"Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen."

What a contrast Jesus’ resurrection is to the raising of Lazarus: "When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Take off the grave clothes and let him go.’" (John 11:43-44) Lazarus arose from death with the wrappings of death still upon him. Jesus arose from death with the wrappings of death completely left behind, so far behind they were folded up by themselves. Lazarus was not resurrected. Lazarus was resuscitated. Jesus was not resuscitated. Jesus was resurrected.

Resuscitation is restoration to an earthly life. It’s miraculous, certainly, but resuscitated people will die again. Jesus was resurrected. He entered into a new realm of existence, or rather, He resumed the realm of existence He left to be incarnated. Jesus will not die again. Those who die joined to Him will also enter a new realm of existence, from which they cannot die.