Easter 2023.

Start with Luke 24 & Acts 1 - why is it so obvious to the Angels that Jesus is not among the dead, but it's not so obvious to the human eye? Why is it so obvious to the Angels that Jesus will come back, but it's not so obvious to the Apostles who are staring into the sky? There is what I will call an "obvious gap". The Angels are seeing the unseen, seeing behind the curtain.

In Revelation Ch. 1, John the Revelator invites us to look behind the curtain and see Jesus the way he saw him. Jesus is described by John in a beautiful and layered way. He sees a vision of Christ, which invites us to view the Easter story from a broader perspective.

The "key" statement for this lesson is Rev. 1:18 - "I was dead, and now I am alive forever and ever. I have the keys of Death and Hades." Jesus has the keys! The one who has the keys has the authority.