of the robbers (one of the evildoers) who was crucified
Isn't it Tao? Save you and us."
4) If Jesus died on the cross and was locked up in the tomb forever, no one
No one will believe that this is the Messiah.
But because he was buried and rose from the dead three days later, he became the Son of God and
He was recognized as the Messiah, and many people believed him.
4. The resurrection of Jesus is the first fruit of the believer's resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:20 says that Christ is now raised from the dead
became the firstfruits of the field.
Verse 22 says, “For as all died in Adam, so in Christ all
A man will find life."
1) Because Jesus was resurrected, he became the firstfruits of the resurrection of those who believe.
Those who believe in Jesus will be resurrected like Jesus at the end of the world.
2) If Jesus was not resurrected, then evangelism is in vain and faith is in vain.
They are bound to be the most foolish people on earth, but Christ was resurrected.
Therefore, evangelism and faith are not in vain, and believers are not pitiful people.
3) Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm and not shaken.
and always be diligent in the work of the Lord, for
knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."
I did.
5. Because the resurrected Christ met many people, the members of the council and the soldiers
The lie has been exposed to the world.
1) In Matthew 27, the watchman who guarded the tomb of Jesus opened the tomb and was resurrected.
He witnessed what he had done and went into the city and reported it to the members of the council. (11)
2) The members of the council gathered to discuss, and while giving a lot of money to the soldiers, Jesus’ disciples
He told them to come at night and tell a lie that they had stolen the body. (13)
3) The soldiers were bribed with money, and the disciples of Jesus did as the council members ordered.
They spread the lie that they stole the body of Jesus.
4) However, the resurrected Jesus was Mary Magdalene, the two disciples on their way to the village of Emmaus,
11 Disciples, about 500 people, even appeared to Saul, who was persecuting Jesus.
The fact of his resurrection became known all over the world.
5) Those who met the resurrected Lord preached the resurrection of Jesus and the Messiah.
Thousands of people have been saved.
conclusion
1. Jesus Christ overcame the powers of Hades and was resurrected according to the prophecy
He became the first fruits of the resurrection, and as a result, it became known to all peoples under Oncheon as the Messiah
He gave salvation to those who believe in him.
Everyone who believes in him is blessed with the death of the old man and becoming a new man.
2. The Lord who took on our sins, overcame the power of death, and rose from the grave this time
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