Easter is this Sunday. We will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ– the moment He came back to life! But in order for us to get to Sunday, we have to experience Friday first. It's not fun to think about everything that Jesus went through on our behalf. There are details and images that we would rather not think about. It's easy to see the victory of God at the resurrection on Easter, but what are we supposed to take away from everything leading up to it?

There's a short verse in the book of 1 John that helps us understand everything that happened around Easter.