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fumsnt. even 20
The very letter. % all these claims.
Christ bases his righr 70 divine reccs
milton He claimed that IL vas his
prercgative % forgive SIN, that BE- vas
TIE only waT 90 God tia. outside CT
him there vas no peace and 70 Vly
OF access 20 rhe Fl-ks-. thai uniess
Do vas trusted and believed IL With a
whole heart there vas absolutely 70
hcps % seeing heaven that be vas
The c-vineIy appointed Retesue- O.
the world ard rhA- the w1rlFs re
teupti0n and salvation depended ab-
solutely uPou hi- ai01e- thai the
power OF life and death was q his
hands. ard that all -he Ola Testament
predictions received their .I-rIzez-
IN him 80 strong were these c,1i-1s
that On enc occasion The Jews were
exaspsrl-ei WITH htu- and Sal. what
sign showest rhou rs Il thou b. al
that thou claiuest % De-" II answer
70 this chaIle1rs. Christ referred 20
his resurrection ant said. II do not
rise a<aia from The dad. 90 not be
lsvs ny claim on his resurrection
therefore. Jesus Christ based the viz
tication % al his claims-ls Paul
SAYS. He vas declared o. b. the son
q God by hls resurrection from the
dead 80 long As Chrtsrs rss1-rec-
ton remains n accredited fact % his
tory then thar Gz1Iean peasant
Jesus q Nazareth. IS indeed and 4
truth rhe Son q the Most High Cod
1lt the Saviour n the world
Chrtsr's ensm.es realized the In
Pcrrance q Jesus resurrection and
because o. tbs h-ibed the soldiers 20
say that the t-zcipies came l-t stole
away RS body
What Il comfort TIE resurrection IS
% the believer Who haz placed bis
hope ard condolences il the Ess rc
come "a Jesus Christ TIE Sl-tor ot he
world, The world nav Eartda and
mock and sheer. and r-tlcuIe- bur The
believer szrIziuls. Z know thz- III
Redesne- Eveth.- and his IS ample
evidence thar The believers falth las
not been misplaced
Il TIE resurrection q Ch-zr IS
zua-aatee Ok or own resurrection
Paars thoughtful ard inspired szfsr-
snce rom Chris-s resurrection Is
Ehis- -B@cazse he lives. - shall i've
also = tie words e Dr. Parker.
the zpostIe . continually amp lfy.us.
Place an acur1 n his had and l--e-
tlarslT hs feels the weight C.
mighty oaE Give hln ouz E=-le bu-b.
and Immediately yc1 have touched the
fountains o. his sIoczenes and h d.
scrtbss gardens and pa-aEzzss and
heavens Paul saw the whole Z the
par--hs saw CUR resurrection in
Christ Il Christ rose from The dead.
then the graveyard IS rot i permanent
thing The apostle VII h1za every
little child brought hack The resu--
rectiCn shall Be accompanied By
sh0ut-toes this shout intimate or sig
uity the spirits leaving heaven and go
Ing % the graveyard claiming the.-
bodies Wno knows
Without the resurrection o. Christ.
there . 70 Certainty C c,- oEu res..--
rscrian and thar o. cur loved ones Z
Chriz- D. rot rize1 thea all Who have
Died have persisted ers-uaIIy. TEe1
We have 10 hope Of seeing those who
have gone before E1r We have
better kope than thai because
I've. ye shah I've also As n Asar
al de. 50 N Christ stall al b. r-a5a
alive For z the dead rise not. shez
Is rot Christ raised We shan rise
again We shah mset those whs have
gone before IS ant who have fallen
asleep n Christ We SHALL Meet De
yond the river
Firm and tasc as the grave nov
seems 20 helt the bodies o. our dear
loved o1es Il Is now doomed Is 4
fruit o. Chris-'s resurrection. AT wiIf
Be compelled ere Gay % relax Is
grasp. and yield them % to Us again
Empty as vas Toseph's sepuIch-e
when the angel stocd before Il 50
shall ere day be sTsry grave on earth.
when another angel shau SQUAD his
trumpet and L shall ring through Al
the regions os the lead. and st-ll al tc
life again
III The resurrection OF Christ nan
TESTS his victory over death and the
grave
Up 70 this time. deaths claims had
been undispu-sd AL opposition to
that dead enemy had been without
effect Sin reIgusd IN the realm and
sovereignty Of death. and death reign
ed In SIN Tie purpose q Christ
coming into the world and assuming
human form was that he might oy bis
own death abolish seath as the wages
Of sin It WIS when he rose and Isct
the dead that Saran's empire fell
Christ's victory over death was tra-
maricaIly complete ca the day OF his
resurrection We are told that bees
when they sting leave their sting in
the wound which they have caused ard
20 away 70 die You can hold a be-
that has stung You between your thumb
and finger ard let Il buzz. but II can
not any longer harm you So death
lsfr trs sting IN Christ On the eruss
and IL no io1gsr has azT terror for
the oei1=ver. Death has nov beer
vanquizhed. the grave las eapstIlat.
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