The Significance Of The Resurrection

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The significance of the resurrection is often over shadowed by Easter and a bunch of rituals. And the question is of how many people actually know the true meaning and significances of it all. One of the most significant things about the resurrection was that Jesus claimed to be the son of god and through his resurrection he basically proofed his claim. At the sight of our lords a solider exclaimed, “truly this was the son of god” (Mark15:39)also Jesus was raised , to which we are all witnesses. “Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified” (Acts 2:23-24, 32-33, 36).
Now that we have establish that Jesus Christ was the son of god we can look at another aspect as to how the resurrection of him was significant to the world.
The death of Christ was significant to the world because it was a part of God’s eternal plan that Christ would die as an innocent sacrificial lamb, as a substitute payment for the sins of men. The sacrifices of the Old Testament system anticipated Him who was to come as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29; cf. I Cor. 5:7). From eternity past, Christ was designated as the perfect sacrifice, without spot or blemish, whose death could thus atone for the sins of others (Is. 53; Heb. 9:11-14).This sacrifice was necessary because man himself was born into sin. Even if any man had wanted to, he could not offer himself in payment for his sins, for his sin had disqualified him from being an acceptable sacrifice. Consequently, the Old Testament provided for the offering of certain select animals whose blood was shed vicariously for the sins of those who repented and trusted God's revelation.
The death of our Lord alone would not have sufficed, since it is by our identification with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection that we are saved. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood...