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Come and See, Go and Tell Matthew 28: 1 – 9 4/19/2022

Church, every Sunday is special.

Sunday is the first day of the week, Christ rose on the first day of the week.

Every Sunday begins a new week when Christ’s church gathers to worship a risen savior.

This Sunday is extra special because it is the day the world takes to honor a risen Savior.

As our text says the women went to the sepulcher early Sunday morning expecting to anoint a dead lifeless body.

They witnessed the fake trial, they had witnessed the condemnation of Christ, they had witnessed the cruel crucifixion on the cross, they witnessed Jesus cry out “father forgive them for they know not what they do, they witnessed Christ die on the cross.

They were going to the grave to visit a dead lifeless body but what they seen and heard was unfathomable.

For thousands of years men have died and went into the grave but this was different.

Let us look into the resurrection of Christ.

I.

There is the invitation Come and see.

What is there to see?

First there was an earthquake.

Several days earlier Mathew 27:51.

This was a great earthquake.

The word “great” means mega.

This was a big earthquake.

All throughout history God has spoken through earthquakes.

When Mosses was on mount Sinai God gave the law.

This earthquake declared a new dispensation of grace.

Secondly this earthquake is a message condemnation.

The enemies of Christ tried with all their might to keep Christ in the tomb.

Today we have mockers and scoffers that say Christ did not die on the cross.

They mock, they scoff but the fact is Christ arose from the grave.

One day this same Jesus the ascended into heaven will come in like manner and another earthquake will take place.

Zec.

14: 4 -5 read.

Man thinks they are so powerful but the Lord can send an earthquake to undo all that man does.

Not only an earthquake but and Angel, amen.

Angels are God’s heavenly hosts that do His will throughout the ages.

There are several orders of angels that God created.

We know that Lucifer created by God but through pride he fell and a third of the angels with him.

Angels attended the birth of Christ, the baptism of Christ, during his temptation in the wilderness, angels were present at the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Christ!

Why did the angel roll away the stone?

Not so Christ could get out, amen.

But that the women could see that He was not inside.

The stone was rolled away so that others could come and see.

Can I ask you today, do you see the resurrected Christ?

Do you believe?

Notice the angel’s position.

He is sitting on top of the tomb because despite the power of death Christ is greater then death and the grave, amen.

Notice the angel’s appearance verse 3. His appearance speaks of how wonderful heaven is and holy holy heaven is.

It is so holy that sin cannot be allowed to enter.

Third I want you to come and see the guards.

It is not normal to have Roman soldiers guard a tomb.

But the Lord wanted a record of this, so he had the Jews ask for a Roman watch.

Matthew 27: 62 –67 read.

read Matthew 28: 11 – 16.

Roman soldiers were not known to be cowards!!! Often soldiers were put to death in place of their prisoners.

These courageous men melted and the angel of the Lord.

But notice the women were told by the angel “fear not”.

Another lesson on the saved and unsaved.

These men were dauntless in the midst of the battle, but they trembled at a being who was not flesh and blood.

Fear is a painful product of sin.

The invitation to come and see the empty tomb.

The followers of Christ had expected great things from Christ.

They had placed their faith in him.

All their hope was in Christ.

They believed that he was the long-awaited Messiah that would come and overthrow the Romans and restore the nation to greatness again.

Where did they get all of this information from?

Jesus himself.

He told them that he was the Son of God.

He told them that he was the long-awaited Messiah.

He told them that He would bring salvation to the world.

He told them that he was the ruler of the kingdoms of the world.

But now they are going to his grave to anoint him.

All the hopes all their dreams all their desires shattered.

He told them that he would die and rise again the third day on several occasions.

John 10:18 read

Read Isa.

53: 4 – 7 Jesus came to this world to show us how to live.

Who to put our faith in and what to do after we come to Christ….

II.

There is the command Go and tell.

Tell them what?

A. The gospel, the good news.