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What Is the Resurrection?
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Very simply, the resurrection is the overcoming or surmounting of death. ²It is a reawakening or a rebirth; a change of mind about the meaning of the world. ³It is the acceptance of the Holy Spirit’s interpretation of the world’s purpose; the acceptance of the Atonement for oneself. ⁴It is the end of dreams of misery, and the glad awareness of the Holy Spirit’s final dream. ⁵It is the recognition of the gifts of God. ⁶It is the dream in which the body functions perfectly, having no function except communication. ⁷It is the lesson in which learning ends, for it is consummated and surpassed with this. ⁸It is the invitation to God to take His final step. ⁹It is the relinquishment of all other purposes, all other interests, all other wishes and all other concerns. ¹⁰It is the single desire of the Son for the Father.
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The resurrection is the denial of death, being the assertion of life. ²Thus is all the thinking of the world reversed entirely. ³Life is now recognized as salvation, and pain and misery of any kind perceived as hell. ⁴Love is no longer feared, but gladly welcomed. ⁵Idols have disappeared, and the remembrance of God shines unimpeded across the world. ⁶Christ’s face is seen in every living thing, and nothing is held in darkness, apart from the light of forgiveness. ⁷There is no sorrow still upon the earth. ⁸The joy of Heaven has come upon it.
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Here the curriculum ends. ²From here on, no directions are needed. ³Vision is wholly corrected and all mistakes undone. ⁴Attack is meaningless and peace has come. ⁵The goal of the curriculum has been achieved. ⁶Thoughts turn to Heaven and away from hell. ⁷All longings are satisfied, for what remains unanswered or incomplete? ⁸The last illusion spreads across the world, forgiving all things and replacing all attack. ⁹The whole reversal is accomplished. ¹⁰Nothing is left to contradict the Word of God. ¹¹There is no opposition to the truth. ¹²And now the truth can come at last. ¹³How quickly will it come as it is asked to enter and envelop such a world!
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All living hearts are tranquil with a stir of deep anticipation, for the time of everlasting things is now at hand. ²There is no death. ³The Son of God is free. ⁴And in his freedom is the end of fear. ⁵No hidden places now remain on earth to shelter sick illusions, dreams of fear and misperceptions of the universe. ⁶All things are seen in light, and in the light their purpose is transformed and understood. ⁷And we, God’s children, rise up from the dust and look upon our perfect sinlessness. ⁸The song of Heaven sounds around the world, as it is lifted up and brought to truth.
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Now there are no distinctions. ²Differences have disappeared and Love looks on Itself. ³What further sight is needed? ⁴What remains that vision could accomplish? ⁵We have seen the face of Christ, His sinlessness, His Love behind all forms, beyond all purposes. ⁶Holy are we because His Holiness has set us free indeed! ⁷And we accept His Holiness as ours; as it is. ⁸As God created us so will we be forever and forever, and we wish for nothing but His Will to be our own. ⁹Illusions of another will are lost, for unity of purpose has been found.
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These things await us all, but we are not prepared as yet to welcome them with joy. ²As long as any mind remains possessed of evil dreams, the thought of hell is real. ³God’s teachers have the goal of wakening the minds of those asleep, and seeing there the vision of Christ’s face to take the place of what they dream. ⁴The thought of murder is replaced with blessing. ⁵Judgment is laid by, and given Him Whose function judgment is. ⁶And in His Final Judgment is restored the truth about the holy Son of God. ⁷He is redeemed, for he has heard God’s Word and understood its meaning. ⁸He is free because he let God’s Voice proclaim the truth. ⁹And all he sought before to crucify are resurrected with him, by his side, as he prepares with them to meet his God. (https://acim.org/acim/en/s/843#1:1-6:9 | M-28.1:1–6:9)
