The Empty Tomb

As a culture we love Christmas. But in this short post I want to make a case for the supremacy of Easter. While it is certainly impossible to separate the two events we can not over state the importance of the resurrection. The empty tomb proves that Jesus once for all died to rescue those that will repent and believe in his perfect life, wrath bearing substitution and resurrection.

John 20:31 sums it up this way:

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

In fact John 20 might be one of the most important pages ever written in recorded history.

20 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4 Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus'[a] head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went back to their homes.

The Bible is our greatest treasure because it teaches about the love of Jesus for his bride. How he died to rescue her, how we are to live, and of course our home in Heaven.

Consider this epic statement from the angel at the tomb…

Why do you seek the living among the dead….He is not here, He is Risen!

Thanks for reading!