The Resurrection of Christ
I have compiled every scripture that I could find in the Book of Mormon that testifies of the resurrection of Christ directly. There are 25 verses which I summarized into one paragraph. I will list all of the verses after the summary:
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Only Begotten of the Father, the Holy Messiah, the Son of Righteousness. Jesus Christ laid down His life according to the flesh; His own people, the Jews, slayed Him through crucifixion. After he was laid in a sepulcher for the space of three days, he rose again from the dead, taking His life again by the power of the Spirit, which is by the power of the Father. Thus breaking the bands of death, having gained the victory over death, being the first that should rise from the dead, which rising is called the resurrection of Christ from the dead. He then manifested himself unto His people by faith; including showing himself unto the Nephites and Lamanites after His ascension into heaven, they having been given signs of His resurrection. He rose from the dead with healing in His wings, bringing about the resurrection, redeeming all mankind from the first death, which brings them back into the presence of the Lord to stand before him, to be judged at the last and judgment day, according to their works. This is where He now stands to judge the world.
If I added too much detail or did not include enough details about the resurrection of Christ from these verses or I left out any verses then please comment on what needs to be modified. The mention of the first death was not in any of the verses listed but came from Helaman 14:16. I also left out several details from Alma 40 because it is referring to Christ's resurrection more as a way to distinguish an aspect of time rather then help add clarity to Christ's resurrection. I did not include many instances where the resurrection is being referred to indirectly through use of terms like redeem or redemption.
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