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“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept…for as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:20,22).
Here is another important result of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Since He is risen from the dead, it is the guarantee that every true believer who has died will rise again. (We have already looked at these two verses back in March, but the subject is important, and bears repeating.) Most of us who are alive have loved ones—relatives and close friends, who have died. Of course, unbelievers also have loved ones who have died. But what a difference between them and Christians!
Many years ago a woman’s husband died, and it does not seem that either of them were believers. Her tragic comment was, “My husband has been taken from me, and is gone forever!” But for believers, the Apostle Paul could say, “Wherefore comfort one another with these words” (1 Thessalonians 4:18). Paul was speaking of the coming of the Lord, when every true believer will be instantly raised from the dead. But this could not happen if the Lord Jesus had not risen from the dead.
Since believers have the same life as Christ, we are sure of resurrection, for He is risen.
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