The resurrection of Christ speaks about his power of conquering death, and to the believer it speaks about his glory and the hope we have in him. Let the article do the talking.

Source: The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, 2011. 2 pages.

Christ's Glory in His Resurrection

Trying to describe Christ’s glory in His resurrection in one page is like trying to contain an ocean in a thimble. What is so glorious about Christ’s resurrection?

The resurrection is first an act of the greatest power this world has known. This is why Romans 1:4 describes it as the Father’s declaration of Christ as the Son of God with power. This power conquered the unconquerable giants of death and despair. Hebrews 2:14 states that Jesus Christ took on flesh and blood;

that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

This destruction was made complete when His death was reversed through the resurrection. The resurrection is the right to life, earned by the sinless life and sin bearing death of Christ. It is God’s stamp of certification on Christ’s saving work. It gives Him the keys of death and hell so that the doors can swing open and the prisoners can go free. He “tore the bars away,” to use the words of the familiar hymn. All in Christ now have the right to life with Him!

The application of this act of power now means that Christ gives His own the strength to face the horrors of death. We all fear death at times, yet it has lost its sting. A little boy once traveled in the car with his father. A bee flew in through the open window, and the boy started to cry in fear. The father swatted at the bee and then let go with a cry of pain. The boy kept on crying. But his father said, “Don’t be afraid; I have its sting right here in my hands  it cannot hurt you anymore!” Christ has taken the sting out of death for His own. “O death, where is thy sting?”

The resurrection also gives power to live day by day. This is why the apostle wrote his life’s story in a Christ-centered way.

That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection...Phil. 3:10

Second, the resurrection is an act of glory. First Cor­inthians 15:43 says of the body: “It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory.” We grieve as we see the ruin death brings to the bodies of those we love. But what joy and awe filled the disciples when they saw their Lord stand before them in a resurrected body! People of God, your bodies too are sown in dishonor, but they will be raised in glory. What is true of your head Christ is true of you, too. All that He did was for your sakes. He is yours. You are His.

Third, the resurrection declares the triumph of hope.

First Peter 1:3 jubilate,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Why such hope? Because the power needed has been demonstrated in Christ. Because the inheritance is now incorruptible and reserved. Because the heirs of that inheritance  are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. People of God, you can hope against hope when all hope seems vain!

Fourth, the resurrection declares the glory of Christ’s tenderness. His disciples denied Him, abandoned Him, ignored His words, gave in to doubt, and failed Him. But His first concern is their comfort. Listen to Him comfort Mary Magdalene with one word: “Mary!” Listen to the name He gives His disciples: “Go tell my brethren.” This is a quote of Psalm 22. After the suffering comes the declaration to “my brethren” of God’s saving work. He still calls His doubting, failing, unbelieving people His brethren. He still knows His sheep by name. His resur­rection increases His glory exponentially, but not at all at the expense of His tenderness and Shepherd’s heart!

Finally, the resurrection means you can be steadfast and immovable in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58). For that work is not in vain in the Lord! Though you may be at times burdened with anxious care and even grope in dark despair, the resurrection means that labor is not in vain in the Lord. The resurrection is an open door no one can shut!

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