LEN'S LINES --- A Little Religion On A Positive Note By Len Granger
Easter
Easter Sunday, the most important religious day in the Christian community, is a day of giving. We celebrate this day by attending our church, see the display of Easter Lilies, give Happy Easter greetings to everyone, and share an Easter meal with family.
Our Lord , Jesus Christ gave us the greatest Gift of all time. He was the Christian Passover Lamb, as He laid down His life for our Salvation. Our loving and most gracious Lord gave us a spiritual eternal life by His love for us, we see in the bible, I Corinthians 5-7 "For even Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us"
In the Old Testament we see in Isaiah: 53-7 " He was oppressed and He was afflicted. Yet, He opened not His Mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter". This was told many centuries before God sent his Son in the form of a Man to provide for us the way as Gentiles to become God's children. If we put our trust and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, who offered Himself for us, we begin a spiritual life and find an eternal presence with Him in Heaven.
In the Gospel according to John, we see were he writes where Jesus dies on the cross according to the Gospel's chronology. It was a time when the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in preparation for the feast. John 19 Verse 31.we read : "Therefore, because it was Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath. the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away". ---but when they came to Jesus and saw He was dead already they break not his legs--- but pierced his side".
With the permission of Pilate, we see where Joseph of Arimathea, (a disciple of Jesus) and Nicodemus in verse 42, " So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jew's Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby". Then we see in John 20- verse-1 " Now on first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb" In verse 17, Jesus said to her. "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to My Father, but go to my brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."
Easter is therefore the Christian Passover, and has been observed by the early Christians on Sunday. This is owing to the Lord's resurrection on the first day of the week, which is strongly suggested in the New Testament evidence. It is a wonderful day to celebrate the greatest gift that ever has been given to all mankind by our loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Trust this Easter Sunday we will all be in the church of our choice, singing and worshiping our wonderful Lord and Savior. God Bless America
Jesus was crucified on the Biblical Holy Day of Passover. He rose on the Biblical Holy Day called Firstfruits, which is on Sunday. Firstfruits is always on the morning after the Sabbath following Passover. Lev. 23, 1 Cor. 15:20-23.
