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• Eastertide

  Eastertide is the season of the church year that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ during the roughly fifty days from Easter to Pentecost. It is also called the Easter season.

• Matthew 22:30

  In this verse Jesus answers a question from the Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, by saying that "in the resurrection" people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven. It is frequently cited in discussions of life after the resurrection, marital relationships in heaven, and the nature of angels.

• Road to Emmaus

  The Road to Emmaus is the event in which Jesus, on the day of his resurrection, appeared to two disciples traveling to Emmaus, expounded the Scriptures to them, and was recognized when he broke bread with them. It is recorded in Luke 24.

• Easter Vigil

  The Easter Vigil is a service held on the night of Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, in anticipation of the resurrection of Christ. It proceeds through the Service of Light, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of Baptism, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and it is especially valued in liturgical traditions such as the Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.

• James (Brother of Jesus)

  James is recorded as a brother of Jesus and became the leader of the church in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection. Church tradition identifies him as the author of the Epistle of James.

• Lord's Day

  The Lord's Day (Korean juil, 主日), meaning "the day of the Lord," is the term Protestants use for Sunday, the day of worship commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Keeping this day holy is called Lord's Day observance.

• Funeral Service

  A funeral service is a worship service held when a church member dies, in which the deceased is committed to God, the bereaved family is comforted, and the hope of the resurrection is confessed. The term refers collectively to the several services held at each stage of the funeral process.

• Gospel

  The gospel means "good news." In Christianity it refers to the message that God saves people through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Eschatology

  Eschatology is the field of Christian doctrine concerned with the last things of the world and of humanity, namely death and judgment, the second coming of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the dead, and the consummation of the kingdom of God.

• Early Church

  The early church refers to the church in its first period, which arose around the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus. The term commonly designates the church from the apostolic age until the legalization of Christianity in 313 or the Council of Nicaea in 325.

• Eternal Life

  Eternal life (Korean yeongsaeng, 永生) means "everlasting life." In Christianity it refers to the new life enjoyed in relationship with God. It is understood as the substance of salvation, received by faith in the present and brought to completion after the resurrection.

• Cross (Christian Symbol)

  The cross is the principal emblem of Christianity, representing the death of Jesus Christ on the cross and His resurrection. It is widely used on church buildings and pulpits and in jewelry.

• Christology

  Christology is the field of Christian theology that deals with who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. It explains the person of Christ (his divinity and humanity) and his work (atonement, resurrection, and related themes).

• Ascension

  The Ascension is the event in which the risen Jesus Christ, after appearing to his disciples for forty days following his resurrection, was taken up into heaven, and it is also the doctrine concerning that event. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and commemorated in the liturgical calendar on Ascension Day.

• Romans 8:33–34

  A passage in which Paul declares that no one can bring a charge against or condemn those whom God has chosen. Grounding this in God's act of justification and in Christ's death, resurrection, and intercession, it is frequently cited in discussions of the assurance of salvation and the perseverance of the saints.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

  A passage in which Paul urges the church at Thessalonica not to grieve over believers who have already died "even as others which have no hope," and comforts them on the basis of Jesus' resurrection. It is frequently read at funeral services and often cited in discussions of the state after death and the Second Coming.

• Isaiah 53:10–12

  The conclusion of the fourth "Servant Song" in the Book of Isaiah, this passage declares that the servant who suffered and died bears the sins of many and is ultimately exalted. Christianity reads it as a prophecy of Christ's atoning death and resurrection, and it is frequently cited in discussions of the doctrine of the atonement.

• Sadducees

  The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the New Testament era centered on the high-priestly families and the aristocracy of the Jerusalem temple. Because they rejected the resurrection, angels, and spirits, they came into conflict with Jesus and the apostles.

• Kerygma

  Kerygma is a Greek word meaning "proclamation" or "that which is proclaimed." In the New Testament it refers to the apostles' proclamation of the gospel, centered on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Soul Sleep

  Soul sleep is the view that after death the soul remains asleep, without consciousness, until the resurrection. It arises from the question of how to understand the "intermediate state" between death and resurrection.