The Burial and Resurrection of Christ

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The Burial and Resurrection of Christ

• Matthew 2755-2810

Presented by Bob DeWaay November 20, 2005
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Exemplary Women Who are Witnesses

• Matthew 2755, 56
• And many women were there looking on from a
  distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
  ministering to Him, among whom was Mary
  Magdalene, along with Mary the mother of James
  and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of
  Zebedee.

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A Disciple Steps Forward

• Matthew 2757, 58
• And when it was evening, there came a rich man
  from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had
  also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to
  Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then
  Pilate ordered it to be given over to him.

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Prophecy Fulfilled

• Isaiah 539
• His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He
  was with a rich man in His death, Because He had
  done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His
  mouth.

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Joseph Buries Jesus Body

• Matthew 2759, 60
• And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a
  clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new
  tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock and he
  rolled a large stone against the entrance of the
  tomb and went away.

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Beloved Witnesses

• Matthew 2761
• And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other
  Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

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The Jewish Leaders are Still Worried about Jesus

• Matthew 2762, 63
• Now on the next day, which is the one after the
  preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees
  gathered together with Pilate, and said, Sir, we
  remember that when He was still alive that
  deceiver said, After three days I am to rise
  again.

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A Stolen Body The Oldest False Theory About the
Empty Tomb

• Matthew 2764
• Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made
  secure until the third day, lest the disciples
  come and steal Him away and say to the people,
  He has risen from the dead, and the last
  deception will be worse than the first.

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Jesus Predicted His Resurrection

• Matthew 1239, 40
• But He answered and said to them, An evil and
  adulterous generation craves for a sign and yet
  no sign shall be given to it but the sign of
  Jonah the prophet for just as Jonah was three
  days and three nights in the belly of the sea
  monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days
  and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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They Want to Keep Jesus in the Grave!

• Matthew 2765, 66
• Pilate said to them, You have a guard go, make
  it as secure as you know how. And they went and
  made the grave secure, and along with the guard
  they set a seal on the stone.

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Two Marys At the Grave

• Matthew 281
• Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn
  toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene
  and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

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The Earth and the Guards Shake

• Matthew 282-4
• And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred,
  for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven
  and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon
  it. And his appearance was like lightning, and
  his garment as white as snow and the guards
  shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

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You Stop Fearing

• Matthew 285
• And the angel answered and said to the women,
  Do not be afraid for I know that you are
  looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

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Witnesses of the Empty Tomb

• Matthew 286
• He is not here, for He has risen, just as He
  said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

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He Has Risen -- The Very Idea the Jewish
Leaders Feared

• Matthew 287
• And go quickly and tell His disciples that He
  has risen from the dead and behold, He is going
  before you into Galilee, there you will see Him
  behold, I have told you.

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They Worship the Resurrected Christ

• Matthew 288, 9
• And they departed quickly from the tomb with
  fear and great joy and ran to report it to His
  disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted
  them. And they came up and took hold of His feet
  and worshiped Him.

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Though They had Fled In Fear, Jesus Calls them
Brothers

• Matthew 2810
• Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid go
  and take word to My brethren to leave for
  Galilee, and there they shall see Me.

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Scripture Fulfilled

• Psalm 2222
• I will tell of Thy name to my brethren In the
  midst of the assembly I will praise Thee.

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Applications

• Believe That God Raised Jesus from the Dead
• Be Comforted that the Lord Calls Believers
  Brothers Even in Their Weaknesses

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Believe That God Raised Jesus from the Dead

• Romans 108, 9
• But what does it say? The word is near you, in
  your mouth and in your heart -- that is, the
  word of faith which we are preaching, that if you
  confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and
  believe in your heart that God raised Him from
  the dead, you shall be saved

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The Lord Calls us Brothers

• Hebrews 211, 12
• For both He who sanctifies and those who are
  sanctified are all from one Father for which
  reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
  saying, I will proclaim Thy name to My brethren,
  In the midst of the congregation I will sing Thy
  praise.

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Jesus Averts Gods Wrath and Helps us Overcome
Temptation

• Hebrews 217, 18
• Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren
  in all things, that He might become a merciful
  and faithful high priest in things pertaining to
  God, to make propitiation for the sins of the
  people. For since He Himself was tempted in that
  which He has suffered, He is able to come to the
  aid of those who are tempted.

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