04/05/2026
He is Risen
“He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.”
— Matthew 28:6
“And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, the place where they laid Him.”
— Mark 16:6
“but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing, and when the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,”
— Luke 24:3-6
“And the two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but folded up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.”
— John 20:4-8
“Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed as good news to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I proclaimed to you as good news, unless you believed for nothing.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,”
— 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
I’m thankful to the Lord on this Easter Sunday that our Hope in Him was sealed by His rising from the dead. While His death satisfied God’s wrath on sinners, Christ’s resurrection sealed the final defeat of death; granting eternal life to those who believe on His name. He could declare the work finished as He died on the cross because He knew death could not hold Him.
Remembrance of this is what Easter is all about. Happy Easter.
HE IS RISEN!