Wednesday, July 18, 2012

John 11:23

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

From Background Notes [BN] for July 21st & 22nd written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Martha accepts the words of Jesus, but places their fulfillment in the future, "in the resurrection at the last day." John's term for resurrection is anastasis which…


…appears throughout the New Testament as a reference to the bodily rising of Jesus and his followers. Martha's acknowledgement of this event "at the last day" was shared by many Jews in the Second Temple period, including the Pharisees who were present to console Martha and Mary.  [BN, 6]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am, 5:30pm

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