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Exploring the Conquest of the Resurrection of Christ

Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and *said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher). John 20:16


























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 The Resurrection of Christ

John 20:1-18

1  Now 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.
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."
3  So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb.
4  The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first;
5  and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.
6  And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there,
7  and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
8  So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.
9  For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.
10  So the disciples went away again to their own homes.
11  But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
12  and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
13  And 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."
14  When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
15  Jesus 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."
16  Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).
17  Jesus 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.'"
18  Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.

John 20:19-29

19  So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."
20  And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
21  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
22  And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
23  "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."
24  But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25  So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
26  After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."
27  Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing."
28  Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
29  Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."

Matthew 28:1-20

1  Now 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.
2  And 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.
3  And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4  The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.
5  The 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."
8  And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.
9  And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
10  Then 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."
11  Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
12  And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13  and 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."
15  And 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.
16  But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.
17  When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.
18  And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19  "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
20  teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Mark 16:1-8

1  When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him.
2  Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
3  They were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"
4  Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.
5  Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.
6  And 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.'"
8  They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid

Luke 24:1-12

1  But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3  but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4  While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;
5  and 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,
7  saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
8  And they remembered His words,
9  and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
10  Now 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.
11  But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.
12  But 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.

Luke 24:13-35

13  And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14  And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.
15  While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.
16  But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.
17  And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.
18  One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"
19  And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,
20  and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.
21  "But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.
22  "But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,
23  and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.
24  "Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."
25  And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26  "Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"
27  Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
28  And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.
29  But they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." So He went in to stay with them.
30  When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.
31  Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
32  They said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
33  And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them,
34  saying, "The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon."
35  They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Luke 24:36-43

36  While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be to you."
37  But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.
38  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39  "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
40  And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.
41  While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
42  They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;
43  and He took it and ate it before them

1 Corinthians 15:1-8

1  Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
2  by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
3  For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4  and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5  and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6  After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
7  then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;
8  and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.
Romans 1:1-4

1  Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
2  which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3  concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
4  who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Ephesians 1:18-21

18  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19  and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
20  which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21  far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Hebrews 13:20-21

20  Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord,
21  equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.







(Scripture quotation taken from the NASB.)


Posted Easter Sunday Morning, April 1, 2018


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