HE IS RISEN!

You probably do not remember the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin. During his day he was as powerful a man as there was on earth.

As a Russian Communist leader he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, was editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda (which by the way means "Truth"), and was a full member of the Politburo. His works on economics and political science are still read today.

There is a story told about a journey he took from Moscow to Kiev in 1930, to address a huge assembly on the subject of atheism. Addressing the crowd he aimed his heavy artillery at Christianity hurling insults, arguments, and proof against the faith.

An hour later he finally finished speaking. He looked out at what seemed to be the smoldering ashes of their beliefs. "Are there any questions?" Bukharin demanded.

Deafening silence filled the auditorium.

Slowly, quietly, one man approached the platform and mounted the lectern standing near the communist leader. The man carefully surveyed the crowd...first looking to the left, and then looking to the right. Finally he shouted the ancient greeting known well in the Russian Orthodox Church: "HE is RISEN!"

En masse the crowd arose as one man and the response came crashing like the sound of thunder:

"HE IS RISEN INDEED!"


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