From the Pastor’s Desk
The word “Resurrection” is used throughout the Bible, both and Old and New Testament. The word basically means to “re-stand” but most agree that it means to “come back from death to life”. The Word of God records three resurrections in the Old Testament and seven in the New Testament. Of that seven, the Apostle Paul raised one man, Peter raised one female and Jesus raised three others and of course Jesus raised Himself. The term “resurrection” is also applied to the Nation Israel and universally to all mankind. Everyone who has ever lived is promised to one day die and to one day be resurrected. Our very faith in the resurrection of Jesus is
that we, like Him, will one day die a physical death but will then live with Him for eternity. There is a “first resurrection” and there is a “second death”. That second death will only come to those whose name is “not found written in the Book of Life” – Those who did not chose God’s plan of salvation. Today, we will not only study this topic of resurrection but we will discover that “resurrection” is a Man. Jesus said to Martha, “I
AM the Resurrection and the Life”. We call this Man our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Pastor Wayne
