Why, in the text of the Gospels, is Jesus’ death followed by his resurrection? | |
garman60
User ID: 22937677 United States 07/23/2016 07:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The cube’s compact form has made it a symbol of stability, but also a figure of limitation, confinement and imprisonment. So, as it opens up and develops into a cross, there is a sort of liberation. Yes, that is why we must not see the cross just as an instrument of suffering and death; it is also a cosmic symbol that expresses all of life’s possibilities. Why, in the text of the Gospels, is Jesus’ death followed by his resurrection? Because death is not the end; it is only a necessary step in the preparation for resurrection. Of course, I am speaking of resurrection in a symbolic, spiritual sense, not from a physical point of view. For resurrection to take place, there must first be death. Resurrection comes after death as a transformational process consisting of several successive phases. When understood in this way, it can be compared to a birth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72643455 Can't do it before he dies. garman60 |