5. _The resurrection of our Savior is full of comfort and consolation for us. "If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain, ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."_ 1 Cor. 15,17-19. This would be our sad lot if Christ were not risen. All our faith and hope in Him would be in vain. But He _is_ risen, and now we know _that He is the true Son of God._ We know that Christ _has gained the victory over all our enemies,_ sin, death, and the devil, who could not keep Him in their power. We know that Christ _has paid the penalty for our sins,_ that our sins are forgiven. We know that we have a _living_ Savior, _who is with us alway,_ to govern and protect us in His kingdom. We know that we shall not perish when we die, that our risen Lord will not leave us in the grave, but will _raise us again unto eternal life. "Because I live, ye shall live also."_ John 14,19. Our Lord is risen, and so we put our trust in Him both in life and death. "Jesus, my Redeemer, lives! I, too, unto life must waken Endless joy my Savior gives; Shall my courage then be shaken? Shall I fear, or could the Head Rise and leave His members dead?" REMEMBER:-- 1. _Christ descended into hell to show Himself as Victor over our enemies, over the devil and all his hosts._ 2. _Christ is risen. We know that our Redeemer lives. We have a living Savior, our sins are forgiven. Our King lives forever; under Him we live in everlasting righteousness and innocence._ 3. _Christ is risen; He has conquered death. Though we must die, He will recall us from our graves and raise us to eternal life and everlasting blessedness._ MEMORIZE:-- _I know that my Redeemer liveth._ Job 19,25. _If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain, ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished._ 1 Cor. 15,17.18. _Because I live, ye shall live also._ John 14,19. QUESTIONS. 1. Where did Christ go after He had come to life again in the grave? 2. Why did Christ not descend into hell? 3. What was His purpose in descending into the abode of Satan? 4. When did our Lord rise from the dead? 5. What message did the angel bring to the women at the grave? 6. Who are the witnesses of His resurrection? 7. How did our risen Lord convince His apostles that He was alive again? 8. Who even could not deny His resurrection? 9. What makes us perfectly certain that Christ is risen and lives forever and ever? 10. How was Christ's body after His resurrection? 11. What does that mean, Christ's body was glorified? 12. What do we know regarding our sins since Christ is risen? 13. What consolation does His resurrection give us for our Christian life? 14. What consolation does it give us in the hour of death? LESSON 27. The Second Article. The Triumphant Ascension Of Our Lord. Which is the Second Article?