1 Corinthians 15:3-8
I
saw Elvis Pressley… alive! Really! Of course it was 1962 at the Seattle World’s
Fair, and he was in a golf cart with a crowd of people surrounding him. But I
did see him.
However,
as we know, Elvis died on August 16, 1977. Since then, thousands of people have
claimed to see him alive. There is even an Elvis Sighting Society. No doubt
many fans wished that Elvis had never died; but wishful thinking doesn’t make
it true.
If
you get a chance to see the movie Risen, you should go. It is the story
of a tribune who is assigned by Pilate to find the body of Jesus so that his
followers can’t claim that he has risen from the dead. The tribune approaches
his task much like a modern day CSI TV detective, analyzing and evaluating all
the evidence. As a result, his life is changed forever.
3 “I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest
importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; 4 that
he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in
the Scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Peter and then to all
twelve apostles. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred
of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have
died. 7 Then he appeared to James, and afterward to all the
apostles. 8 Last of all he appeared also to me—even though I am
like someone whose birth was abnormal”. GNT
3 “I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest
importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; 4 that
he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in
the Scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Peter and then to all
twelve apostles. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred
of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have
died. 7 Then he appeared to James, and afterward to all the
apostles. 8 Last of all he appeared also to me—even though I am
like someone whose birth was abnormal”. GNT
Like
the fictitious tribune in Risen, hundreds of people saw the resurrected
Jesus shortly after his crucifixion. As a result, not only were their lives
changed, but the world was changed forever.
Elvis
was known as the King, but Jesus is known as the King of Kings. Unlike Elvis,
the King of Kings continues to appear to people today through the lives of
believers. This is not like an Elvis sighting based on wishful thinking. It is
the movement and the presence of the Living God. Nothing else can explain it.
He is risen…
…He
is risen indeed.
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