What the empty tomb did was prepare the way for the rest of the story: a risen Lord who appeared alive to hundreds of people after the resurrection. The first Easter Sunday began with grief and ...

In St. John’s telling of the Easter story (John chapter 20), Mary Magdalene shows up first. She’s there to care for the corpse of her beloved Rabbi and Lord, but all she finds is an empty tomb.

You see, the joyous news of Easter comes to us through an empty tomb. He is not here is the bad news, the awful news that the faithful women and the Apostles heard.

After the cross, Mary had nothing left, and the empty tomb made that physically real. Now there was nobody: No body, no sense of the presence of God, no hope, only a hole in her soul.

But it had been removed by an angel, who sat upon it. The women then spoke with more angels inside the tomb, who directed them to go and tell the disciples (Mark 16:1-7, Luke 24:1-9, Matthew 28:1-7).

But it had been removed by an angel, who sat upon it. The women then spoke with more angels inside the tomb, who directed them to go and tell the disciples (Mark 16:1-7, Luke 24:1-9, Matthew 28:1-7).

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