The resurrection confirms that Jesus is who He claimed to be.

Significance of the Resurrection

The resurrection confirms that Jesus is who He claimed to be. Let us
consider the magnitude of this event.

The resurrection proved that Christ was divine. The fact that Jesus Christ
died on the cross in itself does not prove He is God. Many have died on a
cross. Jesus proved His deity by fulfilling the prophecies of His death and
by His return from the grave. The Bible declares that "by being raised from
the dead [Christ] was proved to be the mighty Son of God, with the holy
nature of God himself" (Romans 1:4, TLB).

The resurrection proved Christ's power to forgive sin. If Jesus had not
been raised from the dead, His claim to be the Savior of mankind would be
empty. His death would be reduced to that of an ordinary man.

The Bible asserts, "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile;
you are still in your sins" (1 Corinthians 15:17). But by rising from the
dead, Jesus proved His authority and power to break the bonds of sin and to
assure forgiveness and eternal life to all who accept His gift of
salvation.

The resurrection revealed Christ's power over death. The Bible records,
"Christ rose from the dead and will never die again. Death no longer has
any power over him" (Romans 6:9, TLB). The resurrection secured our victory
over death as well and "lifted us up from the grave into glory along with
Christ, where we sit with him in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 2:6, TLB).

The resurrection defeated God's enemy. One cannot begin to fathom the depth
of enmity between Satan and God. From the moment of his original rebellion
until the day of the cross, the devil fought viciously and cunningly to
overthrow the kingdom of God. He spoiled God's greatest creation in the
Garden of Eden, and having ruined man, he struggled fiendishly to thwart
the coming of the Savior who would restore mankind to its original destiny.

Satan must have thought he had dealt the final and decisive blow in this
age- old war when Jesus went to the cross. By killing the Son of God, he
had ruined God's plan for redemption. But this was the devil's most serious
miscalculation. The cross was heaven's triumph. And when Jesus Christ
arose, the power of sin and death was forever shattered.

Christ's conquest is also the believer's victory. Because of the
resurrection, Christians need never fear Satan or death again.

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[1]Bright, B. (1992). A man without equal (66). Orlando, FL: NewLife
Publications.

Significance of the Resurrection

The resurrection confirms that Jesus is who He claimed to be. Let us
consider the magnitude of this event.