It came about, as they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, he came back to life and stood up on his feet!
Matthew 27:52 - Tree of Life Version And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the kedoshim who were sleeping were raised to life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep in death were raised [to life]; American Standard Version (1901) and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; Common English Bible and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised. Catholic Public Domain Version And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, |
It came about, as they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, he came back to life and stood up on his feet!
He will swallow up death forever. my Lord Adonai will wipe away tears from every face. He will remove His people’s reproach from all the earth. For Adonai has spoken.
Yet it will be: “Your dead will live! My corpses will rise! Awake and shout for joy, you who dwell in the dust! Your dew is like the dew of the dawn. The land of dead souls will come to life!
Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake—some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Should I ransom them from the hand of Sheol? Should I redeem them from death? O death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Comfort is hidden from My eyes.”
After He said this, He tells them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m going there to wake him up.”
Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” After he said this, he died.
For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and quite a few have died.
But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
For if we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, so with Him God will also bring those who have fallen asleep in Yeshua.
He died for us so that, whether we may be awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.