God’s triumph over death is the emblem of the Christians. The symbol of this triumph is Christ who was raised from the dead. Christ lives and will never die. He is the guarantee of our resurrection, and the security of our everlasting life.
Peter testified openly God’ prevalence over the opposition of the Jews who crucified Jesus, for God accepted this disqualified one, raised the despised dead young man of Nazareth, and removed the bonds of death (Psalms 18: 5- 6), for it is impossible for the Living One to remain dead since he is holy, and death had had no power over him. Jesus died because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification. This raising signified to the Jews God’s piercing judgment. At the same time it was the greatest comfort to Christians.
Then the Holy Spirit clarified through Peter how King David looked in Christ’s insight at the mysteries of the Holy Trinity, and confessed that the Son saw the Father before him at all times uncovered with all his glory. Jesus was the last Adam, God’s pleasure and true image, who was full of power, beauty, and glory, and lived with God in the union of harmony doing his Father’s will.
Before the crucifixion the Son saw his Father at his right hand. We also know that after his ascension he sat at the right hand of his Father. Once again we see that each one of the persons of the Holy Trinity honors the other incessantly, regarding himself the least in humility. In this prophecy Christ said that he would continue through God’s triumph, and would not be troubled at seeing him. How rather do we need to look at our Father at all times that we may not fall into temptation?
Thus the constant, close relationship between the Father and the Son will not be disturbed through pride or sin, but full of joy, love, pleasure, and gladness, as God himself proclaimed himself as the God of pleasure when he said: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Before he was reincarnated, Christ saw his death as the Lamb of God coming upon him, but his insight extended beyond death to the eternal depths. He did not die hopelessly on the cross, but untroubled in hope, knowing that his Spirit and soul would not remain in the prison of the dead, for he was committed into the hands of God. David foretold that Jesus’ body would not be corrupted for he is holy. This has become the Christians’ hope, that their body also would be sanctified and raised, for the forgiveness is complete and it completely purifies our body, which is a gift from the Creator. Christ’s resurrection is our power, joy, and thanking. Christ was always knowing all the mysteries and the ways in everlasting life that he could say: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.” In Christ we see the resurrection of all the believers in brief that he became the life giver to his followers. Without him, and outside his expanses there is no true life.
In the last time Christ will feel great abundance of joy when he sees that his death had redeemed millions of people, and given them life to continue with him, united before the throne of grace. Moreover the Holy Spirit had made them members in his spiritual body, and entered them into the essence of God’s love and the truth of his everlasting life. Our faith is very great. It is founded on joy, gladness, and hope.