(6) ―Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
(7) But made himself of no reputation and took upon him the form of a servant and was made in the
likeness of men:
(8) And being found in the fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even
the death of the cross". (Phil 2:6-8 KJV)
Y‘shua died and ceased to exist. All that remained of Him was the physical and spirit record of His existence,
which could have been completely destroyed and erased if the Father had not resurrected him from the
dead. See Matt 10:28; Luke 12:4-5; Gal 1:1; Acts 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 13:30.
Alpha and Omega:
In the first chapter of the Book of Revelation, the apostle John records his encounter with Y‘shua who says
he is the Alpha and Omega:
(4) ―John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is,
and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne‖. (Rev 1:4
Para)
(17) And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. and he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, fear
not; I am the first and the last [Alpha and Omega];
(18) I am he that lives, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, amen, and have the keys of
hell and of death". (Rev 1:17-18 Para) (See also Rom 6:8-10; Acts 2:24-32; 3:15, 26; Heb 2:9; Rev 2:8.)
The Greek Interlinear Bible translates the phrase, ―was dead‖ in verse 18 as 'I became dead'. The Greek
word used for 'dead' here is 'corpse', which means that the 'Alpha and Omega' says He was a dead body;
but now, he is alive forever. Y‘shua explains that he was totally dead, not only dead in the flesh as some
people believe.
The resurrection of Y‟shua―Not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead".
(Gal.1:1 KJV) (See also Acts 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 13:30.)
In his letter to the Church at Corinth, the apostle Paul records that Y‘shua was the first human to be
resurrected from the dead as a spiritual Son of YHWH. Moreover, in his letter to the Church at Colosse, he
states the same thing and adds that it was Y‘shua who created all things.
―But now is Christ risen from the dead, and became the first-born of them that slept". (1 Cor 15:20 KJV)
In verse 20, Paul says that Y‘shua is the first of humanity to have passed from the human life-form to the
spiritual; then, in verses 22-23, he says that others will follow:
(22) ―For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
(23) But every man in his own order. Christ the first-fruits, Afterwards, they that are Christ's at his
coming". (1 Cor 15:22-23)
The reason Y‘shua was described as the first-born from the dead and the first-born of many brothers is that
he was literally the first of his kind to be created. He was the first of the New Creation: the first-born spiritual
Son of YHWH the Father:
―Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation—for all things were created in him, the
things in the heavens, and the things on the earth; the visible and the invisible; whether thrones, or lordships,
or rulers, or authorities, all things have been created through him. And he is before all things, and all things
consist in him. And he is the Head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that he be preeminent in all things". (Col 1:15-18 Para) (See also Acts 13:33-35; Rev 1:5 KJV.)
28:8-16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee―(8) And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples
word. (9) And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and
held him by the feet, and worshipped him. (10) Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren
that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. (11) Now when they were going, behold, some of the
watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. (12) And when they
were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, (13)