I AM the resurrection and the life.

“I AM the resurrection and the life.”

Joh 11:21-27

Jesus replies with what appears to be a basic statement about life after death.

Martha recited the Jewish belief in the resurrection of the dead on the last day.

The Old Testament talks about a general resurrection on the last day.

We begin in the oldest book written in the Bible, the book of Job.

Job 19:23-27

King David wrote of his confident hope that the grave was not the end.

Psa 16:7-11

Isaiah looked ahead to the time when the Lord God will swallow up death for all time.

Isa 25:6-9

Then in the next chapter he describes the resurrection from the dead.

Isa 26:19

Finally, Daniel pinpoints the time when this resurrection will occur.

Dan 12:1-3

Jesus says that HE is the one who will raise the saints from the dead on the last day.

Joh 6:39-40

Jesus also had spoken about the gift of eternal life.

Joh 5:24

Eternal life begins at the moment that a person believes in Jesus Christ.

Jesus is also the one who GIVES that eternal life.

Joh 10:27-28

Joh 11:25-26

He revolutionizes our understanding of resurrection, of life, and of Himself.

Resurrection isn’t only a future event. It’s a Person who is always with you.

If you are a believer, He is in you, and you are in Him. He always intercedes for you.

Eph 1:15-23