Craig

Jesus is revealing His majesty, might and awesome power in this passage of scripture. I think this vision of Jesus is meant to create respect and awe for Jesus in the believer. It is important to see Jesus Christ as He is. Not only is He is the Lamb of God, but He is the mighty judge and King of Kings over this universe and creation. Jesus not only warrants our love, but our devotion, respect, loyalty and praise.

All countries throughout the world are experiencing tribulation and/or persecution to some degree. Jesus said that in the world His followers would have tribulation, but be of good cheer, Jesus had overcome the world. The book of Revelation in telling us of the events to come, also emphazies to the believer, to be of good cheer because no matter what happens on this planet, Jesus has overcome this world and satan and all be well for the believer.

God reveals to us in Revelation 1:8 that He is the Alpha and Omega. He is the Almighty from the beginning to the end of creation. He was, is and will be. All of these verses are revealing to the Christian that the Lord God and Jesus Christ are one and same.

God reveals to us in Revelation 1:8 that He is the Alpha and Omega. He is the Almighty from the beginning to the end of creation. He was, is and will be. All of these verses are revealing to the Christian that the Lord God and Jesus Christ are the one and same.

Jesus' Resurrection was from the dead and His ascension was from earth to Heaven to be seated at the right hand of His Father. The ascension completes the resurrection, i.e. Jesus resurrects from the dead and later ascends to be with God the Father in Heaven. A model for all believing Christians that put their faith in Jesus Christ.

The testimony and witness is so important because the truth is being revealed for the Christian's understanding; encouragement; and instruction regarding persecution now and until Jesus Christ returns for His church. Jesus is the faithful witness because everything that Jesus taught us is faithful and true and we can put our trust in Him. Christians are embarrassed by Jesus Christ because it isn't "cool" or conventional to share the gospel of Jesus Christ in today's culture.

The fact that the grave clothes were present and folded led Peter an John to believe that Jesus' body wasn't stolen, but Jesus must have resurrected from the dead as He taught. The peculiar thing about the clothes was that they were neatly folded suggesting that Jesus did not come out of a coma, thus struggling out of the burial clothes, but passed through them.

All gospel accounts of the resurrection agree that: Jesus was dead and bured; Jesus' disciples were dazed and confused; the empty tomb didn't mean much to the disciples and Mary thought the body was stolen; a number of disciples see the risen Jesus at different places and times; and the disciples declared Jesus to be risen from the tomb in Jerusalem. Bottom line is that the disciples did not believe that what Jesus foretold them about His trial, punishment, death and resurrection. So it would seem that Jesus was emtombed and rose the dead.

\There are differences between the number of women and who they were that went to the tomb. There are differences in who and where Jesus appears to the women. There is a difference in the number of angels present at the tomb. There are differences in the funeral clothes Jesus was entombed in. There were differences in the places of Jesus' appearances. There are differences in the purpose the women went to the tomb. Eyewitness accounts vary in some details. I think each gospel writer wrote as he remembered the event in greater or lesser detail than the others. The minor differences in their resurrection accounts adds to the credibility of the witnesses in that they appear not to have plotted together to write a prefab account. Their accounts are as they preceived the events to be. As the Holy Spirit led each of them to record their account of the resurrection.

The chief priests and Pharisees were uneasy that Jesus might be exactly who He said He was. However, they were more concerned that Jesus' followers would steal His body and create a deception, of resurrection, greater than His deception of being the Messiah. The disciples didn't understand or comprehend the Resurrection Jesus was telling them prior to His Resurrection. They didn't get it until Jesus revealed Himself to them after His resurrection.

Jesus is the resurrection for those who believe and are physically dead. He is the life for those who believe and have not yet died. In order to have eternal life, a person must place his or her faith in Jesus, who is the Christ, the Son of God, who came into the world to bring eternal life to those who believe.

As a result of Job's faithfulness while going through trials and times of suffering, God not only restored his life 10 fold, but revealed to man, as never before, the spiritual reality of life beyond sheol or the grave. God chooses His time and place to reveal truth to humanity. This passage from Job is a great example of God's progressive revelation to humanity. As God has worked with His people He has revealed more and more about Himself, life, salvation, etc.

Hi: My name is Craig and I live in Live Oak, Florida. I am the Pastor of Grace Community Church in Live Oak. The Resurrection of Jesus is central to our hope and faith in Jesus Christ and I look forward to this study as well as sharing with others what I learn. God Bless All, Craig Topping