Why is the death, burial, and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ such a big deal? Why didnt Jesus just die like everyone else and go to Heaven and wait for us there? Why did it have to be so gruesome and public, His death, His burial, and His resurrection? Because it validates everything Jesus said while He was on earth, it validates everything he taught and shared for three years.
You see, if Jesus Christ hadnt come back from the dead after three days, there would be no Christianity, no followers of Christ, no hope. But He has. And because Jesus Christ came to earth, we can have life and have life everlasting.
When He was on earth, He talked a lot about His Kingdom and how He was going to create a new temple in 3 days.
The people of His time did not understand, thinking that He was referring to an earthly kingdom.
If He had left earth, been buried, and didnt resurrect, He would have been the purveyor of another false religion. Today, He would be the prophet or god of just another dead religion.
But because he came back from the dead, rose from a sealed, guarded tomb and appeared to over 500 people before He ascended to the Father...