AFTER HIS RESURRECTION B4-07-5P

Mt. 27:51-53

INTRODUCTION:

A. This is Easter--when we remember the resurrection of our Lord

B. Rememberance is paid every "Lord's Day" as well

C. His own resurrection was not the last of His acts, however--

D. Let us look at what happened "After His Resurrection"

I. HE ASCENDED TO HIS FATHER

A. Returned to the glory which once was His and which rightfully

belongs to Him alone

1. "O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the

glory which I had with thee before the world was" Jn. 17:5

2. Heavenly host, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to

receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and

honour, and glory, and blessing" (Rev. 5:12)

B. Took the sacrifice of His own blood as atonement for our sin

1. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through

the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,

purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living

God?" (Heb. 9:14)

2. "Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver

and gold, from your vain conversation received by

tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood

of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish" (1 Pe. 1:18-19)

II. HE INTERCEEDS FOR HIS SAINTS

A. Is. 53:12 He makes "intercession for the transgressors"

B. "I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not" (Lu. 22:32)

C. Ro. 8:34, "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that

died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the

right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us"

D. "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed

into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our

profession" (Heb. 4:14)

E. "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye

sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the

Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 Jn. 2:1)

F. Limits the jurisdiction of forces opposed to us: (1 Pe. 3:22)

"[Jesus Christ] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right

hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made

subject unto him"

III. HE SENT THE HOLY GHOST BACK TO BAPTIZE BELIEVERS

A. Comfort: "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you

another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever

(Jn. 14:16)

B. Instruction: "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom

the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all

things, and bring all things to your rememberance, whatsoever

I have said unto you" (Jn. 14:26)

C. Power: Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the

Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto

me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and

unto the uttermost part of the earth"



IV. HE RAISED THE DEAD

A. The saints which slept (text)

B. The dead in Christ (& living) at Rapture (1 Thess. 4:15-18)

"For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we

which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall

not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself

shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of

the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in

Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain

shall be caught up together with them in t GOD'S EARNEST MEMORIES B5-05-5A

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