April 2025
The night was heavy with silence. The city of Jerusalem lay still, the air thick with the weight of what had transpired just days before. The tomb, hewn from stone, stood sealed by a great rock, guarded by Roman soldiers whose torches flickered in the cold, early morning air.
Inside, darkness reigned. The body of Jesus had been laid there, wrapped in linen, cold and lifeless. His followers had grieved, their hopes shattered, their faith shaken. The world, it seemed, had won. Death had triumphed.
Yet something unseen stirred in the depths of the earth. A power beyond comprehension surged through the void, racing towards the tomb, pressing against the stone. And then—suddenly—a tremor. At first, it was slight, a whisper through the ground. But then it grew, shaking the earth beneath the soldiers’ feet. They staggered, panic flashing in their eyes.
A blinding light erupted from the heavens. The sky itself seemed to break apart. A figure descended, brilliant as the morning sun, radiating an authority that made the very air tremble. The angel, a messenger of the Most High, landed before the sealed grave. With a force beyond human strength, he rolled back the massive stone as if it were nothing more than a pebble.
The Roman guards fell back, terror gripping them. Their weapons were useless, their training meaningless. Faces pale, hearts pounding, they fled into the shadows, unable to comprehend what they had witnessed.
Then—SILENCE.
A breath! A breath from the heart of the tomb and life surged once more. Fingers that had been still, twitched. Eyes that were closed in death, now fluttered open. The body that had known pain, that had been broken, that had lain in death’s embrace, now moved.
Jesus sat up.
The linen wrappings slipped from His form. Slowly, He stood, stepping into the cool air of the tomb, His eyes reflecting a fire that death itself had failed to extinguish. The world had not won. Death had not triumphed. He stepped forward, out of the grave, the first light of dawn casting golden rays upon Him.
The world would never be the same.
