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For order of events on the resurection day, (See Scofield "Matt 28:1").

Cf. Matt 28:9, "and they came and held him by the feet." A contradiction has been supposed. Three views are held:

(1) That Jesus speaks to Mary as the High Priest fulfilling the day of atonement (Leviticus 16). Having accomplished the sacrifice, He was on His way to present the sacred blood in heaven, and that, between the meeting with Mary in the garden and the meeting of Matt 28:9. He had so ascended and returned: a view in harmony with types.

(2) That Mary Magdalene, knowing as yet only Christ after the flesh 2 Cor 5:15–17 and having found her Beloved, sought only to hold Him so; while He, about to assume a new relation to His disciples in ascension, gently teaches Mary that now she must not seek to hold Him to the earth, but rather become His messenger of the new joy.

(3) That He merely meant: "Do not detain me now; I am not yet ascended; you will see me again; run rather to my brethren," etc.

The deity of Jesus Christ is declared in Scripture:

(1) In the intimations and explicit predictions of the O.T.

(a) The theophanies intimate the appearance of God in human form, and His ministry thus to man Gen 16:7–13; Gen 18:2–23 especially; Gen 18:17; Gen 32:28 with; Hos 12:3–5; Ex 3:2–14. (b) The Messiah is expressly declared to be the Son of God Ps 2:2–9 and God; Ps 45:6; Ps 45:7; Heb 1:8; Heb 1:9; Ps 110:1; Matt 22:44; Acts 2:34; Heb 1:13; Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6; Heb 6:20; Heb 7:17–21; Zech 6:13. (c) His virgin birth was foretold as the means through which God could be "Immanuel," God with us; Isa 7:13; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:22; Matt 1:23 (d) The Messiah is expressly invested with the divine names Isa 9:6; Isa 9:7 (e) In a prophecy of His death He is called Jehovah's "fellow"; Zech 13:7; Matt 26:31. (f) His eternal being is declared; Mic 5:2; Matt 2:6; John 7:42.

(2) Christ Himself affirmed His deity.

(a) He applied to Himself the Jehovistic I AM. (The pronoun "he" is not in the Greek; cf John 8:24; John 8:56–58. The Jews correctly understood this to be our Lord's claim to full deity. John 8:59.

See also, John 10:33; John 18:4–6 where, also, "he" is not in the original.) (b) He claimed to be the Adonai of the O.T. Matt 22:42–45. (See Scofield "Gen 15:2"). (c) He asserted His identity with the Father; Matt 28:19; Mark 14:62; John 10:30, that the Jews so understood Him is shown by; John 10:31; John 10:32; John 14:8; John 14:9; John 17:5. (d) He exercised the chief prerogative of God; Mark 2:5–7; Luke 7:48–50. (e) He asserted omnipresence; Matt 18:20; John 3:13 omniscience, John 11:11–14, when Jesus was fifty miles away; Mark 11:6–8, omnipotence; Matt 28:18; Luke 7:14; John 5:21–23; John 6:19, mastery over nature, and creative power; Luke 9:16; Luke 9:17; John 2:9; John 10:28. (f) He received and approved human worship,; Matt 14:33; Matt 28:9; John 20:28; John 20:29.

(3) The N.T. writers ascribe divine titles to Christ: John 1:1; John 20:28; Acts 20:28; Rom 1:4; Rom 9:5; 2 Thess 1:12; 1 Tim 3:16; Titus 2:13; Heb 1:8; 1 John 5:20.

(4) The N.T. writers ascribe divine perfections and attributes to Christ (e.g.) Matt 11:28; Matt 18:20; Matt 28:20; John 1:2; John 2:23–25; John 3:13; John 5:17; John 21:17; Heb 1:3; Heb 1:11; Heb 1:12; Heb 13:8; Rev 1:8; Rev 1:17; Rev 1:18; Rev 2:23; Rev 11:17; Rev 22:13.

(5) The N.T. writers ascribe divine works to Christ John 1:3; John 1:10; Col 1:16; Col 1:17; Heb 1:3.

(6) The N.T. writers teach that supreme worship should be paid to Christ Acts 7:59; Acts 7:60; 1 Cor 1:2; 2 Cor 13:14; Phil 2:9; Phil 2:10; Heb 1:6; Rev 1:5; Rev 1:6; Rev 5:12; Rev 5:13.

(7) The holiness and resurrection of Christ prove His deity John 8:46; Rom 1:4.