Jesus himself confirmed this hope and showed that God would use him to raise the dead. Christ’s own words give us this assurance: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear [Jesus ’] voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. ” ​ — John 5: 28, 29.
Jēzus apliecināja, ka cerība uz augšāmcelšanu joprojām ir spēkā un ka Dievs šī nodoma īstenošanai izmantos viņu, kā to var redzēt no viņa vārdiem: ” Nāk stunda, kad visi, kas ir kapos, dzirdēs [Jēzus] balsi, un nāks ārā: tie, kas labu darījuši, lai celtos augšām dzīvībai, bet tie, kas ļaunu darījuši, lai celtos augšām sodam. ”