He is risen! He is risen indeed!

Christianity stands or falls on the resurrection. As Paul says in 1 Cor 15:12-18, if Jesus has not been raised from the dead, then Christians should be pitied, for we are still dead in our sins and our faith is in futile.

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (1 Cor 15:12-18, ESV)

But the good news of today is that the tomb was empty because Jesus is alive. The risen Jesus appeared to many and then ascended into heaven, where he now sits at the right hand of our Father, interceding for our sins. Death is defeated and in him we have new life.

What a glorious day!