Well, Easter changes everything.

We saw that yesterday in episode 822, but one of the most fascinating things about Easter

is that the theme of resurrection is not something that takes the new testament by surprise.

And here to explain these connections on the phone is Dr. Don Carson, who is kind enough

to join us again to talk about biblical theology.

Our time together is the fruit of our partnership with our friends over at the Gospel Coalition.

Dr. Carson is the co-founder and president of the Gospel Coalition, of course.

He is also the editor of the new NIV-Zonderman Study Bible, which focuses on biblical theological

themes as they develop in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Dr. Carson, thank you for joining us again to talk about biblical theology.

As we move through various themes in the biblical storyline, it is of course fitting today

that we close the week by talking about the resurrection as we celebrate Easter on Sunday.

So take it from here and help us to appreciate the theology of Easter.

In this session, we want to consider the resurrection, first of all the resurrection of Jesus,

and then our resurrection on the last day, so that we are in agreement as to what terms

mean.

By resurrection, I do not mean something like living forever in a spirit existence or the

like, but living again in bodily mode after the body has died, coming back from the dead

in real bodies, but ultimately in transformed bodies.

Well, let's back off just a wee bit.

There are lots of passages in the Bible that talk about existence beyond death, but there

are some passages that talk about resurrection that is bodily existence beyond death.

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