He had now gained authority over both sin and death, and all who willingly come under His authority will likewise not be subject to sin or death, but will have eternal life
What the resurrection of Jesus Christ really accomplished . . . for you and for everyone
Every Easter Sunday you see a lot of “He Is Risen!” all across the Internet, and you’d almost think people have the idea that it happens once a year – like the groundhog seeing his shadow (or not, I guess).
I could be inferring a meaning people don’t intend, and I’m sure almost no one intends it seriously, but one of the most crucial things to understand about the resurrection of Jesus Christ is that it only happened once because it only needed to happen once, as distinct from the sin offerings God demanded of the Israelite priests prior to the coming of Christ.