# resurrection

## Definition

The term "resurrection" refers to the act of becoming alive again after having died.

* To resurrect someone means to bring that person back to life again. Only God has the power to do this.
* The word "resurrection" often refers to Jesus' coming back to life after he died.
* When Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and the Life" he meant that he is the source of resurrection, and the one who causes people to come back to life.


## Translation Suggestions



* The word "resurrection" could also be translated as, "coming back to life" or, "becoming alive again after being dead."
* The literal meaning of this word is "a rising up" or "the act of being raised