Matthew 28:6-7 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.… I. LET US LOOK AT IT AS A FACT ESTABLISHED BY RELIABLE EVIDENCE. "He is risen." 1. In order to a true resurrection we must first have it clearly established that at the time of His burial He was really dead. The soldiers found Jesus already dead. He was buried in a new tomb; hence no other body could have been substituted for that of our Lord. Nicodemus, Joseph of Aremathaea, and the women who assisted at His burial are witnesses of His death. 2. The testimony of those who saw our Lord alive after His resurrection. II. But passing from the fact itself, let us consider its relation to the Saviour's former utterances, "He is risen, as He said" (John 2:18-21; Matthew 12:40; Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:22). Christ perilled His whole Deity and Messiahship on His resurrection. There is a three-fold attestation in this wondrous event. 1. It proved Him to be a prophet, a miracle-worker, and it threw back its authenticating light on everything said and done by Him during His earthly ministry. Thus we learn to view the resurrection of our Lord as the foundation of our faith. Take this chapter out of the gospel and all others are worthless.Two influences — 1. Hope through life — "God hath begotten us unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 2. An influence of comfort in bereavement and death coming from this theme. (W. M. Taylor, D. D.) 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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