4.5.15 "Resurrection Day"

For generations leading up to Jesus, the Israelites celebrated the Passover. However, this event was a foreshadowing of the true Passover in which Jesus, the messiah, died for our sins on the cross. Many parallels can be drawn between the Jewish Passover and the crucifixion, including the invitation and sacrifice of a lamb without blemish. However, unlike the sacrificial lamb during Jewish Passover, Jesus's resurrection three days later was proof that he was the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. His resurrection is proof that there is life after death and proof that God has won the victory and defeated death and sin. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."