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At the time of Christ's resurrection, a specific group of righteous dead was called forth from their graves as a testimony to His victory over death. Unlike those Jesus raised during His earthly ministry who remained subject to mortality, these individuals were raised to everlasting life and were fully glorified (HLv 523.2), (1SG 69.1). This company included holy men and women who had lived in various ages from the time of creation down to the days of Christ (1SG 69.1). These resurrected saints entered the city of Jerusalem and appeared to many people, providing undeniable evidence that Jesus had indeed risen (HLv 523.2).

Their presence served as a divine counter-argument to the false reports circulated by the priests and rulers, who claimed the disciples had stolen Christ's body (3SP 223.2). These witnesses conversed with the living, declaring that the Prince of Life had conquered the grave and that they had risen with Him (HLv 523.2), (3SP 223.2). The resurrection of this group served as a "specimen" or a small-scale representation of the great final resurrection that will occur at the second coming of Christ (FW 74.2).

When Jesus ascended to heaven, these individuals ascended with Him as trophies of His triumph (HLv 523.2). They were taken to heaven as a promise that the grave cannot hold the captives of death and that all the faithful will eventually be brought forth to a glorious immortality (FW 74.2).

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