Resurrection – Christ is Risen – Part 1

Introduction –

Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is not just a feature of Christianity, it is the main event. Resurrection is the very essence of the gospel.

• John 20:31ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:31 
• Psalm 16:10-11ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܝܘ:10 – 11 
• Isaiah 53:10ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܓ:10 
• Matthew 12:40ܡܬܝ ܝܒ:40 

How do we know it happened?ܣܲܪܲܣܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܩܝܼܲܡܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܼܢ ܓܵܘܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܬܹ̈ܐ

1)      There is the empty tombܠܒܹܝܬ ܩܒܼܘܼܪܵܐ ܣܦܝܼܩܵܐ

§  John wants us to understand is that Jesus rose from the dead, and the proof of it, first of all, is the empty tomb.

-          Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, Matthew 28:1, John 20:1

-          Matthew 27:56ܡܬܝ ܟܙ:56 

-          Luke 23:55ܠܘܩܐ ܟܓ:55 

-          John 20:2-9ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:2 – 9 

-          Mark 9:24ܡܪܩܘܣ ܛ:24 

§  Soldiersܣܲܪܒܵܙܹ̈ܐ

-          Matthew 28:11-15ܡܬܝ ܟܚ:11 – 15 

§  Womenܒܲܟܼܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ

-          Mark 16:1-5ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܘ:1-5 

2)      There is angelic testimonyܣܵܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܵܟܼܹ̈ܐ

§  Mark 16:6-9ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܘ:6 – 9 

§  John 20:10ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:10 

3)      There were eyewitnessesܚܵܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ

§  Two disciplesܬܪܵܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ

-          Luke 24;13-16ܠܘܩܐ ܟܕ:13 – 16 

-          Luke 24:17-25ܠܘܩܐ ܟܕ:17 – 24 

-          Luke 24:26-31ܠܘܩܐ ܟܕ:26 – 31 

§  Rest of the Apostlesܫܠܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ

-          Luke 24:43-48ܠܘܩܐ ܟܕ:43 – 48 

ConclusionIt is Apostles unbelief that is the first evidence for the resurrection, followed by their true belief in the risen Christ when they saw Him.