Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 4 (TMF:1044)

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Peace to Live By: Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 4 (TMF:1044) - Daniel Litton
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       Mark 16:5-8: “And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid” (Mark 16:5-8, ESV). The women see angels inside the tomb (for there were two, even though Mark only tells us about the one who spoke). One of these angels speaks to the women, telling them not to be alarmed, or afraid. And, it must have been an amazing site, for the text tells us afterward that they the women were “trembling and astonishment had seized them” and that “they were afraid” (ESV). Angels are real, and they can and do actually appear to people, and when they do, the person doesn’t forget. They definitely leave an impression, and so much so that they didn’t even tell anybody about what had happened to them as they went back to the disciples.