Jesus has appeared 4 times already:

1. Mary Magdalene
2. The other women
3. 2 men on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24)
4. Peter

• Refer to John 20:19

 
Mark 16:14
THE GREAT COMMISSION
14 Later he appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he had risen.[1]

• How many of the disciples did Jesus rebuke?
• The Eleven is a general term used to describe the disciples.
• Thomas is not there… John & Peter already believed.
• 8 received the rebuking.
• Refer to Luke 24:38

 
Luke 24:36-43
THE REALITY OF THE RISEN JESUS
36 As they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!”

• Saying what things?
• 10 are there… Thomas is not there.
• Who believe Jesus was raised?
  1) John believed at the sight of the grave clothes.
  2) Peter believed later when Jesus appeared to him.

37 But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost.

• 8 of the 10
• Refer to Mark 16:14

38 “Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” 40 Having said this, he showed them his hands and feet.

• They thought they were seeing a spirit… 8 of them.
• Flesh & bones – no mention of blood.
• Refer to John 20:20

41 But while they still were amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 42 So they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate in their presence. [2]

• Refer to John 20:20b

 
John 20:19 – 21:25
THE DISCIPLES COMMISSIONED
19 When it was evening of that first day of the week (Sunday), the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

• The disciples are scared because their Savior/friend is gone and the Jews are looking for them.
• Jesus just appeared and did not come through the door.
• Refer to Luke 24:36

20 Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side.

• John records hands and side… Luke recorded hands and feet.
• Jesus showed them His hands, feet and side.
• Refer to Luke 24:41

So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

• The other 8 finally believe that Jesus has raised from the dead.

21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

• 10 disciples present… not Thomas
• Jesus was sent to live His life by Another (the Father)

22 After saying this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

• “On them” rather than “in them”
• This is different than Acts 2 where the Church was birthed.
• Jesus is giving them the ability to understand what He is going to say to them between now and His ascension.

23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

• He is giving the disciples authority to judge sin.
• This is different than Church discipline.
• The ability to point out the difference of walking by the Spirit vs walking by the flesh.

 
THOMAS SEES AND BELIEVES
24 But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

• Thomas is the only disciple who does not believe at this point.

26 A week later (after 8 days… Sunday) his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

• Not your peace… Jesus’ peace… John 14

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.”
28 Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”

• Jesus is truth... We are not teaching this generation that Jesus is the truth.
• They are finding it hard to believe.
• Therefore, they are not falling in love with Jesus.
• The more truth they know about Jesus the more they believe.
• We are teaching them morals and behavior and lists.
• Just teach them that Jesus was and is always will be real.
• Teach Jesus so the Spirit will prove Him real.
• The trust will come if they believe He is real.

 
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GOSPEL
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book.

• John did not record all of Jesus’ miracles… only 7
• 7 is enough for you to believe

31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

• Live your life by another life… Jesus’ life in us.
• Colossians 3:4 – He is my life

JESUS’ THIRD APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES
21 After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). He revealed himself in this way: (7th total appearance)

• They finally have the courage to leave Jerusalem and go to Galilee… after they believed.
• Thomas was keeping them from traveling because of His unbelief.

2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee’s sons (James & John), and two others of his disciples were together. (7 total)
3 “I’m going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them.

• Peter returned to his old vocation to meet his needs.
• “I’m not just going to sit around.”

“We’re coming with you,” they told him. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

• 7 men… including Peter, James & John who were found by Jesus as fishermen. (Luke 5:1-11)

4 When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus. 5 “Friends,” Jesus called to them, “you don’t have any fish, do you?”
“No,” they answered.
6 “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” he told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. 7 The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”

• John recognized Jesus… even though Jesus appeared to Peter first and was even given the keys to the Kingdom.
•  Someone besides the lead guy recognized Jesus first.

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea. 8 Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread.

• These were not the fish out of the net.

10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them. 11 So Simon Peter climbed up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish—153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.

• No significance to the number of 153 other than John was so specific here to prove authenticity of his letter as compared to only including 7 miracles.

12 “Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.[3]

[1] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mk 16:14). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Lk 24:36–43). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Jn 20:19–21:14). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 - (NAS): 9 but just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” 10 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

Psalm 19:14 - 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

“I love the jelly doughnut’s here at Leavener”
“I love my new car”
“I love boxing and football”
“I love my job”
“I love this church”
“I love Rusty”
“I love my family”
“I love my kids”
“I looooove my wife”
“I love my brothers and sisters in Christ”
“I love Jesus”
“I love God”

​I’m going to try to explain what “love” is, what it’s not, and again what it is. It seems the more I mature, ideas start to combine and simplify.
Example: Complexity is the enemy of security!

I John 14:19 - 19 We love, because He first loved us.

8 Types of Love According to the Ancient Greeks
1) Agape — Unconditional Love. First, we have agape love. ...
2) Eros — Romanic Love. Eros is named after the Greek god of love and fertility. ...
3) Philia — Affectionate Love. ...
4) Philautia — Self-love. ...
5) Storge — Familiar Love. ...
6) Pragma — Enduring Love. ...
7) Ludus — Playful Love. ...
8) Mania — Obsessive Love.

Agapeo: Verb, future, active, indicative, second person, singular
ἀγαπάω, I love (never of love between the sexes, but nearly always of the love of (the) God or (the) Christ to us, and of our love to Him and to our fellow creatures, as inspired by His love for us).
AGAPEO active
Luke 10:27 (NAS): You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself (Deuteronomy 6:5, Leviticus 19:18)

We can talk about AGAPE (N), but we live out AGAPAO (V) Agape
Galatians 5:6 (NAS): 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Agape
Jude 20–21 (NAS): 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the
Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

AGAPAO
1 John 3:23 (NAS): 23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one
another, just as He commanded us.

Agapao
Galatians 5:14 (NAS): 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

​Mark 12:30–31 (NAS): 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’
31 “The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There
is no other commandment greater than these.”
Romans 13:8–10 (NAS): 8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one
another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall
not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it
is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of
the law. Romans 13:8–10 (NAS): 8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love
one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall
not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it
is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of
the law.
Galatians 5:14 (NAS): 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the
statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
1 John 4:8 (NAS): 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for
God is love.
1 Corinthians 13:8 (NAS): 8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts
of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease;
if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
John 3:16 (NAS): 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal life.
John 3:19 (NAS): 19 “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into
the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their
deeds were evil.
2 Timothy 4:10 (NAS): 10 for Demas, having loved this present world, has
deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia,
Titus to Dalmatia.
2 Peter 2:15 (NAS): 15 forsaking the right way, they have gone astray,
having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages
of unrighteousness;
John 12:43 (NAS): 43 for they loved the approval of men rather than the
approval of God.
Luke 11:43 (NAS): 43 “Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the
synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.
Luke 16:13 (NAS): 13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate
the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
John 5:20 (NAS): 20 “For the Father loves (Phileo) the Son, and shows Him all
things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works
than these, so that you will marvel.
Matthew 5:46 (NAS): 46 “For if you love those who love you, what reward do
you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 6:24 (NAS): 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate
the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and wealth.
Luke 6:32 (NAS): 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them.
Luke 7:42 (NAS): 42 “When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave
them both. So which of them will love him more?”
Luke 11:43 (NAS): 43 “Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the
synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.
John 12:43 (NAS): 43 for they loved the approval of men rather than the
approval of God.
John 21:15 (NAS): 15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to
Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love (agapeo) Me more than these?”
He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love (phileo) You.” He *said to him,
“Tend My lambs.”
2 Timothy 4:10 (NAS): 10 for Demas, having loved this present world, has
deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to
Dalmatia.
2 Peter 2:15 (NAS): 15 forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having
followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of
unrighteousness;
1 John 2:15 (NAS): 15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Agape used apart
Matthew 24:12 (NAS): 12 “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s
love will grow cold.
Revelation 2:4 (NAS): 4 ‘But I have this against you, that you have left your
first love.
Ephesians 5:2 (NAS): 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and
gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant
aroma.
Philo God
Revelation 3:19 (NAS): 19 ‘Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline;
therefore be zealous and repent.
John 5:20 (NAS): 20 “For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all
things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater
works than these, so that you will marvel.
John 11:3 (NAS): 3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold,
he whom You love is sick.”
John 11:36 (NAS): 36 So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved John
16:27 (NAS): 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved
Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
John 20:2 (NAS): 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other
disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “They have taken away the
Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him

• Group of women left before the Sabbath ended.
• Those women purchased additional spices on the Sabbath to anoint Jesus’ body.
• Mary Magdalene got there first and saw the tomb was empty. She left to report to Peter & John
• The other women showed up at the tomb and saw an angel that told them Jesus was not there and they were to go tell the disciples to meet Jesus in Galilee.
• Refer to Luke 24:9 (back up to vs 1 for context)

 
MATTHEW 28:9-15
9 Just then Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”

• Who is them?
• 8 So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news.[1] – This is the other women.
• There is time between verse 8 & 9.

THE SOLDIERS BRIBED TO LIE
11 As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money 13 and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’

• The Jewish leaders invented a lie.
• How do they know it was the disciples if they guards were asleep?
• This lie is still believed today.
• This lie would cost the Roman soldiers their lives because the Roman seal was broken.

14 If this reaches the governor’s ears, we will deal with him and keep you out of trouble.”
 - If you lie… we will keep you safe.
15 They took the money and did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.[2]
 - Believed until the day Matthew penned his book
 - Still believed today.
 - Refer to Mark 16:12
 
Mark 16:9-13
THE LONGER ENDING OF MARK: APPEARANCES OF THE RISEN LORD
9 Early on the first day of the week, after he had risen, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.

• He appeared to Mary Magdalen first… not the other women
• Refer to John 20:14

10 She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11 Yet, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

• Refer to Matthew 28:9  

12 After this, he appeared in a different form to two of them walking on their way into the country.

• Not two of the 12 disciples
• Refer to Luke 24:13

13 And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.[3]

• They didn’t believe in a physical resurrection.
• Refer to Luke 24:33

 
Luke 24:1-35
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. 5 So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.
“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men. 6 “He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘It is necessary that the Son of Man be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day’?” 8 And they remembered his words.
9 Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.

• Refer to John 20:2 (Read vs 1 for context)

10 Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.

• They were telling these things but they were not together.

11 But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
 - They didn’t believe it…
 - The 9 didn’t believe the women because a women’s testimony in a court of law was not valid in 30 AD.
12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb.
 - Peter was listening to Mary Magdalene… not the other 9.
When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went away, amazed at what had happened.
 - Amazed about the resurrection or that His body was stolen?
 - Refer to John 20:3
 - Peter still did not believe in a physical resurrection at this point. He thought the body was stolen as told by Mary Magdalene.
 - Refer to John 20:11
 
THE EMMAUS DISCIPLES
13 Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 Together they were discussing everything that had taken place. 15 And while they were discussing and arguing, Jesus himself came near and began to walk along with them. 16 But they were prevented from recognizing him. 17 Then he asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having with each other as you are walking?” And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.
18 The one named Cleopas answered him, “Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?”
19 “What things?” he asked them.
So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in action and speech before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he was the one who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.

• 3rd day or 72 hours?
• Jewish perspective allows part of a day to be a whole day.
• It’s still the 3rd day in this conversation.

22 Moreover, some women from our group astounded us. They arrived early at the tomb, 23 and when they didn’t find his body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”
25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

• Isaiah spoke of a suffering servant.
• Jesus believed all the prophets and what they spoke.

26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.

• All the Scriptures were true

28 They came near the village where they were going, and he gave the impression that he was going farther. 29 But they urged him, “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
30 It was as he reclined at the table with them that he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

• This was not communion.
• Jesus told His disciples at the Passover meal that He would not observe this communion until returns in the Messianic Kingdom.

31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.

• It didn’t say they opened their eyes.
• God opened their eyes.
• It took them awhile to understand who Jesus was.
• Jesus told these men all the Scripture and took them time for it to be revealed to them that it was Jesus.

32 They said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?” 33 That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem.

• Refer to Mark 16:13

They found the Eleven and those with them gathered together, 34 who said, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!”

• The 1st apostle that Jesus appeared to was the apostle who denied Jesus 3 times.
• Refer to 1 Corinthians 15:1-5

35 Then they began to describe what had happened on the road and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.[4]
 
John 20:1-18
1 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”

• She knew the stone was rolled away
• She knew Jesus was not in the tomb
• She believed someone stole Jesus’ body
• She went to report this to Peter & John
• Refer to Luke 24:10

3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb.
 - Peter & John based upon what they heard from Mary Magdalene.
4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
 - John couldn’t believe it. In shock.
6 Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
 - John saw two separate piles of cloth.
 - Because linen was folded… He believed that Jesus was resurrected.
8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed.

• John actually believed at this point that Jesus had physically resurrected… rather than just spiritually.

9 For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.

• Refer to Luke 24:12 (2nd time)

 
MARY MAGDALENE SEES THE RISEN LORD
11 But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.
 - This is the first time Mary Magdalene had encountered the angels.
13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

• Refer to Mark 16:9

14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus. 15 “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”

• When Jesus said Mary… Mary recognized Him.
• When Mary recognized the significance of Jesus calling her by name… she knew Jesus.

17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”

• “Don’t touch Me.”
• He appeared to a woman
• He appeared to a woman who was formerly a harlot.
• 1) “Don’t cling to me” – Mary wanted to grab Him as not to let Him ascend into heaven.
• 2) “Don’t touch Me.” – Jesus had not yet ascended to heaven to offer His blood as a Holy Sacrifice and He would do this before He appears to the disciples.

 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her. [5]

• Refer to Mark 16:9-11 (2nd time)

 
1 Corinthians 15:5
1 Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.[6]

[1] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 28:8). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 28:9–15). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mk 16:9–13). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Lk 24:1–35). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Jn 20:2–18). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (1 Co 15:1–5). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

MATTHEW 27:61
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.
 
THE CLOSELY GUARDED TOMB
62 The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 So give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come, steal him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 “You have a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.” 66 They went and secured the tomb by setting a seal on the stone and placing the guard.
 - Breaking a Roman seal would bring death.

• Matthew 12:40 – “For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.”[1]
• Not 72 hours… but parts of 3 different days.
• Genesis 42:17-20 - So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days. 18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God—do this and you will live. 19 If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households. 20 Bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be confirmed; then you won’t die.” And they consented to this. [2]
• 1 Samuel 30:12-13 - Then they gave him some pressed figs and two clusters of raisins. After he ate he revived, for he hadn’t eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
• Then David said to him, “Who do you belong to? Where are you from?”

“I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,” he said. “My master abandoned me when I got sick three days ago.[3]

• Matthew 16:21 - From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.[4]
• Mark 8:31 - Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.[5]
• Contradiction? – After?
• If a Jew considers part of a day a full day.

 
Proving the resurrection:

• 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 - For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. 6 Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time; most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one born at the wrong time, he also appeared to me.[6]
• Refer to Mark 15:47

 
RESURRECTION MORNING
MATTHEW 28:1-8
1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week (Sunday) was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb.
 - Refer to Mark 16:1
2 There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men.
Refer to John 20:1
5 The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”
8 So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news.[7]

• The women (minus Mary Magdalene) to the other 9.
• Mary Magdalene went to Peter & John who were running to the grave with a different message.
• End

 
MARK 15:47–16:8
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where he was laid.

• Refer to Luke 23:55

 
RESURRECTION MORNING
MARK 16
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they could go and anoint him.

• Conclusion: Women were traveling to grave before the Sabbath was over but couldn’t purchase spices on the Sabbath.
• They bought spices on both Friday & Sunday.
• Luke 24:10 - Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.[8]
• Luke 23:56 - Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes (Friday).
• Refer to Matthew 28:2

2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise.

• Mary Magdalene got there before the others because she got there in the dark.
• She saw the stone was rolled away and left.

3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?”

• They had not seen Mary Magdalene yet.

4 Looking up, they noticed that the stone—which was very large—had been rolled away.

• Refer to Luke 24:1
• Did Mary Magdalene do something to open this?
• Refer to Luke 24:2

5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; they were alarmed (amazed).

• Angels are always referred to as male in the Bible.
• Possibly the same angel that
• Refer to Luke 24:3

6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they put him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there just as he told you.’”

• The angel told the women to tell the disciples to go to Galilee.
• This is the same instruction Jesus gave them before He died.
• Matthew 26:31 - Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will fall away because of me, for it is written:

I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.,

• But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”[9]

• Refer to Luke 24:4

8 They went out and ran from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.[10]
 
LUKE 23:55-24:8
55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed along and observed the tomb and how his body was placed. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes (Friday). And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

• They saw Jesus laying in the tomb
• They saw how His body was laid in the tomb
• They traveled back and bought spices
• Refer to Matthew 28:1

 
RESURRECTION MORNING
Luke 24
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

• Mary Magdalene has already been there.
• Refer to John 20:1 (2nd time)

2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

• The women without Mary Magdalene
• Refer to Mark 16:5

3 They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

• The women did not find the body… but they did find something.
• Refer to Matthew 28:5

4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.
 - Mary Magdalene is not present.
 - She has no idea Jesus has been raised.
5 So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.
“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men. 6 “He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘It is necessary that the Son of Man be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day’?”

• The women had come to bring spices believing that Jesus was still there.
• The angel alerted them to what Jesus had taught them.
• The women didn’t get it.
• They were supposed to go tell the disciples to go to Galilee… Did they go? No.
• Refer to Matthew 28:8

8 And they remembered his words. [11]
 
JOHN 20:1-2
1 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

• It was dark and couldn’t see the Angel.
• Refer to Mark 16:2

2 So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”[12]

• She assumed Jesus’ body had been stolen.

Refer to Mark 16:3 (2nd time)

[1] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 12:40). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Ge 42:17–20). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (1 Sa 30:12–13). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 16:21). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mk 8:31). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (1 Co 15:3–8). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 27:61–28:8). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Lk 24:10). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[9] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mt 26:31–32). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[10] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Mk 15:47–16:8). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[11] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Lk 23:55–24:8). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[12] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Jn 20:1–2). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.