Summary: If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, then the past two thousand years have been the greatest tragedy and travesty of human civilization.

There is enough credible eyewitness testimony and extra-biblical evidence to verify the historical significance and fact that the event of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as written in the Scriptures and secular history is true. The resurrection evidence can be presented in any objective court of law. One would think that when presented with this obvious conclusion that there would be no reason for questioning or dismissing the case, but Paul has the skeptics in mind when he gives the logical sequence of events that would unfold should Jesus still be dead.

Not everyone bought into the truth of Jesus dying and then being raised from the dead by the power of God the Father. Paul lists the unthinkable alternative if the body of Jesus were still in a tomb somewhere near Jerusalem.

Some of the members of the church in Corinth were questioning the idea of a bodily resurrection because of the Greek philosophical belief that the body was seen as limited, corrupted, and evil while maintaining that the soul, being eternal, was good and welcomed its release from the corrupt flesh of this mortal life. This belief was also a part of a heresy known as Gnosticism that would invade the church later in the first century and be addressed by the apostle John in his letters.

Paul asked the Corinthians why they would want to deny the resurrection of the body when to do so meant denying that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself rose from the dead. If His resurrection did not occur, then there was no sense in either believing or preaching that Jesus did rise from the dead. The entire idea would be a waste of time, thought, and effort. The Gospel message is founded on the fact of the resurrection. Preaching about Jesus would not have even been in the mind of the disciples if He was dead. The very thought of Him would have been repulsive as they would have cursed and denounced Him as a deceiver, liar, fraud, and, as C. S. Lewis stated in “Mere Christianity,” seen as “the devil of hell.”

For Jesus to have declared Himself as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” as well as the Promised Redeemer, only then to die like anyone else, would be the vilest act of unspeakable cruelty that could ever come upon human history. The twelve and the others who followed Jesus would have felt like utter fools, and would have never believed anyone else who claimed to be the Messiah of Israel, and would have been sure to sway anyone else they knew away from that person, no matter how sincere or “holy” he might have appeared.

Another point to consider is that if the Lord Jesus had not risen, then the very message and belief in salvation would be nothing but worthless drivel. The promises of Scripture, if not the entirety of the Bible, would be nothing but a historical novelty, if in existence at all. Anyone who had trusted in Jesus for salvation and then died would have done so believing a lie and would be in hell forever, rightfully cursing God for not providing the very means by which to escape so horrible a fate (Acts 4:12).

If Jesus had been just a man, His claims of Deity and Oneness with God would have indeed been blasphemous. Without the death, resurrection, ascension, and promised return of the Lord Jesus Christ to make all things new, we are doomed and rightfully consigned to eternal misery and torment for our sins. We cannot come before God in any self-conceived idea of “righteousness” (Isaiah 64:6). There is only ONE way to Him, and that is through the finished work of Jesus Christ upon the cross for our behalf (John 14:6, 19:30, 20:28-31; Romans 5:6-11).

Dead men do not command living followers to die for them, and if Jesus is still dead, then the work I have personally devoted my life to is a big, fat nothing burger in terms of study, discipline, motivation, sorrow, happiness, and purpose.

If Jesus is a rotting corpse somewhere in the deserts of Judea, then generations of followers have wasted their time, talents, and lives chasing the words of just another deluded sage of ancient Middle Eastern history who may not have even existed, as some skeptics claim.

The twelve all lived and died for Him, though, because His promises ARE true. He DID rise from the dead, and because Jesus Christ was born, lived, died, and rose again, the world as a whole should rejoice. For He provides us access to God, the promise of eternal life (John 3:16), freedom from the bondage of sin (Romans 8:1-2), mercy, grace, a purpose for life, and a future free from the curses of the world and the evil schemes of the devil. But if all we are doing in this world is keeping up appearances while Jesus molders in the grave, then we are of all people most miserable, as Paul wrote, and all we CAN do is eat, drink, and be merry while we wait to die in misery and hopelessness (1 Corinthians 15:19,32). He has not left that option open, however, to anyone who wants His peace, joy, and mercy (15:20).

There’s still room at the cross for you, and He waits for you with open arms.

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How much do I trust Jesus is something I ask myself. This question is one that might be helpful for all believers to ask ourselves with complete honesty.

If I trust Jesus 100%, then I shouldn’t be fearful about anything at all, even as I behold Bible prophecies of the end times unfolding on a daily basis and at an accelerating pace.

If I trust Jesus with all of my heart and soul, then I, like David in Psalm 23, should fear no evil even while hideous mind-numbing wickedness has been and is attempting openly to force its ugliness upon the entire human population of planet Earth as the “birth pains” of the last days that Jesus spoke of are rapidly increasing before our very eyes.

The truth is that Jesus is not only 100% trustworthy but also 100% in control of all creation that was spoken into existence by Him (John 1:1) “In the beginning” and in perfect concert with His Father and the Holy Spirit.

Miracles are what we call walking on the water, calming a storm with a mere word, turning water into wine, feeding a crowd of several thousand people with just a few fishes and loaves of bread, healing the sick and raising the dead, just to name a few. These things require supernatural power, and our Lord and Savior Jesus, who spoke creation into existence, has amazing supernatural power in abundance and on a level that is truly incomprehensible to the human mind.

To Jesus, supernatural power is as natural as breathing is to you and me.

The wickedness that has engulfed the earth in recent years at times appears to be insurmountable, having embedded itself deep into every nation on this earth to varying degrees.

The Bible tells us that there will be a one-world government headed by Satan’s man of sin, the Antichrist, who will come to power during the “Seven Year Tribulation,” also known as “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble” and the 70th week of Daniel.”

Now, here at the beginning of the year 2023, if we are paying attention, we can actually observe the players who are creating this “new world order,” or “great reset,” as some prefer to call it. Other terms used to describe the new world order are “build back better” and the “fourth industrial revolution.” It is not a conspiracy theory but an actual conspiracy. We are watching these nefarious godless sociopaths go about their evil task to recreate the world in their own image, as it lines up perfectly with end times Bible prophecy. Godless, satanic, ruthless, morally bankrupt would-be globalist tyrants are making their moves to enslave every human on earth. It is a filthy, vile and evil job, but if you stop for a minute to think about it, someone has to do it because all Holy Spirit-given prophecy must come true; for it is impossible for God to lie.

A true believer in Jesus need not fear any of it even though it is, at times, very difficult to watch. If we truly have the heart of God, then it is impossible not to despise evil and wickedness. It is difficult to even comprehend the level of wickedness being forced and mandated upon the nations of the world by the global elite, who are also murderous Marxists on a grand scale. A planetary scale.

It is no longer a theory about this globalist conspiracy when there are mountains of evidence as well as videos of some of the conspirators admitting, revealing, and arrogantly bragging about what they are doing. Klaus Schwab, who is head of the WEF (World Economic Forum), can be quoted numerous times, with the most well-known quote being, “You will own nothing and like it.”

Then there is Bill Gates (of Hell) on video talking about how “vaccines” can help depopulate the earth to a more manageable one-half billion people. That, of course, means seven and one half billion “useless eaters,” as Yuval Noah Harari refers to us, have to be disposed of. Harari is the mentor to Schwab, Trudeau, Barack Obama, and many other top players in their evil cabal as well as the chief advocate for transhumanism. Another of Harari’s quotes is, “humans are hackable.” This (Coup De Etat) of the entire planet Earth was actually conceived of and put in motion in the mid-1700s when Adam Weishaupt (founder of the Illuminati) met with Mayer Amschel Rothchild (the father of international banking) and the two of them, inspired by their father Lucifer, set the plan in motion.

Historic details of this plan, along with the many organizations and individuals that have been and are part of this evil conspiracy, were laid out after years of intensive research in a book by Gary Kah that is entitled En Route To Global Occupation.

It has taken about two and a half centuries to get to the point we are at here in the year 2023. This very old evil cabal backed by trillions of dollars has now infiltrated nearly every national sovereign government on earth as well as the national security organizations such as CDC, FBI, DOJ, etc., and their equivalents in other nations. Many heads of State today are graduates of Klaus Schwab’s WEF school for “young global leaders.” Central banks owned by the globalist cabal members, such as the Federal Reserve, have been established to control world finance in every nation except North Korea, Cuba, and Iran.

Through international investment firms such as Blackrock, Vanguard, and State Street, the cabal has bought up controlling interests in approximately 84% of all major companies on earth, and that includes all forms of the media and big tech, as well as the military industrial complex, academia, and Big Pharma.

In cahoots with the WHO (World Health Organization) and WEF is Big Pharma, along with the many bought and paid for politicians of every political party in nearly every nation. They are doing their best to establish worldwide medical tyranny, which is playing a huge role in accomplishing their depopulation goals as well as their all-consuming desire to control every aspect of the life of every single human that they allow to live. When you have trillions of dollars at your disposal, buying off politicians is just a matter of time. Most of them can be bought if the price is right.

Even so, we who trust Jesus 100% need not fear. Jesus can and will do every single thing He has promised to do. The arrogant Lucifer-worshipping globalist elitists may actually believe that they can pull off their massive “Coup De Etat” over the entire planet Earth and their attempt to usurp the “Throne of the Most-High God,” but in truth and in reality, they are no match for the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In fact, it is a ridiculous notion, especially if we recall the conversations Holy God engaged in with a man named Job.

He who parted the waters of the Red Sea and stood in the fiery furnace with the three Hebrew lads; He who sent fire down from Heaven upon the soaking wet altar of Elijah and burst it into flames to the shame of the prophets of Baal; yes, He who created and sustains the entire massive universe and holds the power over life and death; He who knows every detail about every person who ever walked the face of the earth from before we were born (Psalm 139) to the last breath taken and beyond, is not even slightly intimidated by delusional evil humans no matter how dedicated they are to their depravity or how many trillions of dollars they invest in their plans of tyranny and abomination.

There is another reason to trust Jesus 100%. Believers are not appointed to the wrath of God (Romans 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Rev. 3:10) that will be poured out on the wicked, godless, Christ-rejecting world during the Seven-Year Tribulation. A time that Jesus Himself said would be the worst time in all of human history. An amazing event is about to take place at the perfect time of our Heavenly Father’s choosing. We know by the signs our Savior gave us to discern the season that the time is at hand and that our redemption draws nigh as we wait with breathtaking anticipation for our Blessed Hope.

Many inhabitants of planet Earth do not believe in what is described by Paul in 1st Thessalonians 4:13-17. The “Great Catching Away,” aka The Rapture. It is not my intention in this article to explain the many words from the Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin languages that mean rapture or the numerous events in scripture that describe it or are a picture of it, such as the Hebrew wedding ceremonies. There are dozens of wonderful articles on the Rapture written by truly anointed Bible scholars. No, my intention with this article is about trusting Jesus no less than 100%.

The supernatural miracles mentioned earlier in this writing, as well as the many other ones throughout scripture that are too numerous to mention here, are in part to inspire those of us who love Jesus to trust Him 100%. Soon a trumpet will sound, and with the shout of an archangel, Jesus will call the dead in Christ as well as all of those alive in Him at the time, and we will find ourselves with Him in our new incorruptible eternal bodies — all of this in the twinkling of an eye.

To godless mockers and scoffers and even to some believers, such a thing sounds impossible, but it is not for Jesus. When that moment comes, He will see to it that it happens easily, smoothly, and perfectly. Everyone who is blessed to be a part of this moment will realize more than ever how great is our God, how wonderful He is, and how Jesus is even more awesome than we ever imagined when we were bound by these earthly bodies.

Also, it makes Jesus happy when we trust in Him, not 99 and 44/100ths, but rather 100%. It could be any day now. There is no other hope in any other name but Jesus, and in Him a hope too wonderful for words.

It has been about 2,000 years since Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you,” and according to the many signs given us to discern the times and seasons, soon He will return. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has conceived of the wonders that God has prepared for those that love Him” (1st Corinthians 2:9).

All praise and glory be to the Father, the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. In the spirit of thankfulness, gratefulness, and humility, I say thank you, Lord, for loving me and forgiving me, and inviting me to be with you for all eternity. Jesus, you laid down your life for me and for everyone who ever lived, and then you rose from the dead and revealed your risen self to a great many witnesses, proving you have power over death as well as power over life and all of creation. I trust you 100%, and I am forever yours. Your friend, Rick Segoine

If there are any precious souls who have read this article and do not know Jesus, please be assured that He loves you. Call out to Him today and invite Him into your life and into your heart. He will hear your call…. You will be so glad you did…. Jesus will be the best friend you have ever had, and the friendship will last forever.

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