He Is Risen! Part 1

Luke 24: 1-12 NASB

¹^"But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.

²And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

⁵and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

⁶"He is not here, but He has risen Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

⁷saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

⁸And they remembered His words,

⁹and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.

¹¹But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

¹²But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened."

Matthew 28: 1-15 NASB

¹Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

²And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

³And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

⁴The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.

⁵The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

⁶"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

⁷"Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you."

⁸And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.

⁹And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me."

¹¹Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

¹²And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

¹³and said, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.'

¹⁴"And if this should come to the governor's ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble."

¹⁵And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day."

Mark 16:1-13 NASB

¹When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him.

²Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

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

⁴Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.

⁵Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.

⁶And he said to them, Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.

⁷"But go, tell His disciples and Peter, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.'"

⁸They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

⁹Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.

¹⁰She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

¹¹When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

¹²After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country.

¹³They went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either."



John 20: 1-18 NASB

¹Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw

the stone already taken away from the tomb.

²So 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."

³So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb.

⁴The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first;

⁵and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.

⁶And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there,

⁷and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

⁸So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.

⁹For as yet they did not understand the Scripture,that He must rise again from the dead.

¹⁰So the disciples went away again to their own homes.

¹¹But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;

¹²and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.

¹³And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."

¹⁴When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.

¹⁵Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."

¹⁶Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).

¹⁷Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"

¹⁸Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her. "

I know, some have said "Look, the accounts don't agree with one another! They can't even get their story straight, how can this possibly be true?!"

Bible scholars agree that fact that the four Gospels are different from one another actually give them more credence, not less. Why? Well because if they were all the same, exactly the same, then you'd smell a rat. You'd be able to say "They all got together in a room somewhere and worked out their stories! Liars!" Police call that collusion, when witnesses stories are exactly the same, and the testimony of such is counted as unreliable. The fact that the four Gospels are different, mean in fact that they are telling the truth from four different points of view.

Lets see where they are the same first, and then we can look at the interesting points that each brings up.

A.) First Day of the Week the Women Visit the Tomb.

Luke 24:1

Matthew 28:1

Mark 16:1

John 20:1

B.) Stone Rolled Away

1.) Luke 24:2

2.)Matthew 28:2

3.)Mark 16:3-4

4.)John 20:1

C.) Jesus' Body Is Missing

1.) Luke 24:3

2.)Matthew 28:5-6

3.)Mark 16:5-6

4.)John 20:2-8

D.) Angels Present At the Tomb

1.)Luke 24:4-5

2.)Matthew 28:2-5

3. Mark 16:5-7

4.) John 20:12-13

E.) The Women Go And Tell The Disciples That Jesus Has Risen

1.)Luke 24:8-9

2.)Matthew 28:5-8

3.)Mark 16:9-11*

4.)John 20:17-18*

*Mary Magdalene alone tells the disciples.