On the three days between the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

Gregory of Nyssa (335–394)

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Translated by ChatGPT Of the three days between the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus

If any blessing of the patriarchs possesses certainty by the Holy Spirit, if any good of the spiritual law through promise is hoped for by those who accomplish it, if through the historical enigmas the prefiguration of truth is believed to be, if any prophetic voice announces the supernatural, all those things are the present grace. And just as in the case set before our eyes, a spectacle, one light flashing around our sights from thousands of torches gathered, so all the blessing of Christ, shining like a torch by itself, produces for us this great light, which is composed of the many and varied rays of the scriptures; for it is possible to take from each of the divinely inspired examples what is suitable for the present solemnity. You seek the blessing of Abraham; you have what you seek present before you. Do you see the stars of heaven? These, I mean the stars that have recently risen upon us from the Spirit and…

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