The Story of Christ's Resurrection
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After His death, two of His followers, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took His body down from the cross and buried it in a tomb in a garden near Golgotha. The women who had followed Jesus looked on. Lk 23:5-56; Jn 19:38-42
To secure the body, Pilate sent a guard of soldiers to set a seal on the stone and to stand watch. Mt 27:62-66
Early Sunday morning, April 5, AD 33, Mary Magdalene, Mary, and Salome went to see the tomb and brought spices to anoint the body. There was an earthquake as an angel descended from heaven, rolled back the stone, and sat on it. Mt 28:1-7; Mk 16:1-7
The Roman guards were so shaken by fear that they became like dead men. Mt 28:4
The angel announced to the women that Christ had risen. Mt 28:1-7
The women looked inside the empty tomb. Mt 28:1-7; Lk 24:1-7
The angel told the women to tell the disciples that He had risen, and that Jesus would meet them in Galilee. Mt 28:1-7
The women ran to tell the disciples, but they met Jesus on the way and worshiped Him. He told them to tell the disciples that He would meet them in Galilee. Mt 28:8-10
At first the apostles didn’t believe the women. Lk 24:8-11
Peter and John ran to the tomb. John got there first; He looked and saw the linen cloths lying by themselves, but didn’t go in. When Peter arrived, he went in immediately and saw the linen cloths, and the face cloth folded up in a place by itself. Then John went in the tomb and believed that Jesus had risen. Jn 20:3-10
Mary Magdalene went back to the tomb, weeping. Jesus appeared to her. He told her not to cling to Him, but to tell His disciples that He was going to ascend to heaven. Jn 20:11-18
The Roman soldiers went to Jerusalem to tell the Jewish leaders what happened. The Jewish leaders paid the soldiers a large sum of money to lie and say that Christ's disciples stole the body during the night while they were sleeping. Mt 28:11-15
Later that day Jesus appeared to two disciples on their way to Emmaus and spent some time with them. At first they didn’t recognize Him, but when He broke the bread and gave it to them, they realized it was Him, and He vanished. They went back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples. Lk 24:13-35
On Sunday evening the disciples were in a room with the doors locked, and Jesus appeared to them. He invited them to look at His scars on His hands, feet, and side, and to touch Him. He ate a piece of broiled fish. Thomas wasn’t with them, and when they tried to tell him that Christ was risen, he refused to believe unless He saw Christ for Himself. Lk 24:36-43; Jn 20:19-23; Jn 20:24-31
The next Sunday the disciples were meeting once again with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus appeared again and invited Thomas to touch His hands and side. Thomas believed. Jn 20:24-311
The following Thursday, Jesus appeared to some of the disciples at the Sea of Galilee. The disciples had returned to Galilee as Christ instructed them to. They went fishing. At dawn, Jesus called from the shore and asked if they had caught anything. When they said no, Jesus told them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. When they did, they caught too many fish to haul in the net. John told Peter, It is the Lord!" So, Peter dove into the water and swam to shore while the others took the boat. On the shore, Jesus offered them breakfast (fish and bread). Jn 21
In all, Jesus appeared to over 500 of His followers over a period of forty days. He commanded His followers to make disciples of all the nations, and then He ascended into heaven as they watched. Mt 28:19-20; Acts 1:1-11; 1 Cor 15:3-8
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