Easter Explained in Living Color

Happy Easter
March 27, 2010

I simply adore the spring and fall seasons and thankfully spring is upon us once again.

The life of Jesus always reminds me of the butterfly. I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and closely watched the life cycle of insects, plants and animals in which the most facanating being that of the butterfly.

I'll explain the life cycle of the butterfly in just a moment but first I want you to consider the ways in which I compare the life of Jesus to a butterfly.

The butterfly's life cycle happens in four stages and the holy trinity exist in three persons.

1. Jesus came out of the earth seemingly from know where in his virgin birth as predicted in Isaiah 7:14 during the 8th century BC. -
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2. Jesus transfigured his image on the mountain with Moses and Elijah. See; Matthew 17, Mark 9
3. Psalms 22:6 refers to Jesus as worm, "But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people." This signified his blood stained death on the cross. See; towla, a type of worm below.
4. Last but not least, it's the resurrected Jesus from the tomb. Jesus saith unto her, "Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God." - John 16,17

Like the butterfly, resurrected, the new body of Jesus poetically flies into heaven.

What great news! A heavenly family was born, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6

This is how I like to remember Easter every time I see a beautiful butterfly.

Jesus is also refered to as a tender plant by the Old Testament in Ezekiel 17:22-24 and Isiah 53:2. And last but not least Jesus is also called THE BRANCH of the LORD. See; Zech 3:8; 6:12

Happy Easter!


The Life Cycle of a Butterfly -

Did you know that the butterfly goes through four stages in its life cycle? It completely changes from an egg to a larva (caterpillar), to a chrysalis (cocoon), to an adult (butterfly), This is called metamorphosis - a complete or marked change in the form of an animal as it develops into an adult, e.g. the change from tadpole to frog or from caterpillar to butterfly.

A butterfly starts its life cycle (first stage) as a small egg deposited on a leaf of a host plant. The host plant is what the tiny larva will eat as it grows into a fat caterpillar. The caterpillar (larva) is the second stage in the butterfly life cycle. A caterpillar may grow for two to four weeks. It accumulates enough fat to go through metamorphosis. Then the caterpillar goes through a miraculous and amazing transformation (third stage called chrysalis). During this time, the insect (butterfly) is in a cocoon. It stops feeding and undergoes internal changes. The fourth and final stage is when the chrysalis transforms into an amazing fluttering adult that we call a butterfly.


1. Who is Jesus? - bit.ly/whoisjesus | 2. The Towla Worm - bit.ly/towla | 3. Colors of The Temple Veil - bit.ly/templeveil

Note: Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled


Title: Easter Explained in Living Color (tags)
Subtitle: A Short Message of Hope

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