On the Third Day
An interesting article on Christianity Today by Andrew Wilson, delves into a curious Biblical anomaly about Christ’s death and resurrection. While there are ample, often vivid, descriptions of Christ’s death and suffering on the cross in the Old Testament, such as Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22, we don’t have similar direct descriptions of Christ’s resurrection. Wilson, who pastors King’s Church in London, England, notes that Christ’s resurrection on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-5) is the very core of our Christian faith. As Paul explains a few verses later, “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14). Though we don’t have a similar Isaiah 53 description of Christ’s third-day resurrection, Wilson says it’s hinted at multiple times in the Old Testament, all with profound significance. First, Wilson notes that when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, the Lord provided a ram as a substitutionary sacrifice on the third day. I had never noticed that connection before and actually read that …