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85the cloth which had been uponhis head not lying with thebandages but separately rolled upin one place . And she [Mary]viewed two angels in white sittingone at the head and one at thefeet where the body of Jesus hadbeen lying. . . . She said to them :'They have taken my Masteraway, and I do not know wherethey have laid him .'"2 Cor . 5 :16 "Even if we haveknown Christ according to theflesh, certainly we now know himso no more ."Christ to Be Worshiped as aGlorious Spirit, Victorious overDeath on the Torture StakeRom . 6 :9 "For we know thatChrist, now that he has beenraised up from the dead, dies nomore ; death is master over himno more ."2 Cor . 13 :4 "True, indeed, hewas impaled owing to weakness,but he is alive owing to God'spower ."1 Pet . 3:18 "Why, even Christdied once for all time concerningsins, a righteous person for unrighteousones, that he mightlead you to God, he being putto death in the flesh, but beingmade alive in the spirit ."Christ the Reigning King Is Nowthe Signal to Be Pointed to-NotCrucifix or Banner with CrossIsa . 62 :10, AT "Pass through,pass through the gates, preparethe way of the people ; grade up,grade up the highway, clear itof stones ; raise a signal over thepeoples ."Isa . 11 :10, AT "It shall cometo pass on that day that the rootof Jesse, who will be standing asa signal to the peoples-to himwill the nations resort, and hisresting-place will be glorious ."See : Isa. 18 :3 : Rev . 12 :1, 5 ;14 :1 .Preaching of the Stake of ChristMeans the Preaching of HisDeath as a RansomI Cor . 1 :17, 18, 23 ; 2 :2 "ForChrist dispatched me, not to goCrossbaptizing, but to go declaring thegood news, not with wisdom ofspeech, that the torture stake ofthe Christ should not be madeuseless . For the speech about thetorture stake is foolishness to thosewho are perishing, but to us whoare being saved it is God's power .But we preach Christ impaled,to the Jews a cause for fallingbut to the nations foolishness .""For I decided not to know anythingamong you except JesusChrist, and him impaled ."1 Tim . 2 :5, 6 "Christ Jesus whogave himself a corresponding ransomfor all-this is what is to bewitnessed to at its own particulartimes ."Gal . 3 :1 "0 senseless Galatians,who is it that brought you underevil influence, you before whoseeyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayedimpaled?""Enemies of Torture Stake" AreThose Denying Christ's Death asProviding the RansomPhil. 3 :18, 19 "For there aremany, I used to mention themoften but now I mention themalso with weeping, who arewalking as the enemies of thetorture stake of the Christ, andtheir finish is destruction ."2 Pet. 2 :1 "However, there alsocame to be false prophets amongthe people, as there will also befalse teachers among you . Thesevery ones will quietly bring indestructive sects, and will disowneven the owner that boughtthem ."Rom . 10 :6, 7 "Do not say . . .`Who will descend into the abyss?'that is, to bring Christ up fromthe dead."See : 1 Cor . 1 :17-2 :2, above.Execution Stake a SymbolDeath Under Shame, and Reproachto Christiansfrom EnemiesofHeb . 12 :2 "We look intently atthe leader and perfecter of ourfaith, Jesus . For the joy that wasset before him he endured a torturestake, despising shame, and