The Resurrection Of The Man-Savior
THE RESURRECTION OF THE MAN-SAVIOR
According to the New Testament, the Lord's resurrection is mentioned in two ways. First, we are told that the Lord Jesus resurrected Himself, that is, that He raised Himself up. Speaking of His life, He said, "No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again" (John 10:18). In John 2:19 the Lord said that He would raise up His body in three days. The Lord Jesus had the power to die and to rise up from among the dead. Therefore, in one sense, He raised Himself up from the dead. On the other hand, the New Testament tells us that He was raised up by God. Concerning this, the Lord Jesus told the disciples that He would "be raised on the third day" (Matt. 16:21). Elsewhere the Lord said of Himself, "On the third day He shall be raised up" (Matt. 17:23). Acts 2:32 says, "This Jesus God raised up," and Acts 3:15 speaks of the Lord as the Author of life, "whom God raised from the dead." Furthermore, in Romans 6:4 Paul says, "Christ was raised from among the dead