What does it mean that Jesus rose from the dead

What does it mean that Jesus rose from the dead? Above all, it means that God has accepted the once-and-for-all suffering and death of His Son Jesus Christ. It means that the work of Jesus Christ is finished, just as he declared it was before his final breath. It means that as the Lamb of God without blemish, Jesus’ blood was sufficient for the payment of our sins. It means that the wrath of God was poured out at the cross upon Jesus, in our place, and was satisfied. It means that our debt of sin has been removed and we can now be reconciled to God. It means that our sins were placed upon Jesus and His righteousness was given to us. It means that we are forgiven and we are justified in the sight of a holy God. It means that our deepest stains can be cleansed. It means that there is new and abundant life in Jesus Christ and that by His grace, through the gift of faith, we can enter in. It means that God pledged by the cross to make Himself known to us and confirmed it by the empty tomb. It means that the power of sin and death is broken, forever. It means that one day there is going to be a resurrection of our mortal bodies and a new home, a new heaven and a new earth prepared for us. It means that Jesus is alive and that he has sent the Holy Spirit to indwell and empower us. It means that we are being transformed into the image of Jesus. It means that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead now powerfully works within our heart. It means that the unsearchable riches of God’s love promised to us in Jesus and secured by him alone, are now fulfilled in him and found in him alone. It means that today we have access into the very presence of God.