The whole Trinity takes part in Christ’s resurrection and our salvation

“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.” (Jn 14:19) Jesus speaks here about His death, saying that He will be buried in a tomb but then rise again and His dead body will be seen in the tomb no more. He will be raised from the dead with a glorified body. The world, however, will not see Him risen. In the Gospel of John we read: “The world will see Me no more, but you will see Me.” When does Jesus say these words? On Thursday evening at the Last Supper, probably between eight and ten o’clock. On the next day, Friday, He dies. And then, on Saturday night, Christ comes out of the tomb. He rises from the dead by His own divine power. The whole Trinity takes part in Christ’s resurrection. Indeed, God raised Him from the dead. But Jesus also rose from the dead by His own divine power. At the same time, God’s Word says: “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” (Rom 8:11) Thus, the entire Holy Trinity takes part in the work of Christ’s resurrection. And the entire Holy Trinity also takes part in our salvation. The Father loved us so much that He gave His Son. Jesus accepted the will of the Heavenly Father and fulfilled it a few hours after these words, which He uttered in the narrow circle of the apostles. Last but not least, the Holy Spirit applies the work that Christ accomplished in time. He does so even today in each of us, when we live out our baptism by which we were immersed in Christ’s death and resurrection.

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