Based on the writings of Ellen White, Jesus did not enter the grave as only a human and leave as only a God. Instead, His divine and human natures were united throughout His life, death, and resurrection. Here are some key points from her writings: * **His divinity was the source of life:** Ellen White states, "In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived. 'He that hath the Son hath life.' 1 John 5:12. The divinity of Christ is the believer's assurance of eternal life" (DA 530.3). This indicates that His divine nature, which possesses inherent life, was what gave Him power over death. * **He remained the "Son of man" after the resurrection:** The writings emphasize that Jesus retained His humanity and sympathies after conquering the grave. "He is the same Son of man, with the same sympathies and love which he had before he passed through the tomb and ascended to his Father" (3SP 212.2). * **His resurrected body was recognizably human:** His followers knew Him after His resurrection, showing that His humanity was not discarded. "The risen body of the Saviour, his deportment, the accents of his speech, were all familiar to his followers. In like manner will those who sleep in Jesus rise again. We shall know our friends even as the disciples knew Jesus" (3SP 219.2). * **Divinity worked through humanity:** The miracles and the resurrection itself were demonstrations of His divine power operating through His human form. At the tomb of Lazarus, a preview of His own resurrection, it is written: "As He speaks, divinity flashes through humanity" (DA 536.2). In essence, Jesus entered the grave as the God-man and rose from the grave as the victorious God-man. His humanity died, but His divinity, which was united with it, had the power to lay down His life and take it up again, conquering death for all who believe.

Yes, that is correct. According to Ellen White's writings, it was Christ's divine nature that made it impossible for the grave to hold Him. His divinity was the source of life itself. Here are two key passages that illustrate this point: * **Life within Himself:** "In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived. 'He that hath the Son hath life.' 1 John 5:12. The divinity of Christ is the believer's assurance of eternal life" (DA 530.3). * **Power to Rise:** "The Saviour came forth from the grave by the life that was in Himself. Now was proved the truth of His words, 'I lay down My life, that I might take it again.... I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again'" (DA 785.2). While His humanity died on the cross, His divinity, which was united with His humanity, possessed the inherent power to overcome death and resurrect His body.