The Story of Easter The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Animated Bible Story for Kids

You have most probably heard the story about Jesus when he died on the cross, but have you ever wondered why? What was the reason that he died and then rose again? It does sound very strange really, but it all happened for a very good reason. The story goes like this. Jesus and his disciples were traveling to Jerusalem to celebrate Easter. On their way there, Jesus told them that he was going to die and rise again. He knew this had because it was very important for us as people. What happened after this was that Jesus and some of his disciples went one evening to a garden that was called Gethsemane. Jesus knew that this was right before he was about to be captured. It wasn't very easy for him. That's why he really needed to pray to God for a mighty strength to be able to handle what was going to happen. Jesus didn't pray to God to ask not to die. He trusted God and allowed him to decide, and he knew that now was the time that he was going to do something that would save mankind. While they were in a garden, Judas and a group of angry people suddenly arrived. The angry group of people took Jesus with them and placed him in front of a judge. They started to say things about Jesus that were not true. They were actually really jealous of Jesus. They were jealous that so many people wanted to listen to what he said and spoke about. They were so angry that some of them started to hit and beat Jesus. In the end, the people decided that Jesus was to be executed. He had to die. So the soldiers took Jesus away to crucify him. But firstly, they really bullied and mocked him. They made him wear a red cloak and a crown of thorns. They then forced Jesus to carry his own cross to the place where he was going to be crucified. So Jesus died upon the cross. The skies went dark and a storm broke over the town. And now we have come to what this whole story is really about. Why did this actually happen? The fact that Jesus died on the cross actually has a very important meaning for you and me. Because Jesus was totally innocent. He had never ever done anything wrong. So according to the law of God, he actually wasn't supposed to die. Because it's those who sin who have to die. When Jesus died, it was for our sakes. He wanted to make it possible for us to have eternal life. We were actually lost, each one of us, because of the sins we commit. But when Jesus died, he paid for all those sins. He offered himself, not only for those people that he knew or lived at that time. No, he offered himself for everyone who's ever lived. He thought about you and me when he gave up his own life. This shows us how much Jesus really loves us. We can receive forgiveness for our sins when we are sorry for the bad things we have done and ask for forgiveness. The story doesn't end there. After Jesus died on the cross, something fantastic happened. Three days after he died, Mary Magdalene went to his grave. She saw that the grave was open and inside sat two angels. But Jesus was not there. Mary began to cry. She thought someone must have taken Jesus away from the grave. The angels asked her why she was crying. They have taken my Lord away and I don't know where they have put him, she said. She turned around and saw a man who was standing there. She couldn't see who it was and thought it was a gardener that worked in the garden there. If you are the person who has taken him, tell me where you have put him so I can take him with me, she continued. Mary, said the man. Mary turned around again and looked at him. Then she suddenly realized that this man was actually Jesus. Jesus asked her to go to the disciples and tell them that soon he would go up to heaven. There was something very important he had to tell the disciples. Mary went and said to the disciples, I have seen the Lord and she explained what he had told her. Later in the evening whilst the disciples sat and ate, Jesus appeared to them. The disciples were extremely happy to see Jesus again. He was, after all, their very best friend. Some of the disciples could hardly believe that it was true. Was it possible that Jesus was alive again? Yes, it was. Jesus spent the following days explaining and teaching the disciples about how they should live their lives and how they should spread the gospel like Jesus had taught them to everyone in the world. The disciples received a task from Jesus, for he would soon be leaving the world and going back to God. As Jesus said his farewell to them, he began to float up into the sky. Higher and higher he went. The disciples looked up at him and then he was gone. Jesus was back in heaven. Now everything that Jesus had told them could happen. Now we, as people, have a whole new hope. Jesus will always be with us and he is up in heaven and is preparing it so that all of us that follow him will come there. We can now have eternal life because we believe in him.