Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
John 11:25-26Matthew 28:6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew 28:6
Not only did Jesus live and die for His people, He rose from the dead for His people. Here are some essential truths regarding Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
The Resurrection was foretold—by Jesus Himself, no less! The following message was communicated by Jesus to the disciples several times.
Matthew 20:17-19 Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, 19 and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again."
The Resurrection happened just as Jesus said it would.
Matthew 28:5-6 But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
The Resurrection accomplished the following (and more!):
Jesus validated that He is who He claimed to be, and displayed His absolute authority over death by rising from the dead
Jesus suffered the effects of sin for His people—defeating death, Hell and the devil.
The Resurrection is so essential that if Jesus did not rise, Christianity is false!
1 Corinthians 15:13-17 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!