After JESUS died:
Mark 16:1-3
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16 And when the sabbath was past,
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James,
and Salome, had bought sweet spices,
that they might come and anoint him.
2 And very early in the morning
the first day of the week, they came
unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
3 And they said among themselves,
Who shall roll us away the stone
from the door of the sepulchre?
You will love the simple, and straightforward, gospel of Mark.
Herein is the story of the LORD's Resurrection, which any of us can understand, for its sweetness, simplicity, and brevity.
The verses above showed the women wondering to themselves how they can get into the sepulcher, and anoint the LORD's body.
Little did they know, the stone had already been rolled away.
Mark 16:4
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4 And when they looked,
they saw that the stone was rolled away:
for it was very great.
What did they find?
Mark 16:5-7
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5 And entering into the sepulchre,
they saw a young man sitting on the right side,
clothed in a long white garment;
and they were affrighted.
6 And he saith unto them,
Be not affrighted:
Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,
which was crucified:
he is risen;
he is not here: behold the place
where they laid him.
7 But go your way,
tell his disciples and Peter
that he goeth before you into Galilee:
there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
What was their first reaction?
Mark 16:8
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8 And they went out quickly,
and fled from the sepulchre;
for they trembled and were amazed:
neither said they any thing to any man;
for they were afraid.
Do you know who saw the Risen LORD first?
Mark 16:9
King James Version
9 Now when Jesus was risen early
the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,
out of whom he had cast seven devils.
She had to report her "discovery" to the apostles.
Mark 16:10
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10 And she went and told them
that had been with him,
as they mourned and wept.
What do you think were the apostles' reaction?
Mark 16:11
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11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive,
and had been seen of her, believed not.
Mark 16:12-13
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12 After that he appeared in another form
unto two of them, as they walked,
and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it unto the residue:
neither believed they them.
Finally, JESUS had to upbraid them.
Mark 16:14
King James Version
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven
as they sat at meat, and upbraided them
with their unbelief and hardness of heart,
because they believed not them
which had seen him after he was risen.
He left them important instructions.
Mark 16:15-18
King James Version
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover.
Then it was time for JESUS to go HOME.
Mark 16:19
King James Version
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them,
he was received up into heaven,
and sat on the right hand of God.
The apostles did as they were told.
Mark 16:20
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20 And they went forth,
and preached every where,
the Lord working with them,
and confirming the word
with signs following. Amen.
Now, a few more things before we close the article.
Why is the Resurrection so important?
What is its significance?
What is GOD's GIFT to us?
Let JESUS, the HOLY SPIRIT, and Scripture reveal it to us:
John 3:16-17
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16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world through him
might be saved.
John 10:27-28
King James Version
27 My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand.
John 11:25-26
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25 Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life:
he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die. Believest thou this?
Romans 6:4
King James Version
4 Therefore we are buried with him
by baptism into death:
that like as Christ was raised up from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk
in newness of life.
Romans 8:11
King James Version
11 But if the Spirit of him
that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies
by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 10:9
King James Version
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:19-20
King James Version
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men most miserable.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead,
and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
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21 For since by man came death,
by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:23-24
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23 But every man in his own order:
Christ the firstfruits;
afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24 Then cometh the end,
when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God,
even the Father; when he shall have put down
all rule and all authority and power.
1 Corinthians 15:25-28
King James Version
25 For he must reign,
till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet.
But when he saith all things are put under him,
it is manifest that he is excepted,
which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him,
then shall the Son also himself be subject
unto him that put all things under him,
that God may be all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:42-44
King James Version
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead.
It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory:
it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44 It is sown a natural body;
it is raised a spiritual body.
There is a natural body,
and there is a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:47-49
King James Version
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy;
the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also
that are earthy:
and as is the heavenly, such are they also
that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy,
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Corinthians 15:50-53
King James Version
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
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54 So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written,
Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin;
and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:15
King James Version
15 And that he died for all,
that they which live
should not henceforth
live unto themselves,
but unto him
which died for them,
and rose again.
1 Thessalonians 4:14
King James Version
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with him.
Hebrews 2:14
King James Version
14 Forasmuch then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Hebrews 9:15
King James Version
15 And for this cause
he is the mediator of the new testament,
that by means of death,
for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament,
they which are called
might receive the promise
of eternal inheritance.
1 Peter 3:18
King James Version
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh,
but quickened by the Spirit:
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