April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Scripture Lesson
Matthew 28
28After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And
suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending
from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His
appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4For
fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. 5But the
angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for
Jesus who was crucified. 6He is
not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he
lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from
the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see
him.’ This is my message for you.” 8So they
left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his
disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to
him, took hold of 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.”
A few things to note
in this passage:
1. Jesus was gone before the stone was removed.
2. They put guards on the tomb to “keep” Jesus
dead and see what happened to them. (read the following verses for more).
3. The two Mary’s believed and went to tell the
disciples BEFORE they saw Jesus. Better
record than the disciples.
4. Jesus would not let them go without the love
of his presence. Believing IS Seeing.
Rev. Peter Hofstra
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