Relevant Bible account(s):

• Lu 20:37, 38​—Jesus explains that the resurrection is so sure that it is as if the dead were living from God’s point of view

• Joh 11:5, 6, 11-14​—After his dear friend Lazarus dies, Jesus compares death to sleep

• Heb 2:14, 15​—The apostle Paul explains that we need not be enslaved by a fear of death

Relevant Bible account(s):

• There are nine resurrections described in the Bible, eight of them to life on earth. For those who grieve the loss of a loved one, each account offers comfort and hope for the future

  • 1Ki 17:17-24​—The prophet Elijah resurrects a widow’s son in Zarephath, a town in Sidon

  • 2Ki 4:32-37​—The prophet Elisha resurrects a boy in the town of Shunem and restores him to his parents

  • 2Ki 13:20, 21​—A man who recently died is resurrected when his corpse touches the bones of Elisha the prophet

  • Lu 7:11-15​—At the city of Nain, Jesus interrupts a funeral procession to resurrect the son of a widow

  • Lu 8:41, 42, 49-56​—Jesus resurrects the young daughter of Jairus, an officer of the synagogue

  • Joh 11:38-44​—Jesus resurrects his dear friend Lazarus, restoring him to his sisters, Martha and Mary

  • Ac 9:36-42​—The apostle Peter resurrects Dorcas, a beloved Christian known for her kind deeds

  • Ac 20:7-12​—The apostle Paul resurrects a young man named Eutychus, who died after falling from a window

• Jesus Christ is resurrected to life as an immortal spirit person, which guarantees all our hopes for the future

  • Ac 17:31; 1Pe 3:18

• Jesus is the first to be resurrected to heaven and to be granted immortality but not the last; his 144,000 anointed followers receive a similar resurrection

  • 1Co 15:20, 23, 51-53; 1Th 4:16, 17; Re 14:1