The Risen Lord and the Gathered Church

What a day that had been -- the day in which Jesus rose from the dead -- a day of wonder and joy, and a day also of perplexity and doubt! There had never been a day like that before, nor will there ever be a day like it again -- until the end, when Jesus appears yet once more, in the clouds of glory. Immortal life in the body stood upon this present earth of sin and death. For the Lord Jesus Christ, who arose from the dead on this day, had not simply made a journey to the grave and back again....