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Show MORNING OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre." (John 20: 1) "The first Friday they crucified Jesus and the day had passed and He was buried before the sunset and the Sabbath has come and gone. Now it is the first day of the week very early in the morning. Mary Magdalene and the other women have gotten up early. They have gathered some spices and hurried to Joseph's new tomb when Jesus had been put. Sure the women got up early, got dressed, and rushed out. But they got up 1 early with death on their minds. Instead of baskets of food, they carried ointments to anoint the body of their friend, the Savior. It is a natural look. they are a tomb. They For looking for a dead body in went looking for The One who had been doing good but is now dead and buried. He is wrapped in about 1 00 pounds of myrrh and aloes, and buried by two little known disciples with lots of resources and power in an unused tomb. It was Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus who came to women were see Jesus by night. shocked with what The they already rolled away, the tomb had no body in it, the grave clothes were folded, two men were sitting one on each end, and soldiers were waking up. Can you imagine that, that found-the stone was 2 first Easter, what that first resurrection morning was like? It come early was had not yet had gotten up real still dark. The sun up. The women but not early enough to see who rolled the stone away. They were not early enough to see the Savior get up and walk out of the tomb. They were not early enough to see whether the soldier guards were asleep or if they moved His body. In fact, Mary Magdalene to ld John, "They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid Him.' (John 20: 2b) Peter and John rushed to see what they could find out. John got there first but it was Peter who went in the tomb to see something to be for yourself' disciple. for himself. There is said for a "see 3 Notice, the details! Peter saw the empty tomb, the empty grave clothes, the napkin that had been about Jesus head was folded and put off by itself. That first Resurrection Sunday morning must have been something to behold. My what a Sunday morning! The graves are open and the people are walking up and down the streets of Jerusalem. The crowd is still making false accusation. The disciples are hiding. The women have come to the tomb with spices to finish preparing a dead body. But the tomb is empty. The grave clothes are neatly folded. The tomb is already rolled away. Jesus is not there. So Mary weeping, stooped down and looked inside the tomb. There she 4 saw two angels sitting, the one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain." (John 20: 11-12) The explained to the angels that she was crying because she thought somebody has taken Jesus' body and she did not know where they put it. She woman turned around a saw a man who asked why she was crying. She thought he was the gardener and said to Him, "Sir, if you have taken Him where that I 15) 20: her can Then the name was somewhere, tell me away." (John man called her by take Him same "MARY" and she knew that He Jesus. Jesus is still calling His by name and He wants know who He really is. followers us to I HAVE A NEW NAME OVER IN ZION AND IT'S MINE. 5 ' |
