The Conquering Christ

Excerpt from The Conquering Christ: And Other Sermons One of the disciples of the Baptist who heard his proclamation of the Lamb of God was John, afterwards the apostle and writer of the Apocalypse. Long years had passed since that hour. The Baptist slept in a bloody grave. The young fisherman had learned to know Jesus with a larger knowledge, and to love Him with a love more than life. He had found in Jesus depths which he had little dreamed of, on that day by the fords of Jordan; and now, in his rocky Patmos, with the waves dashing round him, in a scene so unlike the earlier one, and himself most changed of all, the heavens were opened, and the vision of his Lord granted to him again. Is it not beautiful and significant that the words in which he tells of what he saw through the door opened in heaven, read like an echo of those spoken so long ago, and never to be forgotten? - "Behold the Lamb!" " And I beheld, and, lo, ... a Lamb!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church. Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and liturgical texts, Archbishop Hilarion explores the mysterious and enigmatic event of Christ⿿s descent into Hades and its consequences for the human race. Insisting that Christ entered Sheol as Conqueror and not as victim, the author depicts the Lord⿿s descent as an event of cosmic significance opening the path to universal salvation. He also reveals Hades as a place of divine presence, a place where the spiritual fate of a person may still change. Reminding readers that self-will remains the only hindrance to life in Christ, he presents the gospel message anew, even in the shadow of death.

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This book reveals the need to understand the workings of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life. God's soldiers can't walk in conquering power without comprehending the truth that such power comes from a life guided by the Holy Spirit. Although Jesus is the Son of God, while on this earth, He walked in the power of the Spirit. It's Christ's example that reveals to us what can be done when we deny our flesh and surrender our life to the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is endeavoring to awaken us to the truth that we have the power over the devil. Satan has deceived many into accepting defeat, sin, sickness, etc., when Christ conquered the devil's power and authority by His shed blood on the cross of Calvary. The power of the Spirit makes us more than we are and fills us with supernatural energy to conquer the fiercest storms, face mountainous obstacles, and stand firm against all Satan's strategies. By the time God's soldiers finish reading this book, we should understand the Third Person of the Godhead, that the day of Pentecost was only the beginning of the Spirit's outpouring, and realize how to walk in the conquering power of the Holy Spirit within.