PROPHECIES ABOUT THE MESSIAH: JESUS IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD

I. The Prophecy (Psalm 16:10)

Psalm 16 was given by the Holy Spirit to David. It is a proclamation of the hope of the faithful and the Messiah’s victory. READ Psalm 16:8-11. Psalm 16:10 is the verse we will focus on today; it says, “For You will not leave My soul in Sheol, nor will you allow Your Holy One to see corruption.” This is a prophecy about the Messiah/Christ, that He would die, but His body would be raised back to life (rejoined with His Spirit) before it saw any corruption. Psalm 16:8-11 is quoted and directly applied to Jesus in Acts 2:25-28. Psalm 16:10 is quoted and directly applied to Jesus in Acts 13:35. Though not quoted, 16:10 is applied to Jesus in all four Gospels and Hebrews 13:20.


II. The Account (Mark 16:1-8)

Jesus was crucified, dead, and buried. Three days later He rose to life again! READ Mark 16:1-8. Mark 16:5-7 state that Jesus is alive again. This is later confirmed by Peter and other other witnesses who saw Him, spoke with Him, ate with Him after His resurrection. Peter testified to the masses in Jerusalem that Jesus had been raised to life in Acts 2:25-36. Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended to the right hand of Father God in Heaven where He now intercedes for those who believe (Acts 1:3, 9-11; 2:32-36; Heb 7:25). The Acts 2 passage states in 2:36 that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. That is who He is, our Saviour, Lord and Christ.


III. The Implications (Romans 6:1-14)

There are many, but I will mention only a few of them. Actually, it is better that we read about them. READ Romans 6:1-14. Some of the implications listed just in this passage are that: 1) we are dead to sin, no longer its slave, 2) we are united together in the likeness of His death and His resurrection, 3) death no longer has power over us. Thus, 4) we must not let sin control us anymore! But lets focus on Romans 6:14 for a second. Perhaps the greatest implication of Jesus’ resurrection is the GRACE, the undeserved favor of God, that He gives to us. Consider this, the night Jesus was betrayed and arrested, His disciple Peter denied being His disciples 3 times; he denied any affiliation with Jesus whatsoever. Once Jesus had risen, He met Peter and grace was extended to him.

We too, desperately need God’s grace, without it we are without hope; we are still dead in trespasses and sin. But God does offer His grace. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8-10).

CONCLUSION

I. Jesus, the perfect, sinless Son of God, won our victory over sin and death. In Him we are no longer slave to sin; we can now live righteously.

II. Without Him we are enslaved to sin, but we can be forgiven because of the Blood of Christ that paid our sin debt. By faith in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, we are saved and we have an advocate who stands for us…our Saviour Jesus. Repent, ask forgiveness, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins.

III. That is grace. That is why we celebrate Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection.