CategoryDoctrine / Resurrection and End-Times Term
Modern Equivalentrising from the dead.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun / eschatological term
DefinitionThe rising of the dead to life, particularly the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ and the future resurrection of believers (1 Corinthians 15).
Key Verses"And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." (1 Corinthians 15:14); "For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:" (1 Corinthians 15:16)
KJV Usage NoteRefers especially to bodily rising from the dead, centered on Christ’s resurrection and the future resurrection of believers.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not merely spiritual influence after death; the KJV doctrine centers on bodily rising from the dead.
EtymologyFrom Latin resurrectio ("rising again").