(To understand more fully the links between the harvests, Holy Days and the plan of God, download or request our free booklet God's Holy Day Plan: The Promise of Hope for All Mankind. Aspects of this plan are pictured by specific annual festivals and Holy Days, which in turn represent harvest times in ancient Israel. God uses the analogy of Israel's agricultural harvests to illustrate important aspects of His plan of salvation-the "harvesting" of mankind, in a sense, in which the resurrection of the dead plays a major role. Note that the unmistakable implication from this passage is that others would follow. That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles. that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead" ( Acts 26:22-23 Acts 26:22-23 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: He further told Agrippa, "To this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great.
And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do.Īmerican King James Version ×), Paul carried on, enthusiastically confirming the fact of Jesus' resurrection. And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me. And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute. And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me? Having personally seen and talked with the resurrected Christ ( 1 Corinthians 9:1 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not you my work in the Lord?Īmerican King James Version × 15:8 Acts 22:6-10 Acts 22:6-10 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come near to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. Notice that "with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus" ( Acts 4:33 Acts 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was on them all. One of the reasons another apostle had to be chosen to replace Judas Iscariot was that "one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection" ( Acts 1:22 Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.Īmerican King James Version ×, emphasis added throughout). Especially during the Church's early period, preaching Christ's resurrection was a crucial part of the apostles' message. When talking to Agrippa, it's clear from the context that Paul had the resurrection of Jesus Christ foremost in mind.
Few either know or understand what God's plan is for humanity and how the resurrection fits into His overall purpose. Disbelief in the Bible is rife among our intellectual and media establishment. We could well ask the same question of the intelligentsia in our modern, secular age. While defending his teaching as a prisoner bound for Rome, the apostle Paul asked King Herod Agrippa II, "Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?" ( Acts 26:8 Acts 26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
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