{"podcast":{"title":"the Proclaim & Defend Podcast","slug":"the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856","podcast_index_feed_id":6318856,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1441883.rss","website_url":"https://proclaimdefend.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1441883/c7e8f805e138ecd12748362423db00ac.jpg","author":"the Proclaim & Defend Podcast","episode_count":291,"summary":"The substack of the Foundations Baptist Fellowship International","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:18:46.010769+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856"},"episode":{"title":"The Resurrection of Jesus Should Not Have Been a Surprise","slug":"the-resurrection-of-jesus-should-not-have-been-a-surprise","published_at":"2026-04-06T00:29:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856/the-resurrection-of-jesus-should-not-have-been-a-surprise","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856","url":"https://proclaimdefend.substack.com/p/the-resurrection-of-jesus-should","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193303804/77c9374aa0c89b6a73c3a91579b51ad7.mp3","summary":"The accounts of Resurrection Sunday morning in scripture seem to indicate that the resurrection of Jesus bodily from the tomb was a surprise—to the women who went there, to the disciples, and to Jerusalem. Mary supposed Jesus was the gardener and asked him where they had taken Jesus’ body. It’s understandable that someone rising from the dead would be an event doubted by most people, but the evidences of this event should have been there to see. This was not an unexpected miracle but rather a prophecy meticulously made and fulfilled in the eyes of all. The Old Testament predicted the resurrection. The only thing necessary to see the prophecy of the resurrection in the Old Testament is to believe that Isaiah 53 is messianic. The chapter traces in wonderfully poetic fashion the Story of a divine substitute who grows up in anonymity (verses 1-3), … Read the rest of this post here: The Resurrection of Jesus Should Not Have Been a Surprise – Proclaim & Defend — or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"The accounts of Resurrection Sunday morning in scripture seem to indicate that the resurrection of Jesus bodily from the tomb was a surprise—to the women…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856/episodes/the-resurrection-of-jesus-should-not-have-been-a-surprise/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-proclaim-defend-podcast-6318856/the-resurrection-of-jesus-should-not-have-been-a-surprise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}