Journey To The ResurrectionExemple

You won’t find the term Easter in your Bible. In second-century Europe, the arrival of spring was celebrated in honor of Eastre, the goddess of fertility. Eggs were symbols of fertility and rebirth. Because this ritual fell so close to Resurrection Sunday, missionaries began using it to explain the “rebirth” of the risen Christ, and the name Easter came to be identified with Resurrection Sunday. To many in our culture today, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ constitute another version of the Easter myths—a nice tradition, a rite of spring, a family observance, another nice holiday. But, for Christians worldwide, the death and resurrection of Jesus are basic to our faith. Do you believe the events of Holy Week actually happened? If so, have you ever questioned why they happened the way they did? As Holy Week approaches, let’s look back across twenty centuries to see how God’s plan for humanity included this fateful week from the very beginning. Then, let’s apply its significance to our lives today. As His divine will clashes with our human freedom, let's watch God’s ultimate plan unfold from the Garden of Eden to the Garden of Gethsemane, from the first Adam to the Second. The Easter promise of God was made before time began, was fulfilled two millennia ago in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and still affects us today.