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Title: Easter: He Has Risen!
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Mark 16:6-7
Introduction
The Lord has risen! (He has risen indeed!)
Such words make us smile. Imagine what it was like to hear such words spoken for the very first time by a messenger from God? We are going to study the angel's message given to the women visitors of Jesus' tomb on that first Easter morning.
Text
Do not be alarmed.
The angel is responding to the women's reaction. Verse 5 reports: "And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed." This is a common reaction by humans when seeing angels. The angel is fulfilling his common role as a messenger. Let's look at that message.
You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.
He makes two statements of fact about Jesus. First, he is Jesus of Nazareth. The angel is not so much pointing out that this is the Jesus of prophecy as he is that Jesus is that particular Jesus from the town of Nazareth whom everyone knows. It is a statement by the angel; it is a statement by Mark that Jesus is an historical figure who dwelt in a specific location at a specific time.
The second fact is that this particular Jesus of Nazareth died by crucifixion. Think about this. Both of these statements of fact are unnecessary. All the angel needed to say was, "You seek Jesus." Of course it is Jesus of Nazareth. Of course he was crucified. The women were there. They saw the crucifixion. They witnessed his death. What is the point of stating the obvious? Keep that question in mind as we move on.
He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
Now we come to new information that the women had not anticipated. This same Jesus of Nazareth has risen from the dead. He has risen from the dead, and here is the evidence-an empty tomb. Yes, you saw Jesus crucified; you saw him die; you saw him buried. Now look and see that the body is missing. And know that it was n ...
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Mark 16:6-7
Introduction
The Lord has risen! (He has risen indeed!)
Such words make us smile. Imagine what it was like to hear such words spoken for the very first time by a messenger from God? We are going to study the angel's message given to the women visitors of Jesus' tomb on that first Easter morning.
Text
Do not be alarmed.
The angel is responding to the women's reaction. Verse 5 reports: "And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed." This is a common reaction by humans when seeing angels. The angel is fulfilling his common role as a messenger. Let's look at that message.
You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.
He makes two statements of fact about Jesus. First, he is Jesus of Nazareth. The angel is not so much pointing out that this is the Jesus of prophecy as he is that Jesus is that particular Jesus from the town of Nazareth whom everyone knows. It is a statement by the angel; it is a statement by Mark that Jesus is an historical figure who dwelt in a specific location at a specific time.
The second fact is that this particular Jesus of Nazareth died by crucifixion. Think about this. Both of these statements of fact are unnecessary. All the angel needed to say was, "You seek Jesus." Of course it is Jesus of Nazareth. Of course he was crucified. The women were there. They saw the crucifixion. They witnessed his death. What is the point of stating the obvious? Keep that question in mind as we move on.
He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
Now we come to new information that the women had not anticipated. This same Jesus of Nazareth has risen from the dead. He has risen from the dead, and here is the evidence-an empty tomb. Yes, you saw Jesus crucified; you saw him die; you saw him buried. Now look and see that the body is missing. And know that it was n ...
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