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Who Brought Jesus Back from the Dead?
he Bible has much to say about the mode
of Jesus resurrection. It testifies that the
three members of the Trinity were involved in Jesus resurrection.

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one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my
own accord. I have authority to lay it down and
authority to take it up again. This command I
received from my Father” (John 10:18).

God The Father Raised Jesus

The Holy Spirit Raised Jesus

The Bible says that God the Father brought
Jesus back from the dead. God has raised this
Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the
fact. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has
received from the Father the promised Holy
Spirit and has poured out what you now see
and hear (Acts 2:32,33).
Paul wrote, “We were therefore buried
with him through baptism into death in order
that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life” (Romans 6:4).
Paul wrote to the Galatians, “Paul, an
apostle - sent not from men nor by man, but
by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised
him from the dead” (Galatians 1:1).
By raising Jesus from the dead God the
Father reversed the death sentence that was
pronounced on Him and exalted Him to the
Lord of glory.

The third Person of the Trinity was also involved in the resurrection. “And if the Spirit of
him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in
you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also
give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit,
who lives in you” (Romans 8:11).
Peter wrote, “For Christ died for sins once
for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring
you to God. He was put to death in the body but
made alive by the Spirit” (1 Peter 3:18).

Jesus also arose by His own power. “Then
the Jews demanded of him, “What miraculous
sign can you show us to prove your authority
to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy
this temple, and I will raise it again in three
days (John 2:18,19).
Speaking of His life Jesus declared, “No
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God Raised Jesus
We also have statements that God raised
Jesus. Peter said, “But God raised him from
the dead, freeing him from the agony of death,
because it was impossible for death to keep its
hold on him” (Acts 2:24).
Peter said to Cornelius, “But God raised
him from the dead on the third day and caused
him to be seen” (Acts 10:40).
Paul wrote, “But God raised him from the
dead” (Acts 13:30). In these contexts God could
refer to the Father or to the entire Trinity.
Summary
All three members of the Trinity - God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
were involved in the resurrection of Jesus. The
resurrection is individually ascribed to each
one of them.

Reprinted with permission of Don Stewart, the Bible Explorer

Jesus Brought Himself Back From The Dead

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