What does “the power of the resurrection” (Phil. 3:10) means?

 

 

In the past, “the power of the resurrection” (Phil. 3:10) was already manifested

when God made us alive together with Christ

after we were spiritually dead due to disobedience and sin

(Eph. 2:1, 5; Ref.: Jn. 4:9).

 

In the future, “the power of the resurrection” will be evident at the last trumpet

when, at the sound of the trumpet, Christ will descend from heaven with a cry of command,

the voice of an archangel, and the sound of God's trumpet.

Those who have died believing in Christ will be the first to rise ("resurrect")

(1 Thess. 4:16; Ref.: 1 Cor. 15:52).

 

In the present, “the power of the resurrection” is experienced

by those who, despite any hardship, seek to attain the resurrection from the dead

by sharing in the sufferings of Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:10-11).

Recognizing that the present sufferings are incomparable

to the future glory that will be revealed (Rom. 8:18),

the believers consider themselves as dying daily (1 Cor. 15:31)

in order to experience the transformative power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ

(Phil. 3:10).