If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#32) He Is the Firstfruit [audio]
“Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19).
I know someone who surrendered his life to Christ because of these very words. They connect, again, the resurrection of Christ with the future hope that we, too, will be raised in like manner… physically. And, it meant, as Paul stated, that Jesus w...
We mortals who remain are left with a hole when someone dear departs. And when someone like Ravi leaves, there are an innumerable number of holes left all over the world. There are very few men who are identified merely by their first name.
We were together a few months ago, when Ravi insisted on fulfilling a promise he made to me several times over the many years I have been laboring to bri...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#31) We Will Also Rise from the Dead [audio]
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another (Job 19:25-27).
The confidence that God will raise the dead is not just a New ...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#30) Death Was Defeated [audio]
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery (Hebrews 2:14-15).
All of us want to lock th...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#29) Satan Is Crushed [audio]
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall crush your head, and you shall bruise His heel (Genesis 3:15).
Here was the situation. God had created the most amazing place. We can’t really imagine it. There was no death. There was no evil. Everything flourished. Then...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#25) It Would Have Radically Changed the World [audio]
But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouti...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#24) It Would Have Radically Changed the Disciples [audio]
As [Peter and John] were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them and put them in jai...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#23) Jesus Was and Is Alive [audio]
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#22) Theories Against the Empty Tomb Would Arise [audio]
Having laid a foundation of evidence for the empty tomb, and an understanding of the early resurrection polemic and creed (Days 20 and 21), we are now ready to deal with the theories that have arisen against the empty tomb. There are many and you will now recognize several because we needed to introdu...
If Jesus Rose from the Dead, then (#21) There Would Have Been an Early Resurrection Creed [audio]
When we come to the apologetic or defense against the argument that the resurrection is merely legend or myth, there are two key formal elements that must be well understood. The first is the “resurrection polemic” and the second is the “early resurrection creed." We look...
