The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the most important truth undergirding the Christian faith. Since the beginning of time, man has pondered the question of whether there is life beyond this life and has found no satisfying answers apart from God's promise of eternal life. The promise of a future resurrection was shared with Old Testament saints, who believed despite their lack of total understanding. Jesus fulfilled that promise when He came out of the grave on the third day after being crucified. And the promise is extended to us today so that we might have hope.