And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
At dawn after the Sabbath Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the sepulcher, saw a great earthquake and the shining angel who rolled away the stone, heard that the crucified Jesus was risen and would go before His disciples into Galilee, and in obedience departed quickly with fear mixed with great joy to run and tell the disciples what they had seen and heard. As they went to tell the disciples, Jesus met them and made the weeping women the first messengers of His resurrection. The message named Peter in particular to assure him in his remorse after his denial that his repentance was accepted and his sin forgiven. Their true report that He was risen stood against the guards' false claim that His body had been stolen, and so established His resurrection beyond doubt. That resurrection they witnessed opens the brighter chapter after His suffering and death, reviving hope and opening the way of salvation to a life that measures with the life of God.
At the Empty Tomb
The verse concerns Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, who came to see the sepulcher at dawn after the Sabbath, in the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week. Before they departed there was a great earthquake with the angel of the Lord descending from heaven, rolling back the stone and sitting upon it with countenance like lightning and raiment white as snow and light shining about the tomb, the body of Jesus gone, and the keepers shaking for fear and becoming as dead men. The angel told them Fear not ye, invited them to come see the place where the Lord lay, and declared that Jesus which was crucified is risen as He said.
He commanded them to go quickly and tell His disciples He is risen from the dead and goes before them into Galilee where they shall see Him, as Jesus Himself had told them in the upper chamber before His death that after He was risen He would go before them into Galilee. In obedience to that direction they departed quickly and at once from the sepulchre with fear mixed with great joy, hurrying and running to bring His disciples word of what they had seen and heard. Their response joined startling news with joyful obedience in bearing witness.
As they went to tell the disciples, Jesus met them; He appeared to the weeping women and made them messengers, the first messengers of the news that He had risen. The message specifically included Peter by name because after his shameful denial he was deeply remorseful and grieving. The tender care shown to him assured him that his repentance was accepted and his sin forgiven and showed compassion for the sorrowing.
The word sent the disciples to Galilee, where they later met Jesus on a mountain in communion with Him before going forth to their work. They were detained at Jerusalem during Passover week because absence would have been taken as disaffection and heresy, assembling evenings in the upper chamber where Jesus twice appeared to them, and as soon as Passover week was finished they left Jerusalem and went to Galilee as directed, after being told to tarry for a time at Jerusalem. The women's report that Jesus had risen stood against the guards' false claim that the disciples had stolen His body.
Witness and Saving Truth
The running of Mary Magdalene and the other Mary after the angel told them that Jesus who was crucified is risen as He said, and charged them to go quickly and tell His disciples He is risen from the dead and goes before them into Galilee where they shall see Him, is itself the proof that Christ was risen. In the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, after the great earthquake and the angel of the Lord descending from heaven and rolling back the stone and sitting on it with countenance like lightning and raiment white as snow, with the keepers shaking for fear and becoming as dead men, and after being told not to fear and being invited to come see the place where the Lord lay, they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy and ran to bring His disciples word. Their carrying of the report that Jesus had risen stood against the guards' false claim that the disciples had stolen His body, and the resurrection was established beyond doubt and made certain. Witnesses raised from the dead testified to it.
This belongs to the brighter chapter that follows Christ's suffering and death. In it the disciples' hopes revived, for although they had lost their Saviour at His death, they found Him again when the risen Jesus appeared to them. The resurrection so witnessed is essential to salvation. That salvation was opened by the Lord of glory making infinite sacrifices in our behalf to open for us a way whereby we might be saved, and it means a life that measures with the life of God.
Their experience shows the Christian experience to be gained from the ministration of the Holy Spirit promised in the twenty-eighth chapter of Matthew, the earnest of the spirit of life through Christ that every soul needs now, leaving no excuse for departing from the faith. It shows the real value of sincere belief in the personality of Jesus, though unseen, viewed by the eye of faith. Because Christ suffered all this to save, no one suffers more than Christ suffered or pays too high a price for faith. All must be willing to make special sacrifices in order to save souls that are ready to perish in order to be counted worthy to enter into the city of God.
At dawn after the Sabbath Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the sepulcher, saw a great earthquake and the shining angel who rolled away the stone, heard that the crucified Jesus was risen and would go before His disciples into Galilee, and in obedience departed quickly with fear mixed with great joy to run and tell the disciples what they had seen and heard. As they went to tell the disciples, Jesus met them and made the weeping women the first messengers of His resurrection. The message named Peter in particular to assure him in his remorse after his denial that his repentance was accepted and his sin forgiven. Their true report that He was risen stood against the guards' false claim that His body had been stolen, and so established His resurrection beyond doubt. That resurrection they witnessed opens the brighter chapter after His suffering and death, reviving hope and opening the way of salvation to a life that measures with the life of God.
At the Empty Tomb
The verse concerns Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, who came to see the sepulcher at dawn after the Sabbath, in the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week. Before they departed there was a great earthquake with the angel of the Lord descending from heaven, rolling back the stone and sitting upon it with countenance like lightning and raiment white as snow and light shining about the tomb, the body of Jesus gone, and the keepers shaking for fear and becoming as dead men. The angel told them Fear not ye, invited them to come see the place where the Lord lay, and declared that Jesus which was crucified is risen as He said.
He commanded them to go quickly and tell His disciples He is risen from the dead and goes before them into Galilee where they shall see Him, as Jesus Himself had told them in the upper chamber before His death that after He was risen He would go before them into Galilee. In obedience to that direction they departed quickly and at once from the sepulchre with fear mixed with great joy, hurrying and running to bring His disciples word of what they had seen and heard. Their response joined startling news with joyful obedience in bearing witness.
As they went to tell the disciples, Jesus met them; He appeared to the weeping women and made them messengers, the first messengers of the news that He had risen. The message specifically included Peter by name because after his shameful denial he was deeply remorseful and grieving. The tender care shown to him assured him that his repentance was accepted and his sin forgiven and showed compassion for the sorrowing.
The word sent the disciples to Galilee, where they later met Jesus on a mountain in communion with Him before going forth to their work. They were detained at Jerusalem during Passover week because absence would have been taken as disaffection and heresy, assembling evenings in the upper chamber where Jesus twice appeared to them, and as soon as Passover week was finished they left Jerusalem and went to Galilee as directed, after being told to tarry for a time at Jerusalem. The women's report that Jesus had risen stood against the guards' false claim that the disciples had stolen His body.
Witness and Saving Truth
The running of Mary Magdalene and the other Mary after the angel told them that Jesus who was crucified is risen as He said, and charged them to go quickly and tell His disciples He is risen from the dead and goes before them into Galilee where they shall see Him, is itself the proof that Christ was risen. In the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, after the great earthquake and the angel of the Lord descending from heaven and rolling back the stone and sitting on it with countenance like lightning and raiment white as snow, with the keepers shaking for fear and becoming as dead men, and after being told not to fear and being invited to come see the place where the Lord lay, they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy and ran to bring His disciples word. Their carrying of the report that Jesus had risen stood against the guards' false claim that the disciples had stolen His body, and the resurrection was established beyond doubt and made certain. Witnesses raised from the dead testified to it.
This belongs to the brighter chapter that follows Christ's suffering and death. In it the disciples' hopes revived, for although they had lost their Saviour at His death, they found Him again when the risen Jesus appeared to them. The resurrection so witnessed is essential to salvation. That salvation was opened by the Lord of glory making infinite sacrifices in our behalf to open for us a way whereby we might be saved, and it means a life that measures with the life of God.
Their experience shows the Christian experience to be gained from the ministration of the Holy Spirit promised in the twenty-eighth chapter of Matthew, the earnest of the spirit of life through Christ that every soul needs now, leaving no excuse for departing from the faith. It shows the real value of sincere belief in the personality of Jesus, though unseen, viewed by the eye of faith. Because Christ suffered all this to save, no one suffers more than Christ suffered or pays too high a price for faith. All must be willing to make special sacrifices in order to save souls that are ready to perish in order to be counted worthy to enter into the city of God.