This follows from yesterday. If Christ truly died, he truly rose. The women had to be told not to fear: for the angels had made soldiers tremble and run away due to terror. But when they saw Christ, their knees bend. For the risen Christ is Christ revealed, and he is glorious. All will bend their knees. All will feel unworthy.

And all will fear.

Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

(Matthew 28:1-10 ESV)

Christianity is but one fact: Christ rose. He died, and rose. He lives. BUddha and Lao Tse have graves. Muhammad has a grave. Christ does not. He lives.

ANd he has called us to die to the passions of this world and live for him, until this life ends, awaiting the resurrection of the body and a life eternal.

With Christ. For the alternative is that we are converged and live eternally in the hell of our making. This is the second death.

And, as our nations move into crisis, the most important thing we can do is the gospel preach. For only then can we worship.