The journey from the Mount of Transfiguration to Mount Calvary is complete, but it does not end in the garden tomb. It continues with the risen Christ! The work of salvation is completed by His suffering, death, and by His resurrection! Jesus goes on from the tomb. No tomb can contain Him. Neither can the heavens or the earth! He is the victorious Lord of lords and King of kings!
Not everyone sees Jesus' journey go on from the tomb. The soldiers who were guarding the tomb, though frightened, "they shook and became like dead men" (Matthew 28:4b) were willing to lie about Jesus' resurrection. The leaders of the religious community told them what to say. Some still tell lies and believe those lies about the resurrection.
The apostle Paul affirms the importance of the truth of the resurrection. "If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith" (1 Corinthians 15:13-14). But our faith is not in vain! He has risen! Because He has risen, we too shall rise! Halleluiah!
THE PRAYER: O Jesus, bless our celebrating Your resurrection and ours! Amen.
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