On that Resurrection Sunday nearly 2,000 years ago, when some of His disciples came to the gravesite of Jesus (expecting to find His body there, by the way), they were greeted with these words: “He is not here, but is risen!” Furthermore, the Scriptures proclaim that Jesus continued to show Himself alive “by many infallible proofs” for forty days after this.

The resurrection of Jesus is the peg upon which Christianity hangs. Without this, our faith is useless and we are still in our sins. To be an eyewitness of Jesus’ bodily resurrection was a requirement for a replacement for Judas. Peter’s message on Pentecost revealed how David had prophesied of the resurrection of Christ Jesus. The religious establishment took great exception to these ‘unlearned folks’ who preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. But faith in Jesus’ resurrection provided great grace and great power to the apostles.

People today, many of them religious like those in the past, think that those of us who know that Jesus rose from the dead are strange. Others simply mock. But the stranger’s message 2,000 years ago is worth repeating: “He is risen! He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him.”

Jesus’ resurrection affirms His declared status as the Son of God. His resurrection also guarantees our resurrection unto
eternal life once we repent and place our total faith in Him.

In Adam we suffer death; in Christ we are promised resurrection. To know Jesus and His resurrection power is the very heart of our faith. There is going to be a universal resurrection of both the just and the unjust. One will be unto life, the other unto damnation. Both destinations are for all eternity.

On Resurrection Sunday we celebrate Jesus’ victory over death’s sting. If you have trusted in Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures teach, you too will one day put on incorruption.

Is the Savior alive in your heart? If not, you simply need to believe in Jesus and confess Him today. Then you can rest assured in His promise for resurrection unto eternal life.