Let’s pause over each of them briefly --

1. THE STONE IS GONE, v. 1 Mark relates in chapter 16 - concerned - who roll away? It was very large...Matthew 18 – an angel rolled it away and sat on it to show the world He is risen! God confirmed it was done. Christ was alive and gone!

2. THE TOMB IS EMPTY, v. 2 Notice they were SHOCKED. Note that they didn’t expect it. Also -- in all history no one claimed He was there. People said He was – stolen, - moved, - resuscitated, but not in the tomb! In fact there is an amazing absence of ANY reference to the tomb:

3. The third indisputable proof was: JESUS IS ABSENT, v. 3 His body was gone, and they didn’t have it, and the Jews didn’t either!

4. THE GRAVE CLOTHES ARE UNDISTURBED, v. 5 They are lying = in an orderly arrangement, undisturbed. He had left them. No robber, no hoax. Note v. 5 BLEPI = GLANCED; v. 6 Theorao = LOOKED; v. 9 EDON = PERCEIVED AND BELIEVED

5. THE FACE CLOTH IS BY ITSELF, v. 7 He took it off and folded it.

6. THE TESTIMONY OF ANGELS, v. 12. They confirmed. But those aren’t the ultimate signs:

 THE STONE IS GONE, v. 1
 THE TOMB IS EMPTY, v. 2 was sealed and guarded
 JESUS IS ABSENT, v. 3
 THE GRAVE CLOTHES ARE UNDISTURBED, v. 5
 THE FACE CLOTH IS BY ITSELF, v. 7
 THE TESTIMONY OF ANGELS, v. 12

7. That’s nothing compared to the LAST PROOF -- We see Christ personally and face-to-face meeting His own! John only records 3 of the 10 meetings Christ had, each so purposeful! Resurrection Appearances of Christ - At the empty tomb outside Jerusalem, early Sunday morning (Mt. 28:1-10; Mk. 16:1-8; Lk. 24:1-12; John 20:1-9).

A. EARLY SUNDAY MORNING: To Mary Magdalene out of whom He cast 7 demons, who had no role in leadership, to show His personal, loving faithfulness first! And to show the other women His gratitude for their faithfulness at the cross. (Mk. 16:9-11; Jn. 20:11-18).
B. SUNDAY MID-DAY: To the two travelers on the road to Emmaus (Lk. 24: 13-32) to stimulate personal study in the Scriptures.
C. DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY: To Peter in Jerusalem (Lk. 24:34; I Cor. 15:5) to strengthen his faith.
D. SUNDAY EVENING: to the 10 disciples in the Upper Room (Mk. 16:14; Lk. 24:36-43; Jn. 20 19-25) to commission their post-resurrection ministry .
E. ONE WEEK LATER: to the 11 disciples in the Upper Room (Jn. 20:26-31; I Cor. 15:5) to confirm the doubting Thomas.
F. ONE DAY AT DAYBREAK: to the seven disciples fishing on the Sea of Galilee (Jn. 21:1-23) to restore them to ministry.
G. SOME TIME LATER: to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee (Mt. 28:16-20; Mk. 16:15-18) to send them out as disciple makers.
H. SOME TIME LATER: to more than 500 believers (I Cor. 15:6) to verify His resurrection to them and us!
I. SOME TIME LATER: to James (I Cor. 15:7) to confirm His brother a future great leader in the church!
J. FORTY DAYS AFTER THE RESURRECTION: At His Ascension from the Mt. of Olives (Lk. 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8) to conclude His earthly ministry and give the marching orders for His church as they waited for Pentecost.


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