Resurrection of Jesus bible study

 

            Here is a bible study which combines the He is risen chapters of the 4 gospels, the first two chapters of Acts and also 1 Corinthians chapter 15. These show the raising of the dead of Jesus, His encounters after that, His being taken up into heaven, and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Also included is the resurrection chapter of 1 Corinithians.

In Matthew chapter 28 Jesus is raised from the dead and all that takes place is described in the chapter including the angel and visits from the risen Jesus. The risen Jesus goes on to give the great commission to conclude this chapter and gospel to go teach through the world for He will be with us always.

(Matthew 28:1)  In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

 

(Matthew 28:2)  And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

 

(Matthew 28:3)  His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

 

(Matthew 28:4)  And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

 

(Matthew 28:5)  And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

 

(Matthew 28:6)  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

 

(Matthew 28:7)  And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

 

(Matthew 28:8)  And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

 

(Matthew 28:9)  And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

 

(Matthew 28:10)  Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

 

(Matthew 28:11)  Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

 

(Matthew 28:12)  And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

 

(Matthew 28:13)  Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

 

(Matthew 28:14)  And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

 

(Matthew 28:15)  So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

 

(Matthew 28:16)  Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

 

(Matthew 28:17)  And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

 

(Matthew 28:18)  And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 

(Matthew 28:19)  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

 

(Matthew 28:20)  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen

 

Indeed in Mark chapter 16 Jesus does rise from the grave but many do not believe this so Jesus appears to them and rebukes them over that and then gives this version of the great commission to go preach the gospel to the world

(Mark 16:1)  And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

 

(Mark 16:2)  And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

 

(Mark 16:3)  And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

 

(Mark 16:4)  And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

 

(Mark 16:5)  And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

 

(Mark 16:6)  And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

 

(Mark 16:7)  But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

 

(Mark 16:8)  And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

 

(Mark 16:9)  Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

 

(Mark 16:10)  And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

 

(Mark 16:11)  And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

 

(Mark 16:12)  After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

 

(Mark 16:13)  And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

 

(Mark 16:14)  Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

 

(Mark 16:15)  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

 

(Mark 16:16)  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

 

(Mark 16:17)  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

 

(Mark 16:18)  They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

 

(Mark 16:19)  So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

 

(Mark 16:20)  And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

 

Here in Luke chapter 24, Jesus is indeed raised from the dead and the story here is related of the empty tomb and Jesus encounters with the disciples, charging them to wait for power (the Holy Spirit) before being taken up to heaven also stating the message of repentance was to be given to the whole world starting in Jerusalem

(Luke 24:1)  Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

 

(Luke 24:2)  And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

 

(Luke 24:3)  And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

 

(Luke 24:4)  And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

 

(Luke 24:5)  And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

 

(Luke 24:6)  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

 

(Luke 24:7)  Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

 

(Luke 24:8)  And they remembered his words,

 

(Luke 24:9)  And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

 

(Luke 24:10)  It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

 

(Luke 24:11)  And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

 

(Luke 24:12)  Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

 

(Luke 24:13)  And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

 

(Luke 24:14)  And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

 

(Luke 24:15)  And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

 

(Luke 24:16)  But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

 

(Luke 24:17)  And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

 

(Luke 24:18)  And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

 

(Luke 24:19)  And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

 

(Luke 24:20)  And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

 

(Luke 24:21)  But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

 

(Luke 24:22)  Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

 

(Luke 24:23)  And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

 

(Luke 24:24)  And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

 

(Luke 24:25)  Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

 

(Luke 24:26)  Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

 

(Luke 24:27)  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

 

(Luke 24:28)  And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

 

(Luke 24:29)  But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

 

(Luke 24:30)  And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

 

(Luke 24:31)  And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

 

(Luke 24:32)  And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

 

(Luke 24:33)  And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

 

(Luke 24:34)  Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

 

(Luke 24:35)  And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

 

(Luke 24:36)  And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

 

(Luke 24:37)  But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

 

(Luke 24:38)  And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

 

(Luke 24:39)  Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

 

(Luke 24:40)  And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

 

(Luke 24:41)  And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

 

(Luke 24:42)  And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

 

(Luke 24:43)  And he took it, and did eat before them.

 

(Luke 24:44)  And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

 

(Luke 24:45)  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

 

(Luke 24:46)  And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

 

(Luke 24:47)  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 24:48)  And ye are witnesses of these things.

 

(Luke 24:49)  And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

 

(Luke 24:50)  And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

 

(Luke 24:51)  And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

 

(Luke 24:52)  And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

 

(Luke 24:53)  And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

 

In John chapter 20 Jesus does come back to life and then goes on to visit the disciples twice, and this is the chapter where Jesus gently scolds Thomas for not believing that they had seen the Lord just earlier.

(John 20:1)  The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

 

(John 20:2)  Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

 

(John 20:3)  Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

 

(John 20:4)  So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

 

(John 20:5)  And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

 

(John 20:6)  Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

 

(John 20:7)  And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

 

(John 20:8)  Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

 

(John 20:9)  For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

 

(John 20:10)  Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

 

(John 20:11)  But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

 

(John 20:12)  And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

 

(John 20:13)  And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

 

(John 20:14)  And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

 

(John 20:15)  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

 

(John 20:16)  Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

 

(John 20:17)  Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

 

(John 20:18)  Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

 

(John 20:19)  Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

 

(John 20:20)  And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

 

(John 20:21)  Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

 

(John 20:22)  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

 

(John 20:23)  Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

 

(John 20:24)  But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

 

(John 20:25)  The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

 

(John 20:26)  And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

 

(John 20:27)  Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

 

(John 20:28)  And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

 

(John 20:29)  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

 

(John 20:30)  And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

 

(John 20:31)  But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

 

In John chapter 21 is the remarkable fish catch miracle also where Jesus asks Peter three times if He loves Him more than anyone and then prophesies Peter’s martyrdom. The book concludes by stating that not all the books of the earth could contain the stories of Jesus’ miracles.

(John 21:1)  After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

 

(John 21:2)  There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

 

(John 21:3)  Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

 

(John 21:4)  But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

 

(John 21:5)  Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

 

(John 21:6)  And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

 

(John 21:7)  Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

 

(John 21:8)  And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

 

(John 21:9)  As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

 

(John 21:10)  Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

 

(John 21:11)  Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

 

(John 21:12)  Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

 

(John 21:13)  Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

 

(John 21:14)  This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

 

(John 21:15)  So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

 

(John 21:16)  He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

 

(John 21:17)  He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

 

(John 21:18)  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

 

(John 21:19)  This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

 

(John 21:20)  Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

 

(John 21:21)  Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

 

(John 21:22)  Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

 

(John 21:23)  Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

 

(John 21:24)  This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

 

(John 21:25)  And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

 

Here is Acts chapter 1 where Jesus gives them the final commands to await the coming of the Holy Spirit and as the apostles wait, they elect a new person, Matthias to replace Judas the one who betrayed Jesus then committed suicide.

(Act 1:1)  The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

 

(Act 1:2)  Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

 

(Act 1:3)  To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

 

(Act 1:4)  And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

 

(Act 1:5)  For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

 

(Act 1:6)  When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

 

(Act 1:7)  And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

 

(Act 1:8)  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

 

(Act 1:9)  And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

 

(Act 1:10)  And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

 

(Act 1:11)  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

 

(Act 1:12)  Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

 

(Act 1:13)  And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

 

(Act 1:14)  These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

 

(Act 1:15)  And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

 

(Act 1:16)  Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

 

(Act 1:17)  For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

 

(Act 1:18)  Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

 

(Act 1:19)  And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

 

(Act 1:20)  For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

 

(Act 1:21)  Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

 

(Act 1:22)  Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

 

(Act 1:23)  And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

 

(Act 1:24)  And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

 

(Act 1:25)  That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

 

(Act 1:26)  And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

 

In Acts 2 Pentecost arrives with the arrival of the Holy Spirit which falls on the apostles who then empowered go out to preach boldly about Jesus to the multitudes in their own tongues and as a result thousands get saved in this first outpouring of the Holy Spirit and also this is the birth of Christianity (though Christians would not be called that until later, Acts 11)

(Act 2:1)  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

 

(Act 2:2)  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

 

(Act 2:3)  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

 

(Act 2:4)  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

 

(Act 2:5)  And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

 

(Act 2:6)  Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

 

(Act 2:7)  And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

 

(Act 2:8)  And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

 

(Act 2:9)  Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

 

(Act 2:10)  Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

 

(Act 2:11)  Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

 

(Act 2:12)  And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

 

(Act 2:13)  Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

 

(Act 2:14)  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

 

(Act 2:15)  For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

 

(Act 2:16)  But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

 

(Act 2:17)  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

 

(Act 2:18)  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

 

(Act 2:19)  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

 

(Act 2:20)  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

 

(Act 2:21)  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

 

(Act 2:22)  Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

 

(Act 2:23)  Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

 

(Act 2:24)  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

 

(Act 2:25)  For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

 

(Act 2:26)  Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

 

(Act 2:27)  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

 

(Act 2:28)  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

 

(Act 2:29)  Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

 

(Act 2:30)  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

 

(Act 2:31)  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

 

(Act 2:32)  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

 

(Act 2:33)  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

 

(Act 2:34)  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

 

(Act 2:35)  Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

 

(Act 2:36)  Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

 

(Act 2:37)  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

 

(Act 2:38)  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

 

(Act 2:39)  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

 

(Act 2:40)  And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

 

(Act 2:41)  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

 

(Act 2:42)  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

 

(Act 2:43)  And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

 

(Act 2:44)  And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

 

(Act 2:45)  And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

 

(Act 2:46)  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

 

(Act 2:47)  Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

 

1 Corinthians chapter 15 is the resurrection chapter which explains how Jesus died for our sins and did rise again and then gives hope in His believers of also raising again from the dead because of our faith in Him. If He hadn’t come back from the dead our faith would have been in vain, but since He did we have the hope of being raised up again and also being with the Lord forever.

(1Co 15:1)  Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

 

(1Co 15:2)  By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

 

(1Co 15:3)  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

 

(1Co 15:4)  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

 

(1Co 15:5)  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

 

(1Co 15:6)  After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

 

(1Co 15:7)  After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

 

(1Co 15:8)  And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

 

(1Co 15:9)  For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

 

(1Co 15:10)  But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

 

(1Co 15:11)  Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

 

(1Co 15:12)  Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

 

(1Co 15:13)  But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

 

(1Co 15:14)  And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

 

(1Co 15:15)  Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

 

(1Co 15:16)  For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

 

(1Co 15:17)  And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

 

(1Co 15:18)  Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

 

(1Co 15:19)  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

 

(1Co 15:20)  But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

 

(1Co 15:21)  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

 

(1Co 15:22)  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

 

(1Co 15:23)  But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

 

(1Co 15:24)  Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

 

(1Co 15:25)  For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

 

(1Co 15:26)  The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

 

(1Co 15:27)  For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

 

(1Co 15:28)  And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

 

(1Co 15:29)  Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

 

(1Co 15:30)  And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

 

(1Co 15:31)  I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

 

(1Co 15:32)  If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

 

(1Co 15:33)  Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

 

(1Co 15:34)  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

 

(1Co 15:35)  But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

 

(1Co 15:36)  Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

 

(1Co 15:37)  And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

 

(1Co 15:38)  But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

 

(1Co 15:39)  All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

 

(1Co 15:40)  There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

 

(1Co 15:41)  There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

 

(1Co 15:42)  So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

 

(1Co 15:43)  It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

 

(1Co 15:44)  It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

 

(1Co 15:45)  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

 

(1Co 15:46)  Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

 

(1Co 15:47)  The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

 

(1Co 15:48)  As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

 

(1Co 15:49)  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

 

(1Co 15:50)  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

 

(1Co 15:51)  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

 

(1Co 15:52)  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

 

(1Co 15:53)  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

 

(1Co 15:54)  So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

 

(1Co 15:55)  O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

 

(1Co 15:56)  The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

 

(1Co 15:57)  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

(1Co 15:58)  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

 

God loved us to send Jesus in the world for the forgiveness of our sins indeed. It is a testimony of His love for us. Jesus did come willingly and did obediently die for our sins so as to give us eternal life, and with His sacrificial death did pay the price and atoned for ALL of mankind’s sins. The point of this death and rising and atonement was to restore the relationship between God and man that sin had cut off. There is nothing that can compare or remotely come close to the relationship between God and man, nothing at all. I am now including a prayer which you can say which will indeed invite Jesus in your heart to begin this wonderful love relationship. Please pray this prayer with me.

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

 

God bless you and yours