On this day:
- Satan was defeated
- The Father's face was no longer turned away
- Sadness turned to joy
- People could be reconciled to God
- The Holy Spirit would become available to each of us
- All distinctions between individuals were erased at the cross
- The church was the logical outcome as His bride
- It became possible through the Holy Spirit to walk in the Spirit rather than in the flesh
- Despair turned to amazed hope
- The empty cross became the mark of the church
- Reconciliation between brothers could mirror the reconciliation between God and us
- All sin had been paid for
- Jesus' scars would remain forever in testimony to the cross
- God's D-Day had been won. Now it is just a matter of time before evil is put away for good.
- A thief was already in heaven
- Jesus honored all women by appearing to Mary Magdalene first
- A cosmic spiritual shift took place in creation
- We could now also look forward to resurrection
- Every principality and power was defeated
- Satan realized that his apparent victory was a colossal defeat
- We live with resurrection hope
- The law was eradicated and completed
- The tomb was empty
- Because His tomb was empty, our tomb will one day be empty
- "He is Risen" changes everything!
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