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Chapter 82—“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?”
This chapter is based on
Matthew 28:1, 5-8
;
Mark 16:1-8
;
Luke
24:1-12
;
John 20:1-18
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On the first day of the week, very early, the women who had
stood by the cross made their way to the tomb to anoint the Saviour’s
body. They did not think about His rising from the dead. The sun of
their hope had set. They remembered not His words, “I will see you
again.”
John 16:22
.
Ignorant of what was even then taking place, they drew near the
garden, saying, “Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of
the sepulcher?” And lo, the heavens were suddenly alight with glory.
The earth trembled. The great stone was rolled away. The grave was
empty!
Mary Magdalene was the first to reach the place, and seeing that
the stone was removed, she hurried to tell the disciples. Meanwhile
the other women came. A light was shining about the tomb, but the
body of Jesus was not there.
As they lingered, suddenly they saw that they were not alone.
A young man in shining garments was sitting by the tomb. It was
the angel who had rolled away the stone. He had taken the guise of
humanity that he might not alarm these friends of Jesus. Yet about
him the light of the heavenly glory was still shining, and the women
were afraid. “Do not be afraid,” the angel said, “for I know that ye
seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as
He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly,
and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead.”
They looked into the tomb, and another angel in human form
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said, “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but
is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in
Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of
sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”
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