Christians from all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth on Easter Sunday, almost 2,000 years after his death and was raised in the form of the dead only three days later.
The exclamation “He is resurrected” is thrown a lot. But what does it mean? Why is the spooky image of the Cruz del Calvario so venerated by Christians?
Most are aware that Jesus’ history is crucified on Good Friday and emerges from his grave after three days. But Christians believe that the meaning of their resurrection is much more significantly than simply showing divine power over death.
The gospels tell us that two followers of Jesus went to his tomb early on Saturday morning. Like Lucas 24: 2-8 says:
They found the stone shot from the grave, But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they wondered about this, suddenly two men with clothes shone like lightning were by their side. In their fear, the women went to bed to the ground, but the men told them: “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here; Has risen! Remember how he told you, while I was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered to sinners, be crucified and on the third day again to raise.” “ Then they remembered their words.
In fact, Jesus had predicted his death and resurrection. At first he hinted, as John’s documents, Jesus said that the temple would rebuke in three days, and then his death would predict his apostles. Marcos 8: 31-33 says:
He was there to teach them that the son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the other place, the main priests and the teachers of the law, and that they must be killed and after three days of increase again. He spoke clearly about this, and Peter did it aside and began to rebuke it.
But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” Hey said. “You don’t have God’s concerns in mind, but simply human concerns.”
Jesus knew he had to die, and why. As an obedient son, he accepted his father’s wishes.
But being deadly, he knew the pain that awaited him. Luke describes Jesus’ “anguish” about his instructions the night Jesus was arrested by the Romans in Luke 22: 39-44:
Jesus came out as usual to the Mount of the Olives, and his disciples followed him. Upon arriving at the place, he told them, “Ore so that you don’t fall into temptation.” He retired on a stone launch beyond them, knelt and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup of me; but it is not my will, but yours ends.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, they prayed more seriously, and their sweat was like drops of blood that fell to the ground.
But the Father did not take the Copa del Son, and Jesus voluntarily submitted his humiliating and former death by crucifixion.
Only three days later, an angel shot the stone, and Jesus emerged, still with the scars of the wounds inflicted.
Death was conquered! He does everything for a great story. But why is it so significant?
It is not simply for Jesus to arise from the death that he gives to the Christians to rejoice. Let’s rejoice in his death too.
“” He is his or sins “in his body on the cross, so that we can that to sins and live for right clothes.” For his wounds you have healed bone, “” 1 Pedro 2:24 says, referring to the Old Testament and the hemia of Isaiah.
Through his crucifixion, Jesus paid our sin debt. And like Christ, we can also conquer the death that awaits us to be “born again” in Him, if we voluntarily accept his sacrifice for our story and the rhythm of our rebellion against God.
As the apostle Paul writes in novels 6: 8-9, “now, if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. We know that Christ, bumble of among the dead, will never do it again; death no longer has dominion over him.”
Nor should death have dominion over us. That is why death and resurrection are so significant for those who believe. Jesus has not only emerged from the claws of the grave, but is sacrificed to free us from his grip, for worshiping him eternally in paradise.
Then, hearing “he is risen.” It is an encapsulation of everything Christians believe that God sacrifices us, all of us, through their Son.
And that is a reason for celebration.
Bradley Jaye is an attached political editor of Breitbart News. Follow it on X/Twitter and Instagram @bradleyeye