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DAY OF CHRIST'S AFFIRMATION (3 OF 4)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15
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Day of Christ's Affirmation (3 of 4)
Series: Four Days That Changed the World
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 28:1-15


Theme: There was a lot of action around an empty tomb

Day One ''Palm Sunday''
Day Two ''Mount Calvary''
Day Three ''Empty Tomb''

I - The Seekers Arriving (1)
II - The Shimmering Angel (2 - 3)
III - The Soldiers Alarm (4)
IV - The Supernatural Arising (5 - 6)
V - The Spectacular Announcement (7 - 8)
VI - The Shocking Appearance (9 - 10)
VII - The Spoof Amplified (11 - 15)

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Our Story

The Garden Tomb is a site of Christian worship and witness located in the heart of historic Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls. Within this peaceful and contemplative garden there are several antiquities of interest, including an ancient Jewish tomb which many believe is the site of Jesus of Nazareth's burial and resurrection

In order to preserve and maintain this special site, the grounds of the garden were purchased in 1894 by The Garden Tomb (Jerusalem) Association, a Charitable Trust based in the United Kingdom. The association is comprised of people from many different denominational and national backgrounds, united by the glorious message of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The site is maintained by volunteers that come from around the globe and join a team of local Palestinians and Israelis.

According to the scriptures, Jesus was crucified in a place named ''the Skull'' (Golgotha in Aramaic). In the mid-19th century, several Christian scholars suggested that the rocky escarpment, which can be viewed from the garden, marked the place of the Messiah's crucifixion.
They noted its proximity to a main city gate, its association with executions according to local tradition, and its physical resemblance to a skull.

In the gospels we read that ''at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no-one ...

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