The resurrection of Jesus is one of the most incredible events in the history of the world. Everything changed at the moment that He emerged from the tomb. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, the Christian faith simply wouldn’t exist. Unlike other religions, which can go on when the founder dies, Christianity depends on Jesus being alive.
What Is The Meaning Of Resurrection Sunday?
It’s important to know that Jesus rose from the dead. It’s just as important to know what the resurrection means. Resurrection Sunday means…
Jesus Is Alive
First and foremost, the resurrection means that Jesus Christ is alive today! When you believe in Jesus, you are believing in a living Savior.
First Peter 1:3 says: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
You’re not believing in someone who died hundreds or thousands of years ago. You’re believing in someone who is alive and doing great things today!
You can be 100% confident that everything Jesus said is true. All of His promises are trustworthy. You can hold onto Jesus through thick and thin, knowing that He truly is holding onto you.
Jesus is alive, and that truly changes everything.
Death Is Overcome
Scripture makes it very clear that the punishment for sin is death and the wrath of God. On the cross, Jesus took the wrath of God that we deserved. He died for our sins, taking the consequences that we should have experienced.
When Jesus rose from the dead, it clearly demonstrated that He had fully satisfied the punishment for our sins. Death no longer had any claim on Jesus.
Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
What a beautiful passage! We deserve to receive the wages for our sins — physical and spiritual death. But Jesus was given the wages we deserve and we receive the incredible gift of eternal life. We no longer have to fear death, for it has been overcome by Jesus!
The Power of Sin Is Broken
When we believe in Jesus Christ, we are united to Him. We are joined so closely to Him that it’s as if we died with Him and then rose again. Our old self that was enslaved by sin truly does die and the resurrected Christ comes to dwell within us. We are given supernatural power to overcome sin and obey God. The sins that once ruled us are broken and we are free to obey Jesus.
Romans 6:5-8 says: For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him…
This is such wonderful news! We have been set free from the miserable power of sin. We no longer must obey the sinful desires that rise up within us. We truly do have the risen Christ in us, and through Him we can have victory over sin.
We can gladly sing the lyrics of the classic hymn “And Can It Be That I Should Gain”:
“Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray,
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.”
Satan Is Vanquished
Because both sin and death have been defeated, Satan no longer has any hold over Christians. His accusations against us no longer carry any weight. He can’t condemn us because Jesus has taken all our condemnation.
As Romans 8:1-2 says: There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
When Satan points his finger at us and claims we are condemned for our sins, we can point to Jesus who took the condemnation we deserve.
When Satan tries to terrify us with the fear of death, we can call upon Jesus who has destroyed the power of death and given us eternal life. As Hebrews 2:14-15 says: Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
If you know Jesus, you are free from Satan. You are a child of the King.
Jesus Will Return
Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we can be confident that He will come back.
In Acts 1:9-11 we read: Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
History is not an endless cycle that constantly repeats itself. Jesus will return in a cloud of divine glory. Every person will see Him and bow before Him.
He will banish Satan into the Lake of Fire and create a new heaven and earth. There will be no more sin, sickness, or death.
As it says in Revelation 21:4: And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
God Bless You and Your Families!
Love,
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