He is Risen

One of THE most dramatic events in all of human history… Truly a pivotal moment in all of time.

Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

The Risen Christ brings a sense of FEAR.

And they (the Marys) departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

The almighty death defying power of God brought life out of death! It was awe inspiring.

The Risen Christ brings JOY.

When the Marys came to the tomb, they came in gloom and downheartedness. But they left with a spring in their step, and beaming faces.

The empty tomb was cause for joy.
Their Lord was alive again!

The gospel is glad news! Joyful news!

The Risen Christ brings PEACE.

He comes, and He speaks peace to our soul.

There is a great assurance. Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

In Verse 9 we read that they worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

The fact that our Lord has risen again brings a wonderful assurance of the victory He has won.

Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

The Lord Jesus has the keys of hell and of death. He is the mighty conqueror – the victor over the last enemy, Death. He is triumphant.

You can be a victorious Christian because of His victory over death.

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

The fact that our Lord rose again, victorious over death gives us reason for an everlasting hope.

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

We have an ever-living hope that goes beyond the grave.

Peter tells of a hope within us. The resurrection is one reason for this assurance we have in our hearts. 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Christ’s resurrection is a foretaste of our own.

John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, (29) And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

The moment you commit yourself to Christ, you become truly alive. Eternal life begins at that moment.

John 20:27-28 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

The same glorious power that God displayed at the resurrection is at work in us.

Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

We can know Him, and the power of His resurrection. It’s the same Spirit. The same power that raised Christ from the dead. It is the power of the Gospel, the power of God unto salvation, the power of God that saves us AND keeps us.