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96 THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. the Eternal Spirit in the form of a man who endured so much suffering, saving hardened sinners.
Pilate, however, through his own actions feared the throng, and returned the body of the Saint to his relalives, who intcrred it near the place of execution; the people came to pray at his tomb filling the air witli wccping and wailings.
Threc days afterwards fearing a general uprising, the Governor sent soldiers to raise secretly the body of Issa and bury it in some other place.
The next day the throng found the tomb open and empty; so that the rumor was spread that the Supreme Judge had sent His angels to carry away the mortal remains of the Saint in whom had dwelt on earth a part of thic Divinc Spirit.
-- - When the rumor reached Pilate he was very angry incl forbade them uuder penalty of slavery and death ever to utter the name of Issa, or to pray to the Lord for him.
But the people continucd to wecp and to glorify thcir Master aloud; so that many of them wcrc led into captivity and subjected to torture and put to death.
--10-- Then many of the disciples of the Holy Issa left the country of Israel and went among the heathen, prcaching that they must abandon their errors and think of the saícty of thcir souls and the perfect happiness awaiting human beings in the immaterial world of liglit and wisdom wherein reposes in all His purity and perfect majesty, the great Creator.
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