Resurrection Proclamation
A Homily of Hope – Using Scriptural Quotation and
Contemporary Paraphrase
by Elder O. Kris Widmer, Preacher and Poet
For the Memorial Service of Dr. Myron K. Widmer, his
cousin.
Jesus is risen! Hallelujah!
Christ is risen! Hallelujah!
The Lord is risen! Hallelujah!
We shall rise! Hallelujah!
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One says…
“I am the faithful witness.
I am the first born of the dead.
I love you.
I have released you from your
sins
By my death .
I have gathered you as a holy
people
by my resurrection.
Revelation 1:5,6
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
I am the A and the Z…and everything in between.
I am the Zero and the Infinity
I am the present, the past and the future. Revelation 1:8
I am the was, the is and the is to come.
I am the start and the finish.
I am the All in All…the everything.
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
“Do not be afraid;
I am the first and the last.
I am the Living One;
I was dead; now behold I am alive
forever.
I have the keys of all death and every
grave.” Revelation 1:17,18
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
I sit with Mighty God on the throne Revelation
5:13
I am the creator and the re-creator. Revelation
4:11
I am the Lamb…that was
sacrificed…but now stands. Revelation
5:6
receiving power, riches,
wisdom,
strength, honor, glory
and blessing.
I am the Faithful and True Revelation
19:11
I hold the mysteries of the future in my hand. Revelation 5,6
I say to all the dead…
“Rest
for just a little while longer.
Everything is on schedule and under
control.” Revelation 6:11
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
Why come looking for my corpse among the
dead?
It was only a borrowed
tomb.
I have returned it to
it’s owner…slightly used, greatly blessed.
I only needed it for the
weekend. (From Southern Gospel Song)
I am not there anymore…laying in stately
state.
I am alive. Luke
24:5,6
I am with you.
I am with you always…even to the end of time.” Matthew 28:20
()()()()()()()
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
Remember this.
Please, Remember this.
I will be handed over to sinful people.
I will be die by crucifixion.
But on the third day, I will rise again. Luke
24:7
In the same way,
You shall certainly die. Genesis
2:17
But on the last day I will raise you up. John 6 – 4x
repeated phrase.
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
The one who comes to me
I will absolutely never, never, never,
never, never, never, never –
cast out, cast aside, cast off! John
6:37
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
You are mine!
Heavenly God, the one who sent me,
has given you to me.
What is given me I will NOT loose!
No how! No way! And I don’t mean maybe. John Ammon Phrase
I will raise you up on the last day! John
6:39
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
Every person who learns of me and
believes in me
Already has eternal life.
I, Myself…
I personally will raise you up on the
last day. John 6:40
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
Come to me all who are exhausted and burdened Matthew 11
Come to me.
Almighty God is wooing you.
I will raise you up on the last day. John
6:44
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
I am the New and True Manna, food for your inner hunger.
Remember the manna story?
Moses and company ate the daily bread
God rained it down from heaven.
Well, still; a whole generation died in the wilderness:
A Sour Dough, indeed!
If all you eat is kneadable, bakeable, chewable, swallowable bread:
Wonder Bread, White
Bread, Wheat Bread
If all you eat is sliced or broken bread:
Even if it is…
Whole Wheat Bread -
with
Rolled Oats, Quinoa and Nuts,
Non-GMO
and Zero Trans Fats ! -
You will still die.
It is
still all just Sour Dough!
You have no life in yourselves. John 6:53.
Feast on me.
Eat me.
Drink me.
Now you may ask “What ARE you talking about?” John 6:52
Good Question.
Fair Question.
Again…like Moses and company
They ate unleavened bread and drank wine as they left
Egypt
The Jews remember it with the Passover meal…
The Christians remember the Passover and the Last
Supper
With their bread and juice communion.
(Sometimes
they wash feet also.)
These are all symbolic things pointing to me.
They are mere
shadows. Galatians 2:17
I am the reality.
See, if all you do is munch communion wafers and sip
grape juice,
You will certainly will still die physically
And could be lost eternally!
I am the reality.
I am the true food.
Don’t
just eat a lamb chop…eat ME! - The Lamb of Life
Don’t
just bite some bread…eat ME! The Bread of Life
I am the true drink.
I drank
“The Cup of Death”, so you could drink ME –
The
“Living Water”
I am your Passover. 1
Corinthians 5:7
Eat me. Drink
me.
And eternal death will “pass over” you.
Eat me. Drink
me.
I will raise
you up on the last day! John
6:54
Jesus is
risen! Hallelujah!
WE shall
rise! Hallelujah!
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
This is what happened to me.
I was arrested and turned over to wicked people
To show the world the
true character of Satan
and to destroy everything
he has done.
I was crucified.
I was numbered with the transgressors…between two thieves.
I was buried through the kindness of others
But then on the third day…
My
lungs started expanding.
Inhale – Exhale
My
nose started smelling.
Mmmmm - Myrrh
My
heart started beating.
Lub-Dup
My
hands moved
My
feet flexed
My
eyes opened.
My
lips smiled.
My
brain started thinking.
All
that remained of the ordeal…was the instant scars.
Hand…scars…where the nails impaled.
Feet…scars…where the nails pierced
Side…a scar…where the spear stabbed
Head….scars…where the thorns punctured
Back…scars…where the flog tore.
But as
for you…
Ah, yes….YOU!
You
will be raised immortal.
No
trace of your infirmity will rise with you.
No
scars will remain.
Like
Ezekiel’s Vision
Bones will come together.
Muscle and tendons connect.
Organs will appear
Skin will cover
Hair will grow
It will all happen, as if in a time
lapse.
New
lungs will fill with air.
New
heart will begin beating
New
kidneys will start filtering.
New
eyes will start seeing
New
nose will start smelling
New
teeth will start chomping (for all you denture wearers)
New
hands will start doing
New
brain will start thinking
You
will be you again.
Then
the scripture will be fulfilled For YOU.
“Even
though my skin is gone
and my
tissues have serious issues
…yet
in my flesh will I see God.”
Job
19:26
When you whisper to me, with your dying breaths -
just like that requesting
thief -
“Remember me when you eventually are in Your kingdom.”
Today and everyday,
I give you the same response.
I tell you the truth today, (comma)
I tell you today… on July 13, 2019 -
“YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.”
Jesus is risen!
Hallelujah!
WE shall rise!
Hallelujah!
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
We know that the God that raised Me,
will
raise you
and
present you to Me.*
So don’t ever give up trusting in Him and Me.
Though the OUTER you might waste away
and decay,
The INNER you can be stronger each and
every day.
Whatever may lead to your death
is but a light and momentary
annoyance
when compared to
the eternal and substantial glory that
will be yours.
There is NO COMPARISON.
Don’t focus on the things you can see.
Look instead to the things you can’t see.
For the things you can see are temporary.
It is the things that can’t be seen that are…eternal.
2
Corinthians 4:7-10; 14; 16-18
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
This is the Gospel.
Proclaimed to you and received
by you.
I died for all sins…according to the scriptures.
I was buried.
I rose on the third day…according to the scriptures.
This is Very Good News!
I appeared to Mary Magdalene first.
Then to Peter and the
other disciples…several times.
I appeared to Cleopas and his friend in Emmaus.
Then to Thomas, just so
he could touch me.
I appeared to more than 500 others at one time.
Then to James
Finally,
I appeared to Paul…the last and least of all apostles.
1
Corinthians 15:1-9
Read what they wrote.
They’ll tell you.
I have been raised!
But some say “No. That doesn’t
happen. It never has and never will!”
If that is true…than I’m not raised.
And…if I’m not raised….
All preaching is
foolishness done by false teachers. v. 14, 15
If I’m not raised…
All faith is pointless. v.14, 17
If I’m not raised….
No sins are forgiven.17
If I’m not raised…
then those who have died
are dead FOREVER. VS 18
If I’m not raised…
those who think I am
are to be pitied above
all who have ever lived. vs 19
What a miserable way to think.!
If I’m not raised…
Live however you want.
There will be no
reckoning.
It really is a
dog-eat-dog world.
Only the fittest will
survive!
You should say
“Let’s Eat, Drink and
Carouse –
for tomorrow we may die.”
VS 32
1
Corinthians 15:12-19
But I have been raised.
I am the first fruits of those who “sleep”
1
Corinthians 15:20
Jesus, the Anointed One…
Jesus, the Risen One
says…
Adam brought death.
I bring life!
Adam was earthy.
I am heavenly. 1
Corinthians 15:21-22; 47
Now get this…
I am Son of Man and Son
of God.
I am both earthy and
heavenly.
This is so that YOU -
Who are earthy in body
now
Can be heavenly in body
later. vs
49
I proclaim to you a mystery.
You, my precious children, shall not all sleep.
No. I will change you.
In a moment;
In the time it takes an eye to twinkle. 1
Corinthians 15:51,52
I will come from heaven to earth…In the Clouds.
Every eye will see it! Revelation
1:10
I will shout.
My voice…the voice of the Archangel…will speak!
My voice will ring out, like a trumpet.
Awake. Awake!
The dust will give up its
dead.
The sea will give up its
dead.
The dead who trusted in God will rise up.
Changed.
Death will hold them no
longer.
The living ones remaining will be caught up.
Changed
Death will never touch
them
Rise Up! Caught Up!
Meeting in the Air. Hugging
in the Air.
There will be no more partings.
You and them and I will be together forever.
1
Thessalonians 4:16,17
Finally, these prophecies will be fulfilled!
Life will swallow death - once and for all. (Gulp!)
1
Corinthians 15:54 (Isaiah 25:8)
The dead shall live.
Their dead bodies shall rise.
Awake and start singing,
You who currently dwell in the dirt.
It is time to come forth - as dew rises from moist soil.
Come out, Come out - where ever you are!
Isaiah
26:19
I will free them from the power of the grave.
I will liberate them from the strength of death.
O Death, Your reign of terror is over!
O Grave, Your cruelty is ended!
No more victory, No more sting for you!
Hosea
13:14
Jesus is risen! Hallelujah!
We shall rise! Hallelujah!
By the mercy, grace and love of Jesus;
and the power of His resurrection -
our beloved dead shall rise! Hallelujah!
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