WOMEN

 *25/10/2020*


*FOURTH SUNDAY SERVICE*


THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD*


TOPIC: *ANGELS MINISTERED TO MANY PEOPLE*


SUB-TOPIC: *WOMEN*


Text: Matthew 28:2-8

         John 20:11-13


*#at the tomb#*

An earthquake marked the death of the Lord Jesus (Matthew 27:51); here it evidenced His resurrection. The tomb was not opened to permit Christ to come out, but to allow others in so they could see that it was empty.

Brilliance is a characteristic of heavenly beings (Matthew 17:2; Daniel 7:9; 10:5,6; Acts 1:10; Revelation 3:4,5; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9,13; 19:14).

*He is risen, as He said:* For Jesus' predictions of His resurrection, see Matthew 12:40; 16:21; 17:9,23; 26:32.

The Lord Jesus made post-resurrection appearances first in Jerusalem and Judea, then in Galilee, and then again in Jerusalem.

Both Matthew 28 and John 21 emphasize the appearances in Galilee. Christ's command to "come, see" (Matthew 28:6) is followed here by *go...tell*. This is always the divine order: to tell others the Good News about our Lord.

Mark 16:15

Mark does not identify the *young man* who appeared in *a long white robe* as an angel, but clearly he is there to explain the mystery that confronts the women.

The Greek voice of *He is risen*, which is passive, indicates that an act of God accomplished the raising up of Jesus.


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