John 11:38-46 38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” 40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” 45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Here we see that the Lord Jesus came to the tomb, and the tomb was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. The tomb is not like the ones we see nowadays. The Lord Jesus told people to remove the stone. Martha said, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Martha didn’t seem to believe that the Lord Jesus would raise Lazarus, so the Lord Jesus said to Martha, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” The Lord Jesus prayed to God the Father, and then cried out with a loud voice to the dead man, “Lazarus, come out!” Then the dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” We saw that when the Lord Jesus was working, he also wanted people to participate in his work. When the Jews saw what Jesus did, many believed in him. The Lord Jesus performed signs and wonders for the purpose that people may believe.
52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people. (Matthew 27:52-53)
Here we see that after the Lord Jesus was crucified on the cross and raised from the dead, the tombs of many saints were opened, and many saints were raised and appeared to many people.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
Here it is said that when the Lord Jesus comes again, the dead in Christ will be raised first, and then we who are alive and remain will be caught up with them in the clouds, and meet the Lord in the air, and we will be with the Lord forever.
in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:52)
When the Lord Jesus comes again, when the trumpet sounds for the last time, the dead in Christ will be raised imperishable, with an imperishable body, and our body will be instantly changed to a glorious, imperishable body .
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