“The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.” – Luke 23:55
While the men had mostly scattered when Jesus was arrested, the women were faithful in following him to the end. Thus we can be confident that Jesus was truly dead and that there was no confusion about where he was buried. The women knew exactly where their Master’s body lay after the horror of His death on the cross. They’d marked the location well in their minds because they planned to come back on Sunday morning.
Hence their confusion and surprise when the tomb was empty on that Resurrection Sunday. They went to where they knew Jesus lay but His tomb was open and His body was gone. Expecting to find a decomposing body they’d come to anoint, they found angels instead and heard confirmation that what Jesus had long promised was true. Jesus rose from the dead, victorious over sin and its payment, which is death.
Soon they would see Jesus with their own eyes, touch Him with their own hands, and be changed by their absolutely certainty regarding His death and resurrection. Soon, they would turn the world upside down and share the best good news in the history of the universe, good news that’s still perfectly good today. Jesus is alive! He’s ruling and reigning in heaven at the right hand of God the Father. He has absolute authority over all things, including your life, and He offers forgiveness, renewal, reconciliation, and eternal life to everyone who believes in Him.
These eyewitness accounts are trustworthy and true. Jesus died. Jesus was buried. Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus ascended into heaven. Jesus will return. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! #FollowJesus