✝️ Prophecy of the Resurrection (Old Testament Foreshadowing)
Isaiah 25:8 – “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces.” Psalm 16:10 – “For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.”
These verses point to God’s plan to defeat death through the Messiah.
✝️ The Resurrection of Jesus (The Easter Story)
Matthew 28:5–6 – “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.’” Mark 16:6 – “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.” Luke 24:6–7 – “He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” John 11:25–26 – Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.’”
✝️ The Power and Meaning of the Resurrection
Romans 6:9 – “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over Him.” Romans 10:9 – “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” 1 Corinthians 15:20–22 – “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” 1 Peter 1:3 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
👉 In short: The Bible teaches that Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection — the foundation of salvation, forgiveness, and eternal life for believers.
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