Easter is here!

After the dark drama of Good Friday, God’s power over sin and death is made inescapably clear in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. No commentary could improve on the Gospel description of Easter morning:

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

This is the source of all our hope. Jesus Christ has risen from the dead and will return again. Praise God!

By: Andy. This entry was posted on Sunday, April 4th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Easter, Jesus. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.