Matthew 12:40: For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fishfor three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

DAILY READING; 2 Corinthians 10; 2 Kings 23:36-24:20; Habakkuk 1

‘Harrowing of Hell’ is an Old English term that refers to the day after the crucifixion.
In Christian theology, it refers to the time period between Good Friday – and Easter Sunday.
It’s also recognized as Holy Saturday, which is the day Christians are commemorating today.
The day before, in Jerusalem in A.D. 30, the Sanhedrin had arrested Jesus and charged Him with blasphemy — a charge punishable by death under Jewish law. But the Jews did not have the authority to carry out such a penalty and had convinced the occupying Roman army that Jesus was also guilty of sedition and inciting people to rebel against Rome. The Roman procurator, Pilate, couldn’t find serious fault with Jesus but eventually succumbed to the demands of the Jews. Jesus was crucified and buried in a tomb.
The day following the Crucifixion was the Jewish Sabbath, a day given to God, when no work could be done. For the grief-stricken followers of Christ, that Sabbath must have been a day of gloom and darkness.

But on that Saturday, while the disciples mourned, unknown to them, Christ was alive in another realm. He had gone down to hell to defeat the devil and win complete victory for humanity.
Jesus totally devastated the kingdom of darkness and left hell in shambles, triumphing over the devil, and disarming all principalities and powers.

Colossians 2:15 says, “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it”.

Jesus took the key of death from the devil and defeated death’s terror to hold us down. Through His victory, we now have resurrection power. No matter how terrible any condition, through Christ we can arise from it. Because He lives, we live also.

In Revelation 1:18 Jesus says: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death’.

After Jesus had sealed the devil’s defeat, He arose from the grave and appeared to His disciples.
Imagine the joy of these disciples as they saw Jesus again! Their mourning was turned into dancing, their darkness was turned into light and their night was turned into day.
Through His death and resurrection, Jesus has given us total victory and liberty in life. Negative situations no longer have the final say over our lives. No matter the negative medical verdict or financial reports you may face today, they can be overturned by the power in the Blood of Jesus.
We are truly grateful for what Christ has done for us.
For our sake, Jesus was willing to pay whatever price was needed to deliver us from hell, death and the grave.
Today, let us praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank our faithful Lord for His finished work on the Cross.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the price you paid at Calvary to set me free. Please help me to live a life that continually brings glory to You. May my zeal for Your kingdom never wane in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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