Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 286

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286. It is known in the Church that the Lord was conceived from Jehovah the Father, and that thus from conception He was God; also, that He rose again with the whole body, for He left nothing behind in the sepulchre; on this subject also He afterwards confirmed His disciples, saying, "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" (Luke xxiv. 39); and although He was a man in respect to flesh and bones, He still entered through closed doors; and after He had manifested Himself, He became invisible (John xx. 19, 26; Luke xxiv. 31) - different altogether from what is the case with every man; for he rises again solely as to his spirit, and not as to his body. In saying therefore, that He was not like a spirit, the Lord said that He was not like another man. From this it is evident that the Human in the Lord is also Divine.


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