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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Alleluia!
Christ is risen!
[He is risen indeed!
Alleluia!]
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
It was early that first day of the week, a Sunday morning just like today.
Luke tells us that it was early dawn.
A handful of women were heading to Jesus’ tomb because they had a job to do.
The last time they had been at the tomb, there was no time to do what needed to be done.
Jesus’ corpse had quickly been taken down off the cross and placed into a tomb nearby, maybe 100 feet away.
But they couldn’t do anything for it then, because the Sabbath was fast approaching, the day of rest.
But now that day was over, and it was time to prepare Jesus’ body for its final rest.
But when they get to the tomb, they’re confused.
Just a few days ago, a large stone was rolled in front of the entrance to make sure no one messed with the remains, but the stone is gone.
Just a few days ago, a body laid in the tomb, but it wasn’t there.
Just a few days ago, nothing living was in that cave, but now, two angels are standing there, speaking to these women.
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, but has risen."
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but has risen.
Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), .
Alleluia!
Christ is risen!
[He is risen indeed!
Alleluia!]
Why were they there?
Why were the women at the tomb at all?
Time after time in His ministry, Jesus told people that He was going to die and rise again on the third day.
Three times in Luke’s gospel, Jesus explicitly tells His disciples what’s to come.
That number more than doubles when you count the times Jesus references His coming death and resurrection without explicitly spelling it all out for them.
They should have known better!
Jesus told them He was going to rise from the dead, so why in the world are they looking for Jesus among the dead?
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, but has risen.
Remember how he told you…”
Their Problem and our Problem
Their problem is our problem too.
Rather than remembering and believing Jesus’ words, they forgot them and went on going about business as usual.
When someone dies they stay dead.
That’s how it works.
Jesus died, so He’s going to stay dead.
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