Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Forgive me My Brothers and Sisters for no message this last week, I had to work. So this message will be that of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Empty Tomb
First off, we must have the Understanding that Easter that we celebrate, is Not the actual day that Our Savior and Lord rose from the grave. It is a day that has both Heathen Worship and Christian Worship combined into one. The day that Christian’s Celebrate was and is done to have Peace with those who are Not Born Again.
Easter is a Calculated Date is based on Calculation and from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring:
“Standardization
Up to the 8th century AD, there was no uniform method for determining the date of Easter, but the method favoured by the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 gradually became the accepted method. The adoption of the Gregorian calendar requires some modifications to this scheme but it is still basically the same.
Unfortunately this simple definition is not strictly speaking correct. The spring or vernal equinox used is not the true equinox but an artificial one always assumed to be on 21 March. The full Moon used is not the true full Moon but an artificial construct based on the Metonic cycle (below).
The reasons for this are that the method is then independent of longitude on the Earth and is thus independent of time zone. It also allows the date of Easter to be calculated in advance regardless of the actual motion of the Earth around the Sun.
The method quoted here is valid for the determination of the date of Easter in Western Christian churches; the date used by the Eastern churches can be one, four or five weeks later.”
Also, there is No Mention of doing such a Celebration in God’s Word. I believe that in part that why it is Not Mentioned is that we should Celebrate Jesus Risen State on a Daily bases, in Walking In Obedience, not one time a year that is never on the same day. The same thing is that of “Good Friday” as well.
We, Brothers and Sisters need to Understand the occurrence of the Empty Tomb. Jesus did die and because of the Sin of the World that was upon Him, He must go to Hell to fight Satan for the Keys of Death and Hell.
Jesus told the disciples that He was going to Die and Rise Again and even meet them in Galilee…
Matthew 26:31-32 KJV
"31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee."
The Disciple’s did not Believe what Jesus told them, they had No Understanding to what was about to take place. They became dismayed at the events they would see and endure. Peter, who’s understanding was still in the flesh, along with the others, said if You Jesus die, I will die along side with you as well, but Jesus said to Peter, Peter, you will Deny me three times before the roster crows.
Matthew 26:33-35 KJV
"33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men] shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples."
In the three days that Jesus body was in the tomb, He arose, but during that time many things took place. Jesus had to by Himself, face His Enemy Satan who controlled Death and Hell. This means that The Father did not help Him, nor did the Holy Spirit, but Jesus had to fight on Our Behalf the adversary of all time. We do not know the very details of what transpired from the day Jesus was crucified and when He rose from the grave, only The Father and Holy Spirit know.
We know that The Father for the first time turned His Face away from Jesus His Son, because Jesus had taken upon Himself the Sins Of The World and The Father could not look at Him Filled The Sin. Jesus is Separated from His Father for the first time.
Matthew 27:45-46, 50 KJV
"45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ... 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."
We know that Jesus was placed in a borrowed tomb, that the Government was afraid that the disciples would come and steal Jesus Body to make the Prophesy true, that in Three Days Jesus would rise from the grave. The Government was so afraid of what might happen they Sealed the Tomb with the a stone and place Guards outside the Tomb so no one could get to Jesus Body.
Matthew 27:62-66 KJV
"62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make [it] as sure as ye can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch."
We know that Jesus Arose from the grave because there were witnesses to the fact, both from Heaven and from Earth. We also know that when Jesus died there were many of the dead saints that arose out of their graves, bearing witness to whom Jesus is…
Matthew 27:52-53 KJV
“And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
Then after three days, Jesus Arose!
Matthew 28:1-6 KJV
"1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men]. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
We know that during the three days that Jesus Over Came Death and Hell whom Satan had control over. We do not know the exact battle that took place between Jesus and Satan though there are a lot of speculations, books, movies, songs of such an event, but we do not really understand in full the Price that Jesus paid in full for Our Salvation. We do know that All Power and Authority in Heaven and Earth has been given to Jesus and we know that Jesus has the keys to Death and Hell, but to say that we fully understand what Jesus did during those three days, No Man Knows!!!
Matthew 28:18 KJV
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
Revelation 1:18 KJV
“I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
Brothers and Sisters let No Man, No Woman, No Child deceive you, we know that Our Savior and Lord Reigns on High, but the Records of what transpired are Sealed! Our Celebration should be every day that we take a breath, knowing that Jesus is Our Savior from Sin, that Jesus Defeated Sin for US with a price that we do not fully understand, nor can we ever repay except Walking In Obedience.
Our Lives, once we Accept Jesus as Savior, must proclaim His Resurrection by making Jesus Lord in Walking In Obedience to His Word and to The Holy Spirit. Yes, like no other Religion on Earth, we have a Empty Tomb where Jesus once lied, but Praise be to Jesus, He Alone, Conquered The Grave Of Sin and we can now be presented to The Father, for Our Sins have been washed away by The Blood Of Jesus!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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