raising from the dead
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How long was Jesus in the tomb?
All (most?) Christian denominations celebrate Good Friday as the day that Jesus was crucified on the cross, and then celebrate Easter as the day that Jesus rose from the tomb. Most spots in scripture ...
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Why the resurrection?
My understanding is that Christians believe that Jesus died, was resurrected, and ascended to heaven alive.
What is believed to have been the purpose of this? Specifically, once dead, why not just ...
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Why is Easter celebrated on a different day every year and Christmas is not?
It is well known that on Easter we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, but every year it is held on a different date, whereas Jesus' birthday—Christmas— is celebrated on the same day every ...
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Did Thomas touch Jesus's side?
John 20:24-29
24Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to ...
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Resurrection of the body
How is the resurrection of the body supposed to work in Catholicism? E.g. If I die at 90, will I resurrect with the body of an old man? What about babies, will they simply resurrect as very young ...
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Why did Jesus say, “Do not touch me”?
John 20:17:
Jesus said, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your ...
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Was Jesus' resurrected body the same as his glorified body that he now has in heaven?
Most people understand that the Scriptures teach that the body in which Jesus was crucified was the same body that came out of the grave, but that the body in which He now dwells in, was that changed ...
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The nature of Jesus's 40 days post-resurrection but pre-ascension
I recently learned that the gap in time between the resurrection and the ascension of Jesus into heaven was given as "40 days". I'm curious about that period and have a few related questions about it ...
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For Protestants who believe our dead bodies will literally be raised from the grave in the resurrection
Some Protestants believe that in the "resurrection" we will receive new bodies.
Other Protestants believe that in the resurrection, our old bodies will literally rise up out of the ground for us to ...
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Isn't reincarnation affirmed by the Bible?
Malachi 4:5:
I will send you the prophet Elijah. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day
Jesus says in Matthew 11:14
"and if you are willing ...
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What does it mean to say “Jesus died for our sins”?
When Christians say "Jesus died for our sins", what do they mean?
I went to Catholic school for 5 years and all I heard was "Jesus died for our sins", "Jesus ...
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Did Jesus transform into spirit form after Resurrection
In the 40 days after the Resurrection and before his Ascension, Jesus appears and disappears to people, including his disciples.
He also is not recognizable by some of his followers including Mary ...
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Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit
Some Christian denominations think that the spirit is not immortal and that death is like sleeping.
When Christ comes back he would resurrect the dead bodies from within the ground (like God made ...
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Do people go to heaven immediately when they die?
When someone passes away, at their funeral the priest will usually say something that gives the idea that the deceased is in heaven. And a lot of people like to also give the idea that people who die ...
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Resurrection importance in the Bible
I've often heard that if you lay out the books of the new testament chronologically by the order they were written, the story of Jesus' resurrection become more important. Some also say it become ...
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Is there any possibility that 1 Cor 15 is not about Physical Resurrection?
This is something of a long shot. I had a friend look at 1 Cor 15 (and other parts of the Bible and he formed the conclusion that 1 Cor 15 was about a spiritual and not bodily resurrection. ie that ...
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What of all those who just don't know
Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
John 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life. ...
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Can someone point to a prophecy about the 3 days between the cross and resurrection?
Can someone point me to a OT prophecy about the Messiah being in the tomb for 3 days. As general or specific as you can think of. I think I have one, and it seems pretty obvious to me, but a lot of ...
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What is the LDS (Mormon) view of the necessity of Jesus death and resurrection?
I heard recently in a sermon that the LDS church views Jesus' death and resurrection as almost a "blemish" on Christianity - that it was an unfortunate event, and not at all the way God planned for ...
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What did Peter, James and John see on the Mount of Transfiguration?
During a Bible discussion for seekers last week, one of them asked a question that led me to ponder this questions.
As I understand it, the body of Moses (not Elijah since he never died) should still ...
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What is the Biblical basis to declare that ‘justice necessitates the resurrection of the body’?
I found a very good description of what the human conscience is:
Conscience is nothing but that judgment which men do make, and which they cannot but make, of their moral actions with reference ...
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If Christians believe that Christ was a God and immortal (or resurrected), why do some avenge his killing in his name?
Arguably the killing of Jesus Christ was the most avenged killing in history. There is no other person for whom there were so many other people killed in the name of retaliation.
In Russian Empire ...
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Is there a group of Christians that believes that Jesus was resurrected metaphorically rather than physically?
Is there a group of Christians or confession that believes that Jesus was resurrected metaphorically rather than physically?
Sometimes I encountered with opinions that Jesus was resurrected in the ...
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Why are the wicked resurrected only to be destroyed and sent to the Lake of Fire?
In Revelation 20 the resurrection of the wicked is detailed. They are then judged and thrown in the lake of fire.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. ...
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Does Roman Catholic doctrine teach that Christ no longer has a body that possesses flesh?
Does Roman Catholic doctrine teach that Christ's incorruptible body no longer has flesh?
I was translating a work of John of Damascus entitled Περὶ τοῦ ἀχράντου σώματος, οὗ μεταλαμβάνομεν. In this ...
