in theology, rising again from the dead; or a person's returning to a second life, with new bodily organs, adapted to the state of its new existence.
One of the greatest arguments for the truth of Christianity is drawn from the resurrection of our Saviour; the circumstances of which are handed down to us so plain and distinct a manner by the evangelists, as make the evidence of this important truth amount to a demonstration.
Christians generally believe, that at the day of judgment, the very identical body they have now, with the same flesh, blood, and bones, will be raised from the dead.