February
11th Matthew
28
G. The Power of the King
Christ is risen
1:
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day
of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
sepulchre. 2: And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3: His countenance was like
lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4: And for fear of him the
keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5: And the angel answered
and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus,
which was crucified. 6: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7: And go quickly, and tell
his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth
before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
8: And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great
joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9: And as they went to
tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And
they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10: Then said
Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into
Galilee, and there shall they see me. 11: Now when they were going,
behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the
chief priests all the things that were done. 12: And when they were
assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large
money unto the soldiers, 13: Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by
night, and stole him away while we slept. 14: And if this come to the
governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 15: So they
took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is
commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Christ’s
great commission
16:
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain
where Jesus had appointed them. 17: And when they saw him, they
worshipped him: but some doubted. 18: And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19:
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20: Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
On
the dawn of the Sunday morning Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came
to the tomb. An earthquake shook the ground because an angel of the
Lord came a rolled back the stone from the door of the tomb. The
question of who moved the stone is a very interesting question. The
Guards were there to prevent the stone from being moved. They were
terrified and ran away. The disciples had no opportunity and they had
no motive as they were not expecting Christ to rise. The women came
with anointing materials to complete the burial process. Yet the
stone was moved away! If one can concede that angels moved the stone
then one can concede that Christ rose from the dead. The angel spoke
to the women saying why do you seek the living among the dead? Come
see the place where the Lord lay. Then the angels told them to go and
tell the disciples that Christ was risen. When they were on their way
Christ met them and greeted them they worshipped him holding his
feet. The guards were paid a very large sum of money to say that the
disciples stole the body while they slept. (How did they know what
had happened if they were asleep. The Disciples went into Galilee
where they saw Christ again. Then Christ commissioned them to carry
on the work that he had begun i.e. the preaching of the Gospel of the
Kingdom. Christ promised his presence right on till the end of the
age.
- What happened on the Sunday morning early?
- What was the message of the angel of the Lord?
- What was wrong with the false story that the disciples had stolen the body of the Lord?
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