1.  Jesus had to convince His disciples that He had been resurrected by the following proofs:

-He had a tangible, physical body

-He showed them His wounds (marks of the crucifixion)

-He ate food

2.  The nature of the resurrection body:

-it was not a resuscitated body destined to die again (as Lazarus, others)

-it was not a reincarnated body (Hebrews 9:27)

-it was a resurrected body (still physical but “transformed and empowered”)

3.  The resurrection validates the uniqueness of Christ.  The empty tomb makes Him unlike any other teacher or religious leader. Because of the resurrection Jesus can be known today.