Luke 8:52-55 ESV
And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.
This passage serves to foreshadow the raising of the body of Christ. We will return with Him and be joined with our bodies which have been transformed into the life of our new spirits.
How joyous it will be when we hear Christ say to us, "Child arise!"
When Jesus showed Himself to His disciples on the beach, He asked for something to eat to show them He was fully restored. When we share in the bread and wine of communion, we are showing we are restored in the body of Christ.
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