He is not here!
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
Matthew 28: 1-10
What a glorious day that was, and is. Jesus Christ, our risen Savior!
Imagine the disbelief of the disciples, followed by amazement and awe at the appearance of Jesus. If any had lingering doubts, they were erased immediately.
“He is not here,” the angel said.
Sweeter words have never been spoken.
I pray that all Christians today will step back from the garbage that the world has attached to this day, and remember the REAL Easter. The empty tomb. The angel announcing that Christ had risen.
The inescapable fact that our filthy, dirty sins have been washed clean by the blood of the lamb.
Christ the Lord is Risen Today!
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