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Risen Christ

No longer in the tomb, Jesus is alive.

The Sabbath had passed, and now it was the first day of the week. The two Mary’s and other women came to the tomb where Jesus had been laid to anoint His dead body with the fragrant oils and spices they had prepared for His burial. They found the large stone in front of the entrance of the tomb had been rolled away. The Roman guards were nowhere around…something was strange about that!

Cautiously, the women approached the tomb. Once inside they could see the body of Jesus was gone! They looked at each other in horror. “Where is He?” they asked each other. One of the women cried out, “Someone has stolen His body!” Suddenly, as they were perplexed, two men appeared by the head and foot of the rock slab where Jesus’ body had been stretched out before. The two men wore garments that shone brightly and they appeared as angels. The women were frightened and bowed their heads to the earth. The angels then asked, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!”

The women remembered what Jesus had said to them days before; “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again!” This was the third day!
Back in the village, the apostles could not believe what the returning women were telling them they had discovered at the tomb. Peter, one of the apostles, ran as fast as he could to the tomb to see for himself if what they had said was true. Nearly, falling down inside the tomb from his exhaustive race, Peter found the linen cloth which had been draped over Jesus’ body and the folded napkin which had covered His head lying on the stone slab. It was true! Just as the Savior had said He would, He rose from the dead. He lives, He lives! Thank God Almighty, Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior lives today! (A re-telling of the wonderful story from the Bible).

“And they were all amazed at the majesty of God” (Luke 9:43).

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