The Resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament

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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Old
Testament

• Ryan Habbena
• Twin City Fellowship
• March 27, 2005

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The Glory of Gods Plan

• Luke 2425-27 And He said to them, "O foolish
  men and slow of heart to believe in all that the
  prophets have spoken! "Was it not necessary for
  the Christ to suffer these things and to enter
  into His glory?"   
• 27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the
  prophets, He explained to them the things
  concerning Himself in all the Scriptures

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Hearts Aflame for Christ

• Luke 2432
• They said to one another, "Were not our hearts
  burning within us while He was speaking to us on
  the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures
  to us?"

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Of First Importance

• 1 Corinthians 153 For I delivered to you as of
  first importance what I also received, that
  Christ died for our sins according to the
  Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He
  was raised on the third day according to the
  Scriptures,

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Prophecy 1 The Lord will not allow His Holy
One to Undergo Decay

• Psalm 16 8-11 
• Because He is at my right hand, I will not be
  shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory
  rejoices My flesh also will dwell securely. For
  You will not abandon my soul to Sheol Nor will
  You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. 11You
  will make known to me the path of life In Your
  presence is fullness of joy In Your right hand
  there are pleasures forever.

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Peters Explanation

• 24"But God raised Him up again, putting an
  end to the agony of death, since it was
  impossible for Him to be held in its power.
•   25"For David says of Him,         'I SAW THE
  LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCEFOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT
  HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN. 26'THEREFORE
  MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED MOREOVER
  MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE  27BECAUSE YOU
  WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES,  NOR ALLOW
  YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.  28'YOU HAVE MADE
  KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE  YOU WILL MAKE ME
  FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.'
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Peters Explanation

• 29"Brethren, I may confidently say to you
  regarding the patriarch David that he both died
  and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this
  day.
• 30"And so, because he was a prophet and knew that
  GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF
  HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE,
• 31he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection
  of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO
  HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY.
• 32"This Jesus God raised up again, to which we
  are all witnesses.

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Prophecy 2 The Awesome Answer

• Psalm 2215My strength is dried up like a
  potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws And
  You lay me in the dust of death. 16For dogs have
  surrounded me A band of evildoers has
  encompassed me They pierced my hands and my
  feet.
• 20Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life
  from the power of the dog.
• 21Save me from the lion's mouth    From the
  horns of the wild oxen
• You Answer Me!

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The Outworking of the Answer

• Israel Will See Her Messiah
• Psalm 2222 I will tell of Your name to my
  brethren  In the midst of the assembly I will
  praise You.  23You who fear the LORD, praise
  Him  All you descendants of Jacob, glorify
  Him,  And stand in awe of Him, all you
  descendants of Israel.
• All the Earth Will Be Blessed
• Psalm 2227All the ends of the earth will
  remember and turn to the LORD, And all the
  families of the nations will worship before You.

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Prophecy 3The Suffering Servants Prolonged
Days

• Isaiah 53
• 7He was oppressed and He was afflicted,    Yet
  He did not open His mouth     Like a lamb that
  is led to slaughter,     And like a sheep that
  is silent before its shearers,     So He did not
  open His mouth.
• 8By oppression and judgment He was taken
  away         And as for His generation, who
  considered         That He was cut off out of
  the land of the living         For the
  transgression of my people, to whom the
  stroke was due?
• 9His grave was assigned with wicked
  men,         Yet He was with a rich man in His
  death,         Because He had done no
  violence,         Nor was there any deceit in
  His mouth.

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The Prolonged Days

• 10But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting
  Him to grief If He would render Himself as a
  guilt offering, He will see His
  offspring,         
• He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure
  of the LORD will prosper in His hand

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Prophecy 4 Christ The Firstfruits

• 20But now Christ has been raised from the dead,
  the first fruits of those who are asleep.  21For
  since by a man came death, by a man also came the
  resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all
  die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
  23But each in his own order Christ the first
  fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His
  coming,

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The Feasts of the Lord

• Spring and Fall Feasts
• Leviticus Chapter 23 Prophetic in Nature
• Spring Feasts
• The Feast of Passover
• The Feast of Unleavened Bread
• The Feast of Firstfruits

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Significance of the Resurrection of Christ

• Point One We who believe are guaranteed to be
  raised from the dead.
• Colossians 31-4
• 1Therefore if you have been raised up with
  Christ, keep seeking the things above, where
  Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  2Set
  your mind on the things above, not on the things
  that are on earth. 3For you have died and your
  life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ,
  who is our life, is revealed, then you also will
  be revealed with Him in glory

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Significance of the Resurrection of Christ

• Point Two The Resurrection of Christ is the
  Seal of Jesus Messiahship
• Acts 236"Therefore let all the house of Israel
  know for certain that God has made Him both Lord
  and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified."

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Alive Forevermore!

• Revelation 117-18
• I am the first and the last, and the living One
  and I was dead, and behold, I am alive
  forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of
  Hades.