Irrefutable Evidence - Proofs of the Resurrection

1Disciple Evidence

2BEFORE THEY SAW/BELIEVED: AFTER THEY SAW/BELIEVED:

• Focus: Back to as usual John 21:1-3
• Attitude: and John 20:19
• Character: and Luke 24:13-17
• Focus: Forget the fish; let's doing what Jesus began! Acts 1:12-14
• Attitude: Choosing the 12th disciple hinged on it being someone who Jesus after his resurrection Acts 1:21-22
• Character: . Peter points an accusing finger at people that he feared just a few days earlier…he even accuses them of murder! The disciples boldly preach continuing to do miracles! Acts 4:1-14
  • The Disciples were men even after several appearances by Christ
  • Their was killed
  • Their were dashed
  • Maybe after rethinking their invested time, their sacrificed lives, their hopes they convinced their families about concerning this man…they might have been thinking that indeed; he must have been a really good imposter (IE: Thomas)
  • Maybe they were re-playing the miracles in their heads and, knowing they saw what they saw, they must have been completely confused.
  • If Jesus did not appear to disciples, why was their so drastically changed?
  • Peter to save his own skin. After, he accuses spiritual leaders
  • The disciples ran to save them and their families. Now they are each martyred for their – some along with their families!

3Tomb Evidence

• EXPLANATION PROBLEM WITH EXPLANATIONHe was only unconscious & later revived. “ ”
• The women’s mistake: went to the
• Thieves the body
• The Disciples the body
• The religious leaders the body
• A Roman soldier told that Jesus was dead
• The Roman soldier did not Jesus’ : he was dead already
• Nicodemus and Joseph Jesus and put him in a tomb
• Jesus would look pretty bad in his “post-resurrection” appearances!
• Jesus mother and Mary Magdalene Jesus placed in that tomb
• On Sunday AM, Peter and John ran to the
• The tomb was being by Roman soldiers
• There was a put on the tomb complete with a VERY heavy rock
• The disciples all went to their for their faith
• Stealing the body would admit that their faith was ; why die for it?
• The tomb was being by Roman soldiers
• Why not just the body and show the disciples were liars?
• Producing the body of Jesus would have stopped the New Test. and any rumors of a resurrection.

4Jesus Evidence

• Jesus & Old Testament predicted his (Num.9:12; Psalm 34:20 – no bone of the sacrifice was to be broken mirroring Jesus’ own death)
• Jesus predicted the that he would be dead & the time he would rise up from the dead. (Matthew 12:40 – uses Jonah analogy)
  • Note: Conflict of time spent in the tomb (3 days and 3 nights)
• Jewish understanding of “ ” was not compatible with the 21st Century understanding
• The Sabbath begins on Friday night, ends on Saturday (this is one day)
• The Jewish understanding of a day can easily be understood as a of a day, an of a day, or even of a day.
• Some scholars (IE: Beasley-Murray) believe that the use of the word “day” is not intended literally but is used by Rabbis as an “expression of deliverance” (WBC)
• Most Bible scholars (Lewis, Demarest, Blomberg, church fathers) understand the Hebrew meaning of 3 days to mean 3 “days” (Friday afternoon, Sat, Sun AM)
• Matthew’s statement that the Son of Man would remain in the grave “three days and three nights” (Mat.12:40) does not contradict Jesus’ actual stay in the tomb from Friday night to Sunday morning, since Jews reckoned part of a 24 hour day as a whole.”

5-Lewis, Demarest, Integrative Theology

• A few writers understand death & burial as early as evening – but overall, these scholars are hard to find.
• Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies regarding the resurrection (Psalm 16:10; Hosea 6:2; 13:4; Luke 24:46; 1 Cor.15:4)
• Jesus rose bodily, not only spiritually, because he asked Thomas to “ ” his side (John 20:27) and he was able to breakfast with his friends on the seashore. Luke 24:40-43
  • My Evidence

  • Why is it so important that Jesus rise from the dead?

  • I believe ’ claims
  • 3 Claims: / /
  • Jesus would have lied about all of these
  • I believe the ’ claims
• Paul said that resurrection was to what we believe about this world and the next 1 Corinthians 15:12-19
  • The apostles promote the idea of a crucified Messiah: this was a detestable thing
  • The apostles began changing worship to Sunday. They the Sabbath (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2; Rev. 1:10)
• Paul wrote that Jesus rose from the dead so that he could pave the way for others to follow Colossians 1:18-19
• Question:

  • How important is it that Jesus raised from the dead?

  • Conclusion
  • Christ was and to life again
  • Jesus’ resurrection is directly related to my – this is a doctrine to go to the stake over.
  • Jesus is and will come back again someday
  • Believing in the resurrection takes faith! Not all will believe.

  • Question: How do we prove this truth to others? (Romans 6:1-14)

  • Is your life “Irrefutable Evidence”?

  • Does your life indicate that you believe in a living God to whom you are accountable for every moment of your life?