The Next Generation.In Scripture, the mercy of God is expressed in his extending life to the next generation. We hear this demonstrated in two parallel stories in the Gospel of Mark: one in the raising of Jairus’ daughter in chapter 5, and the other in the healing of the man’s son with a mute spirit in chapter 9. In both of these, we hear the same terminology, presented in the same sequence, found later in the New Testament when Paul speaks of Jesus being raised from the dead and then standing in that raised position. When we understand how these two verbs, ἐγείρω and ἀνίστημι, work, we realize why the English translation of the Nicene Creed says (following 1 Thessalonians) that Christ “rose again from the dead.” Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is risen!Notes:Joshua 4:5; 8:30-35Mark 5:35-43; 7:24-30; 9:25-271 Corinthians 10:1-11Galatians 1:11 Thessalonians 4:14ἐγείρω - to raise up; to lift upἀνίστημι - to be raised up, to be in the raised, standing position Music courtesy of Crystal Ball rehearsals.Read the article on Substack -https://open.substack.com/pub/alighttothenations/p/the-next-generation?r=1wf6e9&utm_medium=ios