Ressurreição
A ressurreição é o pilar da fé cristã. Se Cristo não ressuscitou, é vã a nossa fé. Mas Ele venceu a morte, e essa é a garantia da nossa própria ressurreição.
Cristo ressuscitou
O túmulo está vazio! Os anjos declararam: 'Ele não está aqui; ressuscitou!' A ressurreição de Cristo é o fato mais transformador da história.
sa dUtO yOSitO jagAda, yUyaM mA bhaiSTa, kruzahatayIzuM mRgayadhvE tadahaM vEdmi|
sO’tra nAsti, yathAvadat tathOtthitavAn; Etat prabhOH zayanasthAnaM pazyata|
sO’vadat, mAbhaiSTa yUyaM kruzE hataM nAsaratIyayIzuM gavESayatha sOtra nAsti zmazAnAdudasthAt; tai ryatra sa sthApitaH sthAnaM tadidaM pazyata|
sOtra nAsti sa udasthAt|
pApinAM karESu samarpitEna kruzE hatEna ca manuSyaputrENa tRtIyadivasE zmazAnAdutthAtavyam iti kathAM sa galIli tiSThan yuSmabhyaM kathitavAn tAM smarata|
tataH zmazAnasthAnaM pUrvvam AgatO yOnyaziSyaH sOpi pravizya tAdRzaM dRSTA vyazvasIt|
yataH zmazAnAt sa utthApayitavya Etasya dharmmapustakavacanasya bhAvaM tE tadA vOddhuM nAzankuvan|
yatO’haM yad yat jnjApitastadanusArAt yuSmAsu mukhyAM yAM zikSAM samArpayaM sEyaM, zAstrAnusArAt khrISTO’smAkaM pApamOcanArthaM prANAn tyaktavAn,
zmazAnE sthApitazca tRtIyadinE zAstrAnusArAt punarutthApitaH|
Ressurreição e vida eterna
Jesus disse: 'Eu sou a ressurreição e a vida.' Quem crê nele viverá, mesmo que morra. A morte foi derrotada na cruz e no túmulo vazio.
tadA yIzuH kathitavAn ahamEva utthApayitA jIvayitA ca yaH kazcana mayi vizvasiti sa mRtvApi jIviSyati;
yaH kazcana ca jIvan mayi vizvasiti sa kadApi na mariSyati, asyAM kathAyAM kiM vizvasiSi?
yatO yadvat mAnuSadvArA mRtyuH prAdurbhUtastadvat mAnuSadvArA mRtAnAM punarutthitirapi pradurbhUtA|
yIzu rmRtavAn punaruthitavAMzcEti yadi vayaM vizvAsamastarhi yIzum AzritAn mahAnidrAprAptAn lOkAnapIzvarO’vazyaM tEna sArddham AnESyati|
vayaM khrISTasya prEmnA samAkRSyAmahE yataH sarvvESAM vinimayEna yadyEkO janO’mriyata tarhi tE sarvvE mRtA ityAsmAbhi rbudhyatE|
aparanjca yE jIvanti tE yat svArthaM na jIvanti kintu tESAM kRtE yO janO mRtaH punarutthApitazca tamuddizya yat jIvanti tadarthamEva sa sarvvESAM kRtE mRtavAn|
aparaM vayaM yadi tEna saMyuktAH santaH sa iva maraNabhAginO jAtAstarhi sa ivOtthAnabhAginO’pi bhaviSyAmaH|
vayaM yat pApasya dAsAH puna rna bhavAmastadartham asmAkaM pAparUpazarIrasya vinAzArtham asmAkaM purAtanapuruSastEna sAkaM kruzE’hanyatEti vayaM jAnImaH|
Nossa esperança futura
A ressurreição de Cristo garante nossa esperança viva. O Deus de paz trouxe dos mortos o grande Pastor das ovelhas para nossa salvação.
asmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasya tAta IzvarO dhanyaH, yataH sa svakIyabahukRpAtO mRtagaNamadhyAd yIzukhrISTasyOtthAnEna jIvanapratyAzArtham arthatO
tannidarzananjcAvagAhanaM (arthataH zArIrikamalinatAyA yastyAgaH sa nahi kintvIzvarAyOttamasaMvEdasya yA pratajnjA saiva) yIzukhrISTasya punarutthAnEnEdAnIm asmAn uttArayati,
anantaniyamasya rudhirENa viziSTO mahAn mESapAlakO yEna mRtagaNamadhyAt punarAnAyi sa zAntidAyaka IzvarO
nijAbhimatasAdhanAya sarvvasmin satkarmmaNi yuSmAn siddhAn karOtu, tasya dRSTau ca yadyat tuSTijanakaM tadEva yuSmAkaM madhyE yIzunA khrISTEna sAdhayatu| tasmai mahimA sarvvadA bhUyAt| AmEn|
yatO hEtOrahaM khrISTaM tasya punarutthitE rguNaM tasya duHkhAnAM bhAgitvanjca jnjAtvA tasya mRtyOrAkRtinjca gRhItvA
ESA prathamOtthitiH| yaH kazcit prathamAyA utthitEraMzI sa dhanyaH pavitrazca| tESu dvitIyamRtyOH kO 'pyadhikArO nAsti ta Izvarasya khrISTasya ca yAjakA bhaviSyanti varSasahasraM yAvat tEna saha rAjatvaM kariSyanti ca|
aparaM kSudrA mahAntazca sarvvE mRtA mayA dRSTAH, tE siMhAsanasyAntikE 'tiSThan granthAzca vyastIryyanta jIvanapustakAkhyam aparam EkaM pustakamapi vistIrNaM| tatra granthESu yadyat likhitaM tasmAt mRtAnAm Ekaikasya svakriyAnuyAyI vicAraH kRtaH|
tadAnIM samudrENa svAntarasthA mRtajanAH samarpitAH, mRtyuparalOkAbhyAmapi svAntarasthA mRtajanAH sarmipatAH, tESAnjcaikaikasya svakriyAnuyAyI vicAraH kRtaH|
tathApi khrISTO duHkhaM bhuktvA sarvvESAM pUrvvaM zmazAnAd utthAya nijadEzIyAnAM bhinnadEzIyAnAnjca samIpE dIptiM prakAzayiSyati
bhaviSyadvAdigaNO mUsAzca bhAvikAryyasya yadidaM pramANam adadurEtad vinAnyAM kathAM na kathayitvA IzvarAd anugrahaM labdhvA mahatAM kSudrANAnjca sarvvESAM samIpE pramANaM dattvAdya yAvat tiSThAmi|
pazya vayaM yirUzAlamnagaraM yAmaH, tatra pradhAnayAjakAdhyApakAnAM karESu manuSyaputraH samarpiSyatE;
tE ca taM hantumAjnjApya tiraskRtya vEtrENa praharttuM kruzE dhAtayitunjcAnyadEzIyAnAM karESu samarpayiSyanti, kintu sa tRtIyadivasE zmazAnAd utthApiSyatE|