The resurrection ofJesus Christ is in many respects the most important fact in history. It is theGibraltar of Christian evidences, the Waterloo of infidelity. If it can beproven to be a historic certainty that Jesus rose from the dead, thenChristianity rests upon an impregnable foundation. Every essential truth ofChristianity is involved in the resurrection. If the resurrection stands, everyessential doctrine of Christianity stands. If the resurrection goes down, everyessential doctrine of Christianity goes down. Intelligent skeptics and infidelsrealize this. A leading skeptic has recently said that there is no use wastingtime discussing the other miracles; the essential question is, Did Jesus Christrise from the Dead? If He did, it is easy enough to believe the other miracles.If He did not, the other miracles must go. I am confident that this skeptic hascorrectly stated the case.