Did he, or didn't he?

Easter has come and gone for one more year, and with it came the normal slew of anti-Christian news stories in news. It is a predictable ritual during Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, to flood the media with stories critical of The Bible and those who believe what it says.

Christians are being blamed for hating gays, hating women, hating poor starving children, hating minorities, hating immigrants and hating anything that upsets the perfect WASP neighborhood tranquility.

ABC interviewed an atheist to discuss religion on Easter Sunday, Google celebrated the birthday of communist agitator Cesar Chavez on Easter Sunday, and at an event called "The White House Easter Egg Roll" the First Lady proclaimed:

“The Easter Egg Roll is the biggest event that we have here on the South Lawn of the White House each year,” said the first lady. “Today, we’re going to have more than 30,000 people who will pass through this yard in celebration of nutrition and health and activity.” CNS News

Nutrition, Health, activity and eggs...no mention of the real meaning of Easter in any of this.

The real meaning of Easter is the fact of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and an empty tomb.

(Luke 24:1-7)
1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

You don't hear the resurrection message in the news media anymore, nor do they allow much more than bunnies in eggs in public schools. The impact that this avoidance is having public opinion is quite substantial.

A poll was released last week that said 13% less people than last year believe the resurrection actually happened, down to 64% who believe it did happen.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64% of American Adults believe Jesus rose from the dead, while 19% reject the central Christian tenet of the Resurrection. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure. Rasmussen Reports

How much more reason do we need to know we are in the last days?

(2 Peter 3:3-4)
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

How much more motivation do we need to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world?