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Easter 2025 News Goes Viral, Looks Different Nearly 2,000 Years After Breaking

By Alex Murashko

It was 1,993 years ago that “two men in shining garments” gave the breaking news to Mary Magdalene and the other women who found the tomb where the body of Jesus was supposed to be but instead found it empty:

“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” Luke 24:5-7

In 2025, by the time the week of Easter became Good Friday, more than a half-million posts on X alone were about the most epic week in history. At one point on X, “Good Friday” was trending number one. Other social media platforms as well were used by millions and millions to proclaim the Good News. The news shouted into cyberspace included details about the torture and brutal death of Jesus and His resurrection three days later.

On the week of Easter 2025, there’s a different look to the news (that’s not fake).

“Love Bled. Hope hung. Grace won. Good Friday was God’s mic drop,” pastor and author Chuck Tate, whose post on X was one of the multitude that didn’t mince words.

Posts on Elon Musk’s X this week included news reports from professional journalists and broadcasters on location at the sites where Jesus walked before and after his life on earth.

News Director Daniel Cohen from the Real Life Network opens his short video report from the Garden of Gethsemane by saying, “The faith of humanity hung in the balance on a single night right here in this small olive grove.”

Jeff Schwarzentraub, who is the pastor of BRAVE Church in Denver, posted on Saturday: “The cross is NOT a symbol of defeat. It’s a banner of VICTORY. It’s where death lost and Jesus won. Worship the ONE who conquered the grave. He also quoted 1 Corinthians 15:57 in his post.

Pastor of Fresh Life Church Levi Lusko posted, “Jesus' death didn't only save you from your past and secure your place in heaven, it shifted everything for your future.

Celebrities, such as Russell Brand, took to social media this week in large numbers as well.

Brand’s post on X gives his thoughts on his first Easter as a Christian in addition to his observations about the current times.

“I’m so grateful that I found our Lord,” he said on his video selfie. “I was given the grace of salvation. I’m so grateful to be free and you can be as well. …It’s beautiful to be in Christ and I think more and more of you are recognizing that. …This is the first year for me and the world is changing so fast.”

Alex Murashko is a Christ follower, husband, journalist and writing team leader for Think Eternity, a site for powerful faith content to help you live the fulfilled life in Jesus. Murashko is also founder of Media on Mission.

Connect on X: @AlexMurashko.

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