Feasts and Seasons: Easter
Easter, or the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, is the high point of the church calendar. This is the center of the Christian faith itself. The apostle Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 15:
"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.(Holy Bible, English Standard Version)