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Mar 19, 2023 · Remember what Matthew 27:52-53 said: “many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” These were not one or two people, but “many” believers who were raised from the dead right after Jesus was resurrected.
Matthew 27:52-28:20. King James Version. 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
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When a believer dies, his body goes in the grave and “falls asleep.” But his soul does not sleep; his soul goes to Paradise (2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; Luke 23:43). In Scripture, “falling asleep” is a softened term for the believer’s death. For instance, when Paul wrote to the Thessalonian believers, he said: “I do not want you to be igno...
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul writes, “And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body” (v. 37-38). Paul is using an illustration here. If you put a kernel of corn into the ground and let it grow, the green stalk that comes o...
There is an age-old saying about blood being thicker than water. It points to the strength of family bonds as something more enduring than bonds of friendship. This is certainly true in the case of God’s family. When we are united by faith with Jesus Christ, we are adopted into God’s family (Romans 8:15-17). We become “joint heirs with Christ”; we ...
One of the defining aspects of heaven is the opportunity to spend eternity with the Man who created us and gave His life to rescue us from the consequences of sin. If we do not know Jesus in this life, we will not know Him in the next. We will have no part in the new heaven, the new earth, or the city of New Jerusalem. Not everyone will be admitted...
They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people. New Living Translation. They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. English Standard Version.
Aug 17, 2022 · By overcoming death, Jesus Christ immediately receives precedence because He came back to life when everyone else did not. The resurrection has given us a reason to tell others about Him and place trust in God (1 Corinthians 15:14).
Mar 22, 2012 · When believers die, their spirits go to be with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6-8) and their dead bodies are left behind. Whether cremated or buried, once the life has gone out of them, all earthly bodies soon decompose and turn to dust ( Genesis 3:19 ).
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Jul 12, 2005 · Because we have no other record of the events, one is left to speculate about who these people were and what happened after they were raised upon the death of Jesus.
