Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

The Resurrection of Christ

In what psalm was the resurrection of Christ foretold? BR-ASI9 109.3

“For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell [Heb., sheol, the grave]: neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.” Psalm 16:10. BR-ASI9 109.4

In what way was Jonah a type of Christ? BR-ASI9 109.5

“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Matthew 12:40. BR-ASI9 109.6

In what plain words did Christ foretell His resurrection? BR-ASI9 109.7

“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.” Matthew 16:21. “And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: and they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again.” Matthew 17:22, 23. “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.” Luke 9:22. (See also Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31, 32; 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-34.) BR-ASI9 109.8

When asked by the Jews for a sign of His Messiahship, what did Jesus say? BR-ASI9 109.9

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” John 2:19. BR-ASI9 109.10

To what temple did He refer? BR-ASI9 109.11

“Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt Thou rear it up in three days? But He spake of the temple of His body.” John 2:20, 21. BR-ASI9 109.12