Celebrating the Resurrection
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Jesus is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
Jesus is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
May His Life Be In You!
May His Life Be In You!
A Sequence Sealed in Time
A Sequence Sealed in Time
Beginning at The Upper Room Seder
Beginning at The Upper Room Seder
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
Predicting the Betrayal
Predicting the Betrayal
Sharing the Supper
Sharing the Supper
Jesus’ New Command
Jesus’ New Command
Jesus’ Last Teachings
Jesus’ Last Teachings
Jesus Prays for Us
Jesus Prays for Us
Prayer in the Garden
Prayer in the Garden
Arrest by the Temple Guard
Arrest by the Temple Guard
Jesus is In Control of These Things
Jesus is In Control of These Things
Peter’s Denials
Peter’s Denials
Sentenced by Jewish Priests
Sentenced by Jewish Priests
Sent to Pilate
Sent to Pilate
Questioned by Pilate
Questioned by Pilate
Discussed Jesus’ Kingdom
Discussed Jesus’ Kingdom
Acquitted by Pilate
Acquitted by Pilate
Barabbas Redeemed
Barabbas Redeemed
Flogged and Mocked by Soldiers
Flogged and Mocked by Soldiers
The Beaten King Presented
The Beaten King Presented
Crucify! Crucify! is the Demand
Crucify! Crucify! is the Demand
Jesus is Still In Control
Jesus is Still In Control
11 “You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”
Jesus Surrendered for Crucifixion
Jesus Surrendered for Crucifixion
He Carried His Cross
He Carried His Cross
“They Crucified Him”
“They Crucified Him”
Titled by Pilate:
Titled by Pilate:
19 Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
He Accepts our Sins
He Accepts our Sins
He Willingly Surrenders His Life
He Willingly Surrenders His Life
30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.
Buried by Nicodemus and Joseph
Buried by Nicodemus and Joseph
38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away.
39 Nicodemus (who had previously come to him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about seventy-five pounds of myrrh and aloes. 40 They took Jesus’s body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the fragrant spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews.
41 There was a garden in the place where he was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. 42 They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.
The Tomb is Sealed
The Tomb is Sealed
The Disciples Hide and Grieve
The Disciples Hide and Grieve
Having suffered the betrayal of their friend, the arrest of their leader, the injustice of the trial, the rejection of the Temple leaders and the horror of the Crucifixion. the disciples had holed up and hid, feeling alone, afraid, saddened and confused. Some of them had the memories of Jesus’ teachings running through their heads, and some could barely remember his face.
Peter and John, who had followed Jesus to the High Priest’s home and to the judgement pavement of Pilate, were together since that terrible day when they witnessed Jesus’ Crucifixion and death. Mary, the mother of Jesus was in the house too, since John was given care of her.
It was the day of preparation for the Passover feast when Jesus died. In fact, it was at the time when so many passover lambs were being slaughtered in preparation for the oldest celebration in the Jewish calendar; when the destroyer passed over the homes that were marked with the blood of the sacrifice, and the firstborn were spared.
It was a only a shadow, an ancient sign of what was accomplished on the cross, as the blood of Jesus, spilled through flogging and the drain of the cross, and the spear into his heart, became the atonement for our sins—you, me. and every human who looks to God for forgiveness in the name of His son, no matter when they live. Seeing the blood of Jesus, God passes over our sin instead of leaving us to die because of our guilt.
They had spent that first night after the Crucifixion with some crumbs of a passover shared after dark. Then there was the second day, the Passover Sabbath. Then there was the third day, the weekly Sabbath.
All the while waiting, wondering, hoping, planning what’s next, commiserating and keeping away from the public.
But the women were not about to leave Jesus’ body unwashed and uncared for now that Sabbath was ending. Mary Magdalene, from whom Jesus had cast 7 demons, was first to arrive,
Before the Day Dawns
Before the Day Dawns
The day had begun at sundown the night before. While the others might have been waiting for first light, that was too late for Mary.
So John tells us what she found.
1 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.
Still dark, but some early glow in the sky, at least enough to tell that the stone, meant to keep out the curious and the scavengers, wasn’t there.
What could this mean? What would it mean to you?
The Tomb is Open and Empty!
The Tomb is Open and Empty!
2 So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”
A Race to the Tomb
A Race to the Tomb
3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
What Is There
What Is There
6 Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
What Isn’t There
What Isn’t There
8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. 9 For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead.
To Home Without Answers
To Home Without Answers
10 Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.
Mary Needs to Know
Mary Needs to Know
11 But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
God’s Messengers Meet Mary
God’s Messengers Meet Mary
12 She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
Jesus Meets Mary
Jesus Meets Mary
14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus. 15 “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”
Mary Sees Jesus
Mary Sees Jesus
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”
17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”
Mary Tells the Disciples
Mary Tells the Disciples
18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her.
Jesus Greets the Disciples
Jesus Greets the Disciples
19 When it was evening on that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
The Disciples See Jesus
The Disciples See Jesus
20 Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Our Future is Secured By Jesus
Our Future is Secured By Jesus