How does Paul speak of the resurrection of Christ?

Answer

"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according
to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures."
1 Cor. 15: 3, 4.

By what was the third universal empire symbolized?
By what comparison is it shown that the heavenly sanctuary will he cleansed?
Was the judgment still future in Paul's day?
What besides creation were Israel to remember when they kept the Sabbath?
Do Protestant writers acknowledge the same?
Does God delight to afflict any?
To whom must one belong in order to be Abraham's seed?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle