When Jesus died, some remarkable things took place—there was an earthquake, a veil torn at the temple, and the return of some long-dead heroes of faith. Wait, what? As strange as it sounds, these moments point back to promises God made in the Old Testament, and they point forward to what his power can still do in our lives today. At the death of Jesus, the whole order of things was shaken up, the barrier separating us from God removed, and the promise of new life was inaugurated. What happened when Jesus died? Some of the most important moments in all of history.

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