The purpose in Jesus coming to earth was to die for our sins, to pay the price that we deserved to pay.  His death and resurrection didn't take him by surprise.  As recorded in 3 of the Gospel accounts, Jesus predicted his death and resurrection.
 
 
Matthew 17:22   Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,  and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
As we are approaching Easter, I thought that we should take a moment and consider the reason we celebrate Easter – the Resurrection of Christ.
 
1 Corinthians 15:12-19

As Easter is just around the corner, you might be thinking about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  For the Christian, it is very significant.  The resurrection proved that Jesus claimed to be who he said he was, the resurrection proved that He had and has power over death, the resurrection gives the Christian confidence that we serve a risen Savior.  
I was recently reading some thoughts about the resurrection and I thought that you might be interested in reading them as well.