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“True, he [God’s Son] was foreknown before the founding of the world, but he was made manifest at the end of the times for the sake of you
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14. How was Jesus Christ “foreknown before the founding of the world” and “made manifest at the end of the times”?
14 Before Adam and Eve founded a world of mankind by having children, Jehovah God determined that his only-begotten Son would be the one to redeem the human race from enslavement to sin and death. (Compare Genesis 3:15; 4:1, 2; Luke 11:49-51.) With the coming of the Messiah, the Jewish system of things, including its priesthood, sacrifices and temple services, entered its last days. Messiah’s arrival did mark the start of a new epoch in human history. Therefore, the apostle Peter spoke of Christ’s being “made manifest at the end of the times.”
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The resurrection of God’s Son stands as an unchangeable guarantee that humans who are sleeping in death will be raised to life.—1 Corinthians 15:12-22.
17. How well established is the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
17 That is why the fact of Jesus’ resurrection needed to be well established, and it was. There were upward of 500 disciples who saw the resurrected Son of God. (1 Corinthians 15:6) These eyewitnesses knew that God’s enemies might take away their freedom and even kill them if they presented testimony regarding this grand miracle. Yet, faithful disciples of Jesus Christ witnessed to this fact with all boldness. (Compare Acts 4:1-3; 7:52-60.) Such courageous faith was only possible because they had solid evidence of his resurrection.
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