Hosanna and Hallelujah—The Living Jesus Christ: The Heart of Restoration and Easter
Gerrit W. Gong April 2020 Saturday Evening Session
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us: “In me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
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Anniversaries, including this bicentennial, highlight patterns of restoration.
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Anniversaries, including this bicentennial, highlight patterns of restoration.
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Of course, the significance of Palm Sunday goes beyond crowds greeting Jesus with palms.
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Of course, the significance of Palm Sunday goes beyond crowds greeting Jesus with palms.
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Of course, the significance of Palm Sunday goes beyond crowds greeting Jesus with palms.
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Of course, the significance of Palm Sunday goes beyond crowds greeting Jesus with palms.
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through the Atonement of Christ, all God’s children “may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.”
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we know and “believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy
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eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah.”
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first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.”
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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On that occasion, our Savior declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father.” Again, complementary contrasts—first and last, living and slain.
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Following the appearance of Jesus Christ, Moses, Elias, and Elijah also came.
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The coming of Elijah in the Kirtland Temple also fulfilled Malachi’s Old Testament prophecy that Elijah would return “before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” In doing so, Elijah’s appearance coincided, though not by coincidence, with the Jewish Passover season, which tradition reverently anticipates Elijah’s return.
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In fulfillment of prophecy and as part of the promised restoration of all things, Elijah did come as promised, at Easter and the onset of Passover.
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In fulfillment of prophecy and as part of the promised restoration of all things, Elijah did come as promised, at Easter and the onset of Passover.
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The angel of death passed by the houses marked with the symbolic blood of the lamb.
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Significantly, the Book of Mormon describes the “power and resurrection of Christ”—the essence of Easter—in terms of two restorations.
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First, resurrection includes physical restoration of our “proper and perfect frame”; “every limb and joint,” “even a hair of the head shall not be lost.” This promise gives hope to those who have lost limbs; those who have lost ability to see, hear, or walk; or those thought lost to relentless disease, mental illness, or other diminished capacity.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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Because “God himself atoneth for the sins of the world,” the Lord’s Atonement can make whole not only what was but also what can be.
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Because “God himself atoneth for the sins of the world,” the Lord’s Atonement can make whole not only what was but also what can be.
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Because “God himself atoneth for the sins of the world,” the Lord’s Atonement can make whole not only what was but also what can be.
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Because “God himself atoneth for the sins of the world,” the Lord’s Atonement can make whole not only what was but also what can be.
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With you, at this Easter season, I testify of God, our Eternal Father, and His Beloved Son, the living Jesus Christ.
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With you, at this Easter season, I testify of God, our Eternal Father, and His Beloved Son, the living Jesus Christ.
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With you, at this Easter season, I testify of God, our Eternal Father, and His Beloved Son, the living Jesus Christ.
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“eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
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Dear brothers and sisters everywhere, as we meet and learn together, your faith and goodness fill me with a sense of gospel adventure and gratitude.
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it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.”
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On Easter Sunday, April 3, 1836, in the early days of the Restoration, the living Jesus Christ appeared after the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
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A second promise of Easter and our Lord’s Atonement is that, spiritually, “all things shall be restored to their proper order.” This spiritual restoration reflects our works and desires.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 11: From Judea to Galilee
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During the period of our Lord’s retirement in the wilderness the Baptist continued his ministry, crying repentance to all who would pause to hear, and administering baptism to such as came duly prepared and asking with right intent.
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John’s use of the designation “Lamb of God” implied his conception of the Messiah as One appointed for sacrifice, and his use of the term is the earliest mention found in the Bible.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 29: On to Jerusalem
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Hosanna!—“Hosanna” is a Greek form of the Hebrew expression for “Save us now,” or “Save, we pray,” which occurs in the original of Psalm 118:25.
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Such triumphal entry of Jesus into the chief city of the Jews would have been strikingly inconsistent with the general tenor of His ministry in its early stages.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 33: The Last Supper and the Betrayal
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In some manner, actual and terribly real though to man incomprehensible, the Savior took upon Himself the burden of the sins of mankind from Adam to the end of the world.
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In conclusion of this last and most solemn of the discourses delivered by Christ in the flesh, the Lord said: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 42: Jesus the Christ to Return
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A characteristic of present-day revelation is the reiteration of the fact that the event is nigh at hand, “even at the doors.” The fateful time is repeatedly designated in scripture, “the great and dreadful day of the Lord.”a Fearful indeed will it be to individuals, families, and nations, who have so far sunk into sin as to have forfeited their claim to mercy.
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A characteristic of present-day revelation is the reiteration of the fact that the event is nigh at hand, “even at the doors.” The fateful time is repeatedly designated in scripture, “the great and dreadful day of the Lord.”a Fearful indeed will it be to individuals, families, and nations, who have so far sunk into sin as to have forfeited their claim to mercy.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 13: Honored by Strangers, Rejected by His Own
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Our Lord’s fame spread through all the region round about.
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Chapter 23: The Transfiguration
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In the present dispensation both the ancient Elias, who belonged to the Abrahamic dispensation and in the spirit of whose office many have officiated in different periods, and also the prophet Elijah, have appeared in person and have conferred their particular and separate authority upon latter-day bearers of the Holy Priesthood, and the keys of the powers exercised by them while on earth are today inherent in the restored Church of Jesus Christ.
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Chapter 25: Jesus Again in Jerusalem
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This was an unequivocal and unambiguous declaration of our Lord’s eternal Godship.
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Chapter 34: The Trial and Condemnation
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Christ’s Forbearance When Smitten.—That Jesus maintained His equanimity and submissiveness even under the provocation of a blow dealt by a brutish underling in the presence of the high priest, is confirmatory of our Lord’s affirmation that He had “overcome the world” (John 16:33).
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Chapter 38: The Apostolic Ministry
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The final ministry of John marked the close of the apostolic administration in the Primitive Church.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ
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The following is an instructive excerpt: “Name in the scriptures not only = that by which a person is designated, but frequently = all that is known to belong to the person having this designation, and the person himself.
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Chapter 40: The Long Night of Apostasy
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The Roman pontiff exercised secular as well as spiritual authority; and in the eleventh century arrogated to himself the title of Pope, signifying Father, in the sense of paternal ruler in all things.
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Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted
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Unto Jeremiah came the word of the Lord in terms of plainness, declaring the sure advent of the King by whom the safety of both Judah and Israel should be assured;x the Prince of the House of David, through whom the divine promise to the son of Jesse should be realized.y Under the same spirit prophesied Ezekiel,z Hosea,a and Micah.b Zechariah broke off in the midst of fateful prediction to voice the glad song of thanksgiving and praise as he beheld in vision the simple pageantry of the King’s...
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Chapter 7: Gabriel’s Annunciation of John and of Jesus
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Two genealogical records purporting to give the lineage of Jesus are found in the New Testament, one in the first chapter of Matthew, the other in the third chapter of Luke.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 10: In the Wilderness of Judea
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Chapter 12: Early Incidents in Our Lord’s Public Ministry
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Chapter 14: Continuation of Our Lord’s Ministry in Galilee
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Chapter 15: Lord of the Sabbath
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Chapter 17: The Sermon on the Mount
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Chapter 18: As One Having Authority
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Chapter 19: “He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables”
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Chapter 20: “Peace, Be Still”
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Chapter 21: The Apostolic Mission, and Events Related Thereto
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Chapter 22: A Period of Darkening Opposition
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Chapter 24: From Sunshine to Shadow
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Chapter 27: Continuation of the Perean and Judean Ministry
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Chapter 28: The Last Winter
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Chapter 3: The Need of a Redeemer
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Chapter 30: Jesus Returns to the Temple Daily
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Chapter 31: The Close of Our Lord’s Public Ministry
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Chapter 32: Further Instruction to the Apostles
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Chapter 35: Death and Burial
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Chapter 39: Ministry of the Resurrected Christ on the Western Hemisphere
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Chapter 41: Personal Manifestations of God the Eternal Father and of His Son Jesus Christ in Modern Times
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Chapter 6: The Meridian of Time
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Chapter 8: The Babe of Bethlehem
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Chapter 9: The Boy of Nazareth
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