Why did Christ rise from the dead?
–Christ rose from the dead to show that He is true God, and to teach us that we, too, shall rise from the dead. • The Resurrection is the most important of Christ’s miracles. He Himself chose it as the most conclusive proof of His divine mission; the Apostles appealed to it to confirm their teachings. The fact of the Resurrection, by itself alone, proves Christ God. Christ said repeatedly that He is the Son of God; He said He would rise again from the grave. He did rise, unaided, by His own almighty power; therefore He is as He said, the Son of God. If He were an impostor, God would not have permitted Him to rise again. “But take courage; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). • Christ bore on His body the marks of the five wounds. The qualities of His risen body were: • Agility. It could go with the quickness of thought to all places. • Subtility or spirituality. It was free from hunger, thirst, fatigue, and other needs. It could penetrate material substances. • Clarity or brightne
