Victory over death

 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:28)

 Just before Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, He spoke to Lazarus’ sister Martha and said: “I am the resurrection and the life”.  
 In raising people from death back to life, as in the cases of Lazarus, the dead man who was being carried out of the town for burial, and the ruler’s daughter, Jesus demonstrated that He had power over death itself. This power was further demonstrated when Jesus rose from the dead three days later, after being brutally scourged and hung on a cross until He died.
 His resurrection from the dead proved that He was the Son of God. His sacrificial death and resurrection from the dead made a way for those who believe in Him to also be raised from the dead and to have life eternally.
 Besides declaring that He was the resurrection, Jesus also said that He was life, meaning He had the power to grant life after death. Because He has life within Himself, He has the power to bestow resurrection on all those who believe in Him.
 Because He is life, death has no ultimate power over Him, and because He gives spiritual life to those that believe in Him, they too partake in His victory over death.
 We will rise, because He has risen! This is what we celebrate at Easter. He is the resurrection and the life, and if we believe in Him, even if we die, we will live and we will never die. —Peter Amsterdam  [1]

 Jesus departed from our sight that we might return to our heart and there find Him. For He departed and, behold, He is here. —St. Augustine

[1] Peter Amsterdam  Anchor Easter’s Resurrection Gifts