It is his resurrection, that guarantees ours.

It is his resurrection, says Paul, that is the first fruits of all that slept.

He is the guarantor of our resurrection.

You probably know of our resurrection.

You probably know of books about people who claim to have died, gone to heaven, and

come back. Those stories are often bestsellers and they're even popular in Christian circles

despite the many contradictions to

scripture that are always found in them. It's fair to say the success of books like

that points to a universal desire to know whether there is life beyond the grave and what it's like.

Well, there is life after death, but you want to know the truth about it and for that there is only one source, the Word of God. Today on Grace to you,

John MacArthur focuses your attention on the one who did achieve victory over death

and made a way for you to do the same.

With the Easter celebration in view,

the title of John's current study The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Here's the lesson.

Let's open our Bibles to Matthew, chapter 28, as we return to Matthew's narrative on the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The world has heard many important messages the world has learned many great

truths the world has experienced many dramatic and life-changing events, but not any one of them, nor all of them

combined, can come close to the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Nothing in the history of the world.

In fact, not everything in the history of the world can match for significance the reality that Jesus was raised

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