RIEFF: Death must come before resurrection

RIEFF: Death must come before resurrection

By Rev. Joshua Rieff Pastor, Southside Baptist Church, Monahans It’s Saturday. Yesterday, Jesus of Nazareth was murdered by an authoritarian government with the blessing and assistance of your own religion. Tomorrow, He will return, but you don’t know that yet; it seems too impossible to even hope for. Follow your imagination to THAT Saturday around 1,992 years ago. For this moment, not only are we stuck in between death and life, today is a Sab…

Holy Saturday: Conquering Death With Death - The Armenian Church

Today is Holy Saturday. Jesus was crucified yesterday. He will rise tomorrow. But what is happening today? Anything? Are we just waiting around while Jesus lies dead in the tomb? According to the teachings of the Apostolic Church, when Jesus died He did not go to heaven immediately. The church teaches that when Jesus died on the cross, He Read More The post Holy Saturday: Conquering Death With Death appeared first on The Armenian Church.