I Believe That The Tomb Was Found Empty

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I Believe That The Tomb Was Found Empty

• John 201-10
• Song 413

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The Empty Tomb

• Jesus was confessed to be the Christ, the son of
  God. Matthew 1616 John 149 1127
• Jesus claimed to be the Christ, the Son of God.
  John 425 517-18 858 1030-33
• Father claimed Jesus to be His Son. Matthew
  317 175

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• His deity was made known by the resurrection.
  Romans 13-4
• Affirmed everything that was claimed about Him.

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• Fulfilled the prophecy of David! Psalms 168-10
• Quoted by Peter. Acts 224-32, 36
• Coming of the Holy Spirit affirms Jesus claim.
  Necessary for Jesus to return to the Father. John
  167ff cf. Luke 2439 John 2024-29
• Quoted by Paul. Acts 1330-35

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• Fulfilled the promises of Christ!
• Early Judean ministry. John 219-22
• Nearly 3 years later this formed the basis for
  one of the charges against Jesus. Matthew 2740
• Galilean ministry. (2nd year of His ministry.)
  Matthew 1239-40 1613-21 179, 22-23
• Perean ministry (beyond the Jordan).Matthew
  2019-20
• Night of His betrayal. Matthew 2632

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The Empty Tomb

• The Nature Of The Tomb.
• New. Luke 2353 John 1941
• Cut from solid rock. Matthew 2760 Mark 1546
• Sealed with a great stone. Mark 164 Matthew
  2762-66 cf. Mark 163
• Note the contents of the tomb. Luke 2412 John
  206-7

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• Where is the body?
• Disciples did not steal the body.Matthew
  2762-66
• Jews did not steal the body. Matthew 2762-64
• Note Their silence in Acts 2.
• Romans did not steal the body.Matthew 2811-15
  Acts 1627

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• Testimony of the witnesses.
• Angels. He is not here, but is risen. Luke
  246
• Mary Magdalene. Mark 169 (1st) John 2014-18
  (2nd)
• Other women. Matthew 289 cf. 286
• Simon (Cephas) Luke 2434 1 Corinthians 155
• To the two on the way to Emmaus. Luke 2413

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• Testimony of the witnesses.
• The disciples (Thomas was absent).John 2019-23
• 500 brethren at once. 1 Corinthians 156
• James. 1 Corinthians 157
• All the apostles. 1 Corinthians 157 (after 8
  days, included Thomas, John 2026-29)
• Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee,
  and two others at the sea of Tiberias. John
  211-14

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• Testimony of the witnesses.
• The eleven. (giving of the great commission in
  Galilee) Matthew 2816-20
• The eleven. (at Jerusalem) Luke 2444-49 Acts
  13-8
• The eleven on Matthew of Olives. (ascension)Luke
  2450-53 Acts 19-11

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• Testimony of the witnesses.
• Last of all to Paul. 1 Corinthians 158 cf. Acts
  91-9

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• Proved resurrection a reality!Matthew 281-61
  Corinthians 1512-20
• Made justification for man possible!1
  Corinthians 1516-17
• Guarantees a righteous judgment!Acts 1730-31
• Gives us hope!1 Peter 13 1 Corinthians 1551-58

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Yes, I Believe That The Tomb Was Found Empty

• He is not here, but is risen. Luke 246
• Yes, I believe in the One they called Jesus, I
  believe He died on Mount Calvary And I believe
  that the tomb was found empty, And I believe that
  Hes the answer for me. Song 413