The words of Jesus
What Did Jesus Say About the Resurrection?
Jesus promised He would rise from the dead, and He promised the same life to everyone who trusts Him. He does not merely teach about resurrection; He said He is the resurrection.
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
Jesus, in John 11:25, King James Version
Life stronger than death is found in Him, not just in an idea.
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Jesus, in John 2:19, King James Version
He foretold His own rising, and it happened.
“the third day he shall rise again.”
Jesus, in Matthew 20:19, King James Version
He told His friends the ending before it came.
“the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice.”
Jesus, in John 5:28, King James Version
His voice will one day call the dead back to life.
“every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Jesus, in John 6:40, King James Version
He personally promises to raise all who trust Him.
What Jesus is really saying
The resurrection is not wishful thinking bolted onto a sad story. Jesus staked everything on it, predicting His rising and then walking out of the tomb. Because He lives, death is no longer a wall but a door, and He promises to lead His own through it into a life that never ends.
Who these words reveal Him to be
He does not merely promise resurrection; He says, I am the resurrection, and the life. Only God holds power over death, and Jesus claims it, then proves it by rising Himself. He is the living Lord who will call the dead from their graves and raise all who trust Him. To know Him is to hold, even now, a life that death cannot end. He is the Savior who conquered the grave.
Come to Him
If Jesus conquered the grave, then nothing you fear has the final word. Trust the risen One, and He will hold you through death into everlasting life.
His words were always meant to lead you to Himself. You can begin with Jesus here, ask someone to pray with you, or read His words in the Bible.