Can we really be sure that Christ rose from the dead? The Bible says that after Jesus rose from the dead he showed himself alive by many infallible proofs and was seen for forty days speaking the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3
Here are the chronological eyewitness accountsof the bodily appearance of Jesus Christ following his resurrection.
1. Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, Salome, Joanna, and at least one other woman with them – (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:10)
2. Two angels – (Mark 16:5-6; Luke 24:4-5)
3. Peter and John – (John 20:2-3)
4. Mary Magdalene alone – (John 20:15-17)
5. Mary and other women on the way to tell the disciples – (Matt. 28:8-9)
6. Cleopas and another man on the road to Emmaus – (Luke 24:13-15; 24:18)
7. The disciples and them that were with them – (Luke 24:33; 36-40)
8. The disciples and Thomas, eight days later – (John 20:26)
9. More than 500 brethren at once – (1 Cor. 15:6)
10. The disciples while they were fishing – (John 21:1-14)
11. Paul – (1 Cor. 15:8)
12. The disciples and others at his ascension – (Acts 1:9)
13. John at the Revelation – (Rev 1:12-13; Rev 1:18)
In all, Jesus was seen by more than 500 people after his resurrection. That amount of witnesses should remove all doubt that Jesus did indeed truly rise from the dead; and faith in that fact of history is the only thing that is required for man’s salvation.
That why the apostle Paul said in Romans 10:9-10,13 “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”
