Today is Good Friday. I am reminded of something someone said to me in my first year as a Christian: it was Easter, and they said “This is really what it’s

all about”.

Everyone, this is really what it’s all about! Easter is the turning point of history, the culmination of a rescue mission that was planned before the foundation of the world. An act of love and sacrifice: the worthiest One dying for those who were completely unworthy so that they could be made worthy in Him and glorify Him forever. Easter confounds the wise, just as it confounded (and continues to confound) our ancient enemy satan who believed that he had us and the world as well to call his own. It was all wrenched from him on that first Easter Sunday, as our Hero, our beloved Savior burst forth from the tomb, alive forever!

And they sang a new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll

and to open its seals,

for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God

from every tribe and language and people and nation,

and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,

and they shall reign on the earth.”

Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

– Revelation 5:9-14 (ESV)