4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ” (Mark 16)
Thoughts: Some point out differences with other gospels as if any difference means the event behind the gospels is not true. Yet the gist of the story is true. They saw an angelic being and the tomb is empty. The angel said he has risen, and invites the disciples to go to Galilee where He will meet them. John speaks of more than one angel. The disciples met Jesus in Jerusalem and then in a larger sense in Galilee. These gospels were not conflated by a conspiracy. It is a messy witness, but a witness that compliments and does not contradict the other witness. This makes the story that much more believable.
Prayer: Help me, Lord to believe the greatest story ever told.
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