Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
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In parallel withJohn 14:19
His resurrection is the life He gives: because I live, you will live also.
“Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.”
Fulfilled here1 Corinthians 15:20
He became the first fruits of those who are asleep: His rising is the guarantee of every believer's.
“But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.”
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The same thread (this verse)Hebrews 11:19
The resurrection Abraham trusted God for is the reality Jesus claims to be when He calls Himself the resurrection and the life.
“concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.”
The same thread (this verse)Job 19:26-27
The one who said 'I am the resurrection and the life' holds Job's expectation: I shall see God, even after my skin is destroyed.
“After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God, Whom I, even I, shall see on my side. My eyes shall see, and not as a stranger. “My heart is consumed within me.”