The Scene of the Resurrection

There are a few interesting Biblical callbacks it seems John is giving us as he paints for us Jesus' tomb—that is, the scene of the resurrection. As we look at these possible references, we retrace the presence of God throughout history and pinpoint it on Jesus. Furthermore, we come to see Jesus' role in and as the presence of God in an important light.

Resurrection

For the modern day Christian, resurrection is a basic principle of belief, but in Jesus' time it was a hot topic, intensely debated between the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Believe it or not, there is almost no reference to the idea of resurrection in the Old Testament. It seems the Jews just thought people died and that their spirit entered the afterlife existence of Sheol. The Sadducees didn't even believe that. They believed your spirit died with your body and that was the end of the conversation. With this in mind, our ears become wide open as Jesus engages in the topic.

You Lose Satan

This year's Easter message is an interesting one. Jamin provides some insight the Bible gives us on Satan in order to show how Jesus tricked and overcame him through death and resurrection.