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All this Christ has won for us through His resurrection, so that we may arise to joy and to life, and this is the properly wished for resurrection. The godless will also arise on Judgment Day, but they will rather wish to remain in their graves because they will arise to judgment and eternal death. However, the believers, who in their hearts rejoice over Christ’s resurrection and with Christ rise from sin, are the only ones who will be blessed and happily arise to glory and eternal life – just as Christ arose to glory and to life.
To that end, St. John sets forth the distinction between the resurrections of Christ and Lazarus. Lazarus, when he was awakened by Christ, brought with him the grave cloths on his hands and feet and the handkerchief around his face, John 11:44, [thus showing] that he rose up only to this earthly life and had to die again. However, in John 20:6,7 it is especially recorded that He [Christ] left the linens and the handkerchief behind in the grave [to demonstrate] that He arose to a spiritual, ever-enduring life and would never again require the linens or grave cloths. Thus, in the power of this resurrection of Christ, we too shall one day arise to spiritual, ever-enduring life.
Eleven Easter and Pentecost Sermons by Johann Gerhard
page 30
1996 by Elmer Hohle, Published by Repristination Press in 1996
Used with permission.
All this Christ has won for us through His resurrection, so that we may arise to joy and to life, and this is the properly wished for resurrection. The godless will also arise on Judgment Day, but they will rather wish to remain in their graves because they will arise to judgment and eternal death. However, the believers, who in their hearts rejoice over Christ’s resurrection and with Christ rise from sin, are the only ones who will be blessed and happily arise to glory and eternal life – just as Christ arose to glory and to life.
To that end, St. John sets forth the distinction between the resurrections of Christ and Lazarus. Lazarus, when he was awakened by Christ, brought with him the grave cloths on his hands and feet and the handkerchief around his face, John 11:44, [thus showing] that he rose up only to this earthly life and had to die again. However, in John 20:6,7 it is especially recorded that He [Christ] left the linens and the handkerchief behind in the grave [to demonstrate] that He arose to a spiritual, ever-enduring life and would never again require the linens or grave cloths. Thus, in the power of this resurrection of Christ, we too shall one day arise to spiritual, ever-enduring life.
Eleven Easter and Pentecost Sermons by Johann Gerhard
page 30
1996 by Elmer Hohle, Published by Repristination Press in 1996
Used with permission.
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