In the first Epistle to the Thessalonian, Paul said that Christians' greatest assurance for the resurrection of the dead was that

• A.before seeds germinated, they must first die
• B.The dead have joined the past faithfuls in the grave
• C.Since God is the God of Abraham, it follows that Abraham is still alive
• D.since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians will also rise
• E.Jesus ascended into heaven to receive the dead in Christ