And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of things to come as though they had already come, there could have been no redemption. And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection.
But behold, the bands of death shall be broken, and the Son reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead. And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so shall he be called.
Thomas BriggsI Thomas Briggs, was born August 20th, 1832, at Newark Notts; England. My Fathers name was James, and he was born at Kelham which is two miles from Newark. He was born on the14th of October, 1806, and died on the 8th of August, 1852, at Saint Louis Mo; U S A. He had 10 brothers and sisters, their names are as follows—William, Francis, John, Edward, Richard, George, Mary, Ann, and Ellen.
Brigham YoungThe blood he spilled upon Mount Calvary he did not receive again into his veins. That was poured out, and when he was resurrected, another element took the place of the blood. It will be so with every person who receives a resurrection; the blood will not be resurrected with the body, being designed only to sustain the life of the present organization. When that is dissolved, and we again obtain our bodies by the power of the resurrection, that which we now call the life of the body, and which is formed from the food we eat and the water we drink will be supplanted by another element; for flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.