He is Risen

5 Things to Know about the Death of Jesus
1. It was dark.

“It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining.” Luke 23:44-45

People associated darkness with disaster and judgement. God’s timing is perfect, blanketing the last hours of Christ’s life in darkness as the weight of the sin of the entire world was placed upon Him. His death was traded for ours. It could not have been an eclipse, for the moon was always full on the first day of the passover. The rightful punishment for sin is death, with Jesus took on for all of us, His sinless life on earth the sufficient sacrifice to usher us into the presence of our Father again.


2. Jesus questioned God.

“And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloe, lea sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?).” Mark 15:34

Many prophesies were fulfilled at the cross, one being Jesus’ question to God before He gave up His spirit to the Father. But this is only one of the many prophesies fulfilled, word for word, from Psalm 22. John Piper comments, “Jesus seems to have known that the whole of Psalm 22, in some way or other, was about him.” Jesus wasn’t surprised, nor did He lack understanding of what was happening, but rather, He was fully bearing the abandonment of God that we deserve, and felt and suffered through all of the pain that comes along with it.

3. He took one final drink.

“Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:28-30

Earlier on His journey to the cross, Jesus refused to accept a drink that would dull the pain. But now, in His final moments, He takes the drink of a commoner, from the branch of a hyssop plant which is used for Passover.

“The first wine (mixed with myrrh) was designed to dull Jesus’ pain, to keep him from having to endure the cross with full consciousness. This wine he refused. And the second (sour) wine was given to keep him ‘conscious for as long as possible,’ and thus have the effect of prolonging his pain. This is the wine Jesus drank.” -David Mathis, desiringGod.org

4. The curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom and the earth shook.

“And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split” Matthew 27:50-51

Strict rules and religious ceremonies ruled who and when if ever the area behind the temple curtain was visited, and those who wrongly presented themselves in the presence of God died immediately! For the curtain to tear in two speaks loudly of the way Jesus made for us to be in the presence of the Father. Joseph Scheumann explains, "Christ did not come to put men in a redeemable position but to redeem to himself a people.” God’s presence left the temple at Christ’s death, and now the Holy Spirit Himself resides in every believer.

5. Jesus forgave, cared for those He loved, and promised restoration in His final breaths on the cross.

“When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’” John 19:26-27

Jesus spent the last part of His ministry preparing His disciples to part with Him. From the cross, in the most unimaginable pain, He still acknowledges the pain His death is causing those who love Him. A mother’s love, and the journey Mary had been through being chosen to be Jesus’ mom. John, Jesus’ best earthly friend and the only disciple at the foot of the cross as Jesus died.

“‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’” Luke 23:42-43

Jesus came to die for the lost, and for those on the fringes of society. His kindness to the criminal hanging next to Him proves the point of His death -nothing is powerful enough to overcome it. Belief in salvation through Jesus immediately saves us, no matter what we have done, or when in life we choose to believe.

“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” Luke 23:34

Forgiveness is paramount to love. Jesus illustrated the purpose of His death in His final breaths, forgiving those that tortured and killed Him, choosing to have compassion on their ignorance and lost state. Love forgives, even when it’s not warranted, and especially when it’s undeserved, leaving hope for us all.

Historical Crucifixion
The details are graphic, and the process meant to humiliate and prolong profound pain. It was used from the 6th century to the 4th century, ending with the reign of the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great. However, it has returned sporadicallyover the centuries as an extreme method of persecution.

Things to Know about the Resurrection of Jesus
1. Jesus’ Resurrection Made a Way for Ours.

“For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.” Romans 6:9

We are raised to life in Christ when we put our faith and belief in Him and His sacrifice on the cross; faith is a gift from the Holy Spirit made possible by Christ. By accepting His gift of salvation, we are free from sin! Though we will still struggle with it and remain sinners on this earth, we begin the process of sanctification in Christ throughout our lives here, and look forward to a full resurrection upon our death as we join our Savior for eternity. “Because of our connection to Jesus Christ, the one who died and rose from death, we can be confident that death will one day have no mastery over us.” -Steve Mathewson

2. Raising of the Dead.

“The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.” Matthew 27:52-53

The only occurrence of such an event in Scripture, Matthew records the dead raised to life upon Jesus’ resurrection, their graves broken open by the shaken earth as Jesus died. There are varying opinions as to who these people were that rose, when exactly they rose, and where they went after they appeared to people in the city. Matthew Henry’s Commentary states, “It is more agreeable, both to Christ’s honor and theirs, to suppose, though we cannot prove, that they arose as Christ did, to die no more, and therefore ascended with him to glory.”

3. Jesus’ Empty Tomb Is Evidence.

“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” John 20:2

The evidence of the empty tomb was too strong even for the Jewish opposers of Christianity to deny. The burial story is one of the best established facts about Jesus. Intentional and perfectly timed, God made sure the evidence of the most important part of Jesus’ death, the resurrection, was undeniable.

Click here for a full explanation of the empty tomb.

4. His Disciples Were Reunited with Him on Earth.

“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ After he said this, he showed them his hand and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.” John 20:19-20

His death and resurrection solidified all He had taught them, and launched the work they were purposed to carry out . . . spreading the Gospel news. These eye witnesses, to His life, death, and resurrection, are the foundation of the Christian faith. Before the Bible was a complete book like we carry around and log onto from our phones today, the story of Christ circulated powerfully enough to establish the entire Christian faith.

5. The Resurrection Is Real.

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned to him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means ‘Teacher’).” John 20:16

When Mary heard Jesus call her by name, she was able to see Him for who He was. The same is true for us, today, in the personal way we know Jesus when we are open to hearing and seeing His redemptive hand in our lives. Quite literally, Jesus disciples saw Him after His resurrection. “Jesus provided the final exclamation mark for His physical resurrection by telling the disciples that His resurrected body was comprised of ‘flesh and bones.’ ‘Touch me and see;’ He says, ‘a guest does not have flesh and bones, as you se I have’" (Luke 24:39).

They touched His wounds from the cross, and He shared a meal with them, proving His full resurrection, not just that of His soul. His physical body resurrected is the cornerstone of our faith. “When Jesus rose from the dead, he confided his identity as the Son of God and his work of atonement, redemption, reconciliation and salvation. The resurrection was a real, literal, physical raising of Jesus’ body from the dead.” -Bible Study Tools Staff

Click here for verses about Jesus’ resurrection.

Marjorie Taylor Green was suspended from twitter this morning for tweeting 'He is Risen'.

Don't tell me there isn't a war on christians/Christianity.

After much criticism twitter reversed it saying it was a mistake.

Darn right it was. LOLOL

Calypso Jones wrote:Marjorie Taylor Green was suspended from twitter this morning for tweeting 'He is Risen'.      

Don't tell me there isn't a war on christians/Christianity.

After much criticism twitter reversed it saying it was a mistake.

Darn right it was.  LOLOL

Everyone's beliefs are valid

quick compelling bible lesson that proves Jesus resurrected from the dead for our benefit.

https://townhall.com/columnists/myrakahnadams/2021/04/04/a-quick-compelling-bible-study-vol-55--evidence-proving-jesus-was-resurrected-n2587354

""quick compelling bible lesson that proves Jesus resurrected from the dead for our benefit.""

BigC if that is your belief then bless you, but there is nothing compelling in regards to any religion


They cant all be right,

And the writings in regard to Jesus were not contemporary

but they were written BY his contemporaries.

and you're right. they can't all be right. There is only one.