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JESUS HEALING THE SICK, Schoenherr
 XXXIV
THE MEANING OF MIRACLES

After reading of the wonderful miracles that Jesus performed in Galilee,

one begins to wonder what a miracle really is. One begins to wonder by
what power a miracle is performed. The miracles of Jesus are in the main so
unusual, so extraordinary, so apparently in violation of all known laws of
nature, that one begins almost to wonder how Jesus could upset the laws of
nature.

Apparently, Jesus's marvelous miracle-working power The

puzzled the people of His own generation. They knew little of explanation of
the laws of nature, of course. They had been taught to believe the scribes.
in the possibility of miracles. But they were loath to grant any
degree of divine power to Jesus. Hence, on one occasion, "the scribes which
came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of
the devils casteth he out devils." Of course, such a suggestion was absurd.
Jesus Himself said to His disciples, "How can Satan cast out Satan? And if
a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a
house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up
against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end." To this
argument, there is, of course, no answer. It proves conclusively, that Jesus
did not perform miracles through the power of Beelzebub. What a miracle
is, by what power it is performed and why miracles are permitted, are
questions that we shall consider in this lesson.

Let us consider first, then, what a miracle really is. As a The universal
matter of fact, a miracle is never an act accomplished in presence of
violation of law. You must understand that the universe is law.
ruled by law. Everything that happens, happens through the
operation of law. If we live wisely—eat right and think right—then it
follows by the law of nature that we shall have strong, wholesome bodies
like the Christ's, and clear, active minds like His. But if we violate the rules
of right living, then come certain laws of retribution, and we are made to
pay the penalty of our wrongdoing And so it is throughout the universe The
heavenly bodies are directed and governed by law; God's creatures
everywhere are subject to law; the earth on which we dwell, with the
strange and marvelous and mighty phenomena which we here daily
observe, is a product of law. Would it not be inconsistent, then, to think that
Jesus—who is Himself the God of law—should work in violation of law?
His own words in refutation of the statement of the scribes that He was in
league with Beelzebub, is a sufficient answer to such a supposition. "If a
house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." We must conclude,
therefore, that a miracle, no matter how unnatural it may seem, is
accomplished through the operation of some law of the universe. Yet, how
can this be true, when some miracles that are well authenticated seem to be
so utterly in violation of the laws of nature known to us?

There was a time—and that not so very long ago—when it The miracle of
was thought impossible that a man should ever be able to the telephone.
speak clearly and distinctly to a friend a hundred miles away,
and hear in return, as clearly and as distinctly, the voice of his friend.
Certain men, however, who were prying into the secrets of nature
discovered some things about sound. They learned that sound travels
through some medium, like the air, by means of waves—waves of alternate
condensation and rarefaction of the air, for example. Then these men
studied the human ear, and they learned that as these sound waves struck
the ear, the drum of the ear was made to vibrate back and forth as a
condensed part of the air or a rarefied part of the air struck it. The men
became interested; further study revealed the fact that almost any disk, like
the drum of the ear, could be made to vibrate to sound waves. It was found
that these sound waves could be transmitted through string, or wire. It was
discovered that a small current of electricity flowing through a wire aided in
the conducting of the sound wave. Little by little science progressed, until
by and by there appeared a telephone. It was crude, and it reproduced the
human voice with a terrible roar. But the men of science worked at it; they
perfected first one part of it, then another, as they learned better to
understand the laws governing the reproduction of sound. Finally came the
perfect telephone. Today it is possible to telephone—not a hundred miles
merely—but from New York to San Francisco, clear across a continent, a
distance of several thousand miles. Such an achievement, if it had been
shown suddenly, would have been considered a miracle. It would have been
in violation of all the known laws of nature. But now we know that this
miracle has been accomplished through the harnessing of natural laws not
known to our forefathers. The achievement is the result of neither violation
of law, nor co-operation with Beelzebub.

The story of the achievements of science is full of wonders Other miracles

like that of the telephone. Any one of them, if it had been of science.
revealed suddenly, would have seemed as unusual, as
extraordinary, certainly in violation of natural law, as the turning of water
into wine, or as any of the miracles of healing performed by Jesus. Think of
the achievement of the telegraph which covers with a network of wires
every land area in the world; think of the huge cable slung undersea tying
together the nations; think of the Marconigraph making it possible to send
messages the world over without the medium of wires; think of the X-ray
and the wonderful photography made possible by it; think of the
innumerable achievements of modern medicine, relieving pain, effecting
cures of ills that were once thought incurable, correcting deformities,
restoring sight and hearing, almost giving new life to the dead. These and
countless other wonders of modern life should teach us what a miracle is.
Man performs every day wonders that may almost be called miracles only
—since he possesses very limited power—it takes him a long time to get his
results. Jesus, acting with divine power, called into play the laws of life, and
accomplished in a moment what it would take the man of science an
indefinite period to do. In other words, just as the wonderful achievements
of science have been made possible through the discovering and the
harnessing of the laws of the universe, so a miracle such as Jesus performed
is made possible through the rapid assembly and harnessing of the natural
laws that govern the case in hand.

But by what power did Jesus marshal the laws of nature, and The power of
direct them to His own desires? By the power of the the Priesthood.
priesthood of God. No man can hope to perform miracles who
does not possess the authority of that priesthood. Jesus Himself was the Son
of God, and held the authority of His own priesthood. And any man upon
whom Jesus has conferred that priesthood may go forth likewise, and heal
the sick and do other mighty works in His name. Men holding the
priesthood of the Son of God need only to go out in the strength of their
manhood, in the cleanness and purity of their lives, and in the fearlessness
of their convictions. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, and in the power of their priesthood, they, too, may command
the higher, yet unknown laws of the universe, and effect cures and
restorations as marvelous as those recorded in the ministry of Jesus and the
first apostles. "I came unto my own," said Jesus to the Prophet of the
dispensation of the Fulness of Times, "and my own received me not; but
unto as many as received me, gave I power to do many miracles, and to
become the sons of God, and even unto them that believed on my name
gave I power to obtain eternal life."

For what purpose are miracles wrought? In all generations The purpose of
there have been people who have sought signs, by which they miracles.
might be converted. But miracles are not given for the
purpose of converting the unbelieving. The scribes and the Pharisees came
to Jesus, saying, "Master, we would have a sign from Thee. But He
answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh
after a sign." What then is the purpose of miracles? Miracles come as the
result of faith; they do not come to create faith. In His own country, Jesus
even could perform no mighty work because the people had not faith in
Him. Miracles are a kind of reward of faith, and serve to strengthen faith
already born. "It shall come to pass," said Jesus in modern times, "that he
that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be
healed; he who hath faith to see shall see; he who hath faith to hear shall
hear; the lame who hath faith to leap shall leap." All these good things come
by faith to increase our faith.

So, in the providence of God, it is given to the authority of the The privilege
priesthood, through faith, to do mighty works—to command of the sick.
forces of nature not yet understood by man, and thereby to
perform miracles, for the increasing of faith and the perfecting of the saints.
Said James the apostle, "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders
of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord
shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven
him."

THE REFERENCES

Mark 3:22-26. Matt. 12:38, 39.

Doc. and Cov. 45:8. Doc. and Cov. 42:48-52.

James 5:14, 15.

THE QUESTIONS

1. What questions are aroused by the reading of the miracles performed by

Jesus?

2. How did the scribes explain Jesus's miracle-working power?

3. What was the answer of Jesus?

4. How can it be shown that the universe is ruled by law?

5. Explain the miracle of the telephone?

6. What other miraculous achievements have been made by science?

7. How does a miracle differ from one of these achievements of science?

8. Show that it is no more difficult to believe in one of the miracles than in

one of the achievements of science.

9. By what power are miracles performed?

10. What is the purpose of miracles?

11. What privilege does everyone of us enjoy when he is sick?

CHRIST BEFORE PILATE, Hofmann

 XXXV
AN ATONING SACRIFICE

As He went about His Father's business teaching the means of An incredible

eternal life, Jesus presented many principles that it was thought.
difficult for His followers to understand, but you may readily
imagine that He presented no other thought so hard for them to comprehend
as the thought that He must lay down His own life. To His disciples, Jesus
was the Mighty King come to establish His reign on earth. They thought
that He would establish an earthly kingdom; that He would overthrow the
dominion of Rome in Palestine; that He would restore the independence of
the Jewish nation. It did not occur to them that His was more largely a
spiritual kingdom, than a material kingdom. The thought that He should
lose His life seemed impossible to them; indeed, it was abhorrent to them.
Many of them did not learn to understand Jesus's sayings about His death
until after He was actually laid away in the tomb.

But the knowledge of His approaching and inevitable death, Jesus's

seems to have been always present with Jesus Himself. Very foreknowledge
early in His ministry, Jesus foreshadowed the coming end. of His death.
"The days will come," He declared to those assembling about
Him, "when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall
they fast in those days." Somewhat later. He spoke of His death as a
"baptism," and asserted that it would become a kind of test to determine,
who was for him and who was against Him." "I am come to send fire on the
earth," declared He; "and what will I if it be already kindled? But I have a
baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished! Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you
Nay; but rather division; for from henceforth there shall be five in one
house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be
divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against
the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against
her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
The division in the family would be caused, of course, because some
members would accept Jesus, whereas others would reject Him; some
would find in His sinless death reason for worship, whereas others would
find in His sufferings sufficient reason for rejection.

After Peter's confession, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God," at
Caesarea Phillipi, Jesus began more definitely to proclaim a violent death.
Immediately, "He began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer
many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and
scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He spake that
saying openly," we read. "And Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him."
Or, as Matthew expresses it, Peter rebuked Him, saying, "Be it far from
Thee, Lord: this shall not be unto Thee." It is evident then that even though
Peter was inspired to know that Jesus was the Christ, he had not yet
received an understanding of the fact that Jesus must suffer death at the
hands of His enemies in order to fulfill His great mission to the earth. And
if Peter did not understand this truth, you may easily believe, that the
thought of it was intolerable to the rest of the disciples. They could not
conceive of their divine leader's failing to establish the kingdom of God as
an earthly dominion. Then further to impress upon His disciples the fact
that His death was required by the law of sacrifice, He told them that they
must themselves not expect to profit in a worldly or political way through
their association with Him; but rather must they expect to suffer persecution
and to sacrifice themselves. For sacrifice and service are demanded in the
kingdom of God. "Whosoever will come after me," said Jesus to the awe-
stricken disciples, "let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose
his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it."

It is not necessary here to quote further in detail the sayings of The

Jesus which indicate that He foreknew the violent death which significance of
He was destined to suffer. He assured James and John, when the death of
they sought places of honor and power in His Kingdom, that Jesus.
they were not able to drink the cup that He had to drink, or to
be baptized with the baptism with which He was to be baptized. And at the
last supper, when He instituted the ordinance we call now the sacrament. He
said of the broken bread, "Take, eat; this is my body;" and of the cup,
"Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed
for many for the remission of sins." From these statements, it is apparent
that certain facts were clearly understood by Jesus, and that He endeavored
as clearly to teach them to His disciples. These points are four, and you
should try to remember them. First, Jesus foreknew and proclaimed that the
hatred of His enemies—the scribes and the Pharisees and the rulers in
general—would finally bring about His death. Then, He knew equally well,
and asserted with the same assurance, that His death was divinely
appointed. Again, He assured His disciples that if they would gain places of
honor in His kingdom, they too must be prepared to practice self-denial, to
humble themselves and render service, and even, if necessary, to lay down
their own lives for the Gospel's sake. Finally, Jesus announced that, through
His death, mankind would be redeemed from sin, and that His death was
therefore not a defeat but a glorious victory.

These teachings are certainly inspiring and hopeful. The last Worldly views
one is particularly consoling. But, of course, it is only natural of how Jesus's
to ask, From what does the death of Christ actually deliver us? death can save.
How can His death deliver us from sin? These questions have
been asked by men ever since the crucifixion. It is almost amusing what
strange notions people have held—and do still hold—in answer to these
questions. Thus, some people believe that the death of Jesus represented the
price paid to Satan to prevail upon him to release man from his power.
Others believe that when Jesus gave His life for many, it was to protect
them, or deliver them, from the fear of death. Still others hold that through
His death Jesus broke the bonds that held His disciples to the belief and
understanding that God's kingdom, was an earthly and temporal kingdom,
and that the salvation which Jesus taught was earthly. Of course, no one of
these theories—nor any one of several others not here mentioned—satisfies
the conditions of the sacrifice made by Jesus. It does not really reveal from
what His death rescues us, nor how it is possible for His death to rescue us
at all.

It is strange that there should be so much confusion about the The real
nature and purpose of Jesus's atoning sacrifice. It is well significance of
known that through the sin of Adam, death came into the the death of
world. That death was not only physical but spiritual; for man Jesus.
was driven out from the presence of God. Adam broke a divine law.
Necessarily, punishment, came to him. Now, in accordance with the law of
justice, Adam and his children could be redeemed from death, and restored
to the presence of God, only by satisfying in some way the broken law.
How could that be done? We have learned, you remember, that there was a
council in heaven before the earth was formed. There the whole plan of
salvation was revealed. Jesus was appointed to become the Christ. His
mission was to teach men to know God, that they might be prepared to
return to Him, and through His own death to satisfy the demands of justice
and thus to break the bands of physical death. This may, perhaps, be a little
difficult to understand, but it is certainly what Jesus taught; for the learned
Paul wrote, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men
most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first
fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also
the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits;
afterward they that are Christ's at His coming." This, too, is the testimony of
John the Baptizer, who exclaimed when he saw Jesus approaching from the
distance, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world;" and also of John the Beloved, who wrote in his Book of Revelation,
"All that dwell upon the earth shall worship Him, whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the
world."

To the Nephites, the nature and purpose of the atoning The Nephite
sacrifice was made particularly plain. We read thus: "Now, explanation.
behold, if Adam had not transgressed, he would not have
fallen; but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things
which were created, must have remained in the same state which they were
after they were created; and they must have remained forever and had no
end. And they would have had no children; wherefore, they would have
remained in a state of innocence; having no joy, for they knew no misery;
doing no good, for they knew no sin. But behold, all things have been done
in the wisdom of Him who knoweth all things. Adam fell that men might
be; and men are that they might have joy.
"And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that He may redeem the
children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the
fall, they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for
themselves, and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the
law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God
hath given."

It was, then, in fulfillment of the divine plan that Jesus Why Jesus
allowed Himself to be taken prisoner in the garden of submitted to
Gethsemane; that He endured trial before His enemies; and His enemies.
that He suffered untold agony on the cross. With His death,
the world itself became canvulsed. The heavens became shrouded in
darkness; and the earth was torn, and shaken and distressed. But at that
awful moment, the bands of death were broken; the original sin was
expiated; and the way was opened whereby man might return to his Maker.

"Behold," said Jesus to our own Prophet, "I, God, have The new
suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they testimony of
would repent, but if they would not repent, they must suffer Jesus.
even as I, which suffering caused myself, even God, the
greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to
suffer both body and spirit: and would that I might not drink the bitter cup
and shrink—Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished
my preparations unto the children of men."

Truly, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends."

THE REFERENCES

Mark 2:20. 1 Cor. 15:19-23.

Luke 12:49-53. John 1:29.

Mark 8:31-35. Rev. 13:8.

Mark 10:38-41. 2 Nephi 2:22-26.

Matt. 16:28. Doc. and Cov. 19:16-19.

THE QUESTIONS

1. Why could not the disciples think that Jesus would be killed?

2. Show how Jesus foreknew His death.

3. How was Jesus's death necessary to satisfy the law of sacrifice?

4. What was the real significance of the death of Jesus?

5. From what does the death of Jesus save the world?

6. How does the death of Jesus save?

7. Discuss the explanation given in 2nd Nephi.

8. Explain the attitude of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane and after.

9. How did Jesus describe His sufferings to the Prophet Joseph Smith?

10. What do we owe to Jesus?

TOUCH ME NOT, Plockhorst
 XXXVI
THE PLACE CALLED PARADISE

Of all the many well-attested incidents in the life of Jesus, A well-

there is none more firmly established than the fact that Jesus established
rose from death to a newness of life. His resurrection was an fact.
actual uprising of the physical body which He had laid down,
and a renewal of all the life forces. Jesus had plainly foretold that He would
rise from the tomb on the third day after His death; but such a performance
was so foreign to the experience of His disciples, that they failed to grasp
the full significance of His sayings. You can appreciate yourselves how
difficult it would be for you, even with your present knowledge, to get the
full meaning of such a saying as this: "Destroy this temple, and in three
days I will raise it up." But it is never safe to question a fact merely because
we have not experienced it ourselves. We walk by faith, and by faith is
accomplished all the world's work. Our faith in the resurrection of Jesus is
doubly assured by our faith in the testimonies of those who knew Him and
saw Him.

Ten separate and distinct appearances of the risen Redeemer The first five
are recorded in the New Testament. First, on the morning of appearances of
the resurrection, He appeared to Mary Magdalene, who had the risen
come early in the morning with Mary, the mother of Jesus, Christ.
Salome and Joanna to anoint the body of Jesus with spices.
When Mary recognized Him, she said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni." Jesus
answered, "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to
my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;
and to my God and your God." Soon thereafter, Jesus appeared to the other
three women and called to them, "All hail. And they came and took hold of
His feet, and worshipped Him." Then, in the afternoon of the resurrection
day, Jesus appeared to Cleopas and another of the disciples as they were
journeying to Emmaus, and interpreted to them the scriptures concerning
Himself. The fourth appearance of the risen Christ was to Peter; but when
or where we do not know. At the fifth appearance, Jesus appeared suddenly
to ten of His disciples, and said, "Peace be unto you. But they were terrified
and affrighted and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And He said unto
them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
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. And when He had thus
spoken. He shewed them His hands and His feet. And while they yet
believed not for joy, and wondered, He said unto them. Have ye here any
meat? And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb.
And He took it, and did eat before them."

When Jesus appeared thus suddenly and partook of the broiled Five more
fish, Thomas was not present. Eight days later, when the appearances of
disciples were again behind closed doors, Jesus stood again the Christ and
suddenly amongst them and said, "Peace be unto you." This the ascension.
time Thomas was present. Jesus said to him, "Reach hither thy
finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into
my side: and be not faithless, but believing." When next Jesus appeared,
there were only seven of the apostles present. They were at the sea of
Tiberias, and had gone fishing. Jesus appeared before them, and directed
them where to cast their nets. Then the apostles recognized Him. It was at
this appearance that Jesus charged Peter as the leader of His apostles to feed
His sheep. At the next appearance, Jesus showed Himself to the eleven
apostles and probably more than five hundred brethren, who had assembled
on a mount in Galilee appointed by Jesus. Here Jesus commissioned His
apostles to preach the Gospel to all the nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. The ninth appearance
was to James, the Lord's brother. Of this we know only the recorded fact. At
the last appearance, Jesus came to the eleven apostles somewhere in
Jerusalem. After He had instructed them at some length, He led them out of
Jerusalem toward Bethany. Then, "He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and
carried up into heaven."

These testimonies, you see, are of such a nature that they The value of
cannot be doubted. Altogether more than five hundred persons the
saw Jesus after His resurrection. And His appearance in many testimonies.
instances was accompanied by such evidence that there can be no doubt that
the resurrected body of Jesus was an actual body of flesh and bones, as
material and as tangible as was the body before death. And with this
material body Jesus ascended into heaven before the adoring eyes of His
devoted followers.

But there remains a statement made by Jesus during the first Where had
recorded appearance after His resurrection, which needs to be Jesus been?
explained. When Mary Magdalene would have touched Him,
you recall, Jesus prevented her, saying, "Touch me not; for I am not yet
ascended to my Father." Now, the common belief of the world is, that, at
death, the spirit of the righteous departed ascends immediately to heaven,
into the kingdom of God. Jesus had been nearly three days dead; still, at His
resurrection. He had not yet been in the presence of His Father. Where had
He been? What had He been doing? Do the scriptures give us any
information in answer to these questions?

Evidently, Jesus had been in a place called Paradise. When Today in

Jesus was put to death, two thieves were crucified with Him. Paradise.
"And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on
Him, it is recorded, "saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the
other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou
art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said
unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom. And
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee. Today shalt thou be with me in
paradise." Can there be any doubt that Jesus went at His death to the place
called Paradise and abode there? But where is Paradise, or what kind of
place is Paradise?

Where Paradise is we may not be able to determine; but what The Gospel to
kind of place it is, it should not be difficult to discover. the dead.
Teaching at Jerusalem one day, Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I
say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the
voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live." But how could the
dead hear the voice of the Son of God, unless He should minister also in the
place of the dead? This undoubtedly is what Jesus meant; this, too, must be
what He meant when He said to the malefactor, "Today shalt thou be with
me in Paradise." And this is what the apostles learned to know to be the
meaning of these sayings of Jesus. Peter, writing to the scattered churches,
declared the truth in these words: "For Christ also hath once suffered for
sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to
death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also He went and
preached to the spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient, when
once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark
was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water."
And again, in the same epistle, Peter said, "For, for this reason was the
Gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged
according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." This
makes it clear to us, then, that Jesus's promise to the malefactor, meant that
Jesus would meet him that day in the abode of spirits. For thither did Jesus
go that the dead also might hear His voice. His mission to the living was
accomplished; He had yet to minister to the dead. Only when that ministry
was finished could He return to His Father and report His labor
accomplished. We may not know where Paradise is; but we know that the
place called Paradise is the abode of the spirits of those who have lived in
the flesh and have not yet been resurrected.

As usual, modern revelation makes plain to us things that are A plain

somewhat obscure in the Jewish Scriptures. The great Nephite explanation.
prophet and philosopher, Alma, writing under the direction of
an angel and the inspiration of Jesus Christ, explains very clearly the state
of the spirit during the time between death and the resurrection. Says he,
"Now there must needs be a space betwixt the time of death, and the time of
the resurrection. And now I would inquire what becometh of the souls of
men from this time of death, to the time appointed for the resurrection?
Now concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection.
Behold, it has been made known unto me, by an angel, that the spirits of all
men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body; yea, the spirits of
all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave
them life. And then shall it come to pass that the spirits of those who are
righteous, are received into a state of happiness, which is called 'Paradise'; a
state of rest; a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles
and from all care, and sorrow, etc. And then shall it come to pass, that the
spirits of the wicked, yea, who are evil; for behold, they have no part nor
portion of the Spirit of the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather
than good; therefore the spirit of the devil did enter into them, and take
possession of their house; and these shall be cast out into outer darkness;
there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth; and this because
of their own iniquity; being led captive by the will of the devil. Now this is
the state of the souls of the wicked; yea, in darkness, and a state of awful,
fearful, looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them;
thus they remain in this state, as well as the righteous in paradise, until the
time of their resurrection."

Not only in His life, but in the spirit ministry and in His Every knee and
resurrection, Jesus taught truths of vital importance to man in every tongue.
his search after God and eternal life. Resurrection is an actual
uprising of a tangible physical body. In the resurrection we shall be as Jesus
was. And the privileges of the divine plan of salvation are extended to the
dead as well as to the living. That is why we perform the saving ordinances
for the dead in the House of the Lord. "At the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth;
and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father."

THE REFERENCES

Matt. 28:1-20. 1 Cor. 15:5-7.

Mark 16:1-20. John 5:25.

Luke 23:56-24:53. 1 Peter 3:18-20.

John 20:1-21:25. 1 Peter 4:6.

Philip 2:9-11. Alma 40:6-14.

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