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Such an ascent is also described before the time of Christ, concerning Mithra, of whom it is said, "...in the end, his earthly mission fulfilled, Mithra after a Last Supper ascended into heaven, where he has never ceased to succour his own."8 (102:5) Clearly these ascents, including that of Christ, are to be understood symbolically. (102:6) If Christ’s greatness were based upon His resurrection from the tomb with a physical body, then there are many saints who should be considered equally as great, for they, too, were resurrected by God. It is recorded that they came out of their graves with their physical bodies, just as Christ had done. Perhaps their resurrection is even more meritorious, since they were resurrected not three days after their deaths, but after far longer periods of time. (102:7) It is written in Matthew that Christ gave up the ghost: (102:8) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
(102:9)
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