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S.D.A. Bible Commentary Vol. 5
Only the Father Could Release Christ
—He who died for the
sins of the world was to remain in the tomb the allotted time. He
was in that stony prison house as a prisoner of divine justice. He was
responsible to the Judge of the universe. He was bearing the sins of
the world, and His Father only could release Him. A strong guard of
mighty angels kept watch over the tomb, and had a hand been raised
to remove the body, the flashing forth of their glory would have laid
him who ventured powerless on the earth.
There was only one entrance to the tomb, and neither human
force nor fraud could tamper with the stone that guarded the entrance.
Here Jesus rested during the Sabbath. But prophecy had pointed out
that on the third day Christ would rise from the dead. Christ Himself
had assured His disciples of this. “Destroy this temple,” He said,
“and in three days I will raise it up.” Christ never committed sin,
neither was guile found in His mouth. His body was to come forth
from the tomb untarnished by corruption (
Manuscript 94, 1897
).
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