John 3:16
Eight Miracles of Easter – Deliberate Witness
Eight Miracles of Easter in Matthew, Chapter 27
and Luke 24:12, and John 20:7
1. Midday darkness (vs. 45)
2. Supernatural rending of the Temple Curtain from top to bottom (vs. 51)
3. Earthquake and splitting of the rocks (vs. 51) (/natural forces)
4. Opening of graves in vicinity of Calvary (vs. 52)
5. Condition of the empty tomb (untouched by the earthquake/design)
6. Resurrection of many saints who had died (vs. 53)
7. Luke 24:12 “The folded grave linens.”
8. John 20:7 “And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.”
Six Revivals/Restorations of the Dead
1. Son of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17)
2. The Shunammite’s son (2 Kings 4)
3. Restoration caused by the bones of the Prophet Elisha (2 Kings 13:20 & 21)
4. The son of the widow of Nain (Luke 7:11-15)
5. The daughter of Jairus (Luke 8:40-56)
6. Lazarus (John 11)
John 3:16 King James Version (KJV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Jesus went to the bowels of the earth to witness so that everyone knew about God sacrificing His only Begotten Son.
Ephesians 4:8-10 King James Version (KJV)
“8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
Isaiah 45:23
“I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”
Romans 14:11
“For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
Rev. Nate Ware, Depews Chapel United Methodist Church, Easter Sunday
“Link to YouTube Video – Resurrection Morn”
