And as they were afraid and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them,

why seek ye the living among the dead?

He is not here, but is risen.

Hello, listeners, this is Nick from Scripture Central, and today's podcast addresses the question.

Did Book of Mormon prophets know about Jesus Christ before his birth?

Central to all of Christianity, ancient and modern, are the testimonies that Jesus Christ

suffered and died for our sins, being crucified, and then resurrected on the

third day. According to the prophet Joseph Smith, the fundamental principles of our religion

is the testimony of the apostles and prophets concerning Jesus Christ, that he died, was buried,

and rose again the third day, and ascended up into heaven,

and all other things are only appendages to these which pertain to our religion.

As Christians read the Bible worldwide, it is impossible to avoid the significance of this greatest

of all miracles. The Apostle Paul likewise saw this as the core message of the gospel.

And if Christ be not risen, Paul wrote to the Corinthians, then is our preaching vain, and

your faith is also vain. Given the importance of such a miracle, it should come as no surprise

that the earliest Christians were careful to ensure they left behind credible

accounts of the resurrection as part of the canonical Gospels. As N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird

observe, it is important to think historically about how the early traditions about the resurrection

might have developed. By themselves, neither the empty tomb nor the resurrection appearances alone could have

generated belief in Jesus' resurrection.

Had there been no empty tomb, the post-death appearances of Jesus could have been more easily

dismissed as visionary manifestations of His Spirit or Ghost. And had there been no appearance of Jesus

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