📖 Biblical Definition
The fifth I-am saying of Christ, declared to Martha at the tomb of Lazarus before the raising: I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? Christ does not say He gives resurrection; He says He is the resurrection. Death encounters a Person and yields.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
RESURRECTION, n.
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A scriptural Christ-title; in John 11, Christ as the bodily power of resurrection and eternal life.
📖 Key Scripture
John 11:25 — "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
John 11:26 — "And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
John 11:43 — "Lazarus, come forth."
1 Corinthians 15:55 — "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern grief has no fundamental answer; Christ's tomb-side declaration is the gospel's answer to death.
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John 11 is the most theologically loaded resurrection account in the Gospels because it precedes Christ's own resurrection. Lazarus had been dead four days; Mary and Martha grieved openly; even Christ wept. Then He stepped to the tomb and said three words: Lazarus, come forth. The dead came out, still bound in graveclothes. The act demonstrated what the words declared: He is the resurrection.
Modern grief has no fundamental answer. Therapy soothes; rituals comfort; philosophies cope; none reverses death. Christ does. He is the resurrection in person; He demonstrated it on Lazarus, sealed it on Himself, and will demonstrate it again at His coming. Believe; and though you die, yet shall you live. The graveclothes will come off.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Greek/Hebrew roots below.
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G386 — anastasis — resurrection
G2222 — zoe — life
Usage
"Modern grief has no fundamental answer; Christ's tomb-side declaration is the gospel's answer."
"Christ does not say He gives resurrection; He says He is the resurrection."
"Believe; though you die, yet shall you live; the graveclothes will come off."