Easter Sunday is March 31st. As the celebration of
Christ’s resurrection approaches, let’s take a moment to reflect upon the profound
significance of the empty tomb.
There 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. –Matthew 28:2
The Empty Tomb was a Proclamation
There 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. – Matthew 28:2
The earth quaked as the divinely commissioned angel pried open the sealed tomb, rolled away the stone and took a seat on it, presenting the world with the glorious evidence of the risen Christ. The empty tomb proclaimed—Jesus has risen!
There 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. – Matthew 28:2
The earth quaked as the divinely commissioned angel pried open the sealed tomb, rolled away the stone and took a seat on it, presenting the world with the glorious evidence of the risen Christ. The empty tomb proclaimed—Jesus has risen!
The Empty Tomb was a Testimony
The angel said to the women…He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.-Matthew 28:6
God’s angel invited the women who came to the tomb to go inside and see the place where they had seen the body of Jesus laid in the tomb (Luke 23:55). They saw the place where he had previously lay. They saw the strips of linen that had wrapped their Lord’s body, “lying by themselves”(Luke 24:12). The empty tomb testified, “it was impossible for death to keep it’s hold on Him!” (Acts 2:24).
The angel said to the women…He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.-Matthew 28:6
God’s angel invited the women who came to the tomb to go inside and see the place where they had seen the body of Jesus laid in the tomb (Luke 23:55). They saw the place where he had previously lay. They saw the strips of linen that had wrapped their Lord’s body, “lying by themselves”(Luke 24:12). The empty tomb testified, “it was impossible for death to keep it’s hold on Him!” (Acts 2:24).
The Empty Tomb was a Confirmation
The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again. – Luke 24:7
Jesus told his disciples he would be “killed and on the third day raised to life” (Matthew 16:21). The prophets proclaimed that God would “not let [His] Holy One see decay” (Psalm 16:10). The empty tomb was confirmation that God keeps His Word, that He has a divine plan that cannot be thwarted (Job 42:2), and because Jesus was the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20), we can trust that we, too, will have eternal life through our faith in our risen Savior.
The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again. – Luke 24:7
Jesus told his disciples he would be “killed and on the third day raised to life” (Matthew 16:21). The prophets proclaimed that God would “not let [His] Holy One see decay” (Psalm 16:10). The empty tomb was confirmation that God keeps His Word, that He has a divine plan that cannot be thwarted (Job 42:2), and because Jesus was the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20), we can trust that we, too, will have eternal life through our faith in our risen Savior.
Because of the empty tomb, we can
confidently say,
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in
the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet
in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not
another. How my heart yearns within me! –Job 19:25-27
Happy Easter, my sister in Christ.
Celebrate. He is Risen!
Love,
Mindy
