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The True Identity of Christ
On the day after his Resurrection, the Savior appeared to those who knew him best during his mortal ministry鈥擬ary Magdalene, Cleopas, ten of the apostles, and many other followers. While they saw him physically, they did not recognize him. Instead, they mistook him for a gardener, stranger, passing traveler, and even another prophet, as they misunderstood his role as the Redeemer of Israel or the promised Messiah. Rather than rebuking them, the Savior and ministering angels worked to correct their mistaken expectations by teaching them the true identity of Christ. In this episode, Professor Krystal V. L. Pierce describes how the Resurrected Savior opens the spiritual eyes and minds of his followers and disciples, in ancient and modern times, through visual, audible, and tangible signs and teachings. By learning to identify the spiritual nature of the Savior, we can prepare to see him physically in the Second Coming.
Publications:
- 鈥淪eeing, Knowing, and Recognizing the True Identity of Christ鈥 in He Was Seen: Witnessing the Risen Christ (Religious Studies Center, 2024)
- Book of Mormon Insights: Letting God Prevail in Your Life, ed. Kenneth L. Alford, Krystal V. L. Pierce, and Mary Jane Woodger (Religious Studies Center, 2024)
- 鈥淭he Tower of Babel, the Jaredites, and the Nature of God鈥 by George A. Pierce and Krystal V. L. Pierce in They Shall Grow Together: The Bible in the Book of Mormon (Religious Studies Center, 2022)
- Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament, ed. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely (Religious Studies Center, 2021)
- 鈥淭he Ger in the Pentateuch and the Book of Mormon: Refugee Treatment under the Mosaic Law鈥 in Covenant of Compassion: Caring for the Marginalized and Disadvantaged in the Old Testament (Religious Studies Center, 2021)
- 鈥淓gypt and the Egyptians鈥 in (Deseret Book, 2017)
- 鈥淓gypt鈥檚 New Kingdom鈥 in A Bible Reader鈥檚 History of the Ancient World (Religious Studies Center, 2016)
- 鈥淭he Brazen Serpent as a Symbol of Jesus Christ: A Dichotomy of Benevolence and Admonition鈥 in I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon (Religious Studies Center, 2023)
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