What Happened Between the Cross and the Resurrection? Fresh Manna by Pastor Tim Burt

Fresh Manna with Pastor Tim Burt    A Note from Pastor Tim Greetings and thank you for reading. I pray that Fresh Manna is a blessing to you and helps you launch your day in the Lord. If you are blessed by what you read, please share it with a friend. There is a link in this box and  at the bottom of each devotional that says:  "Forward this email to a friend." Click on it, and put in their email and it will go to them. Thanks in advance for sharing! God bless you and thanks again for reading! Forward this email to a friend What Happened Between the Cross and the Resurrection? April 4, 2026 by Timothy Burt There are few moments in all of history more sacred, more powerful, or more mysterious than the time between the death of Jesus and His resurrection. We know the horror of the cross. We know the triumph of the empty tomb. But what happened in between? What was taking place during those hidden hours when His body lay in the grave? Was heaven silent? Was hell stirred? Was redemption still unfolding in ways unseen to human eyes? That question has stirred the hearts of believers for generations. And rightly so. When Scripture draws our attention to something so profound, it is good to lean in with reverence. Yet it is equally important to do so carefully. There are moments in Scripture where God gives us clear doctrine—truths repeated, reinforced, and unmistakable. And then there are moments where He gives us glimpses—windows into something profound, but not fully explained. What happened between the death and resurrection of Jesus appears to fall into that second category. Scripture tells us enough to know something extraordinary took place, but not enough to construct a complete, detailed timeline. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face” (1 Corinthians 13:12, KJV). In other words, there are things we understand clearly, and there are things we only see in part. Because of that, wisdom calls us to walk carefully. The Bible instructs us that truth is established in the mouth of two or three witnesses. “At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.” (Deuteronomy 19:15, KJV). And again, “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” (2 Corinthians 13:1, KJV). Therefore, we should be cautious not to build a firm doctrine on a single passage or an unclear implication. At the same time, it is both appropriate and edifying to thoughtfully consider what Scripture does reveal, so long as we do so with humility and clarity about what is certain and what is not. One of the clearest windows we are given comes from Jesus Himself. “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom... and beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed...” (Luke 16:22–23, 26, KJV). Jesus reveals something we would not otherwise know—that there was a place of comfort for the righteous and a place of torment for the unrighteous, with a fixed separation between them. This becomes a foundation—not a fully mapped-out doctrine, but a God-given glimpse. At the cross, Jesus made a powerful promise to one of the humbled criminals who acknowledged who Jesus was, next to Him. Jesus said,  "Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43, KJV). This affirms that death was not the end, and that there was a place prepared for those who believed. Scripture makes it clear that Jesus did not simply lie in the grave. “He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth” (Ephesians 4:9, KJV). “He went and preached unto the spirits in prison” (1 Peter 3:18–19, KJV). His work did not stop at the cross. Even in death, He was accomplishing victory. The cross was not only a sacrifice—it was a triumph. “Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:15, KJV). “Through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” (Hebrews 2:14, KJV). The enemy’s hold was shattered. After His resurrection, Jesus declares, “I am alive for evermore... and have the keys of hell and of death.” (Revelation 1:18, KJV). He now holds complete authority over death. Paul writes, “When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive” (Ephesians 4:8, KJV). Some believe this refers to the righteous being brought into heaven. Scripture does not fully explain this, so we hold it carefully. “Lift up your heads, O ye gates... and the King of glory shall come in.” (Psalm 24:7–8, KJV). Some see in this a picture of Christ’s victorious return to Heaven, leading those from the Bosom of Abraham whom Jesus came and preached salvation to, after defeating Satan, and led them to the gates of Heaven. Scripture does not directly say this, so we hold it as reflection, not doctrine. What we can say with certainty is this: Jesus died, He descended, He defeated the powers of darkness, He broke the power of death, He rose again, and He holds the keys of death and hell. Beyond this, we walk carefully. We are given glimpses, not a full map. As Paul said, we see through a glass, darkly. What took place between the cross and the resurrection was not silence—it was victory. Jesus entered death, confronted it, and conquered it. And because He did, the grave is no longer the end of the story. All of this leads to something deeply personal. Jesus did not go through the cross and the grave just to make a theological statement—He did it so that you could live. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13, KJV).  Jesus died so that you could live forever with Him. If you haven't asked Him to be your Savior, don't waste another second. This simple prayer of faith will change your life and eternity! God bless you and Happy Easter! Dear Lord, I believe that Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe He died on the cross for my sins and rose again in victory. I ask You to forgive me of all my sins, come into my life and be my Lord and Savior, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I may experience Your love, grace, voice, and leading in my life from this moment forward. I place my trust in You. Help me follow You. Thank You for saving me. In Jesus’ name, Amen. ‍ ‍ Forward this email to a friend Support This Work © 2025 Tim Burt Ministries. 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The Harrowing of Hell

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more On the Road to Shambhalla The Harrowing of Hell Hazel Archer-Ginsberg Apr 4   READ IN APP   Lamb of God Heptagram w/ Jane Hudson’s Merkaba In the New Mysteries we follow the path of Christian/Rosicrucian initiation thru Holy Week. With every step, from the recognition of the old atavistic Sun on Palm Sunday, thru to the meeting of the Saturn-Spirit & The Harrowing of Hell, which we live into TODAY, so that we can sow healing seeds, sprouted in the blood of the Christic Lamb - to spark the rising of the New Sun of Easter, within ourselves & in the Universe. Every year we have a chance to recapitulate the original descent before the Easter event. We rest on the Saturn-day Sabbath – In Christo morimur – This is the Mystic-Death or Temple sleep of the initiate. In the Garden of Gethsemane – which in occult geography is considered ‘the midpoint of the earth - the epicenter of the cosmos’ – situated between the rocky hill of Golgotha, part of the lunar Mount Moriah, & it’s polar opposite - the Solar Mount Zion, there was a New Tomb, gifted by Joseph of Arimathea, where the body of Christ Jesus, completely penetrated by the Cosmic Christ, rested; - & yet it was the Oldest Tomb, for it was formerly a primal fissure, a gorge splitting Jerusalem in two - called by some: Adam’s Grave – known as the gate to the Underworld. Dante in the Divine Comedy has Virgil give the poet an eyewitness account of Hell - & first of all, out comes old Adam, who thru Christ - becomes the New Adam. The earthquakes of Good Friday & Holy Saturday tore open the original fissure - & As the veil of the Temple “was rent in twain”, vistas were opened into the interior of the earth. From the altar we hear: ‘He was lowered into the grave of the earth’ - & so it was, that The Christ went into the Earth’s Interior, His blood becoming the medicine for our continued evolution. ~ Fra Angelico The “Harrowing of Hell” is Christ’s "descent into the underworld" to free the souls of the dead “who had lost their Divine nature”. 1 Peter 4:6, states that the "gospel was preached even to those who are now dead". Ephesians 4:9, says: "Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth," This ultimate descent was prefigured in the ancient Mysteries by Inanna, Osiris, Orpheus… According to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, the Harrowing of Hell was also foreshadowed by Christ's raising of Lazarus from the dead, preceding his own crucifixion. The hymns of Easter weekend mention that John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus in Hell, as he did on earth, by prophesying to the spirits held there that Christ would soon defeat death & open the gates of Hell to release the souls trapped there. On Holy Saturday the darkness of Saturn is lit up from within by the Resurrected Sun. The Easter garden begins to bloom, so that our soul can behold, like the Magdalene before us, The Risen One as the gardener of the New Jerusalem. Originally, the English word “harrow” has to do with preparing the soil for tilling. In ‘The Birth of a New Agriculture: Koberwitz 1924’ , we learn that the Earth underwent a change thru the deed of redemption on Golgotha - a transformation of the unruly Mars powers of rusty iron, that governed the 1st half of earth evolution, into the silvery light of Mercury, which now quickens the Earth. This transforming of iron thru the sacred mystery of the Christ-blood is a determining factor in the transformation of earthly substance - carried over into the transubstantiation of Mother Earth. The eternal Spirit radiates from the heights, & yet it is also now carried to us by the Divine world of the depths. ‘Let ring forth from the heights - What in the depths is echoed’. We can send our Good Will into the Christ-Heart living in the Earth’s depths, to help overcome & redeem the adversarial powers that hold sway in the nine layers of the earth’s interior which seek to keep us captive. The biodynamic agricultural course given by Rudolf Steiner, is a potent stepping stone to this ultimate aim of healing redemption. Spiritual Science tells us that when the blood flowed into the earth from the cross on Golgotha, a new Sun-globe was born in the interior of the Earth. This golden Earth-center is the legendary land of Shambhalla, hidden away, yet waiting to be re-discovered by the seeking Christ-guided human soul. ~Rudolf Steiner’s 7th Seal The Tomb becomes the altar, a sacred place to commune with the gods – & with the souls of the departed as our intermediaries. The Tomb becomes the Round Table - AND the Parsifal question leads us to find Christ in the etheric. The Tomb becomes the Temple cube of the New Jerusalem. ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Before the mystery of Golgotha, the task of evolution was that the Cosmos would become human - This was fulfilled thru the Incarnation of Christ .:. After this Turning Point, the human can now become Cosmos - The New Sun - Imitatio Christi - The imperishable Resurrection-Body uniting with the Cosmic-Sophia. May we all work to spiritualize the Earth. ~hag, inspired by Rudolf Steiner & Christian Community Priest Emil Bock Share Here is the podcast for HOLY SATURN DAY on ‘I Think Speech’ If you want to support the Spiritualization of the Earth thru the Biodynamic Farming done on Zinniker Farm, you are invited to become a paid subscriber to Cognitive Ritual: Confessions of a Modern Rosicrucian, with all donations going directly to the farm Upgrade to paid Here’s the link to a compendium of Free Video Presentaions The Cognitive Ritual is a Free Will Offering to All worlds. Please Share freely Share Cognitive Ritual ~hag Greetings Friend, you currently a free subscriber to Cognitive Ritual. Thank you for receiving my workings freely offered. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. ALL donations go to support Zinniker Farm - The oldest Biodynamic Farm in America! Together we can spiritualize the Universe. 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