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DID CHRIST REALLY RISE Why Look Back?. . . . . . . 2 FROM THE Fact Or Fiction? . . . . . . . 4 DEAD? The Evidence For
CONTENTS
Christ’s Resurrection The Verification Of Jesus’ Death . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Empty Tomb . . . . . 10 The Appearances Of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Reaction Of The Jewish Officials . . . 17 The Outlook Of Jesus’ Disciples . . . . . . . 19 The Start Of The Christian Church . . . . . 22 The Expectation Of Christ’s Return. . . . . 23 What The Opposition Says . . . . . . 25 All The Savior’s Men . . . 27 Why Is This So Important? . . . . . . . . 30 It’s Your Decision . . . . . 32
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o much depends on the answer to this question. The reliability of the Bible. The answer to your search for meaning. The destiny of all people. It all depends on whether or not Jesus is alive. Did His body ever leave the tomb? No matter which side of the issue you are on—a Christian who has faith in the resurrection or a nonbeliever who finds this miracle too good to be true—we hope this booklet will help you. Explore with us why we can trust the biblical account of what happened on that first Easter morning. Dave Branon, RBC Ministries
Managing Editor: David Sper Cover Photo: Day Of Discovery Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. © 1991, 2002, 2010 RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, Michigan Printed in USA