I am the resurrection, said Jesus
Easter is the feast of the resurrection
Easter is a special celebration. It was in fact established by God Himself, when the people of Israel were liberated after 430 years of slavery in Egypt. It stood from then on symbol for the great salvation that was to come. A liberation, already announced on the first pages of the Bible - immediately after the fall of Adam and Eve -.
Jesus spoke the words 'I am the resurrection and life' at a special moment in history. His friend Lazarus died and is now also buried. “Death is dead “and “God is dead “are statements used by some people. But Jesus uses other words.
He gives hope in frightened, uncertain times. Grief and grief do not have the last word. Certainly not when He appears on the stage. That is what Maria and Martha notice in the flesh. And with them, several other people are witnessing the miracle of the resurrection from the dead. Lazarus, when Jesus calls him, comes out of his grave. The shrouds are then quickly unwound from him.
