Risen: The Power and Position of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
by Mike Robinson
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| Jesus is Risen - His tomb is empty |
I have been used for many years
to study the histories of other times, and to examine and weigh the evidence of
those who have written about them, and I know of no one fact in the history of
mankind which is proved by better and fuller evidence of every sort, to the
understanding of a fair inquirer, than the great sign which God has given us
that Christ died and rose again from the dead (Thomas Arnold, Author of The History of Rome).
History can be conspicuous at the cruel ending.
David Koresh goes down in a blaze of fire as the “sinful
Messiah.”
Jim Jones swallowed lead and perished as a phony.
Joe Smith takes a gun and tries to shoot his way out of
jail killing a man. Smith is killed by a gunman who responded to Smith’s
attack.
Muhammad is poisoned by his Jewish wife.[1]
Jesus Christ is crucified, dead, and buried. Nonetheless,
He rises from the grave after three days.
On Easter Sunday, churches from around the
world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—the only man who predicted His
resurrection and fulfilled His prophecy.[2]
With Christ’s resurrection confirmed, wouldn’t
you expect the whole world to accept Christ as Lord and Savior? For all men to
toss away their false gods and idols? Ha, right. Truth may be true; history may
be choreographed—Jesus the only religious founder with proof, a perfect life
who offers perfect love—but truth is not always embraced. Surprise. Surprise. Jesus
offers truth, grace, and mercy like no other. And unlike any other, His life streams
out hundreds of fulfilled prophecies; unlike any other He doesn’t stay in the
grave. He is risen.
Wow! It is so beautiful.
Yet, many reject His love.
Don’t feel sorry for Christ, who, it should
be said, wouldn’t feel the least bit sorry for anyone who rejects the truth. Jesus
said He would get all who are His, not one would perish. Jesus was history’s
most compassionate man—it was part of what makes Him great, His willingness to
reach out and love and heal every hurting person, sometimes even among His
enemies. His most telling parable was that of the Good Samaritan. An enemy of
the Jewish people was made the hero in Christ’s compelling tale about extending
mercy to those who do not deserve it. By the end of the story, we will all have
deep inspiration to reach out to all men with compassion, friends or enemies.
Jesus crucified, entombed, and risen.
But it’s not the ending.
Jesus, after His resurrection ascended into
Heaven.
Jesus reigns in Heaven with the nail scars on
His glorious resurrected body. A Savior who is never overmatched.
Christ is risen and
ascended as He rules from His celestial throne.
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NOTES
1. Following a bloody conquest, Islamic history
records that Muhammad was poisoned by his Jewish wife, Safiyah, because he ordered
the torture and beheading of her husband Kinana, the leader of the Jews at
Khaibar.
2. A powerful proof for Christianity is
the messianic prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus Christ. The Old Testament
foretold the coming of the Messiah in precise detail. The text was written
centuries before the coming of Jesus and predicted more than 300 prophecies
about Him. No other founder of any religion can provide a similar prophetic
record of their life written down centuries before their birth. Joseph Smith,
Ellen G. White, David Berg, Muhammad, and Buddha did not supply a widely
transmitted, pre-existing written record that accurately predicted the specific
details of their lives.
