and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead-- Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus: The resurrection of Christ is one of the cardinal facts set forth in the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:4). Apostolic discourses always centered around this theme (Acts 2:24-32; Acts 17:30-31). If every reference to the resurrection of Christ were deleted from the New Covenant scriptures, there would be little left.