Paul had not yet been inspired to write the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians. This chapter tells us everything that is necessary for a full doctrinal understanding of the resurrection. Most that we now understand pertaining to the resurrection is because of Paul s teachings. Prior to the clarification of this great truth, and while the Lord still walked upon the earth, He tells Martha of His power over death. Everything that follows makes up the continuation of this remarkable story.
Truth is a very wonderful thing.
Jesus is the Truth and without failure, always delivers the Truth. Martha makes a wonderful statement declaring her belief in the Messiah. For centuries the prophets had declared that there would be born of woman, the Messiah. Now she is declaring her belief in the witnesses of the Old Testament prophets and the written Word that she had been exposed to. Perhaps the strong testimony of John the Baptist had impacted her thinking.