Here is an AI generated video presentation around the question of who were those saints resurrected after Christ’s death and came from the graves after His resurrection. There are several theories about this and I have discussed this issue before. See Who Were Those Resurrected After Jesus’ Resurrection?
The YouTube AI video presentation covers the issue quite well, offering alternate theories as to who these saints might have been.
The scripture describing the event in question here is only found in the book of Matthew. Read this carefully.
50 And crying again with a loud voice, Jesus released His spirit.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn into two from above as far as below. And the earth quaked, and the rocks were sheared!
52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
53 And coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city and were revealed to many. Matthew 27:50-53 KJ3
The sequence of events started with Jesus death on the cross, which led to an earthquake and the tombs around the city of Jerusalem being opened. The rocks used as doors were pushed away and the tombs opened for all to see. Many bodies of the saints, that is the righteous believers, who had died, fallen asleep, before this time were raised from the dead, in a manner similar to Lazarus, but not exactly the same this time. But they did not leave the tombs until Jesus had been resurrected. That is a nuanced correction on what I wrote before. They arose from the dead after Christ’s death but must have had to wait until He rose in glory before they could leave their tombs.
Jesus was the firstfruit (1 Corinthians 15:20-23) and the resurrected saints were the harvest of the faithful sanctified believers (the saints at that time). That was the first resurrection but one more is yet to come.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead ones; He became the firstfruit of the ones having fallen asleep.
21 For since death is through man, also through a Man is a resurrection of dead ones;
22 for as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But each one in his own order: Christ, the firstfruit; afterward the ones of Christ in His coming. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 KJ3
Jesus resurrection occurred on the day of the Jewish Feast of Firstfruits, fulfilling the Old Testament ritual where the first sheaf of barley was offered to God to sanctify the entire upcoming harvest.
The Feast of Firstfruits (Hebrew: Yom HaBikkurim or Reishit ha’katzir) was a biblical festival marking the beginning of the barley harvest, observed on the day after the first Sabbath during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, therefore on the Sunday, which is the day Jesus was resurrected.
However unlike previous biblical resurrections, such as Lazarus, where individuals died again, Jesus’ resurrection is termed “Firstfruits” because it guarantees the future bodily resurrection of all believers.
The scriptures (above) outline a specific sequence: Christ as the firstfruits, followed by those who belong to Him at His return, establishing Him as the prototype and pledge of the final resurrection harvest. And those raised from the tombs after His resurrection were the first harvest with a second harvest yet to come at His second coming. That is why we wait for Him to come.
Related Reading
- Who Were Those Resurrected After Jesus’ Resurrection?
- Is Modern Israel a Fulfillment of Old Testament Prophecies?
- The 3 Hours of Darkness at the Cross of Jesus Explained
- What Day Of The Week Was Jesus’ Crucifixion?
- Will Jesus Return Literally in the Clouds?
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