Why Easter Is the Most Important Christian Holiday
Many celebrate various important Christian holidays, depending on sect and denomination. The two most well-known holidays are Christmas and Easter. Since both holidays revolve around the person of Jesus, they’re almost indistinguishable. However, most Protestant Christians would agree that Easter is the most important Christian holiday. Keep reading to learn why.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Christians celebrate Jesus’s birth at Christmas and his resurrection at Easter. This “second birth” narrowly beats out the first birth in importance because resurrection is miraculous and, for believers, metaphorical. It is miraculous because science cannot explain why or how someone lives again after they’re dead. Metaphorical aspects come when Christians explain that they experienced a spiritual resurrection when they accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. They believe they were spiritually dead before, but that after accepting Jesus, they’re spiritually alive. Easter is a celebration of both miracles and metaphors.
Fulfillment of Prophecy
The miracle and metaphor of Jesus’s resurrection are important and amazing alone, but it’s even more important because many prophesied it. The Bible contains over 300 prophecies about Jesus, many of which mention his death and resurrection hundreds of years before they occurred. Christians celebrate this incredible fulfillment at Easter because it is this fulfillment that they believe grants salvation. Prophecy fulfillment such as this also excites Christians as they look forward to more Biblical prophesies that are yet unfulfilled.
Hope for Eternal Life
Easter is also important because the resurrection and fulfilled prophecy point to the hope of eternal life. Christians believe that all people have eternal souls and that those eternal souls will experience eternal life after a bodily death here on earth. They believe that souls will spend eternal life in either the paradise of Heaven or the judgment of Hell. Belief in Jesus’s death and resurrection, and accepting him as one’s Savior, is the way for souls to experience Heaven and the hope of eternal life. Christians celebrate this hope that is available to all people when celebrating Easter.
Foundation of Christianity
Why is Easter the most important Christian holiday? Because it is the foundation of Christianity. Christianity offers very little to potential believers without a resurrection of fulfilled prophecy that provides hope for eternal life. Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection make Christianity a unique world religion.
You can appreciate the special holiday of Easter regardless of whether you believe. Buying a new leather KJV Bible to read during this holiday season is a great way to celebrate or learn more about this part of the Christian faith tradition. You can find additional Christian resources online or speak to a local religious leader if you have questions about Jesus, Easter, and the importance of this season.