Is the resurrection a historical event or a person?
The short answer is Yahshua identifies Himself as the resurrection and the life. “I am the resurrection and the life.” John 11:25
The context of this narrative is that Mary and Martha are mourning the death of their brother and trying their best not to blame Yahshua for not coming right away when they sent for Him while Lazarus was still living. The entire discourse was a setup for Yahshua to begin the process of changing their entire paradigm of the resurrection as not only a future and ultimately a historical event, but rather the resurrection is a person who carries the power of the resurrection in His body by the presence of Holy Spirit.
With all the ”Easter” advertising on social media and the like, the modern church does not seem to operate with a complete revelation of Yahshua the Christ.
As long as anything associated with Yahshua’s church (body) remains an event, a historical celebration or a futuristic one, but cannot be realized in the now, we are promoting a religious gospel and not a kingdom revelation of light and life.
The modern church seems to be satisfied with being informational and not revelational. A complete revelation of Christ will lead to both personal and regional transformation.
Yes, Yahshua did resurrect from the dead more than 2000 years ago and He should be celebrated. But perhaps the most appropriate celebration looks like those who claim to identity with Christ releasing that same power by the Holy Spirit.
Yahshua stated in Acts 1:5 that John the Baptist truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with Holy Spirit not many days from now…speaking of Pentecost. Yahshua continued to say His disciples would be clothed with power from on high (heavenly dimensions) and become witnesses in all the world beginning with oneself, our families, communities, and beyond.
How far have we strayed from this promise and kingdom vision?
Not too far to repent and align ourselves with Christ…it begins with you and it begins with celebrating the person of Yahshua the Christ and not just a historical event.