The Resurrection

“Satan’s Defeat – Our Victory”

Pastor John Isaacs

Kingsway Community Church
April 4, 2010
Matthew 28:1-6
1
 Early on Sunday morning, as the
new day was dawning, Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary
went out to visit the tomb.
2
 Suddenly there was a great
earthquake! For an angel of the
Lord came down from heaven,
Matthew 28:1-6 (cont)
rolled aside the stone, and sat on
it.   His face shone like lightning,
3

and his clothing was as white as

snow.   The guards shook with
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fear when they saw him, and they

fell into a dead faint.
   Then the angel spoke to the
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Matthew 28:1-6 (cont)
women. “Don’t be afraid!” he
said. “I know you are looking for
Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He
isn’t here! He is risen from
the dead, just as he said would
happen. Come, see where his
body was lying. 
1 The resurrection
proved that
Jesus was the
Son of God.
Romans 1:3-4
3
 The Good News is about His Son.
In His earthly life He was born into
King David’s family line, 4 and He
was shown to be the Son of God
when He was raised from the
dead by the power of the Holy
Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. 
2 The resurrection
made it possible
for believers to
be born again to
an eternal hope.
1 Peter 1:3
Praised (honored, blessed) be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ (the Messiah)! By His
boundless mercy we have been
born again to an ever-living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead.
3 The resurrection
set believers free
from the power
of sin.
Romans 6:4-6
4
We were therefore buried with
him through baptism into death
in order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the
glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life.  If we have been
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united with him like this in his

Romans 6:4-6 (cont.)
death, we will certainly also be
united with him in his
resurrection. 6 For we know that
our old self was crucified with
him so that the body of sin might
be done away with, that we
should no longer be slaves to sin.
4
The resurrection
guarantees that
believers will
never experience
“death.”
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
20
But Christ has indeed been
raised from the dead, the
firstfruits of those who have
fallen asleep.  For since death
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came through a man, the

resurrection of the dead comes
also through a man. 
1 Corinthians 15:20-22 (cont.)
For as in Adam all die, so in
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Christ all will be made alive. 

5
The resurrection
disarmed all
spiritual
authorities that
opposed God.
Colossians 2:15
In this way, He disarmed the
spiritual rulers and authorities.
He shamed them publicly by His
victory over them on the cross.
6
The resurrection
destroyed the
devil and all his
works.
Hebrews 2:14
Since the children have flesh and
blood, He too shared in their
humanity so that by His death He
might destroy him who holds the
power of death - that is, the devil.
1 John 3:8
But when people keep on sinning,
it shows that they belong to the
devil, who has been sinning since
the beginning. But the Son of God
came to destroy the works of the
devil.
7 The resurrection
put sin and all
the works of the
devil under the
feet of Jesus and
the Church.
Ephesians 1:19-23
 I also pray that you will
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understand the incredible

greatness of God’s power for us
who believe Him. This is the same
mighty power 20 that raised Christ
from the dead and seated Him in
the place of honor at God’s right
Ephesians 1:19-23 (cont.)
hand in the heavenly realms.
21
 Now He is far above any ruler or
authority or power or leader or
anything else—not only in this
world but also in the world to
come.  God has put all things
22

under the authority of Christ and

Ephesians 1:19-23 (cont.)
has made Him head over all
things for the benefit of the
Church. 23 And the Church is His
body; it is made full and complete
by Christ, who fills all things
everywhere with Himself.
1 The resurrection
proved that
Jesus was the
Son of God.
2 The resurrection
made it possible
for believers to
be born again to
an eternal hope.
3 The resurrection
set believers free
from the power
of sin.
4
The resurrection
guarantees that
believers will
never experience
“death.”
5
The resurrection
disarmed all
spiritual
authorities that
opposed God.
6
The resurrection
destroyed the
devil and all his
works.
7 The resurrection
put sin and all
the works of the
devil under the
feet of Jesus and
the Church.