Let’s be honest—most of us enjoy a long Bank Holiday and chocolate eggs, but is that all there is about Easter? For example, why is it on a different date each year? Whilst Easter is not ‘strictly’ a Bible word, the date each year broadly approximates the Jewish Passover festival—and since the Jewish calendar is lunar, the date on our solar calendar changes each year.

The Easter weekend, approximates the timing of the sacrifice and resurrection (raising from death) of Jesus which occurred over the Jewish festival of Passover. Eggs, bunnies and chicks, whilst cute and enjoyable, are nothing to do with the real reason for the weekend being marked on our UK calendar.

The resurrection of Jesus is central to God’s Word to us in the Bible:

“And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” 1 Cor 15:17

Without belief in the resurrection of Jesus there is no life after death—the Bible insists that faith is required.

So whilst we are required to believe in something which can’t be proven 100%, is there any evidence to support the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus over 2,000 years ago? Or are we expected to believe something so miraculous in blind faith? Click here for our YouTube video, we’d love you watch it and see for yourself whether there’s enough evidence for you to believe.

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