Because it was empty.
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Tomorrow is Easter morning and many of us will attend church and reflect and rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I have reflected on this event many times and I still don’t comprehend it all. But something that I have learned is that Christianity all hinges on that tomb being empty.
Had Mary come to the tomb that Easter morning and found the body still lying there, it would have meant that Jesus, whilst loved, wise and miraculous was not who he claimed to be.
Throughout His earthly ministry he proclaimed to be the literal Son of God, sent to save all mankind from the fall. He also declared that he would be crucified and resurrected. Prophets for millennia had proclaimed that Christ would rise with healing in his wings.
Today I attended a lesson and egg hunt at church with our children and one of the adults there asked the children what it meant that the tomb was found empty.
In my head I thought and almost said out loud in front of the children that it meant Jesus wasn’t a liar, a fraud, or a rogue. So many people before and since Christ have claimed many things and all have been proven false. But because that tomb was empty it validated everything Christ said, everything he did, and everything he was.
Because that tomb was empty it meant that the sting of death was taken away, it meant that sin could be undone, hearts could be healed and perfection could be attained. Whilst the gospel teaches useful and sound principles for living, it only has real meaning and weight because the tomb was empty.
Of all the words in holy writ, perhaps the most important of all are the words, “He is not here. He is risen!”
Have a happy Easter.
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