Sunday chridtians everywhere celebrated the glory of Easter. But, what does it really mean? Is it the resurrection of Jesus? Yes and more. Victory over death? yes and more. This, I think, is that more.

Jesus came to this earth for what? To establish God's Kingdom. Wasn't that his very first words?  "Repent for the Kingdom of God has come." Why has it come. Because He had come. As Paul stated, Jesus came as the second Adam. To fulfill what Adam did not do, create God's sovereinty on the earth. Satan controlled Adam and created his sovereignty. Jesus came to reverse that. As we all know, Jesus was not accepted as the savior by the leaders, the people and even his disciples. It was the pwer of satan that ran through the crowd asking for his crucifixtion. It was filled with fear, hate, resentment, anger, all the emotions that satan controlls. Satan maximized his extreme power to kill Jesus. That gave the condition and opportunity for God to maximize His extreme power and bring the dead to life. Hence the resurrection of Jesus. But, after death, satan was not finished with Jesus. He took him to hell hoping Jesus would stay there by accepting that same anger,  hatred and resent of the people killing him and curse them. Then satan could have kept Jesus there and the resurrection would not have happened. The power of Jesus was found in his heart to forgive and love. Alleluia! Because of Jesus we have hope! Because he chose to forgive God's providence could continue. His heart was one with God. That is the resurection!  This also seperates him from other religious founders. The will to love and forgive even those who killed him unjustly. We don't know where this world would be like if Jesus did not do that. There would be no hope, period. We owe Jesus the highest debt of graditude. AMEN. And we have the hope of the chance to receive salvation. Through absolute obedience, absolute love, and absolute faith Jesus conquered the power of hate with the power of LOVE.  That is the commission given us by God and by Jesus. To conquer the hate satan has created, and establish God's love on this earth. Sadly, we have not been so kind. We have denominationalism, religionism, racism, nationalism, and every other ism's that spread hate not God's love. If you are a christian reading this, we have to repent to God and Jesus. Repent for bringing and continuing satan's sovereinty on this earth. Lord have mercy on us! All of the disciples who had the Holy Spirit come into them on Pentacost died as martyrs with love and forgiveness in their hearts. The same as Stephen, the first martyr. Hence the meaning of a martyr. Being killed by others, not of your will, but of others. All Muslems hear this. You are not a martyr by killing yourself and then killing others. That is called suicide murderer. You are full of hate and resentment killing yourself. That is not of God. Check your heart and your books and you will find.

So, we as Christians have a somber, deep reflection on Easter. How much gratitude we need for God and Jesus for what they have given! God's grace to the infinite. How much we should repent and bring God's love on the earth. Christianity has been dominated by theology. Theology will not get you to God's Kingdom. Jesus left us with two commandments, we all know them, we just don't practice them. Some of the thing I have said here are those who will challenge the theology. Go ahead. Live in that small heart. I hope you can find the incredible, powerful, infinite love that Jesus had that wanted to break down those barriers 2,000 years ago. Break down your barriers and come into the love of Christ. You are not saved by the words, but the love and sacrifice of Christ.   Amen.  Amen.  Amen.

I hope to hear from you. May God bless you.

Rick Sorensen