The angelic host were filled with amazement as they beheld the sufferings and death of the King of glory. But...it was no marvel to them that the Lord of life and glory...should break the bands of death, and walk forth from His prison house, a triumphant conqueror. Therefore, if either of these events should be commemorated by a day of rest, it is the crucifixion. But I saw that neither of these events was designed to alter or abrogate God’s law; on the contrary, they give the strongest proof of its immutability.... {FLB 303.3}

Englehæren var fyldt med forbavselse da de så herlighedens Konges lidelser og død. Men . . . det var ikke noget under for dem, at livets Herre og herlighed. . . skulle bryde dødens bånd, og gå ud af Sit fængsel, som sejerherre. Derfor, om enten disse begivenheder skal fejres ved en hviledag, så er det korsfæstelsen. Men jeg så at ingen af disse begivenheder var tiltænkt til at ændre Guds lov, derimod giver de det stærkeste bevis på dens uforanderlighed. . . . .