The cross
Some people did not like Jesus. They arrested Him and nailed Him to a wooden cross. But Jesus was not there because He did something wrong. He was there for us.
The Bible says: “He was wounded for our transgressions” (Isaiah 53:5). Our sin deserved punishment, but Jesus took the punishment in our place. That is how much He loves us!
Before He died, Jesus said: “It is finished” (John 19:30). The price for our sin was fully paid.
The empty tomb
Jesus’ friends put His body in a tomb – a cave with a big stone in front. Everyone was very sad.
But on the third day, early in the morning, some women came to the tomb. The big stone was rolled away! An angel said: “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said” (Matthew 28:6).
The sign of Jonah
Long before, God sent a great fish to swallow the prophet Jonah – the Bible says a great fish, not a whale (Jonah 1:17). Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights, and then he came out alive! Jesus said that this was a sign about Him: He would be in the grave for three days and then come back to life (Matthew 12:40).
Jesus is alive!
Jesus came back to life! Many people saw Him – once, more than five hundred people at the same time (1 Corinthians 15:6). Jesus is alive today, and He can be our friend and Saviour.
Check yourself
Practise
Talk together: How do you think the women felt when they saw the empty tomb? Then thank Jesus: "Thank You, Jesus, for dying for me and rising again."
Tips
- Draw a cross and an empty tomb.
- Explain "in our place" with a simple picture - someone else paying a fine for us.
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