He is Risen

Easter Sunday 2020

He is Risen

Matthew 28:1–10 CEB

1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. 2 Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and sat on it. 3 Now his face was like lightning and his clothes as white as snow. 4 The guards were so terrified of him that they shook with fear and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He isn’t here, because he’s been raised from the dead, just as he said. Come, see the place where they laid him. 7 Now hurry, go and tell his disciples, ‘He’s been raised from the dead. He’s going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.’ I’ve given the message to you.” 8 With great fear and excitement, they hurried away from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. 9 But Jesus met them and greeted them. They came and grabbed his feet and worshipped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I am going into Galilee. They will see me there.”

This was New

The Women & Disciples

They had no traditional to guide them in understanding the Risen Lord.

Recreation

The vision from Ezekiel 37 about the Valley of Dry Bones might have come to mind. But the regeneration of the dry bones was about the restoration of Israel after the exile to Babylon and return to Jerusalem to rebuild. It was not a vision of resurrection.

What Does the Empty Tomb Mean?

How Do We Understand Resurrection?