![]() A dead body is an inanimate object, equivalent to a gold bar. It may sound like a stretch, but it’s a rather similar case. It’s common sense, isn’t it? If you had placed gold bar in a safety deposit, and locked it well, but three days later it is gone… what is the first thought that will hit you? Oh, my gold bar has grown wings and left the safety box on its own accord? No, obviously you’re going to think, somebody has stolen my gold bar! Unfortunately, our human logical minds are unable to process that line of thinking very well. In fact, this was probably the very first, of many, proclamations of Christ’s revival. He wanted to explain the reason first, before they came to any other conclusions on their own accord. They would have found out the moment they stepped into or looked into the tomb, but the angel made it a point to inform them in advance? Why? At the point when the angel spoke, they likely were still outside the tomb, trying to wrap their minds around the fact that they just saw an angel doing something supernatural. They would likely be confused, stunned, shocked and, probably still glued to the ground. If trained, mature male adults were so scared that they froze and become like dead men (I love the irony here) I don’t suppose that the two Marys who were present were in a much better state. He spoke at a time when the guards were so afraid of what had just happened that they shook and become like dead men. However, was that what the angel was doing? I doubt so. What would a Chinese ask? “Oh, you’re home?” (Just for the record, I’m Chinese.) It’s a formality thing perhaps, but it’s so natural in our culture that as stupid as it is, we still do it. Imagine you’re at home, and you see your father coming home. He is not here – Oh, this is obvious, isn’t it? There’s a long running tease that modern Chinese in my country like to point out about their older generation. Perhaps in doing this little roleplay we will comprehend the depth of these words. In today’s study, we will, bearing in mind that it is Easter, pretend we are Mary and the one whom the angel spoke these words to. ![]() It is an amazing statement, especially worthy of meditating upon when we look at the context of it. If you go on a pilgrimage to Israel, apparently quite a few of the places that are possibly the locations of Christ’s tomb have a sign of this verse attached outside of the tomb. Matthew 28:6 is famous for being a verse believers today proclaim regularly on the day of His Resurrection, i.e. Matthew 28:6 | NIV | Other Versions | Context He is not here he has risen, just as he said.
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