Easter Is the Most Sacred Christian Celebration

 

Easter Is the Most Sacred Christian Celebration

Easter is the most sacred Christian day of the year. It is even more sacred than Christmas.  Unlike Christmas, Easter is historically dated. We know this based on the Jewish Passover celebration which has been celebrated for thousands of years.

Understanding Easter through the Jewish Passover

Passover celebrates Israel’s exodus from Egypt. God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt through the exodus. On the night before the exodus, God sent the angel of death to kill the first born child of everyone who lived in Egypt.
But God told the Israelites that each family must sacrifice a lamb. The lamb’s blood had to be placed on the door posts of the house. When the angel of death saw the blood, the household was spared. Death and Judgment passed over the house due to the blood of the lamb.
God told the Israelites to celebrate the Feast of Passover every year. The Passover lamb symbolized the need for a sacrifice to protect people from death.  It was given as a sign of an event that would happen later in time.

Isa Al-Masih is the True Lamb of God

Isa Al-Masih was referred to as The Lamb of God, because he was without sin. In fact, Isa Al-Masih is the only human being that never sinned.  Isa Al-Masih was perfect.
He became the Passover Lamb for the whole world to save people from death. During the Passover in AD 33, Isa Al-Masih was crucified on Friday. He fulfilled His mission from God. He became the eternal sacrifice. Isa Al-Masih said, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Injil, Matthew 26:28)

Why “Good Friday” is Good

Christians now call the Friday before Easter Good Friday. It does not sound "good" if somebody was killed that day. But it is good for all people that Isa Al-Masih was crucified. He was the ransom for all people's sins.
Freedom from sin is promised to those who accept the sacrifice of Isa Al-Masih as payment for their sins, both past and future. “If we confess our sins, he (Isa) is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (Injil, 1 John 1:9)

Only Isa Al-Masih Can Save You from Sin and Death

God is Holy and He cannot co-exist with sin. “For the wages of sin is death…” (Injil, Romans 6:23). No amount of religious practice or good deeds can “balance” our sinfulness and make us holy. But the answer is not having more religious practices. The answer is in accepting the righteousness God has already provided through Isa Al-Masih.
Isa Al-Masih is God's gift. Since Isa was sinless, we only need his sacrifice. One perfect sacrifice is enough to fulfill the requirement of the law for all people for all time. Isa Al-Masih was this sacrifice.

Easter is the Celebration of the Resurrection of Isa Al-Masih

Easter Sunday is not a celebration of the death of Isa Al-Masih. That would be on Good Friday. Easter is the celebration of a victorious Isa Al-Masih. His death was not in vain. On the Sunday after His Crucifixion, Isa Al-Masih was raised back to life. He was the first resurrection.
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