Gem #74 - The Resurrection of Christ

The resurrection of Christ was effected by the means of the Spirit! and

here we have a vivid illustration of His omnipotence. Could you have

stepped, as angels did, into the grave of Jesus, and seen His sleeping

body, you would have found it cold as any other corpse. Lift up the hand;

it falls by the side. Look at the eye; it is glazed. And there is a

death-thrust in His side which must have annihilated His life. See His

hands: the blood no longer drips from them. They are cold and motionless.

Can that body live? Can it start up? Yes; and be an illustration of the

might of the Spirit. For when the power of the Spirit came on Him, as it

was when it fell upon the dry bones of the valley, "He arose in the majesty

of His divinity, and, bright and shining, astonished the watchmen so that

they ran away; yes, He arose no more to die, but to live forever, King of

kings and Prince of the kings of the earth."