He is Risen

I CORINTHIANS 15

CHRIST IS RISEN

“And finally there is the painful riddle of death, for which no remedy at all has yet been found, nor probably ever will be.” Sigmund Freud

1Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you…3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, .

I Corinthians 15

ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:1-19)

1. Salvation (1–2)

1Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

I Corinthians 15:1-2

ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:1-19)

1. Salvation (1–2)

2. Scripture (3–4)

3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, .

I Corinthians 15:3-4

ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:1-19)

1. Salvation (1–2)

2. Scripture (3–4)

3. Witnesses (5–11)

5and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once… 7After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

I Corinthians 15:5-11

1.Mary Magdalene

2. The other women at the tomb

3. Peter in Jerusalem

4. Two travelers on the Emmaus Road

JESUS’ POST-RESURRECTION APPEARANCES

Mk. 16:9-11; Jn 20:11-18

Mt. 28:8-10

Lk. 24:34;I Cor. 15:5

Mk. 16:12-13;Lk. 24:13-35

5. Ten disciples behind closed doors

6. Eleven disciples (including Thomas)

JESUS’ POST-RESURRECTION APPEARANCES

Mk. 16:14; Jn. 20:26-31; I Cor. 15:5

Lk. 24:36-43; Jn. 20:19-25

7. Seven disciples while fishing on the Sea of Galilee

Jn. 21:1-14

8. Eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee

9. More than 500 believers

10. Jesus’ half-brother James

11. Those who watched Jesus ascension

JESUS’ POST-RESURRECTION APPEARANCES

Mt. 28:16-20; Mk. 16:15-18

I Cor. 15:6

I Cor. 15:7

Mk. 16:19-20; Lk. 24:50-53; Acts 1:3-9

“What changed these very ordinary men (who were such cowards that they did not dare stand too near the cross in case they got involved) into heroes who would stop at nothing? A

swindle? Hallucination? Spooky nonsense in a darkened room? Or Somebody quietly doing what He said He'd do -- walk right through death? What do YOU think?”

... J. B. Phillips,Is God at Home? [1957]

WHEN ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:20–28)

1. Firstfruits (20, 23)

20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 23But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

I Corinthians 15:20, 23

WHEN ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:20–28)

1. Firstfruits (20, 23)

2. Adam (21–22)

21For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

I Corinthians 15:21-22

WHEN ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:20–28)

1. Firstfruits (20, 23)

2. Adam (21–22)

3. The kingdom (24–28)

24Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

I Corinthians 15:24-28

27For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. 28Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

I Corinthians 15:24-28

WHY ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:29–34, 49–58)

1. Evangelism (29)

29Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?

I Corinthians 15:29

WHY ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:29–34, 49–58)

1. Evangelism (29)

2. Suffering (30–32)

30And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? 31I affirm, by the boast-ing in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32If, in the man-ner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

I Corinthians 15:30-32

WHY ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:29–34, 49–58)

1. Evangelism (29)

2. Suffering (30–32)

3. Separation from sin (33–34)

33Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” 34Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

I Corinthians 15:33-34

WHY ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:29–34, 49–58)

1. Evangelism (29)

2. Suffering (30–32)

3. Separation from sin (33–34)

4. Death (49–57)

49And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corrup-tion inherit incorruption. 51Behold, I tell you a mystery:

I Corinthians 15:49-57

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal.

I Corinthians 15:49-57

must put on immortality. 54So when this corruptible has put on incorrup-tion, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”

I Corinthians 15:49-57

56The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Corinthians 15:49-57

HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:35–48)

1. Seeds (35-38, 42-48)

35But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” 36Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 37And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

I Corinthians 15:35-38

38But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

I Corinthians 15:35-38

42So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

I Corinthians 15:42-48

45And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

I Corinthians 15:42-48

48As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.

I Corinthians 15:42-48

HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:35–48)

1. Seeds (35-38, 42-48)

2. Flesh (39)

39All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

I Corinthians 15:39

HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? (15:35–48)

1. Seeds (35-38, 42-48)

2. Flesh (39)

3. Heavenly bodies (40–41)

40There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

I Corinthians 15:40-41

HE IS RISEN INDEED!

HE IS RISEN!

This study was produced by Harry Morgan, M.A., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.,

LMHC, CFMHE, CCSOTS

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