Matthew 28:6-7 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.… It is said that the Romans had a practice of lighting up their tombs. In Essex a tomb was once opened, when a lamp was found in the corner, and a chair near it indicating the rank of the tomb-tenant; and it is recorded that fifteen hundred years after the death of Tullia, Cicero's daughter, her tomb, which was accidentally opened, was found illuminated with a lamp. It was but a glimmering light, the rays of which were confined to the catacomb walls. But the light Christ sheds upon the grave falls upon the vista of eternity. You can now stoop, look in, and see immortality beyond. (Blacket's "Young Men's Class. ") Parallel Verses KJV: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.WEB: He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying. |
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