A Triumphant Resurrection by H. A. ST. JOHN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 16, 1915

A Triumphant Resurrection

By H. A. ST. JOHN

Seven Great Triumphs — No. 3

A Triumphant Resurrection

H. A. ST. JOHN

EARLY in the morning of the third day after the triumphant death of the Lord Jesus, he had a most glorious and triumphant resurrection. Weeping women, bearing spices to anoint the dead body of Jesus, were on their way to the Calvary sepulcher. Suddenly, the early dawn was lighted up by the descent of a mighty, shining angel, right from the presence of the loving Father above. This mighty angel alighted at the sepulcher of Jesus, while the earth trembled at his presence, and the Roman soldiers that were guarding the sepulcher fell to the earth like dead men.

The angel rolled away the stone from the mouth of the sepulcher, and sat upon it. He then awakened Jesus from the sleep of death, and delivered his loving message from the heavenly throne, “Jesus, thy Father calls thee; come forth.” Jesus came forth to die no more, having the keys of death and the grave. He came forth from the sepulcher a mighty conqueror. This was indeed a triumphant resurrection. This triumphant resurrection of Jesus makes possible the resurrection of all the dead. By one man, Adam, came death, and by one man, the man Christ Jesus, came the resurrection of the dead. “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order.”

There are only two orders: The righteous, who died in the Lord a triumphant death; and the wicked, who died a wretched death, in their sins. The wicked do not have a triumphant resurrection.

They recognize Jesus, and wail because of him, and cry for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them and hide them from his wrath. After beholding the glory and righteousness of God, and the glory and reward of the saints, they will meet their just and eternal doom in the lake of fire, which is the second death.

The righteous will hear Jesus calling them to arise. As they awaken, they look up and see the lovely Jesus, accompanied by all the holy angels, and they will exclaim with ecstatic joy, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us.” They can say with Jesus, “We were dead,” but now we are alive forevermore. And they will say triumphantly, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Surely this is a triumphant resurrection.

Sanitarium, Cal.