There is no other religion in the world to which its founder was found guilty and received capital punishment, in the case of Christ this was crucifixion, and was then able to resurrect himself or reconstitute his physical body, continue then with his mission on earth for a predetermined period of time, before ascending to Heaven in front of his apostles. Yet, that is the story of the Messiah, unprecedented in the annals of all human history, which would indicate that this story is the most important story that has ever been told.
This means that a proper studying and understanding of Jesus and his mission is of utmost importance for fundamentally understanding the purpose and meaning of everyday life. Everything that Christ did was for a purpose, yet Christ's words, parables, actions, and life were never presented in such a manner that all would know the Truth because without effort, without desire, without love, and without dedication, the message of Christ was mystifying but those specifically that knocked upon the door of Truth, with the right attitude, with the right heart, and with the right mindset, would discover the Light that surpasses all human light. That said, even those closest to Christ, his own disciples, were incredibly often at a loss as to the real meaning and purpose of Jesus' actions, to which, only upon his crucifixion, resurrection, further instruction, ascension, and the day of Pentecost, did his disciples finally understand the meaning of the Christ, and only at that point, did his disciples clearly understand their own mission and purpose in life.
For many people, even today, the fact that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified and died on the cross, as if He was a common criminal, or as an enemy of the State, seems inexplicable. How is it possible for the son of God to die? How is it possible that Jesus could be scourged, beaten, spat upon, mocked, unjustly convicted, and even somehow when given the opportunityto be freed was democratically outvoted by the people in favor of Barabbas, an insurrectionist. The answer to this basic question is twofold, first Jesus followed this particular pattern in His Life, so as to fulfill Scripture, further it was done, to fulfill his own prophecy that he had previously declared, but for the most part, had been misunderstood by the populace. Further, the actual crucifixion carried with it the connotation that Jesus the Christ was the symbolic sacrifice of this innocent lamb to God, as a testimony that the sin that is mankind, could only be cleansed by this sacrifice, and by His wounds, we would be healed.
Yet, there is a further message, often left unsaid, in regards to the crucifixion and death of Christ, and His later resurrection. That is the point that humankind is created in the image of God, and that image is not the physical form of man, but the spiritual soul of man, so that the crucifixion or death, of anybody, let alone the Christ, is the death of the physical man, but never of the spiritual man. This means that anybody, that gets so caught up in this world, so as to believe that what they are seeing is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, are missing the Truth. The Truth is we are spiritual beings encased in a physical form, and that physical form will suffer many slings and arrows, that many believe is the ultimate reality, whereas the reality is we are a little lower than angels, and are children of the Most High God, invincible, unending, and filled with His glory.