Matthew 27:52
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
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- Dan 12:2 : 2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
- 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
- John 5:25-29 : 25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life. 26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man. 28 Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead, 29 And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
- Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
- 1 Thess 4:14 : 14 For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.
- 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.
- Isa 25:8 : 8 He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
- Hos 13:14 : 14 I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.
- Acts 7:60 : 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
- 1 Cor 15:51 : 51 See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.
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53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
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51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
- Matt 28:1-22 verses74%
1 Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.
2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.
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28 Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,
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30 But God gave him back from the dead:
- Mark 16:2-65 verses71%
2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.
3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.
5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.
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2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.
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60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.
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2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
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19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
- John 11:43-442 verses70%
43 Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
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4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.
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5 The rest of the dead did not come to life again till the thousand years were ended. This is the first coming back from the dead.
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22 And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,
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4 And he was put in the place of the dead; and on the third day he came back from the dead, as it says in the Writings;
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20 But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
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- Matt 28:6-83 verses69%
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8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...
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37 But he, who was lifted up by God, did not see destruction.
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66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.