I posted this early this morning on my Facebook wall and thought it worthy of a brief blog post.
"Many will see what this is about and then skip reading it. Go on til the end please as the last phrase is key.
Mark 16: 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. 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.
9[Now 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."
With hundreds of first hand accounts of this testimony, still most will deny it ever happened. Most believe in a historical account of a crucifixion, but deny the power over the grave, the risen Savior. We see the Lord Jesus and then go away and report that He is alive..... but many refuse to believe it, even those we think are with us.
Our Savior is risen, He is alive and well, seated at the right hand of the Father, and He ever lives to make intercession for us. Hallelujah, what a Savior!!!"
"Many will see what this is about and then skip reading it. Go on til the end please as the last phrase is key.
Mark 16: 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. 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.
9[Now 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."
With hundreds of first hand accounts of this testimony, still most will deny it ever happened. Most believe in a historical account of a crucifixion, but deny the power over the grave, the risen Savior. We see the Lord Jesus and then go away and report that He is alive..... but many refuse to believe it, even those we think are with us.
Our Savior is risen, He is alive and well, seated at the right hand of the Father, and He ever lives to make intercession for us. Hallelujah, what a Savior!!!"
