Day 14: Saturday, April 4

Matthew 28:1-15. And in the twilight of the Sabbaths, as it dawned toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to behold the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven and coming, rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it. And his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow; and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead. And the angel answering said to the women, Fear ye not; for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And going quickly, say to His disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold, He goes before you into Galilee; there you shall see Him; behold, I have told you.

And going out quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy, they ran to report this to His disciples. And as they went to report to His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, Hail. And they, coming, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. Then says Jesus to them, Fear not; go, report to My brothers, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me. And as they were going, behold, some of the guard, coming into the city, reported to the chief priests all things that were done.

And being gathered together with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave considerable silver to the soldiers, saying, Say ye that His disciples, coming by night, stole Him while we slumbered. And if this shall be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and will make you safe. And they, receiving the silver, did as they were taught; and this word was made public among the Jews even to this day.

True Christian Religion 170. This divine trinity is in the Lord God the Redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ, because the three essentials of the one God, which constitute one essence, are in Him. That in Him (as Paul says) dwelleth all the fullness of Divinity is evident also from the words of the Lord Himself, that all things of the Father are His, and that the Holy Spirit speaks from Him, and not of itself; and finally, that when He arose He took from the sepulchre His whole human body, both the flesh and the bones (Matt. 28:1-8; Mark 16:5, 6; Luke 24:1-3; John 20:11-15), unlike any other man; of which He bore living witness to His disciples, saying:

Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself handle Me and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see Me have (Luke 24:39).

From this every man may be convinced, if he will, that the Lord’s humanity is Divine; consequently, that in Him God is Man and Man is God.

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