The Reality of Our Immortality - Apr 12, 2020

The Reality of Our Immortality

 

Text: Matthew 28: 1-10

Thesis: God moves Heaven and earth to provide us with Immortality.

 

1. The Resurrection from a human standpoint was unexpected.
2. The Ladies went to the tomb to prepare the lifeless body of Jesus. (Expec- tations were low, reality is they were clueless to the resurrection.) 
3. The ladies were possibly experiencing post-traumatic shock after witness- ing the most horrifying brutal execution of their Savior and friend.
4. Jesus had told them prior to his death that the resurrection would take place but it was beyond human comprehension.

 

1. The Resurrection was literally and emotionally earth shaking.
2. Scripture states that a “violent earthquake” literally happened.
3. We also learn “an Angel of the Lord came down from heaven.”
4. God’s power was so magnificent that it caused the elite, highly trained           Roman soldiers to “shake like dead men”.

           “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and            under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to            the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11)

1. In the midst of this cataclysmic event God’s compassion is witnessed as the Angel calms the fears of his faithful few.

 

III.  The Resurrection was God’s Spiritual re-alignment of heaven and earth.

1. The tomb was rendered powerless.
2. The earthly body was transformed into a heavenly body. (see 1Cor. 15:42-55)
3. Every person is mortal until they come to know Jesus Christ.
4. “You are a mortal because you are mortal. This means that you are an individual destined to die because you are suscepti-                                   ble to death.” (Unknown)

 

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; (John 11:25)

 

1. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords “rose a victor from the dark do- main”.

           “Jesus has risen, Just as He said.” (vs6)

1. God’s salvation master plan was complete.
2. Mankind’s final enemy was destroyed.

* “The last enemy to be destroyed is death.”(1 Cor. 15:26)

* “I want to know Christ--yes, to know the power of his resurrection and par-ticipation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,” (Phil. 3:10)