that to mean he is the first one ever to be resurrected. That is
certainly true. The resurrection of Jesus is the only resurrection that has
ever occurred on this earth. Lazarus, and all the others who came back from
the dead, were simply resuscitated: they came back to the same life they
had left. We may even feel a bit sorry for them because they had to come
back to take it up again. But Jesus was truly resurrected. He was given a
glorified life: he came from the grave at a far higher level than he went
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