The Resurrection

 July 14, 2020

 

Mark 16:1 – 8

 

The Resurrection

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.   And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.  And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”   And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large.   And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.   And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.   But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”   And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Matthew 28:1-3, is somewhat different in what he states about the angel and he tells about an earthquake, and the angel told them to go report all they had seen to the disciples.  Matthew tells of Jesus talking with them on the way to see the disciples and tells them to tell the disciples to go to Galilee, and they will see him there.

 

In Luke’s account, you have the women at the tomb that is empty, and two angels appeared to them. The one thing that is the same in all the accounts is Jesus is resurrected, death and the grave had no hold on Him.  

 

And John’s account is also somewhat different, in that Mary Magdalene found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty, and ran to Peter, and he and John ran to the tomb, but John outran Peter and looked into the tomb, but did not go in, but Peter did.  Only John gives this account of Jesus talking to Mary Magdalene by herself.  I have no understanding of why the stories are somewhat different, but I do know they all had an empty tomb and a risen Savior.

 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice