T he angel was so impressive that the se battle-hardened warriors were terrified and beca me like dead men, they were paralys ed by awe. An ang el appeared and rolled the stone aw ay, not to get the body of Jes us, but to allow the women in to s ee that he had already risen. However, Matthew adds so me important extra details.įirstly, Matthew tel ls us what happened to the guar ds the religious leaders requested. Firstly, the tomb was empty, second ly, the resurrection was firstly announced to wom en and thirdly the disciples met t he Risen One. Here at the end of Matthew ’s Gospel we hear of Jesus’ resurrecti on and the mission that follows f or all who follow him.Īll fo ur gospels tell us three key fac ts about what happened on Resurrection Sund ay. Have y ou ever been sent out to do an importa nt task? It might be to g et more milk from the shop la te at night to avoid a hung ry morning tomorrow or maybe your wo rk has sent you to negotiate an importa nt contract. And behold, I am wi th you always, to the end of t he age.” (Matt 28:6, 18-20)

19 Go therefo re and make disciples of all natio ns, baptizing them in the name of t he Father and of the Son a nd of the Holy Spirit, 20 teachi ng them to observe all that I ha ve commanded you.

He is not here, f or he has risen, as he sai d… “All authority in heaven and on ear th has been given to me. 47) Matt 28:1-20: The Resurrection a nd Commission

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