What Does Easter Mean?

Hebrews 7:25

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

I John 2:1

 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

I Timothy 2:5

 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

We are now entering into what the church calls "Holy Week" and I just wanted to share a few thoughts about the significance and meaning of Easter. As I have already pointed out in my posts on this blog I believe in the physical, literal and visible resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe the Biblical accounts of hundreds of eye witnesses that saw him after his resurrection from the dead. I believe that the resurrection is the lynch pin of most other important doctrines concerning soterology and Christology. I would like to expound a little on the most important "results" of the resurrection which ultimately lead to answering the question "what does Easter mean?".

First of all, because of the truth of Easter morning we have a Savior who "ever liveth" to make intercession for believers. This is the very foundation of the great Scriptural truth that once a man, woman, boy or girl places their faith in Christ as Savior they are eternally kept safe and secure because of Christ's intercession. This intercession has been on-going for all believers since the day that Jesus walked out of that tomb. Every time that old accuser, Satan, runs to tattle on us the Lord Jesus Christ steps before the throne of the Father and intercedes on our behalf. He points out that He died on the cross and shed His blood to purchase our pardon and the matter is settled immediately. Because He ever lives and ever intercedes I am eternally secure! Those fools who deny the physical resurrection of Jesus by necessity and logic deny the intercession of Jesus and therefore are in great peril and real danger of missing heaven! Regardless of what some hyper-calvinist or wishy washy arminian tries to tell you, believers still sin. The good news is that when we sin we have an intercessor, the Righteous One, who comes to our defense. This is not a license to sin but it is a reason to rejoice. There are so many self righteous religous folks in this world that think they don't need further assistance once they have believed. They are deluded in their thinking. Jeremiah said the heart is desperately wicked and we need a Savior who can keep us "saved". Praise His name!

The second great truth about Easter is that it means that we are not only the object of His intercession but He is uniquely qualified to be our defender because He is our "advocate" according to I John 2:1. The word "advocate" means "one who pleads another's cause before a judge". The word is found only once in the entire Bible and it is a legal term. I think the best way to describe an advocate is by calling him our defense attorney. Jesus is the greatest defense attorney who ever lived and because He "ever lives" He will continue to defend us for all eternity! I might add this thought, He has never lost a case!

Finally, Easter means that we have a "mediator". The word "mediator" refers to one who intervenes on our behalf to restore peace. The Apostle Paul says there is only one mediator in all the world who can restore peace between God the Father and sinful human beings and that is Jesus Christ. 

Easter means that because Jesus lives He keeps us saved and forgiven by his intercession, advocacy and mediation. As this Easter Sunday approaches I plan to do a lot of thanksgiving for all that Christ has done for me. The good news is that He can do the same for you. Watch the little 3 minute video in the sidebar and trust Christ as Savior today and you'll discover what all the Easter excitement is about!