WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1992 Question 37

Question 37

The Second Coming of Christ

In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul said that Christians' greatest assurance for the resurrection of the dead was that

  1. A.before seeds germinate, they must first die
  2. B.the dead have joined the past faithfuls in the grave
  3. C.since God is the God of Abraham, it follows that Abraham is still alive
  4. D.Jesus ascended into heaven to receive the dead in Christ
  5. E.since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians would also rise.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians would also rise.)

Explanation

"Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so… God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep" (1 Thessalonians 4:14).